Description : In the leaves of C4 plants, malic acid formation during CO2 fixation occurs in the cells of (a) bundle sheath (b) phloem (c) epidermis (d) mesophyll.
Last Answer : (d) mesophyll.
Description : The CO2 fixation during C4 pathway occurs in the chloroplast of (a) guard cells (b) bundle sheath cells (c) mesophyll cells (d) spongy parenchyma.
Last Answer : (c) mesophyll cells
Description : Photosynthesis in C4 plants is relatively less limited by atmospheric CO2 levels because (a) effective pumping of CO2 into bundle sheath cells (b) RuBisCO in C4 plants has higher affinity for CO2 (c ... d) the primary fixation of CO2 is mediated via PEP carboxylase. (2005) 65. In sugarcane plant
Last Answer : (d) the primary fixation of CO2 is mediated via PEP carboxylase.
Description : In C4 plants, CO2 fixation is done by (a) sclerenchyma (b) chlorenchyma and hypodermis (c) mesophyll cells (d) guard cells.
Description : Study the pathway given below. Atmospheric CO2 mesophyll cell Bundle sheath cell Plasma- desmata Plasma membrane Cell wall HCO Phosphoenol- 3 - pyruvate Cell wall C acid ... b) Fixation Transamination Regeneration (c) Fixation Decarboxylation Regeneration (d) Carboxylation Decarboxylation Reduction
Last Answer : (c) Fixation Decarboxylation Regeneration
Description : In C4 plants, Calvin cycle operates in (a) stroma of bundle sheath chloroplasts (b) grana of bundle sheath chloroplasts (c) grana of mesophyll chloroplasts (d) stroma of mesophyll chloroplasts.
Last Answer : (a) stroma of bundle sheath chloroplasts
Description : In the leaves of `C_(4)` plants, malic acid formation during `CO_(2)` fixation occurs in the cells of
Last Answer : In the leaves of `C_(4)` plants, malic acid formation during `CO_(2)` fixation occurs in the ... A. Epidermis B. Mesophyll C. Bundle sheath D. Phloem
Description : In `C_(4)` plants , mesophyll cells and bundle sheath cells are specialized to perform, respectively,
Last Answer : In `C_(4)` plants , mesophyll cells and bundle sheath cells are specialized to ... and photorespiration D. Photorespiration and dark reaction
Description : With reference to factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis, which of the following statements is not correct? (a) Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentration up to 0.05% can enhance CO2 fixation rate. ( ... for higher yield. (d) Light saturation for CO2 fixation occurs at 10% of full sunlight.
Last Answer : (b) C3 plants respond to higher temperature with enhanced photosynthesis while C4 plants have much lower temperature optimum
Description : In the mesophyll cells of CAM plants, `CO_(2)` fixation during the night day occurs through
Last Answer : In the mesophyll cells of CAM plants, `CO_(2)` fixation during the night day occurs ... carboxylase D. Both RuBP carboxylase and PEP carboxylase
Description : Select the false statement ? a. CAM cycle occurs in Mesophyll cells b. C3 plants are more efficient in photosynthesis than C4 plants c. Pineapple is CAM plant d. Maize is C4 plant
Last Answer : b. C3 plants are more efficient in photosynthesis than C4 plants
Description : CO2 acceptor in the mesophyll cells of a C4 plant is -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : The most important enzyme involved in photosynthetic CO2 fixation in C4 plants
Last Answer : Ans. PEP carboxylase
Description : When in plant leaves, chloroplast containing bundle sheath cells surrounds vascular bundles in several layers that anatomy is known as
Last Answer : When in plant leaves, chloroplast containing bundle sheath cells surrounds vascular bundles in several layers that anatomy is known as
Description : Assertion :In `C_(4)` plants, the chloroplasts of bundle sheath cells are granal. Reason: PS II is mostly found in the appressed part of granum.
Last Answer : Assertion :In `C_(4)` plants, the chloroplasts of bundle sheath cells are granal. Reason: PS II ... false. D. If both Assertion and Reason are false.
Description : Write the characteristics of bundle sheath cells of `C_(4)` plants
Last Answer : Write the characteristics of bundle sheath cells of `C_(4)` plants
Description : Select the correct statement: (1) C4 pathway for. CO2 fixation were discovered by Hatch and Slack (2) CO2 is essential for photosynthesis (3) Addition of sodium carbonate in water retards photosynthetic rate in vallisneria (4) Phloem is the principal pathway for translocation of solutes
Last Answer : Ans. ((c))
Description : In land plants, the guard cells differ from other epidermal cells in having (a) cytoskeleton (b) mitochondria (c) endoplasmic reticulum (d) chloroplasts.
Last Answer : (d) chloroplasts.
Description : In kranz anatomy, the bundle sheath cells have (a) thin walls, many intercellular spaces and no chloroplasts (b) thick walls, no intercellular spaces and large number of chloroplasts ... intercellular spaces and several chloroplasts (d) thick walls, many intercellular spaces and few chloroplasts
Last Answer : (b) thick walls, no intercellular spaces and large number of chloroplasts
Description : Bundle sheath cells (a) are rich in PEP carboxylase (b) lack RuBisCO (c) lack both RuBisCO and PEP carboxylase (d) are rich in RuBisCO.
Last Answer : d) are rich in RuBisCO.
Description : In plants, enzyme responsible for the synthesis of the malic acid is : (A) Rubisco (B) PEP carboxylase (C)Kinase (D) Urease
Last Answer : (A) Rubisco
Description : Specialised epidermal cells surrounding the guard cells are called (a) bulliform cells (b) lenticels (c) complementary cells (d) subsidiary cells
Last Answer : d) subsidiary cells.
Description : The special modified epidermal cells surrounding stomatal pore are called (1) Epithelial cells (2) Guard cells (3) Subsidiary cells (4) Accessory cells
Last Answer : Guard cells
Description : The primary acceptor, during CO2 fixation in C3 plants, is (a) phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) (b) ribulose 1, 5-diphosphate (RuDP) (c) phosphoglyceric acid (PGA) (d) ribulose monophosphate (RMP).
Last Answer : (b) ribulose 1, 5-diphosphate (RuDP)
Description : The enzyme that catalyses carbon dioxide fixation in C4 plants is (a) RuBP carboxylase (b) PEP carboxylase (c) carbonic anhydrase (d) carboxydismutase.
Last Answer : (b) PEP carboxylase
Description : In C4 plants, CO2 combines with (a) phosphoenol pyruvate (b) phosphoglyceraldehyde (c) phosphoglyceric acid (d) ribulose diphosphate.
Last Answer : (a) phosphoenol pyruvate
Description : Which is the first CO2 acceptor enzyme in C4 plants? (a) RuDP carboxylase (b) Phosphoric acid (c) RuBisCO (d) PEP- carboxylase
Last Answer : (d) PEP- carboxylase
Description : In sugarcane plant 14CO2 is fixed to malic acid, in which the enzyme that fixes CO2 is (a) ribulose biphosphate carboxylase (b) phosphoenol pyruvic acid carboxylase (c) ribulose phosphate kinase (d) fructose phosphatase.
Last Answer : (b) phosphoenol pyruvic acid carboxylase
Description : Plants adapted to low light intensity have (a) larger photosynthetic unit size than the sun plants (b) higher rate of CO2 fixation than the sun plants (c) more extended root system (d) leaves modified to spines.
Last Answer : (a) larger photosynthetic unit size than the sun plants
Description : The C4 plants are photosynthetically more efficient than C3 plants because (a) the CO2 efflux is not prevented (b) they have more chloroplasts (c) the CO2 compensation point is more (d) CO2 generated during photorespiration is trapped and recycled through PEP carboxylase.
Last Answer : (b) they have more chloroplasts
Description : The transverse section of a plant shows following anatomical features : (i) Large number of scattered vascular bundles surrounded by bundle sheath (ii) Large conspicuous parenchymatous ground ... (a) Monocotyledonous stem (b) Monocotyledonous root (c) Dicotyledonous stem (d) Dicotyledonous root
Last Answer : (a) Monocotyledonous stem
Description : Vascular bundles in monocotyledons are considered closed because (a) there are no vessels with perforations (b) xylem is surrounded all around by phloem (c) a bundle sheath surrounds each bundle (d) cambium is absent.
Last Answer : (d) cambium is absent.
Description : What are bundle sheath extensions? What is their role?
Last Answer : Ans: The extensions of bundle sheath of leaf towards adaxial and abaxial sides of leaf are called as bundle sheath extensions. They help in conduction and providing mechanical strength.
Description : Given below is the diagram of a stomatal apparatus. In which of the following all the four parts labelled as A, B, C and D are correctly identified? A B C D A B C D ... ) Epidermal Guard cell Stomatal Subsidiary cell cell aperture (d) Epidermal Subsidiary Stomatal Guard cell cell cell aperture
Last Answer : d) Epidermal Subsidiary Stomatal Guard cell cell cell aperture
Description : First CO2 receptor in C4 plants is: (a) PGA (b) PEP (c) RuBD (d) OAA
Last Answer : Ans. ((b))
Description : CO2 accepter in C4 plants is (A) PGA (B) RuBP (C)OAA (D) All
Last Answer : (C)OAA
Description : Phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) is the primary CO2 acceptor in (a) C4 plants (b) C2 plants (c) C3 and C4 plants (d) C3 plants.
Last Answer : (a) C4 plants
Description : Grass leaves curl inwards during very dry weather. Select the most appropriate reason from the following. (a) Tyloses in vessels (b) Closure of stomata (c) Flaccidity of bulliform cells (d) Shrinkage of air spaces in spongy mesophyll
Last Answer : (c) Flaccidity of bulliform cells
Description : In C3 plants, the first stable product of photosynthesis during the dark reaction is (a) malic acid (b) oxaloacetic acid (c) 3-phosphoglyceric acid (d) phosphoglyceraldehyde.
Last Answer : (c) 3-phosphoglyceric acid
Description : The most important enzyme involved in photosynthetic CO2 fixation in C3 plants
Last Answer : Ans. Rubisco
Description : $ Leaves of monocots are amphistomatic. ! Dicot leaf has dimophic cells in mesophyll.
Last Answer : $ Leaves of monocots are amphistomatic. ! Dicot leaf has dimophic cells in mesophyll. A. If both As and R ... is wrong D. If both As and R are wrong.
Description : Leaves of many grasses are capable of folding and unfolding because (1) their mesophyll is not differentiated into palisade and spongy parenchyma (2) they have stomata on both sides of the leaf (3) they have high levels of silica (4) they have specialised bulliform cells
Last Answer : (4) they have specialised bulli-form cells Explanation: Bulliform cells are large, bubbleshaped epidermal cells that occur in groups on the upper surface of the leaves of many grasses. These cells, by their turgor changes, cause rolling and unrolling of the leaves thus regulating water loss.
Last Answer : they have specialised bulliform cells
Description : Which of the following statements regarding fibroblasts and their function in wound healing are true? a. IL-1 has both inhibitory and promotional effects on fibroblast growth b. TNFa ... EGF (epithelial growth factor) has been demonstrated to accelerate epidermal regeneration in cutaneous wounds
Last Answer : Answer: a, d IL-1 appears to be important in the process of normal wound repair. IL-1 has been shown to stimulate skin fibroblast and keratinocyte growth, as well as ... that recombinant EGF enhances keratinocyte migration. EGF is also a potent chemoattractant for granulation tissue fibroblasts
Description : Mesophyll cells in plants -Biology
Description : Which one of the following is wrong in relation to photorespiration? (a) It occurs in chloroplast. (b) It occurs in day time only. (c) It is a characteristic of C4 plants. (d) It is a characteristic of C3 plants.
Last Answer : (c) It is a characteristic of C4 plants
Description : The primary acceptor of CO2 in C4 cycle is? -Biology
Description : Which compound act as co2 accepter in c3 and c4 plant -Biology
Description : In Krebs’ cycle, the FAD precipitates as electron acceptor during the conversion of (a) fumaric acid to malic acid (b) succinic acid to fumaric acid (c) succinyl CoA to succinic acid (d) α-ketoglutarate to succinyl CoA.
Last Answer : (b) succinic acid to fumaric acid