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Oxygen evolution takes place during photosynthesis in green plants but not in bacterial photosynthesis, because _________________.

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  1. Bacteria are prokaryotic and green plants are eukaryotic

  2. Only photo system I is present in bacterial photosynthesis

  3. Bacterial cell wall composition is different from green plant cell wall

  4. Rate of $O _2$ consumption in bacteria is higher than that in green plants

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Correct Option: A

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer.

List-I List-II
a. Richnmond lang effect $1$. Reversal of red-drop
b. Emerson effect $2$. Inhabitation of glycolysis by oxygen
c. Pasteur effect $3$. Inhibition of photosynthesis by oxygen
d. Warburg effect $4$. Senscescence retardation in detached leaves
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  1. A-$1$, B-$4$, C-$2$, D-$3$

  2. A-$4$, B-$1$, C-$3$, D-$2$

  3. A-$1$, B-$4$, C-$3$, D-$2$

  4. A-$4$, B-$1$, C-$2$, D-$3$

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Correct Option: A

The upper dormant seeds of cocklebur(Xanthium) germinate only under high oxygen levels. The oxygen is required for _______________.

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  1. Degradation of inhibitors

  2. Synthesis of promoters

  3. Respiration

  4. Photorespiration

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Correct Option: A
Ingenhousz in an experiment showed that in bright sunlight, small bubbles were formed around the green parts of the plant, while in the dark, they did not. He identified these bubbles to be of ____________.
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  1. $CO _{2}$

  2. $H _{2} O $

  3. $O _{2} $

  4. $H _{2} $

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Jan Ingenhousz (1730-1799), in his experiment with an aquatic plant, showed that in bright sunlight, small bubbles were formed around the green parts while in the dark, no such bubbles formed. He found out these bubbles to be of oxygen. He thus, confirmed that purification of air or formation of dephlogiston is carried out by green plants only in presence of sunlight. 

Who observed that when chlorella cells are exposed to continuous light, the rate of  photosynthesis was less as compared to those exposed in intermittent light?

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  1. Arnon

  2. Emerson

  3. Warburg

  4. Ruben

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Warburg discovered that a decrease in photosynthesis by increasing the oxygen concentration. Oxygen is the competitive inhibitor of the carbon dioxide fixation by RuBisCo, which initiates photosynthesis. Furthermore, oxygen stimulates photorespiration which reduces photosynthetic output. These two mechanisms working together are responsible for the Warburg effect. So, this option is incorrect.
  • Arnon discovered the photosynthetic phosphorylation. So, this option is incorrect.
  • Samuel Ruben discovered that oxygen, which is released during photosynthesis came from a water molecule. So, this option is incorrect.
  • Emerson observed that when Chlorella cells are exposed to continuous light, the rate of photosynthesis was less as compared to those exposed to the intermittent light. 

So, the correct answer is option B.

What screens out 99% of harmful rays of sunlight?

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  1. $CO$

  2. $CO _{2}$

  3. $O _{3}$

  4. $O _{2}$

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Correct Option: C

A beaker is filled with water and twigs of Hydrilla are inserted in the funnel so that the cut ends are in the tube of the funnel and the funnel is put in the water. Then a test tube full of water is inverted over the inverted funnel. Air bubbles from the plant collect at the tip of the tube. This experiment demonstrates that oxygen is evolved during photosynthesis. But, if boiled water is used instead of pond water in which Hydrilla grows, then?

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  1. Air bubbles are not produced

  2. Air bubbles are produced in large numbers

  3. Only a few air bubbles are produced

  4. Only one air bubble is produced

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

If boiled water is used in the test tube, there will be no air bubbles. This is hydrilla cannot survive the high temperature of boiled water. 

So, option A is the correct answer.

A plant was kept in a dark room for a week. When its leaves are tested with iodine solution, it did not show the presence of starch. From this experiment we can conclude that _____ is required for photosynthesis.

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  1. Sunlight

  2. Iodine

  3. Starch

  4. Darkness

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sunlight is essential for photosynthesis as the plant is kept in dark room for a week there is a lack of sunlight hence photosynthesis has not taken place.