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21.

Which one of the following acids is a derivative of carotenoids?

  • Indole butyric acid

  • Indole -3-acetic acid

  • Gibberellic acid

  • Gibberellic acid

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22.

Cyclic-photophosphorylation results in the formation of 

  • NADPH

  • ATP and NADPH

  • ATP, NADPH and O2

  • ATP, NADPH and O2

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23.

The C-4 plants are photosynthetically more efficient than C-3 plants because

  • the CO2 compensation point is more

  • CO2 generated during photorespiration is trapped and recycled through PEP carboxylase

  • the CO2 efflux is not prevented 

  • the CO2 efflux is not prevented 


D.

the CO2 efflux is not prevented 

Chloroplasts in bundle sheath cells are larger and always contain grana whereas chloroplasts in mesophyll cells are smaller. The C4 - plants are photosynthetically more efficient than c3 -plants because they more chloroplasts.

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24.

The slow rate of decomposition of fallen logs in nature is due to their

  • low moisture content

  • poor nitrogen content

  • anaerobic environment around them

  • anaerobic environment around them

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25.

Which one of the following is resistant to enzyme action? 

  • Cork 

  • Wood fibre

  • Pollen exine

  • Pollen exine

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26.

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

  • mesophyll

  • bundle sheath

  • phloem

  • phloem

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27.

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

  • cytochrome

  • iron-sulphur protein

  • ferredoxin

  • ferredoxin

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28.

A plant requires magnesium for

  • holding cells together

  • protein synthesis

  • chlorophyll synthesis

  • chlorophyll synthesis

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29.

In photosystem-I, the first electron acceptor is

  • Ferredoxin

  • Cytochrome

  • Plastocyanin

  • Plastocyanin

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30.

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

  • stroma of chloroplasts and mitochondria

  • stroma of chloroplasts and peroxisomes

  • grana of chloroplasts and peroxisomes

  • grana of chloroplasts and peroxisomes

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