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Biology Unit-3 Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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1.

It is the by product of photosynthesis:

a)

CO2 

b)

H2O  

c)

O2

d)

C6H12O6

2.

Light can work in chloroplast if it is:

a)

Transmitted

b)

Reflected 

c)

Absorbed

d)

Refracted

3.

Main photosynthetic pigments of the plants is:

a)

Chlorophyll a  

b)

Chlorophyll b   

c)

Chlorophyll c

d)

Xanthophylls

4.

Pyrrole rings of chlorophylls is:

a)

4 cornered saturated 

b)

5 cornered saturated  

c)

4 cornered unsaturated

d)

5 cornered unsaturated

5.

  Difference between chlorophyll a and b is due to difference in their:

a)

Head portion 

b)

Tail portion

c)

Both head & tail

d)

Neither head nor tail

6.

All of the following functions are attributed to carotenoids except:

a)

Broaden absorption spectrum  

b)

Dissipation of energy 

c)

Protection to chlorophylls

d)

Conversion of energy to ATP

7.

It is also called as energy conservation phase of photosynthesis:

a)

Light reactions  

b)

Calvin cycle 

c)

Krebs cycle

d)

Glycolysis

8.

Reaction center of a photosystem does not include:

a)

Chlorophyll a 

b)

Chlorophyll b  

c)

Primary electron acceptor

d)

None of these

9.

Main difference between photosystem I and II lies at:

a)

Chlorophyll a of antenna complex 

b)

ETC of antenna complex 

c)

Wavelength of light they absorbed

d)

ETC of reaction center

10.

Photoexcited electrons pass from PS II to PS I via:

a)

Chlorophyll a molecules  

b)

Chlorophyll b molecules    

c)

NADPH molecules

d)

Electron transport chain

11.

The    pathway    of    electrons    through    two    photosystems     during    non-cyclic photophosphorylation is known as:

a)

Chemiosmosis

b)

Z scheme 

c)

Calvin cycle

d)

Krebs cycle

12.

How many photons are required to excite 16 electrons?

a)

16 photons 

b)

8 photons

c)

10photons 

d)

4photons

13.

Cyclic photophosphorylation happens when chloroplast is:

a)

Low in ATP

b)

High in ATP

c)

Low in NADPH

d)

High in NADPH

14.

Ferredoxin can be oxidized by:

a)

Cytochrome complex 

b)

Plastoquinone  

c)

NADP Reductase

d)

Both A and C

15.

By which mechanism ATP are formed during photosynthesis:

a)

Osmosis  

b)

Chemiosmosis 

c)

Diffusion

d)

Oxidative phosphorylation

16.

All of the following are required for Calvin cycle except:

a)

Light energy    

b)

Carbon dioxide  

c)

ATP

d)

NADPH

17.

During Calvin cycle, carbon fixation refers to initial incorporation of CO2 into:

a)

Cytoplasm    

b)

Chloroplast 

c)

Organic material

d)

Inorganic material

18.

First recognizable compound of Calvin cycle is:

a)

1,3-BPG    

b)

G3P 

c)

RuBP

d)

3-PG

19.

Products from light reactions are not involved in which of the following during Calvin cycle?

a)

Carbon fixation  

b)

Reduction

c)

Regeneration of RuBP

d)

All A, B, C

20.

The most abundant protein in nature?

a)

Rubisco Carboxylase 

b)

  RUBP

c)

Rubisco oxygenase

d)

Both A and C

21.

The reaction by which a glucose molecule splits to form two molecules of pyruvic acid:

a)

Fermentation  

b)

Glycolysis

c)

Oxidation

d)

Hydrolysis

22.

  All of the following are required for glycolysis except:

a)

  Enzymes 

b)

ATP

c)

NAD

d)

Oxygen

23.

It is the product of glycolysis in absence of oxygen:

a)

Lactate

b)

Citrate 

c)

Pyruvate

d)

Ethanol

24.

The first step in Krebs cycle is the union of acetyl CoA with:

a)

Citrate 

b)

α-ketogluterate 

c)

Oxaloacetate

d)

Succinate

25.

All of the following are formed when α-ketoglutarate is converted into succinate during Krebs cycle except:

a)

NADH  

b)

FADH

c)

ATP

d)

CO2

26.

In respiratory chain, NADH is oxidized by:

a)

FADH2

b)

 ATP

c)

CoQ

d)

O2

27.

During cellular respiration, increased level of ATP will inhibit most commonly:

a)

Glucokinase

b)

 Phosphofructokinase 

c)

Pyruvate decarboxylase

d)

Succinate dehydrogenase

28.

In chemiosmosis during respiration, protons are pumped across:

a)

Outer membrane

b)

 Cytosol

c)

Matrix

d)

inner membrane

29.

In the conversion of glucose to two molecules of pyruvate, which of the following does not occur?

a)

Hydrolysis of ATP 

b)

Phosphorylation of ADP

c)

Phosphorylation of hexose

d)

Release of CO2

30.

All of the followings are properties of chlorophyll a except:

a)

Has –CH3 functional group

b)

Yellow-green

c)

Versatile

d)

Universal pigment

31.

The wavelengths of visible light that is most absorbed by carotenoids is:

a)

Blue-Violet

b)

Green  

c)

Yellow-orange

d)

Red-orange

32.

Which one of the following is lipoid in nature?

a)

Cytochrome f  

b)

Cytochrome b 

c)

Pq

d)

Pc

33.

The energy stored in the form of H+ ions gradient across the thylakoid membrane is actually:

a)

Kinetic energy 

b)

Chemical energy 

c)

Potential energy

d)

Electrical energy

34.

What will be the total number of carbon dioxide molecules required to produce 10 molecules of glucose from Calvin cycle?

a)

30 

b)

60  

c)

45

d)

15

35.

In Krebs cycle the third NADH is produced as a result of:

a)

Decarboxylation of malate 

b)

Dehydrogenation of NAD

c)

Reduction of malate

d)

Dehydrogenation of malate

36.

During light reaction of photosynthesis                  is oxidized and                 is reduced:

a)

CO2 and Water

b)

Water andCO2

c)

Water and NADP

d)

NADPH+H+ and CO2

37.

Elements which are common in head and tail of chlorophyll molecule:

a)

Carbon & Nitrogen

b)

Magnesium & Hydrogen 

c)

Carbon & Hydrogen

d)

Hydrogen & Nitrogen

38.

Which is the correct order of energy transfer from accessory pigments to main photosynthetic pigment?

a)

Carotenoids → chlorophyll a → chlorophyll b

b)

Chlorophyll a → carotenoids → chlorophyll b

c)

Carotenoids → chlorophyll b → chlorophyll a

d)

Chlorophyll b → carotenoids → chlorophyll a

39.

Photosynthetic pigments absorb visible light with wavelength:

a)

350-720 nm

b)

380-750 nm   

c)

400-780 nm

d)

420-790 nm

40.

Spectrophotometer is used to measure:

a)

Absorption of CO2

b)

Absorption of H2O  

c)

Absorption of O2

d)

Absorption of different wavelengths