Which of the following statements about reproduction is incorrect?
Sexual reproduction introduces genetic variation.
Asexual reproduction leads to genetically identical offspring.
Cell division is fundamental to both sexual and asexual reproduction.
Offspring produced via sexual reproduction are genetically identical to the parent(s).
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How many calvin cycles are required to produce 5 molecules of glucose?
60
15
30
90
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In plants, increased levels can lead to decreased fixation due to competition with RuBisCO.
Statement II: In plants, photorespiration is significantly reduced in mesophyll cells and nearly absent in bundle sheath cells.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
In photosynthesis, energy from light reaction to dark reaction is transferred in the form of
ADP
ATP
RuBP
chlorophyll
If a plant is exposed to in the dark and then transferred to light, the label will appear first in which of the following carbohydrates?
Starch
Sucrose
Triose phosphates (glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate)
Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate
To form one molecule of glyceraldehydes phosphate in Calvin cycle
9 ATP and 36 NADPH are required
6 ATP and 6 NADPH are required
3 ATP and 3 NADPH are required
9 ATP and 6 NADPH are required
Synthesis of one molecule of glucose requires
6CO, 18 ATP and 12 NADPH
6CO, 12 ATP and 18 NADPH
6CO, 30 ATP and 12 NADPH
6CO, 38 ATP and 12 NADPH
During the experiment in laboratory, the thylakoid is some how punctured so that the interior of the thylakoid is no longer separated from stroma. This damage will have the direction effect on
ATP formation
Absorption of light
Flow of electrons from PS-I to PS-II
All of the above
In C4 plants, the initial fixation of by PEP carboxylase occurs in the:
Mesophyll cells
Bundle sheath cells
Epidermal cells
Stomatal guard cells
Biosynthetic phase of photosynthesis is the formation of
Lipid
Fat
Protein
Sugars
Which of the following statements about the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis is INCORRECT?
CO2 is fixed
ATP and NADPH are required
Glucose is the immediate product
The reactions occur in the stroma