The process of photophosphorylation was discovered by?
Priestley
Warburg
Arnon
Calvin
Related Questions
During the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis, water molecules are split. Which two elements are liberated from water in this process?
Carbon and Oxygen
Hydrogen and Oxygen
Magnesium and Oxygen
Phosphorus and Oxygen
Emerson’s enhancement effect and Red drop have been instrumental in the discovery of:
Photophosphorylation and non – cyclic electron transport
Two photosystems operating simultaneously
Photophosphorylation and cyclic electron transport
Oxidative phosphorylation
Plastoquinone functions in the light-dependent reactions by:
Accepting electrons from Photosystem I
Donating electrons to Photosystem I
Carrying electrons from Photosystem II to the cytochrome b6f complex
Splitting water molecules
By which plant pigment maximum absorption of radiation takes place in the blue and red regions of absorption spectrum?
Chlorophyll-a
Chlorophyll-b
Xanthophyll
Carotenoid
In photo system-I, the first electron acceptor is
Ferredoxin
Cytochrome
Plastocyanin
An iron-sulphur protein
Chemiosmosis requires
I. a membrane
II. a proton pump
III. a proton gradient
Select the correct option
II and III
I and III
I and II
I, II and III
What is the function performed by plant pigments?
Absorb
Absorb
Absorb
Absorb light
Read the following and choose the option containing correct pair
I. DCMU Herbicide Inhibitor of non-cyclic electron transport
II. PMA Fungicide Reduce transpiration
III. Colchicine Alkaloid Causes male sterility
IV. Soilrite Sodium alginate Encapsulation of somatic embryos
I and II
I and III
II and III
II and IV
I. The electrons that carriers photophosphorylation are located in the thylakoid membrane
II. During photophosphorylation, the chloroplast stroma becomes more acidic than the interior of thylakoid membrane
III. Protons diffuses through the protein channels which are ATP synthetase molecules
IV. ATP is formed from ADP + Pi on the stroma side of the thylakoid in the chloroplast
V. During photophosphorylation, water ionises to form , yielding electrons to PS-II
Which of the following statement are false?
I and II
III and IV
IV and V
Only II
Energy transfer in photosynthesis occurs as
Phycoerythrin→ phycocyanin →carotenoid →chlorophyll-a
Chlorophyll-b →carotenoid →phycoerythrin →chlorophyll-a
Phycocyanin→phycoerythrin→ carotenoid→ chlorophyll-a
Chlorophyll-b→ carotenoid→ phycocyanin→ chlorophyll-a