NEET Biology Photosynthesis in Higher Plants Question Bank

done History of Photosynthesis Total Questions - 21

• question_answer1)
  The law of limiting factor for photosynthesis was enunciated by  [BHU 1984; CMC Vellore 1994; CPMT 1982, 2001; CBSE PMT 1996; KCET 2004; Manipal 2005]
  A)
  Blackman done clear
  B)
  Hill done clear
  C)
  Ruben done clear
  D)
  Kalmen done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Who proposed the CAM pathway of \[C{{O}_{2}}\]fixation
  A)
  Benson and associates done clear
  B)
  Rouhani and associates done clear
  C)
  Hatch and associates done clear
  D)
  Arnon and associates done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Who invented the enhancement effect on photosynthesis
  A)
  Ruben done clear
  B)
  Calvin done clear
  C)
  Emerson done clear
  D)
  Arnon done clear
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• question_answer4)
  The plants growing in sea water derive\[C{{O}_{2}}\]from
  A)
  Air done clear
  B)
  Derive form sea water done clear
  C)
  Use\[C{{O}_{2}}\]which is produced during their respiration only done clear
  D)
  Do not require\[C{{O}_{2}}\]at all done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Which of the following technique was used by Calvin in determining carbon pathway [MP PMT 1992]
  A)
  Chromatography done clear
  B)
  Electrophorosis done clear
  C)
  Spectrophotometery done clear
  D)
  Histochemistry done clear
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• question_answer6)
  The researches on photosynthesis started
  A)
  In the 17th century done clear
  B)
  In the 18th century done clear
  C)
  In the 19th century done clear
  D)
  In the early 20th century done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Most of the plants contain a green colouring pigment which is responsible for photosynthesis. This pigment was named chlorophyll by
  A)
  Melvin Calvin done clear
  B)
  Jean Senebier done clear
  C)
  Julius Robert Mayer done clear
  D)
  Pelletier Caventou done clear
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• question_answer8)
  ?Photosynthesis is the conversion of light energy within a plant' was first stated by [EAMCET 1980]
  A)
  Willstatter and Stoll done clear
  B)
  Mayor and Anderson done clear
  C)
  Benson and Calvin done clear
  D)
  Robert Mayer done clear
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• question_answer9)
  'Thylakoid' name was given by [RPMT 1995]
  A)
  Arnon done clear
  B)
  Park and Biggins done clear
  C)
  Park and Fortan done clear
  D)
  Manke done clear
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• question_answer10)
  The significance of light and chlorophyll in photosynthesis was discovered by [DPMT 1985; NCRT 1977; Bihar 1995]
  A)
  Priestley done clear
  B)
  Ingenhousz done clear
  C)
  Englemann done clear
  D)
  Blackman done clear
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• question_answer11)
  "The amount of\[C{{O}_{2}}\]absorbed and\[{{O}_{2}}\]released during photosynthesis are in equal volumes" was proved by
  A)
  Englemann done clear
  B)
  Robert Mayer done clear
  C)
  Priestley done clear
  D)
  Bousingault done clear
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• question_answer12)
  The first important biological investigation which led to the conclusion that plant makes its substance from water and not from soil was carried out by [AFMC 1984]
  A)
  Lamarck done clear
  B)
  De Vries done clear
  C)
  Von Helmont done clear
  D)
  Darwin done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Early studies on the pathway of\[C{{O}_{2}}\]fixation in plants were made during 1940s in
  A)
  Unicellular green algae by Calvin done clear
  B)
  Isolated chloroplast of spinach by Hill done clear
  C)
  Mesophyll cells of variegated leaves by Arnon done clear
  D)
  Bundle sheath cells of maize by Hatch and Slack done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Who proposed the cycle of events leading to the fixation of\[C{{O}_{2}}\]in mesophyll and its reduction in bundle sheath
  A)
  Emerson done clear
  B)
  Melvin Calvin done clear
  C)
  Hatch and Slack done clear
  D)
  Hill and Bendall done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Who proposed the 'law of limiting factor' as the 'law of minimum'
  A)
  Blackman done clear
  B)
  Hill done clear
  C)
  Leibig done clear
  D)
  Priestley done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Crop plants need various fertilizers for their growth. Their yield is limited by that fertilizer which is present in relatively minimum. The principle contained in this statement was enunciated by
  A)
  Bose done clear
  B)
  Blackman done clear
  C)
  Leibig done clear
  D)
  Calvin done clear
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• question_answer17)
  The law of limiting factor in photosynthesis was criticised by
  A)
  James and Harder done clear
  B)
  Mayer and Anderson done clear
  C)
  Willstatter and Stoll done clear
  D)
  Hill and Scarisbrick done clear
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• question_answer18)
  The process of photophosphorylation was discovered by [RPMT 1985; Pb. PMT 1999, 2000]
  A)
  Calvin done clear
  B)
  Arnon done clear
  C)
  Priestley done clear
  D)
  Warburg done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Who received the Nobel Prize for working out the early carbon pathway of photosynthesis [BHU 1990; MP PMT 1989; AIEEE 2003]
  A)
  Calvin done clear
  B)
  Krebs done clear
  C)
  Khorana done clear
  D)
  Watson done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Two pigment system theory of photosynthesis was proposed by or Concept of evidence for existence of two photosystems in photosynthesis was given by [DPMT 1986; MP PMT 1989; CBSE PMT 1994]
  A)
  Hill done clear
  B)
  Blackman done clear
  C)
  Emerson done clear
  D)
  Arnon done clear
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• question_answer21)
  The scientist, who proved that bacteria use\[{{H}_{2}}S\]gas and\[C{{O}_{2}}\]to synthesize carbohydrate, is
  A)
  Van Niel done clear
  B)
  Ruben done clear
  C)
  Jean Senebier done clear
  D)
  Julius Robert Mayer done clear
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