Class 11 · Biology
Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
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Example 1 · difficulty 1/5
In T.W. Engelmann's classic experiment, a filamentous green alga was illuminated with light split into its spectral components while suspended in a culture of aerobic bacteria. The bacteria were observed to cluster mainly in which region?
- A. Uniformly along the entire length of the filament, since oxygen diffuses everywhere
- B. Only in the green region, because the alga appears green and must be most active there
- C. Mainly in the regions of blue and red light of the split spectrum
- D. Mainly in the violet and orange regions, away from the centre of the spectrum
Example 2 · difficulty 2/5
Which of the following statements regarding photosynthetic pigments is correct?
- A. Chlorophyll a acts as the reaction centre pigment of both PS I and PS II and is called the chief pigment of photosynthesis
- B. Chlorophyll b is indispensable and is present in every organism that carries out photosynthesis
- C. Carotenoids show their maximum absorption in the far-red region around 700 nm
- D. Xanthophylls protect chlorophyll from photo-oxidation and can directly transfer electrons to NADP+
Example 3 · difficulty 3/5
Consider the following statements about cyclic photosphosphorylation: (i) Only PS I is functionally involved (ii) Both ATP and NADPH + H+ are produced (iii) There is no evolution of O2 (iv) Excited electrons return to P700 after travelling through an electron transport chain Which combination is correct?
- A. (i) and (ii)
- B. (i), (iii) and (iv)
- C. (ii) and (iii)
- D. (iii) and (iv) only
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