A first action spectrum of photosynthesis was described by:
1. Joseph Priestley 2. Julius von Sachs
3. Robin Hill 4. T. W. Engelmann

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On the chromatogram, which of the following pigments appear yellow green?
1. Chlorophyll a 2. Chlorophyll b
3. Xanthophyll 4. Carotenoid
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How many water molecules need to split in photolysis of water during oxygenic photosynthesis to produce one molecule of oxygen?
1. 1 2. 2
3. 3 4. 4
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The process through which ATP is synthesised by cells in chloroplast is called:
1. Dark reaction
2. Substrate level phosphorylation
3. Oxidative photophosphorylation
4. Photophosphorylation
Subtopic:  Light Reaction: Photophosphorylation | Light Reactions :1 | Light Reactions :2 | Light Reactions :3 |
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In cyclic flow of electrons:
1. Both ATP and NADPH are produced
2. Photolysis of water produces oxygen
3. Excited electron does not pass on to NADP+ but is cycled back to the PS I complex through the electron transport chain
4. Only PS II is functional
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Ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP) is a:
1. aldotriose sugar
2. ketohexose sugar
3. ketopentose sugar
4. aldopentose sugar
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The molecule used to fix carbon dioxide in Calvin cycle is:
1. Acetyl CoA, a 2 carbon molecule
2. G3P (Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate), a 3 carbon molecule
3. RuBP (Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate), a 5 carbon molecule
4. Citrate, a 6 carbon molecule
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During oxygenic photosynthesis in higher plants, in the light reactions, the source of replacement electrons
for Photosystem II is:
1. Glucose
2. Water
3. NADPH
4. Photosystem I
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Photosynthesis is carried out by green plants most effectively in what wavelength range of light?
1. Green 2. Infrared
3. Blue and red 4. Ultraviolet
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Consider the two statements:
Statement I: In the photorespiratory pathway, there is synthesis of sugars, but not of ATP.
Statement II: Photorespiratory pathway results in the release of CO2 with the utilization of ATP.
 
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
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