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Biology NEET - XI: Chapter 13- Photosynthesis Part 3

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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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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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TermDefinition
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