Q. No.Photosynthesis is a-
a. Biochemical process
b. Physical process
c. Chemical process
d. Physico-chemical process
Which of the following statements does not justify the importance of photosynthesis?
| 1. | it is the primary source of all food on earth. |
| 2. | it is responsible for the release of oxygen into the atmosphere. |
| 3. | it is responsible for the water balance on earth. |
| 4. | use of energy from sunlight by plants doing photosynthesis is the basis of life on earth. |
Carbon dioxide is necessary for photosynthesis. The chemical used to remove this gas most effectively from entering a control apparatus is
1. calcium oxide
2. distilled water
3. potassium hydroxide solution
4. sodium carbonate.
The half-leaf experiment, where a part of the leaf is enclosed in a test tube containing some KOH soaked cotton was performed, which showed that _________ was required for photosynthesis?
a. Light
b. Chlorophyll
c. CO2
d. O2
Sunlight is essential for photosynthesis is established
by
1. Jan Ingenhousz
2. Robert Hill
3. Emerson
4. Julius Von Sach
An action spectrum of photosynthesis was first described by:
1. Jan Ingenhousz
2. Julius von Sachs
3. T.W. Engelmann
4. Cornelius van Niel
Match the scientists in Column I with their contributions in Column II:
| Column I (Scientist) | Column II (Contribution) |
|---|---|
| i. Jan Ingenhousz | a. Discovery of oxygen (O₂) |
| ii. Joseph Priestley | b. Plants restore to the air whatever breathing animals and burning candles remove |
| iii. T.W. Engelmann | c. Showed that only the green part of the plants could release oxygen |
| e. First action spectrum of photosynthesis | |
| f. Used a prism to split light into its spectral components and then illuminated Cladophora placed in a suspension of aerobic bacteria | |
| iv. Julius von Sachs | d. Discovery of production of glucose in plants |
Choose the option with the correct matching:
a. i → c; ii → b; iii → a, e, f; iv → d
b. i → a, b; ii → c; iii → d; iv → e, f
c. i → a; ii → b; iii → c, e; iv → f
d. i → c; ii → a, b; iii → e, f; iv → d
Cornelius van Niel, who, based on his studies demonstrated that photosynthesis is essentially a light-dependent reaction performed his experiments on-
1. Cladophora
2. purple and green bacteria
3. green algae
4. Non sulphur bacteria
Where does oxygen come from during photosynthesis?
1. Oxidation of water
2. Oxidation of glucose
3. Reduction of glucose
4. From CO2
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