This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Science > Biology > Class 11 Biology Chapter 13 Photosynthesis In Higher Plants – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Biology Chapter 13 Photosynthesis In Higher Plants Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the role of cytochromes in the electron transport system of photosynthesis? A) They act as electron carriers. B) They absorb light energy. C) They split water molecules. D) They synthesize glucose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They act as electron carriers. 2. Which of the following is not a function of stems? A) Carry substances between leaves and roots. B) Store food. C) Make food. D) Support the plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Make food. 3. For the release of oxygen, it has cross how many membranes of chloroplast A) 1. B) 2. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 4. Which of the following is a direct product of cellular respiration that is used in photosynthesis? A) Glucose. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Water. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide. 5. What is the main pigment involved in photosynthesis? A) Chlorophyll. B) Xanthophyll. C) Anthocyanin. D) Carotene. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chlorophyll. 6. One scientist cultured Cladophora in a suspension of Azotobacter and illuminated the cultured by splitting light through a prism. He observed that bacteria accumulated mainly in the region of A) Violet and green light. B) Indigo and green light. C) Orange and yellow light. D) Blue and red light. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blue and red light. 7. What organelle in the leaves of plants capture light energy from the sun to complete photosynthesis? A) Nucleus. B) Ribosomes. C) Mitochondria. D) Chloroplasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chloroplasts. 8. Compare and contrast the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration. A) Both processes occur in the mitochondria. B) Photosynthesis converts light energy into chemical energy, while cellular respiration converts chemical energy into usable energy. C) Both processes release oxygen as a byproduct. D) Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are identical processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photosynthesis converts light energy into chemical energy, while cellular respiration converts chemical energy into usable energy. 9. What are the 2 products of photosynthesis? The products are the things made in the process of photosynthesis. A) Water, sunlight. B) Oxygen, glucose. C) Sunlight, oxygen. D) Glucose, carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxygen, glucose. 10. Which one of the following pigment does not occur in the chloroplast? A) Chlorophyll b. B) Carotene. C) Anthocyanin. D) Xanthophyll. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anthocyanin. 11. If photosynthesizing green algae are provided with CO$_{2}$ containing heavy oxygen ($^{18}$O), later analysis will show that all of the following molecules produced by the algae contain $^{18}$O except A) O$_{2}$. B) Ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP). C) Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P). D) Glucose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) O$_{2}$. 12. Which of the following processes occurs during the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis? A) Carbon fixation. B) ATP and NADPH production. C) Glucose synthesis. D) Calvin cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ATP and NADPH production. 13. A series of molecules located in the thylakoid membrane that transfer electrons from one molecule to the next A) Calvin Cycle. B) Electron Transport Chain. C) Chemiosmosis. D) Primary electron acceptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electron Transport Chain. 14. Find out the connecting link between light reaction and dark reaction A) RuBP. B) PEP. C) ATP and NADPH. D) Carbondioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ATP and NADPH. 15. The Z-scheme refers to- A) The type of photosynthesis used in plants found in areas with minimal precipitation. B) The carbon-fixation process also known as the calvin cycle. C) An energy diagram for the transfer of electrons in the light reactions of photosynthesis in plants. D) The pattern of grana within the chloroplasts of photosynthetic plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An energy diagram for the transfer of electrons in the light reactions of photosynthesis in plants. 16. The entire reactions of C$_{4}$ pathway takes place in A) Mesophyll and bundle sheath. B) Vascular bundle and palisade tissue. C) Mitochondria and peroxisome. D) Bundle sheath and endoplasmic reticulum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mesophyll and bundle sheath. 17. 6CO2 + 6H20 + energy $\rightarrow$ C6H12O6 + 6O2 is the equation for? A) Cellular Respiration. B) Photosynthesis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photosynthesis. 18. Plants need to take in oxygen gas for respiration A) Only at night. B) Only during the day. C) Both during the day & the night. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both during the day & the night. 19. Chlorophyll absorbs a higher percentage of ..... and ..... light. A) Purple and green. B) Red and blue. C) Black and orange. D) Yellow and green. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red and blue. 20. The function of chlorophyll, the pigment, is to ..... A) Repel light. B) Reflect light. C) Make glucose. D) Absorb light. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absorb light. 21. The main photosynthetic pigments in plants are- A) Chl a and Chl c. B) Chl a and Chl b. C) Chl x and Chl y. D) Retinal pigments and accessory pigments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chl a and Chl b. 22. Chromatophores takes part in A) Photosynthesis. B) Respiration. C) Growth. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis. 23. Reaction centre of PSI is ..... and Reaction centre of PSII is ..... A) P$_{700}$, P$_{680}$. B) P$_{700}$, P9$_{00}$. C) P$_{800}$, P$_{600}$. D) P$_{680}$, P$_{700}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) P$_{700}$, P$_{680}$. 24. Which gas enters a stomata? A) Carbon Dioxide. B) Oxygen. C) Nitrogen. D) Helium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon Dioxide. 25. Glucose is stored in the form of A) Sugar. B) Starch. C) Insoluble starch. D) Soluble starch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insoluble starch. 26. How does light intensity affect the rate of photosynthesis? A) Higher light intensity decreases the rate of photosynthesis. B) Light intensity has no effect on photosynthesis. C) Photosynthesis occurs only in complete darkness. D) Increased light intensity generally increases the rate of photosynthesis up to a saturation point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increased light intensity generally increases the rate of photosynthesis up to a saturation point. 27. The main purpose of photosynthesis is to- A) Produce ATP. B) Convert light energy into chemical energy. C) Consume CO$_{2}$. D) Produce starch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convert light energy into chemical energy. 28. Is Oxygen a Raw Material (Ingredient) or Product of Photosynthesis? A) Niether. B) What's Photosynthesis?. C) Raw Material. D) Product. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Product. 29. What is the ultimate source of energy for photosynthesis? A) Glucose. B) Carbon Dioxide. C) Sunlight. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sunlight. 30. What gas does a plant produce with photosynthesis? A) Hydrogen. B) Argon. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxygen. 31. What wavelengths of light does chlorophyll absorb? A) Green. B) All visible light. C) Red and Blue light. D) It reflects all light. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red and Blue light. 32. Which of the following element is a component of ferredoxin? A) Copper. B) Manganese. C) Iron. D) Zinc. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iron. 33. What is the goal of photosynthesis? A) To make glucose. B) To make carbon dioxide. C) To make oxygen. D) To make ATP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make glucose. 34. Why must you turn off the bunsen burner before getting the ethanol? A) Because ethanol is corrosive. B) Because ethanol boils at a lower temperature than water. C) Because ethanol is flammable. D) Because ethanol boils at a higher temperature than water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because ethanol is flammable. 35. Where does the Calvin cycle take place? A) Thylakoid membrane. B) Interior of the thylakoid membrane. C) Stroma of the chloroplast. D) Outer membrane of the chloroplast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stroma of the chloroplast. 36. Which of the following pigments have conjugated double bonds? A) Chlorophylls. B) Carotenoids. C) Both of them. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carotenoids. 37. T.W Engelmann split light into its spectral components using a prism and then illuminated a green alga, ..... , placed in a suspension of aerobic bacteria. A) Chlorella. B) Desmids. C) Chlamydomonas. D) Cladophora. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cladophora. 38. The process of photosynthesis in CAM plants has a disadvantage which is A) Plant entering photorespiration when temperature increases. B) A low overall rate of photosynthesis (leading to a slow growth rate) due to limited storage of malate. C) Photorespiration when Oxygen levels are high. D) The light dependent and independent reactions occurring in Bundle sheath cells requiring energy expenditure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A low overall rate of photosynthesis (leading to a slow growth rate) due to limited storage of malate. 39. In light independent reactions ATP becomes A) ADP+P. B) ATP. C) NADPH. D) NADP+. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ADP+P. 40. Which of the following can be oxidisable compound in photosynthetic higher plants A) Water. B) H2S. C) Both (1) and (2). D) Sugar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 41. Regeneration of each RuBP in C$_{3}$ cycle requires A) 1 ATP. B) 6 ATP. C) 1 ATP and 1 NADPH + H$^{+}$. D) 3 ATP and 2 NADPH + H$^{+}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 ATP. 42. What kind of energy do plants use to undergo photosynthesis? A) Chemical Energy. B) Potential Energy. C) Light Energy. D) Heat Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light Energy. 43. What is the independent variable in an experiment? A) The variable the experimenter has control over. B) The data the experimenter is collecting. C) Factors that do not change over the course of the experiment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The variable the experimenter has control over. 44. Any organism that can create its own food is known as what? A) Decomposer. B) Heterotroph. C) Autotroph. D) Consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autotroph. 45. Plants are the only kingdom of organisms to do photosynthesis. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 46. Which statement best compares the energy transformations of photosynthesis and cellular respiration? A) Only photosynthesis uses oxygen to create energy. B) Only photosynthesis causes an increase in kinetic energy. C) Photosynthesis and cellular respiration both store energy in chemical bonds. D) Photosynthesis and cellular respiration both require chemical energy to make food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photosynthesis and cellular respiration both require chemical energy to make food. 47. The ingredients necessary for photosynthesis to occur are carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. The light harvesting complex (LHC) is made up of- A) Chl a + Chl c + protein + DNA. B) One molecule of Chl a. C) Hundreds of pigment molecules bound to proteins. D) Very few molecules of Chl a. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hundreds of pigment molecules bound to proteins. 49. What is the name given to the value a solute travels compared to the solvent? A) Rf value. B) Chromatogram value. C) Wavelength. D) Solute value. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rf value. 50. The chlorophyll pigment which lacks phytol tail is A) Chlorophyll d. B) Chlorophyll b. C) Chlorophyll c. D) Chlorophyll a. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chlorophyll c. 51. Phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) is the primary CO$_{2}$ acceptor in: A) C$_{4 }$plants. B) C$_{2}$ plants. C) C$_{3}$ and C$_{4}$ plants. D) C$_{3}$ plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C$_{4 }$plants. 52. Increasing the amount of CO2 did what to the rate of photosynthesis? A) Increased. B) Decreased. C) Stayed the same. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased. 53. Where does CO2 enter the leaves through? A) Stomata. B) Roots. C) Chloroplasts. D) Stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stomata. 54. How is accuracy increased in the investigation we just conducted? A) More trials. B) Control more variables. C) More accurate instruments to measure bubble rate. D) Include a control treatment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More accurate instruments to measure bubble rate. 55. 6CO$_{2}$ + 6H$_{2}$0 + light energy $\rightarrow$ C$_{6}$H$_{12}$O$_{6}$ + 6O$_{2In this chemical equation, the highlight red is called the ..... }$ A) Product. B) Reactant. C) Yields. D) Production. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Product. 56. In ..... pigments are present A) All autotroph. B) Some autotroph. C) Chemoautotroph. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some autotroph. 57. Which organ transports water throughout the plant A) Xylem. B) Stomata. C) Phloem. D) Cambium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Xylem. 58. All of these are needed for the process of photosynthesis except: A) Carbon dioxide. B) Light energy from the sun. C) Water. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxygen. 59. What is the source of energy for photosynthesis? A) Light energy. B) Chemical energy. C) Thermal energy. D) Mechanical energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Light energy. 60. A minimum ratio of transpiration to photosynthesis will be observed on a A) Humid and cloudy day. B) Humid day and sunny day. C) Sunny day with no winds. D) Sunny day with strong winds. 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