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WorksheetsPhotosynthesis in Higher Plants- Quiz 1
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 4mins
Photosynthesis is –
A physical process
A chemical process
A physio-chemical process
An energy wasting process
Photosynthesis is important because –
It is an important source of all foods on earth
It is responsible for the release of O2
It is responsible for the release of O2 in the environment in night
a and b
Moll’s half leaf experiment proves that –
Light is essential for photosynthesis
CO2 is essential for photosynthesis
O2 releases during photosynthesis
Chlorophyll is essential for photosynthesis
Who proved that vegetation purifies the air impured by burning of candle –
Von Mayr
De Saussure
Sachs
Joseph Priestley
Who discovered the role of light and green parts of the plants in purifying the noxious air –
Von Mayr
De saussure
Sachs
Jan Ingenhousz
Who found that in green parts of plant glucose is made and glucose is stored as starch –
Sachs
Arnon
Arnold
Englemann
Who used prism, white light, green alga, Cladophora and aerobic bacteria and plotted the action spectra for photosynthesis
Sachs
Arnon
Arnold
Englemann
Who proved that O2 comes from water, not from CO2 in photosynthesis? It was based on the experiment of photosynthesis in purple and green bacteria.
Van Neil
Englemann
Arnold
Arnon
The expression “We are creatures of chloroplasts” means that –
All life possesses chloroplast
All life depends ultimately on photosynthesis
Chloroplasts are models of all cell organelles
a and c
The main photosynthetic pigments in plants are –
Chl a and Chl c
Chl a and Chl b
Chl x and Chl y
Retinal pigments and accessory pigments
The main purpose of photosynthesis is to –
Consume CO2
Produce ATP
Convert light energy into chemical energy
Produce starch
