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Biology NEET - XI: Chapter 13- Photosynthesis Part 3
This deck covers 25 important questions and answers about various aspects of photosynthesis in higher plants and algae, including the CAM pathway, photorespiration, Blackman's law of limiting factors, and the history of photosynthesis research.
Which type of photosynthetic pathway is found in pineapples?
CAM pathway
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
Which type of photosynthetic pathway is found in pineapples?
CAM pathway
Which is the first stable product of CAM pathway?
Oxaloacetic acid
Where is malic acid stored during night in CAM plants?
Vacuole
Which is the first CO2 acceptor in CAM plants?
Phosphoenol pyruvate
Which is the first stable product formed during photorespiration?
2-phosphoglycolate
During photorespiration, glycolate from mitochondria transfers to which organelle?
Peroxisomes
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Which type of photosynthetic pathway is found in pineapples? | CAM pathway |
Which is the first stable product of CAM pathway? | Oxaloacetic acid |
Where is malic acid stored during night in CAM plants? | Vacuole |
Which is the first CO2 acceptor in CAM plants? | Phosphoenol pyruvate |
Which is the first stable product formed during photorespiration? | 2-phosphoglycolate |
During photorespiration, glycolate from mitochondria transfers to which organelle? | Peroxisomes |
Glyoxylate forms which compound during photorespiration? | Glycine |
How many nitrogen are lost for conversion of glycine to serine? | 1 |
How many NADH are formed during the conversion of glycine to serine in photorespiration? | 1 |
Blackman's law of limiting factors is a modification of | LIebeg's law of minimum |
How is photosynthesis affected when CO2 concentration increases by 0.05%? | Photosynthesis increases |
In which light is photorespiration maximum? | Red light |
How is photosynthesis affected when a plant is subjected to intermittent light? | No photosynthesis occurs |
What is the decreasing effect of high light intensity on photosynthesis called? | Solarisation |
What is the decreasing effect of high concentration of oxygen on photosynthesis in C3 plants called? | Warburg's effect |
What is the effect of high concentration of oxygen on C4 plants? | No effect |
What is photosynthetic number? | The amount of CO2 absorbed in grams by 1 gram chlorophyll. |
Where do the hydrogen ions accumulate according to the chemiosmotic hypothesis? | In the lumen of thylakoid |
Who proved that green plants produce food using their leaves? | Stephen Hals |
Who reported that plant purify air? | Priestley |
Who reported that plants only produce food in the presence of light? | Jan ingenhouz |
Who gave the concept of cardinal points? | Julius van Sachs |
Who stated that the first stable product of photosynthesis is starch? | Julius van Sachs |
Who gave the first action spectrum of photosynthesis? | Englemann |
Which alga did Englemann use to give his action spectrum? | Cladophora |