A C3 plant is provided CO2 labelled with a radioactive isotope. In the chloroplast, during the process of photosynthesis, the radioactivity is expected to appear first in:
1. RuBP
2. PEP
3. OAA
4. PGA

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Which of the following photosynthetic plants use Calvin pathway for synthesis of sugar?
I: C3 plants
II: C4 plants
III: CAM plants
  
1. Only I and II
2. Only I and III
3. Only II and III
4. I, II and III

 
Subtopic:  Dark Reaction : Calvin Cycle |
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In C4 plants:
I: The primary CO2 acceptor is a 3-carbon molecule phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) and is present in the mesophyll cells.
II: The mesophyll cells lack RuBisCO enzyme.
III: The C4 acid OAA is formed in the bundle sheath cells.
 
1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II, III are correct
Subtopic:  C4 Cycle (Hatch & Slack Pathway) | C4 Plants Examples |
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When the CO2: O2 is nearly equal:
1. RuBisCO has a much greater affinity for CO2
2. RuBisCO has a much greater affinity for O2
3. RuBisCO has an equal affinity for CO2 and O2
4. RuBisCO has no affinity for CO2

 
Subtopic:  Photorespiration |
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Consider the two statements regarding the photorespiratory pathway:
Statement I:  There is neither synthesis of sugars, nor of ATP.
Statement II: It results in the release of CO2 with the utilisation of ATP. 
 
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
    
 
Subtopic:  Light Reaction: Electron Transport | Dark Reaction: Biosynthetic Phase | Dark Reaction : Calvin Cycle | C4 Cycle (Hatch & Slack Pathway) | C4 Plants Examples | CAM Pathway | Photorespiration |
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The limiting factor of photosynthesis which is most likely to have the greatest effect on plants that are grown in an open field during a hot summer day will be:
1. Carbon dioxide concentration
2. Light intensity
3. Temperature
4. Water
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Photosynthesis takes place in:
1. animals only
2. plants only
3. plants, algae, some bacteria, some protists
4. only plants and animals

 
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Non-cyclic electron pathway:
I: utilizes both Photosystem I and Photosystem II.
II: will use electrons that come from the splitting of water.
 
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect

 
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Regarding the light-independent reactions:
I: they occur in the stroma of the chloroplast.
II: NADPH and ATP from the light-dependent reactions are used.
III: Carbon dioxide is oxidized to form a carbohydrate.
IV: they are most likely to occur during the night.
 
1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I, II and III are correct
3. Only II, III and IV are correct
4. I, II, III and IV are correct

 
Subtopic:  Light Reaction: Electron Transport | Dark Reaction: Biosynthetic Phase | Dark Reaction : Calvin Cycle |
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Both ATP and NADPH, the products from the light-dependent reactions, are required during which of the following stages of the Calvin cycle?
1. carbon dioxide fixation
2. carbon dioxide reduction
3. regeneration of RuBP
4. cyclic electron pathway
Subtopic:  Dark Reaction : Calvin Cycle |
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