Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Photochemical receptors in the leaves are the proteinaceous pigments located in the stroma of the…

Light plays important role for the plants to perform ________ for their survival as well as others on earth.

Observe the given figure. Identify the different stages labelled with alphabets by selecting the correct option.

The reaction centre in PS II has an absorption maxima at

A plant in your garden avoids photorespiratory losses, has improved water use efficiency, shows high rates of photosynthesis at high temperatures and has improved efficiency of nitrogen utilization. In which of the…

Match List I with List II: $\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}\hline & \text{List - I} & & \text{List - II} \\\hline \text{A}. & \text{Chlorophyll a} & \text{(i)} & \text{Yellow-green} \\\hline \text{B.} & \text{Chlorophyll b} &…

Select the correct sequence of experiments that led to a gradual understanding of photosynthesis in green plants.

Which of the following statements regarding photorespiration are correct ? (a) Do not occur in C3 plants (b) CO$_2$ is consumed and O$_2$ is generated (c) Phosphoglycolate is formed (d) No synthesis of ATP and NADPH…

Which pigment has absorption peak at $700$ nm in the photosynthetic reaction centre PS I (P700) ?

Photorespiration reaction catalyzed by RuBisCo is shown below : RuBP $+$ O$_2$ $\rightarrow$ 3-Phosphoglycerate $+$ X Identify "X" from the given options :

How many turns of Calvin cycle are required for the formation of three molecules of glucose ?

How many ATP and NADPH molecules are required to make one molecule of glucose through the Calvin pathway ?