The first step of photosynthesis is ____________.
excitation of electron of chlorophyll by a photon of light
formation of ATP
attachment of CO2 to 5 carbon sugar
ionisation of water
A cell that lacks chloroplast does not
Evolve carbon dioxide
Liberate oxygen
Require water
Utilise carbohydrate
Cytochrome is:
Metallo flave protein
Iron - containing porphyrin pigment
Glycoprotein
Lipid
Maximum solar energy is trapped by:
Planting trees
Cultivating crops
Growing algae in tanks
Growing grasses
Pigment acting as a reaction centre during photosynthesis is:
Carotene
Phytochrome
P700
Cytochrome
The substrate for photorespiration is ______________.
ribulose bis - phosphate
glycolate
serine
glycine
Formation of ATP in photosynthesis and respiration is an oxidation process which utilises the energy from ____________.
glucose
maltose
starch
sucrose
Photosynthetically active radiation is represented by the range of wavelength:
340 - 450 nm
400 - 700 nm
500 -600 nm
400 - 950 nm
Sac-like membrane bound structures embedded in the stroma are called
Thylokaids
Granum
Stroma
Quantasomes
The first carbon dioxide acceptor in C4 - plants is ____________.
phosphoenol - pyruvate
ribulose 1,5 - diphosphate
oxalo acetic acid
phosphoglyceric acid
