CLASS XI – BIOLOGY – WORKSHEET – 11
CH11. PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN HIGHER PLANTS
I MCQs
1. Which-one is not an accessory photosynthetic pigment?
(a) Chl b (b) Xanthophyll (c) Carotene (d) Chl a
2. The light harvesting complex (LHC) is made up of
(a) One molecule of Chla (b) Very few molecules of Chla
(c)Hundreds of pigment molecules bound to proteins (d)Chla + chl c +protein +DNA
3. The term Kranz (wreath) of Kranz-anatomy of leaf c4 plant refers to arrangement of cells.
These cells are cells of
(a) Mesophyll (b) Spongy parenchyma
(c) Bundle sheath (d) Both mesophyll and bundle sheath
4. Photosynthetic yield depends upon
(a) Duration of exposure to light (b) Light intensity (c) Light quality (d)All
5. Identify the correct statements regarding chemiosmotic hypothesis:
(i) Splitting of the water molecule takes place on the inner side of the membrane.
(ii) Protons accumulate within the lumen of the thylakoids.
(iii) Primary acceptor of electron transfers the electrons to an electron carrier.
(iv) NADP reductase enzyme is located on the stroma side of the membrane.
(v) Protons increase in number in stroma.
(a) (ii), (iii) and (v) (b) (i), (ii) and (v)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iv) (d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
6. Read the following four statements, (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) and select the right option having
both correct statements. Statements:
(i) Z scheme of light reaction takes place in presence of PSI only.
(ii) Only PSI is functional in cyclic photophosphorylation.
(iii) Cyclic photophosphorylation results into synthesis of ATP and NADPH2.
(iv) Stroma lamellae lack PSII as well as NADP.
(a) (ii) and (iv) (b) (i) and (ii) (c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (iii) and (iv)
7. In light reaction, plastoquinone facilitates the transfer of electrons from
(a) PS-II to Cytb6f complex (b) Cytb6f complex to PS-I
(c) PS-I to NADP+ (d) PS-I to ATP synthase.
8. For assimilation of one CO2 molecule, the energy required in form of ATP and NADPH2 are
(a) 2 ATP and 2 NADPH2 (b) 5 ATP and 3 NADPH2
(c) 3 ATP and 2NADPH2 (d) 18 ATP and 12 NADPH2.
9. The oxygenation activity of RuBisCO enzyme in photorespiration leads to the formation of
(a) 2 molecules of 3-C compound
(b) 1 molecule of 3-C compound
(c) 1 molecule of 6-C compound
(d) 1 molecule of 4-C compound and 1 molecule of 2-C compound
10. Photosynthesis in C4 plants is relatively less limited by atmospheric CO2 levels because
(a) effective pumping of CO2 into bundle sheath cells
(b) RuBisCO in C4 plants has higher affinity for CO2
(c) four carbon acids are the primary initial CO2 fixation products
(d) the primary fixation of CO2 is mediated via PEP carboxylase.
II ASSERTION AND REASON QUESTIONS
In the following questions a statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is
given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for
assertion.
(b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation
for assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
(d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
1. Assertion: Chloroplasts mostly occur in mesophyll cells along their walls inside the leaves.
Reason: The membrane system of chloroplast is responsible for trapping the light energy and
also, for the synthesis of ATP and NADPH.
2. Assertion: Leaf colouration is due to the presence of four pigments - Chlorophyll a,
chlorophyll b, xanthophylls and carotenoids.
Reason: Chlorophyll b is the chief pigment associated with photosynthesis
3. Assertion: The stroma lamellae have both PS I and PS II.
Reason: The grana lamellae lack PS II as well as NADP reductase enzyme.
4. Assertion: The proton gradient is broken down due to the movement of protons across the
membrane to stroma through the transmembrane channel of the F0 of the ATPase.
Reason: It is the breakdown of proton gradient that leads to release of energy
5. Assertion: C4 Photosynthetic pathway is more efficient than the C3 pathway.
Reason: Photorespiration is suppressed in C4 plants.
6. Assertion: The primary CO2 acceptor in C4 pathway is a 3-carbon molecule phosphoenol
pyruvate (PEP).
Reason: The enzyme responsible for this fixation is PEP carboxylase or PEP case.
7. Assertion: The bundle sheath cells are rich in an enzyme phosphoenol pyruvate carboxylase
(PEP case) in C4 plants.
Reason: In C4 plants, the mesophyll cells are rich in an enzyme Ribulose bisphosphate
carboxylase-oxygenase (RuBisCO)
8. Assertion: Photorespiration decreases photosynthetic output.
Reason: In photorespiratory pathway, neither ATP nor NADPH is produced.
9. Assertion: Plants utilizing first RuBP in CO2 fixation are called C3 plants.
Reason: Plants utilizing first PEP in CO2 fixations are called C4 plants.
10. Assertion: Dark reaction occurs only at night in the stroma of chloroplast.
Reason: CO2 fixation occurs only during C3 cycle.
III SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Mention the four important events/ processes associated with the photochemical phase or light
reaction of photosynthesis.
2. H2O 2H+ +O2 +4eOn the basis of the above equation, answer the following questions:
(a)Where does this reaction take place in plants during photosynthesis?
(b) What is the significance of this reaction?
3. (a) What is the role of antennae molecules in light harvesting complex?
(b) What is reaction center in the light harvesting complex.
4. What are the pigments involved in photosynthesis. Name them & give functions of accessory
pigments.
5. What is law of limiting factors? How would rate of photosynthesis be affected if soil water
becomes limiting. Explain.
IV LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Where does Calvin cycle take place in chloroplasts? Describe the three phases of Calvin cycle.
Draw the cycle also.
2. Explain chemiosmosis hypothesis with help of schematic diagram.
3. Mention the steps involved in C4 pathway/Hatch and Slack pathway starting from atmospheric
CO2 to its entry into the C3 cycle.
4. (a) Name the CO2 acceptor in the mesophyll cells of a C4 plant.
(b) Name the pentose phosphate that fixes CO2 in a C3 plant.
(c) Name the first stable compound formed in sugarcane plant during CO2 fixation.
(d) Expand PEP. Where is it produced in C4 plants? What is its role in biosynthetic process?
5. Give schematic representation of non-cyclic & cyclic photophosphorylation.
