The radioactive isotope of carbon used by Melvin Calvin to work out the complete biosynthetic pathway in C3 plants was:
1. 11C
2. 12C
3. 13C
4. 14C

Subtopic:   WHERE ARE THE ATP AND NADPH USED |
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Consider the two statements:
Assertion: The primary acceptor of carbon dioxide in C3 plants is a 2-carbon compound.
Reason: The first product of carbon dioxide fixation in these plants is a C3 acid.
1. Assertion is true but Reason is false
2. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason explains Assertion
3. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason does not explain Assertion
4. Assertion is false but Reason is true
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The number of atoms of carbon in a molecule of oxaloacetic acid is:
1. 1
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
Subtopic:  C4 Cycle (Hatch & Slack Pathway) |
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Regarding the temperature optimum for photosynthesis of different plants:
I: Tropical plants have a lower temperature optimum than the plants adapted to temperate climates.
II: The C4 plants respond to higher temperatures and show higher rate of photosynthesis while C3 plants have a much lower temperature optimum.
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Factors Affecting Photosynthesis |
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Consider the two statements:
Assertion: The light-independent reactions do not require light, but they are most likely to occur during the day.
Reason: NADPH and ATP from the light-dependent reactions are used in the light-independent reactions.
1. Assertion is true but Reason is false
2. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason explains Assertion
3. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason does not explain Assertion
4. Assertion is false but Reason is true
Subtopic:   WHERE ARE THE ATP AND NADPH USED |
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In the ‘Regeneration’ stage of the Calvin cycle:
1. Five G3P molecules produce three RuBP molecules, using up three molecules of ATP.
2. Three G3P molecules produce five RuBP molecules, using up three molecules of ATP.
3. Three G3P molecules produce five RuBP molecules, using up five molecules of ATP.
4. Five G3P molecules produce three RuBP molecules, using up five molecules of ATP.
Subtopic:  Dark Reaction : Calvin Cycle |
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C4 carbon fixation, one of three known photosynthetic processes of carbon fixation in plants, is also called as:
1. Calvin Benson cycle
2. Tricarboxylic acid cycle
3. Hatch–Slack pathway
4. Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway
Subtopic:  C4 Cycle (Hatch & Slack Pathway) |
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In C4 plants:
Statement I: CO2 is initially incorporated into a four-carbon organic acid (either malate or aspartate) in the mesophyll cells.
Statement II: The chloroplasts of the bundle sheath cells convert this CO2 into carbohydrates by the conventional C3 pathway.  
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
2. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
4. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
Subtopic:  C4 Cycle (Hatch & Slack Pathway) |
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The source of O2 released during photosynthesis is:
1. carbon dioxide
2. water
3. glucose
4. chlorophyll
Subtopic:  Light Reaction: Electron Transport |
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RuBisCO:
I:  is the most abundant enzyme in the world
II: is characterised by the fact that its active site can bind to both CO2 and O2
III: has a much greater affinity for CO2 when the CO2: O2 is nearly equal
1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3.  Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are correct
Subtopic:  Photorespiration |
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