This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Biology Chapter 13 Photosynthesis In Higher Plants – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Biology Chapter 13 Photosynthesis In Higher Plants Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is the epidermis covered with a waxy layer? A) To collect sunlight. B) To keep in moisture. C) To attract insects. D) To keep it warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To keep in moisture. 2. Where do plants get the energy for photosynthesis to take place? A) Nutrients in the soil. B) The sun. C) Chlorophyll. D) Bee pollination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun. 3. What is the purpose of a plants' leaves? A) To look pretty. B) To collect sunlight & make food. C) To bring in water from the soil. D) To attract insects. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To collect sunlight & make food. 4. What is the role of cytochromes in the electron transport system of photosynthesis? A) They absorb light energy. B) They act as electron carriers. C) They split water molecules. D) They synthesize glucose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They act as electron carriers. 5. 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. 6. For the release of oxygen, it has cross how many membranes of chloroplast A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 7. Which of the following is a direct product of cellular respiration that is used in photosynthesis? A) Oxygen. B) Glucose. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon dioxide. 8. What is the main pigment involved in photosynthesis? A) Chlorophyll. B) Carotene. C) Xanthophyll. D) Anthocyanin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chlorophyll. 9. 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. 10. What organelle in the leaves of plants capture light energy from the sun to complete photosynthesis? A) Chloroplasts. B) Mitochondria. C) Nucleus. D) Ribosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chloroplasts. 11. 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. 12. What are the 2 products of photosynthesis? The products are the things made in the process of photosynthesis. A) Water, sunlight. B) Glucose, carbon dioxide. C) Oxygen, glucose. D) Sunlight, oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxygen, glucose. 13. Which one of the following pigment does not occur in the chloroplast? A) Carotene. B) Xanthophyll. C) Chlorophyll b. D) Anthocyanin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anthocyanin. 14. 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) Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P). B) Glucose. C) Ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP). D) O$_{2}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) O$_{2}$. 15. 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. 16. A series of molecules located in the thylakoid membrane that transfer electrons from one molecule to the next A) Primary electron acceptor. B) Electron Transport Chain. C) Chemiosmosis. D) Calvin Cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electron Transport Chain. 17. 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. 18. The Z-scheme refers to- A) The type of photosynthesis used in plants found in areas with minimal precipitation. B) The pattern of grana within the chloroplasts of photosynthetic plants. C) The carbon-fixation process also known as the calvin cycle. D) An energy diagram for the transfer of electrons in the light reactions of photosynthesis in plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An energy diagram for the transfer of electrons in the light reactions of photosynthesis in plants. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. The function of chlorophyll, the pigment, is to ..... A) Reflect light. B) Absorb light. C) Repel light. D) Make glucose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absorb light. 24. 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. 25. Chromatophores takes part in A) Growth. B) Movement. C) Respiration. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photosynthesis. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 11 Biology Chapter 13 Photosynthesis In Higher Plants Quiz 1Class 11 Biology Chapter 13 Photosynthesis In Higher Plants Quiz 2Class 11 Biology Chapter 13 Photosynthesis In Higher Plants Quiz 3Class 11 Biology Chapter 13 Photosynthesis In Higher Plants Quiz 4Class 11 Biology Chapter 13 Photosynthesis In Higher Plants Quiz 5Class 11 Biology Chapter 13 Photosynthesis In Higher Plants Quiz 6Class 11 Biology Chapter 13 Photosynthesis In Higher Plants Quiz 7Class 11 Biology Chapter 13 Photosynthesis In Higher Plants Quiz 8Class 11 Biology Chapter 13 Photosynthesis In Higher Plants Quiz 9Class 11 Biology Chapter 13 Photosynthesis In Higher Plants Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books