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Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

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Ques. 1AIPMT 2010 (Mains)

Study the pathway given below: [figure] In which of the following options correct words for all the three blanks A, B and C are indicated?

  1. A Fixation, B Transamination, C Regeneration
  2. A Decarboxylation, B Reduction, C Regeneration
  3. A Carboxylation, B Decarboxylation, C Reduction
  4. A Fixation, B Decarboxylation, C Regeneration

Answer

(4) A Fixation, B Decarboxylation, C Regeneration

Solution

The figure shows the Hatch and Slack (C4) pathway.

A: In mesophyll cells, HCO3- is fixed with phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) by PEP carboxylase to form the C4 acid oxaloacetic acid ⇒ Fixation.

B: In bundle sheath cells, the C4 acid is broken down to release CO2 and a C3 acid ⇒ Decarboxylation.

C: The C3 acid (pyruvic acid) is transported back to the mesophyll cells and converted to PEP again ⇒ Regeneration.

As per NCERT, the primary CO2 acceptor PEP is regenerated in the mesophyll cells, completing the cycle.

Answer: (4)

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Ques. 2AIPMT 2010 (Prelims)

PGA as the first CO2 fixation product was discovered in photosynthesis of

  1. bryophyte
  2. gymnosperm
  3. angiosperm
  4. alga
Ques. 3AIPMT 2010 (Prelims)

C4 plants are more efficient in photosynthesis than C3 plants due to

  1. higher leaf area
  2. presence of larger number of chloroplasts in the leaf cells
  3. presence of thin cuticle
  4. lower rate of photorespiration
Ques. 4AIPMT 2009

Cyclic photophosphorylation results in the formation of

  1. ATP and NADPH
  2. ATP, NADPH and O2
  3. ATP
  4. NADPH.
Ques. 5AIPMT 2009

Stroma in the chloroplasts of higher plants contains

  1. light-dependent reaction enzymes
  2. ribosomes
  3. chlorophyll
  4. light-independent reaction enzymes.
Ques. 6AIPMT 2008

Electrons from excited chlorophyll molecule of photosystem II are accepted first by

  1. quinone
  2. ferredoxin
  3. cytochrome-b
  4. cytochrome-f
Ques. 7AIPMT 2008

The C4 plants are photosynthetically more efficient than C3 plants because

  1. the CO2 efflux is not prevented
  2. they have more chloroplasts
  3. the CO2 compensation point is more
  4. CO2 generated during photorespiration is trapped and recycled through PEP carboxylase
Ques. 8AIPMT 2008

In leaves of C4 plants malic acid synthesis during CO2 fixation occurs in

  1. bundle sheath
  2. guard cells
  3. epidermal cells
  4. mesophyll cells
Ques. 9AIPMT 2007

In the leaves of C4 plants, malic acid formation during CO2 fixation occurs in the cells of

  1. bundle sheath
  2. phloem
  3. epidermis
  4. mesophyll
Ques. 10AIPMT 2007

The first acceptor of electrons from an excited chlorophyll molecule of photosystem II is

  1. iron-sulphur protein
  2. ferredoxin
  3. quinone
  4. cytochrome
Ques. 11AIPMT 2006

During photorespiration, the oxygen consuming reaction(s) occur in

  1. stroma of chloroplasts
  2. stroma of chloroplasts and mitochondria
  3. stroma of chloroplasts and peroxisomes
  4. grana of chloroplasts and peroxisomes

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