Assertion (A): | Six molecules of CO2 and twelve molecules of NADPH + H+ and 18 ATP are used to form one hexose molecules. |
Reason (R): | Light reaction results in formation of ATP and NADPH2. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |
How many of the following statements are correct?
i. | Products of dark reaction are substrates of light reaction. |
ii. | Products of light reaction are substrates of dark reaction. |
iii. | In the stroma, enzymatic reactions incorporate CO2 into the plant leading to the synthesis of sugar. |
iv. | Dark reactions are directly light-driven. |
v. | Chloroplast is a single membranous organelle. |
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 1
Assertion(A): | Immediately after light becomes unavailable, the biosynthetic process continues for some time, and then stops. |
Reason(R): | It is misnomer to call a biosynthetic phase a dark reaction. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true, but (R) is false. |
4. | (A) is false, but (R) is true. |
Assertion(A): | Melvin Calvin contributed to working out the complete biosynthetic pathway of photosynthesis. |
Reason(R): | He used radioactive 14C in bacterial photosynthesis. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | (A) is false but (R) is true. |