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51.

What will be the ratio of oxygen produced to that of consumed in daylight hours when the rate of respiration is less than that of photosynthesis?

A. 1: 1
B. 10: 1
C. 50: 1
D. 5: 1
Answer» C. 50: 1
52.

Due to which reaction PGA is changed into phosphoglyceraldehyde in photosynthesis process?

A. Oxidation
B. Reduction
C. Electrolysis
D. Hydrolysis
Answer» C. Electrolysis
53.

What is the first step in photosynthesis:

A. Generation of ATP
B. Formation of NADPH
C. Through light, excitement of an electron of chlorophyll pigment.
D. Formation of Glucose
Answer» D. Formation of Glucose
54.

Which of the following statements are true regarding Photosystems?

A. Photosystems are arrangements of chlorophyll and other pigments packed into thylakoids.
B. Many Prokaryotes have only one photosystem.
C. Both A and B are correct.
D. Only A is correct.
Answer» D. Only A is correct.
55.

Name the structural unit of photosynthesis?

A. Thylakoid
B. Grana
C. Stroma
D. Chlorophyll
Answer» B. Grana
56.

Name the metal present in chlorophyll ‘a’ and ‘b’?

A. Iron
B. Copper
C. Magnesium
D. Manganese
Answer» D. Manganese
57.

Quantasomes are found in:

A. Cristae of mitochondria
B. Thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts
C. Nucleus membrane
D. Lysosome
Answer» C. Nucleus membrane
58.

In bacteria name the colour of light which is responsible for photosynthesis?

A. Ultra-Violet
B. Blue
C. Red
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
59.

Name the pigment which is responsible for absorption of light in plants?

A. Chlorophyll
B. Stoma
C. Xylem
D. Phloem
Answer» B. Stoma
60.

Photosynthesis is a _____ process.

A. Catabolic
B. Anabolic
C. Exothermic
D. Metabolic
Answer» C. Exothermic
61.

For photosynthesis green plants require:

A. Chlorophyll only
B. Light
C. Carbon dioxide and water
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
62.

Rate of photosynthesis does not depend upon:

A. Quality of light
B. Intensity of Light
C. Duration of Light
D. Temperature
Answer» D. Temperature
63.

In photosynthesis dark reaction, is called so because-

A. It occurs in dark.
B. It does not require light energy.
C. It cannot occur during daytime.
D. It occurs more rapidly at night.
Answer» C. It cannot occur during daytime.
64.

What is ploughing and cultivating the land called?

A. Irrigation
B. Domestication
C. Tilling
D. Weeding
Answer» D. Weeding
65.

What is the act of supplying water to a field through artificial means called?

A. Irrigation
B. Insecticide
C. Fungicide
D. Monoculture
Answer» B. Insecticide
66.

What are heterotrophs, mostly bacteria and fungi, when obtain food by breaking down substances in dead protoplasm are called:

A. Omnivores
B. Herbivores
C. Decomposers
D. Carnivores
Answer» D. Carnivores
67.

The complex feeding relationships within a community is called:

A. Food chain
B. Food web
C. Trophic level
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Trophic level
68.

Organic constituents of soil formed by complete or partial decomposition of plant and animal material is called:

A. Fauna
B. Humus
C. Fossil
D. Compost
Answer» C. Fossil
69.

A group of glands which produce various hormones is called:

A. Respiratory system
B. Excretion
C. Endocrine system
D. Central nervous system
Answer» D. Central nervous system
70.

What is the shedding of flowers, leaves and fruits followed by formation of scar tissue in a plant called?

A. Abscission
B. Abscisic acid
C. Deciduous
D. Mitosis
Answer» B. Abscisic acid
71.

What are those animals called which eat both plants and animals?

A. Omnivores
B. Herbivores
C. Carnivores
D. Decomposers
Answer» B. Herbivores
72.

Those organs which have different basic structure but have similar appearance and perform similar functions are called:

A. Fossils
B. Analogous organs
C. Homologous organs
D. Speciation
Answer» C. Homologous organs
73.

Those organs which have same basic structure but different functions are called:

A. Analogous organs
B. Speciation
C. Fossils
D. Homologous organs
Answer» D. Homologous organs
74.

The transfer of pollen grains the anther of a stamen to the stigma of a carpel is called:

A. Germination
B. Pollination
C. Fertilisation
D. Tissue culture
Answer» C. Fertilisation
75.

When the cut stems of two different plants are joined together in such a way that the two stems join and grow as a single plant, it is called:

A. Cutting
B. Layering
C. Grafting
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
76.

When new plants are obtained from the parts of old plants, without the help of any reproductive organs, it is called:

A. Vegetative propagation
B. Spore formation
C. Fragmentation
D. Multiple fission
Answer» B. Spore formation
77.

The breaking up of the body of a simple organism into two or more pieces on maturing, each of which subsequently grows to form a complete new organism, is called:

A. Fragmentation
B. Vegetative propagation
C. Binary fission
D. Budding
Answer» B. Vegetative propagation
78.

The process of getting back a full organism from its body part is called:

A. Spore formation
B. Budding
C. Regeneration
D. Fragmentation
Answer» D. Fragmentation
79.

When the parent organism splits to form two new organisms, it is called:

A. Budding
B. Spore formation
C. Binary fission
D. Multiple fission
Answer» D. Multiple fission
80.

The chemical substances which coordinate the activities of living organisms and also their growth are called:

A. Hormones
B. Blood
C. Sodium
D. Cytoplasm
Answer» B. Blood
81.

What are those reflex actions called which involve brain?

A. Reflex arcs
B. Cerebral reflexes
C. Spinal reflexes
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
82.

The axon passes the impulse to another neuron through a junction called:

A. Nerve endings
B. Synapse
C. Cytoplasm
D. Nucleus
Answer» C. Cytoplasm
83.

The longest fibre on the cell body of a neuron is called:

A. Myelin
B. Nerve endings
C. Axon
D. Dendrites
Answer» D. Dendrites
84.

The shorter fibres on the body of a neuron are called:

A. Dendrites
B. Axon
C. Cytoplasm
D. Myelin sheath
Answer» B. Axon
85.

The non-directional movement of a plant part in response to light is called:

A. Phototropism
B. Thigmotropism
C. Geotropism
D. Photonasty
Answer» E.
86.

The pad-like swelling at the base of each leaf of a sensitive plant is called:

A. Pistol
B. Scape
C. Pulvini
D. Foliage
Answer» D. Foliage
87.

The non-directional movement of a plant part in response to the touch of an object is called:

A. Thigmotropism
B. Thigmonasty
C. Phototropism
D. Photonasty
Answer» C. Phototropism
88.

The directional movement of a plant part in response to the touch of an object is called:

A. Phototropism
B. Geotropism
C. Thigmotropism
D. Hydrotropism
Answer» D. Hydrotropism
89.

The movement of a plant part in response to water is called:

A. Geotropism
B. Hydrotropism
C. Chemotropism
D. Thigmotropism
Answer» C. Chemotropism
90.

The movement of a plant part in response to a chemical stimulus is called:

A. Hydrotropism
B. Chemotropism
C. Thigmotropsim
D. Phototropism
Answer» C. Thigmotropsim
91.

The movement of plant part in response to gravity is called:

A. Thigmotropism
B. Hydrotropism
C. Phototropism
D. Geotropism
Answer» E.
92.

The movement of a plant part in response to light is called:

A. Phototropism
B. Geotropism
C. Chemotropism
D. Hydrotropism
Answer» B. Geotropism
93.

The process of removal of toxic wastes from the body of an organism is called:

A. Transport
B. Respiration
C. Excretion
D. Nutrition
Answer» D. Nutrition
94.

WHAT_IS_THE_LOCATION_OF_PHOTOSYNTHETIC_PIGMENT_IN_AN_OXYGENIC_PHOTOSYNTHETIC_ORGANISM??$

A. Plasma membranes
B. Thylakoid membranes
C. Chromatophores
D. Chlorosome
Answer» C. Chromatophores
95.

NAME_THE_PHOTOSYNTHETIC_PIGMENT_WHICH_IS_STRUCTURALLY_SIMILAR_TO_BILE_PIGMENT_BILIRUBIN??$

A. Chlorophyll
B. Carotene
C. Xanthophyll
D. Phycobilins
Answer» E.
96.

Name the mechanism which prevents photo-oxidative damage in plants?

A. Photosynthesis
B. Photorespiration
C. Photoprotection
D. Phytoprotection
Answer» D. Phytoprotection
97.

Accessory pigments absorb light at more wavelengths as compared to chlorophyll.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
98.

Name the pigment which is responsible for the yellow color of leaves in autumn and orange color of carrots?

A. Phycobilins
B. Chlorophylls
C. Carotenoids
D. Bacteriochlorophyll
Answer» D. Bacteriochlorophyll
99.

Which of these features are not of chlorophyll?

A. It has Mg<sup>2+</sup> as the central metal ion
B. It has cyclopentanone ring fused with a pyrrole ring
C. It has a planer tetrapyrrole ring structure
D. It is water-soluble pigment
Answer» E.
100.

Which of the following is not a lipid-soluble photosynthetic pigment?

A. Phycobilins
B. Carotenoids
C. Chlorophyll
D. Xanthophylls
Answer» B. Carotenoids