PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Photosynthesis: MCQs Quiz - 1

Question 1
During photosynthesis, which of the
followings acts as a reservoir for
hydrogen ions?
a. Cristae
b. Stroma
c. Thylakoid space
d. Matrix
Question 2
Oxygenic photosynthesis occurs in
a. Chlorobium
b. Chromatium
c. Oscillatoria
d. Rhodospirillum
Question 3
In which type of reactions related to
plant photosynthesis peroxisomes are
involved?
a. Glycolate cycle
b. Calvin cycle
c. Bacterial photosynthesis
d. Glyoxylate cycle
Question 4
Cyclic photophosphorylation results in
the formation of
a. ATP
b. NADPH
c. ATP and NADPH
d. ATP, NADPH and O2
Question 5
The fluid-filled space which surrounds the
grana is
a. Stroma
b. Cristae
c. Matrix
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d. Thylakoid space
Question 6
Manganese is required in
a. Chlorophyll synthesis
b. Nucleic acid synthesis
c. Plant cell wall formation
d. Photolysis of water during
photosynthesis
Question 7
______ contains green chlorophyll and
other pigments.
a. Stroma
b. Cristae
c. Matrix
d. Thylakoid membrane
Question 8
Oxidative phosphorylation refers to
a. Anaerobic production of ATP
b. The citric acid cycle production of
ATP
c. Production of ATP by
chemiosmosis
d. Alcoholic fermentation
Question 9 Each chloroplast contains a
flattened membranous sac called ______.
a. Stroma
b. Cristae
c. Matrix
d. Thylakoids
Question 10
Net yield of aerobic respiration during
Krebs cycle per glucose molecule is
a. 2 ATP molecules
b. 8 ATP molecules
c. 36 ATP molecules
d. 38 ATP molecules

Question 11
Where are thylakoids and grana located?
a. Lysosomes
b. Mitochondria
c. Chloroplasts
d. Golgi apparatus
Question 12
______ is required for photosynthetic
oxygen evolution?
a. Manganese
b. Iron
c. Copper
d. Zinc
Question 13
When thylakoids absorb solar energy the
reactions that begin are:
a. Glycolysis
b. Light-independent
c. Light-dependent
d. Fermentation
Question 14
Stomatal opening is affected by
a. Nitrogen concentration, carbon
dioxide concentration and light
b. Carbon dioxide concentration,
temperature and light
c. Nitrogen concentration, light and
temperature
d. Carbon dioxide concentration,
nitrogen concentration and
temperature
Question 15
The chemiosmotic coupling hypothesis of
oxidative phosphorylation proposes that
adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is formed
because
a. There is a change in the
permeability of the inner

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mitochondrial membrane toward

adenosine diphosphate (ADP)
b. High energy bonds are formed in
mitochondrial proteins
c. ADP is pumped out of the matrix
into the intermembrane space
d. A proton gradient forms across the
inner membrane
Photosynthesis: MCQs Quiz - 2
Question 1
Who enunciated the law of limiting factor
for photosynthesis?
a. Robert Emerson
b. Ruben
c. Blackman
d. Calvin
Question 2
The process of photophosphorylation was
discovered by ______
a. Calvin
b. Arnon
c. Priestley
d. Warburg
Question 3
PGA as the first CO2 fixation product was
discovered in photosynthesis of
a. Alga
b. Bryophyte
c. Gymnosperm
d. Angiosperm
Question 4
The end product of the Calvin cycle is
______.
a. RuBP
b. PGAL
c. PGA
d. ADP + NADP
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Question 5
Which one of the following statement is
true for ATP?
a. ATP is prosthetic part of an
enzyme
b. ATP is an enzyme
c. ATP is organic ions of enzyme
d. ATP is a Co-enzyme

Question 10
Where does bulk fixation of carbon
through photosynthesis take place?
a. Crop plants
b. Oceans
c. Tropical rain forests
d. Tropical rain forests and crop
plants

Question 6
The metabolic pathway which produces
carbohydrate is
a. Calvin cycle
b. Glycolysis
c. Cyclic electron pathway
d. Krebs cycle

Question 11
Which of the following substances yield
less than 4 Kcal/mol when its phosphate
bond is hydrolyzed?
a. Creatine Phosphate
b. ADP
c. Glucose-6-Phosphate
d. ATP

Question 7
Glycolysis
a. Takes place in the mitochondria
b. Produces no ATP
c. Has no connection with electron
transport chain
d. Reduces two molecules of NAD+
for every glucose molecule
processed
Question 8
In ______ NADP is converted into NADPH2.
a. Photolysis
b. Cyclic photophosphorylation
c. Noncyclic photophosphorylation
d. Oxidative phosphorylation
Question 9
Which one of the following doesn't play
any role in photosynthesis?
a. Phycocyanin
b. Xanthophylls
c. Phycoerythrin
d. Anthocyanin

Question 12
The correct sequence of cell organelles
during photorespiration is
a. Chloroplast, peroxisome,
mitochondria
b. Chloroplast, vacuole,
peroxisome
c. Chloroplast, Golgibodies,
mitochondria
d. Chloroplast, Rough endoplasmic
reticulum, Dictyosomes
Question 13
The C4 plants are photosynthetically
more efficient than C3 plants because
a. They have more chloroplasts
b. The CO2 compensation point is
more
c. CO2 generated during
photorespiration is trapped and
recycled through PEP carboxylase
d. The CO2 efflux is not prevented

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Question 14
In C4 plants, the bundle sheath cells
a. Have thin walls to facilitate
gaseous exchange
b. Have large intercellular spaces
c. Are rich in PEP carboxylase
d. Have a high density of chloroplasts
Question 15
In leaves of C4 plants malic acid
synthesis duringCO2 fixation occurs in:
a. Guard cells
b. Epidermal cells
c. Mesophyll cells
d. Bundle sheath

Question 4
The law of limiting factors was proposed
with particular reference to
photosynthesis. Identify the scientist who
proposed this law.
a. Blackman
b. Calvin
c. Weismann
d. Emerson

Photosynthesis: MCQs Quiz - 3

Question 5
In Photosynthesis energy from light
reaction to dark reaction is transferred in
the form of:
a. RUDP
b. ATP
c. ADP
d. Chlorophyll

Question 1
Which pigment absorbs the red and far
red light?
a. Cytochrome
b. Phytochrome
c. Carotenoids
d. Chlorophyll

Question 6
In higher plants the shape of the
chloroplast is
a. Discoid
b. Cup-shaped
c. Girdle-shaped
d. Reticulate

Question 2
Which of the following is a 4-carbon
compound?
a. Oxaloacetic acid
b. Phosphoglyceric acid
c. Ribulose biphosphate
d. PhosphoenolpyruvateQuestion 3
Which fractions of the visible spectrum of
solar radiations are primarily absorbed
by carotenoids of the higher plants?
a. Red and violet
b. Green and red
c. Blue and green
d. Violet and blue

Question 7
In C4 plants, the bundle sheath cells
a. Are rich in PEP carboxylase
b. Have large intercellular spaces
c. Have thin walls to facilitate
gaseous exchange
d. Have a high density of chloroplasts

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Question 8
In C3 plants, the first stable product of
photosynthesis during the dark reaction
is:
a. Phosphoglyceraldehyde
b. 3-phosphoglyceric acid
c. Oxaloacetic acid

d. Malic acid
Question 9
Hill reaction occurs in:
a. Absence of water
b. Total darkness
c. High altitude plants
d. Presence of ferricyanide
Question 10
Etiolation in plants is caused when
a. They are grown in intense light
b. They have mineral deficiency
c. They are grown in dark
d. They are grown in blue light
Question 11
During photorespiration, the conversion
of phosphoglycolate to glycolate takes
place in this cell organelle
a. Peroxisome
b. Glyoxysome
c. Mitochondria
d. Chloroplast
Question 12
Chloroplast dimorphism is a
characteristic feature of
a. Plants with Calvin cycle
b. C4-Plants
c. All plants
d. Only in algae
Question 13
Match the following two lists and select
the most accurate option.
List I List II
A. Oxygen evolving
I. Potassium
complex ferric
II. High oxygen
oxalate
III. ATP synthesis
B. Proton gradient
IV. Pheophytin
concentration
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C. Hill reagent
D. Photo-respiration

water

a. A - V, B - III, C - I, D - II
b. A - I, B - II, C - IV, D - V
c. A - V, B - I, C - IV, D - II
d. A - I, B - IV, C - III, D V
Question 14
In Kranz anatomy, the bundle sheath
cells have
a. Thin walls, no intercellular spaces
and several chloroplasts
b. Thick walls, many intercellular
spaces and few chloroplasts
c. Thin walls, many intercellular
spaces and no chloroplasts
d. Thick walls, no intercellular spaces
and large number of chloroplasts
Question 15
Assertion : The atmospheric
concentration of CO2 at which
photosynthesis just compensates for
respiration is referred to as CO2
compensation point.
Reason : The CO2 compensation point is
reached when the amount of CO2 uptake
is less than that generated through
respiration because the level of CO2 in
the atmosphere is more than that
required for achieving CO2 compensation
point.
a. Both Assertion and Reason are
true and the Reason is the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
b. Both Assertion and Reason are
true but the Reason is not the
correct explanation of the
Assertion.
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c. Assertion is true statement but

Reason is false.
d. Both Assertion Reason are false
statements.
Photosynthesis: MCQs Quiz 4
Question 1
In photosystem-I, the first electron
acceptor is
a. Plastocyanin
b. Cytochrome
c. Ferredoxin
d. An iron sulphur protein
Question 2
Both photosynthesis and respiration
require
a. Chloroplasts
b. Sunlight
c. Mitochondria
d. Cytochromes
Question 3
Bacterial photosynthesis involves
a. PS I only
b. PS II only
c. Both PS I and PS II
d. Either PS I or PS II
Question 4
As compared to a C3-plant, how many
additional molecules of ATP are needed
for net production of one molecule of
hexose sugar by C4-plants
a. Zero
b. Two
c. Six
d. Twelve
Question 5
A process that makes important
difference between C3 and C4 plants is
a. Transpiration
b. Photorespiration
c. Photosynthesis
d. Glycolysis

Question 6
A plant with low CO2 compensation point
is:
a. Gossypium hirsutum
b. Leucopoa kingii
c. Atriplex patula
d. Tidestromia Oblongifolia
Question 7
Which one of the following is not true
about the light reactions of
photosynthesis?
a. NADPH is not produced in cyclic
electrons transport in light
reactions.
b. The flow of electrons from water to
NADP in non-cyclic electron
transport produces one ATP
c. Reactions of the two photosystems
are needed for the reduction of
NADP
d. P680 and P700 are the reaction
centres of PS I an PS II respectively
reactions
Question 8
Which of the following statements
regarding C4 plants is false?
a. The primary CO2 acceptor is a 5
carbon molecule
b. The initial carboxylation reaction
occurs in mesophyll
c. The leaves that fix CO2 have two
cell types
d. The mesophyll cells lack RuBisCO
enzyme
Question 9
Which of the following is WRONGLY
matched?
a. Sorghum Kranz anatomy
b. PEP carboxylase Mesophyll cells
c. Blackman Law of limiting factors
d. PS II P700
Question 10

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The synthesis of one molecule of glucose

during Calvin cycle requires
a. 6 molecules of ATP and 12
molecules of NADPH2
b. 12 molecules each of ATP and
NADPH2
c. 12 molecules of ATP and 18
molecules of NADPH2
d. 18 molecules of ATP and 12
molecules of NADPH2
Question 11
The pathway that will produce oxygen
during photosynthesis is:
a. electron transport pathway
b. noncyclic electron pathway
c. light-independent reactions
d. cyclic electron pathway
Question 12
The net requirement of assimilator power
for the formation of 6 hexose molecules
in maize plant is
a. 180 ATP, 72 NADPH
b. 108 ATP,72 NADPH
c. 90 ATP, 60 NAQPH
d. 72 ATP, 48 NADPH
Question 13
RuBisCO stands for
a. Ribulose phosphate carboxylic
oxygenase
b. Ribulose phosphate carboxylase
oxygenase
c. Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase
oxygenase
d. None of the above
Question 14
Read the following four statements, A, B,
C and D and select the right option
having both correct statements.
STATEMENTS :
(A) Z scheme of light reaction takes place
in presence of PS I only.
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(B) Only PS I is functional in cyclic

photophosphorylation.
(C) Cyclic photophosphorylation results
into synthesis of ATP and NADPH2
(D) Stroma lamellae lack PS II as well as
NADP. Options :
a. B and D
b. A and B
c. B and C
d. C and D
Question 15
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
Photosynthesis: MCQs Quiz 5
Question 1
Which one of the following is wrong in
relation to photorespiration:
a. It is a characteristic of C4 plants
b. It is a characteristic of C3 plants
c. It occurs in daytime only
d. It occurs in chloroplasts
Question 2
Best defined function of Manganese in
green plants is
a. Photolysis of water
b. Water absorption
c. Nitrogen fixation
d. Calvin cycle
Question 3
The enzyme responsible for primary
carboxylation in C3 plants is
a. Pyruvate carboxylase

b. Succinic dehydrogenase
c. Hexokinase
d. RuBP carboxylase oxygenase
Question 4
In C3 plants, the first stable compound
formed after CO2 fixation is
a. Oxaloacetic acid
b. Malic acid
c. Phosphoglyceraldehyde
d. 3-phosphoglycerate
Question 5
Chemiosmosis hypothesis given by Peter
Mitchel proposes the mechanism of
a. synthesis of NADH
b. synthesis of ATP
c. synthesis of FADH2
d. synthesis of NADPH
Question 6
The ratio between 2-carbon and 3-carbon
intermediates having NH2 group
formed in photosynthetic oxidation cycle
is:
a. 1 : 1
b. 2 : 1
c. 3 : 2
d. 3 : 4
Question 7
In sugarcane plant, 14CO2 is fixed in
malic acid, in which the enzyme that
fixes CO2 is:
a. Ribulose phosphate kinase
b. Phosphoenolpyruvic acid
carboxylase
c. Ribulose biphosphate carboxylase
d. Fructose phosphatase
Question 8
In higher plants, continuity of cytoplasm
from one cell to its neighbouring cells is
established through
a. Apoplast
b. Chloroplast

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c. Leucoplast
d. Symplast
Question 9
In CAM plants, CO2 required for
photosynthesis enters the plant body
during
a. Daytime through the lenticels
b. Night when the hydathodes are
open
c. Daytime when the stomata are
open
d. Night through the stomata which
are kept open
Question 10
In a CAM plant the concentration of
organic acid
a. increases during the day
b. decreases or increases during the
day
c. increases during night
d. decreases during any time
Question 11
Ganongs respiroscope is used to
demonstrate
a. production of carbon dioxide
during aerobic respiration.
b. evolution of carbon dioxide during
fermentation.
c. evolution of oxygen during
photosynthesis.
d. production of heat during aerobic
respiration.
Question 12
Carbohydrates are commonly found as
starch in plant storage organs. Which of
the following five properties of starch (a e) make it useful as a storage material?
(a) Easily translocated
(b) Chemically non-reactive
(c) Easily digested by animals
(d) Osmotically inactive
(e) Synthesized during photosynthesis
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The useful properties are:

a. (a) and (e)
b. (b) and (c)
c. (b) and (d)
d. (a), (c) and (e)
Question 13 W
Match the phenomenon listed under
column I with those listed under column
II. Select the correct answer from the
options given.
Column I
Column II
A
Warburg effect p. Change in gene
B
Pasteur effect
frequency by
applying
chance
cytokinin
q. Postponing
C
Emerson effect severance in the
D
Wright effect
leaves by
r. Decline in the
consumption of
respiratory
substrate due to a
change from
anaerobic to
aerobic respiration
s. Inhibitory effect
of O2 on
photosynthesis
tEnhancement of
photosynthesis by
subjecting
chlorophyll to the
effect two different
wavelengths of
light
a. A = s, B = t, C = q, D = r
b. A = s, B = r, C = t, D = p
c. A = t, B =s, C = p, D = q
d. A= t, B = r, C = p, D = s
Question 14
Assertion: Rhoeo leaves contain
anthocyanin pigments in epidermal cells.

Reason: Anthocyanins are accessory

photosynthetic pigments.
a. Both Assertion and Reason are
true and the Reason is the correct
explanation of the Assertion
b. Assertion and Reason are true but
the Reason is not the correct
explanation of the Assertion
c. Assertion is true statement but
Reason is false
d. Assertion and Reason are false
statements
Question 15
Photosynthesis cannot continue for long
if during light reaction, only cyclic
photophosphorylation takes place. This is
because
a. Only ATP is formed NADPH+ + H+
is not formed
b. There is no evolution of O2
c. There is unidirectional cyclic
movement of the electrons
d. Photosystem I stops getting
excited at a wavelength of light
beyond 680 nm
e. Rate the test and post your an
appropriate ex
Plant Growth and Development:
MCQs Quiz - 1
Question 1
Coconut milk factor is:
a. An auxin
b. A gibberellin
c. Abscisic acid
d. Cytokinin
Question 2
Which one of the followings is a synthetic
auxin?
a. IAA
b. NAA
c. IBA
d. GA

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Question 3
An enzyme that can stimulate
germination of barley seeds is
a. -amylase
b. Lipase
c. Protease
d. Invertase
Question 4
Seed dormancy is due to the:
a. Ethylene
b. Abscisic acid
c. IAA
d. Starch
Question 5
Importance of day length in flowering of
plants was first shown in:
a. Petunia
b. Letting
c. Tobacco
d. Cotton
Question 6
Phototropic curvature is the result of
uneven distribution of:
a. Auxin
b. Gibberellin
c. Phytochrome
d. Cytokinins
Question 7
Coiling of garden pea tendrils around any
support is an example of:
a. Thermotaxis
b. Thigmotaxis
c. Thigmonasty
d. Thigmotropism
Question 8
Natural cytokinins are synthesized in
tissues that are:
a. Senescent
b. Dividing rapidly
c. Storing food material
d. Differentiating
Question 9
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a. Which one of the followings is a

gaseous plant hormone?
b. Ethylene
c. Gibberellin
d. IAA
e. Abscisic acid
Question 10
Differentiation of shoot is controlled by:
a. High auxin : cytokinin ratio
b. High cytokinin : auxin ratio
c. High gibberellin : auxin ratio
d. High gibberellin : cytokinin ratio
Question 11
Opening of floral buds into flowers, is a
type of:
a. Autonomic movement of variation
b. Autonomic movement of
locomotion
c. Autonomic movement of growth
d. Paratonic movement of growth
Question 12
The annular and spirally thickened
conducting elements generally
developed in the protoxylem when the
root or stem is
a. Elongating
b. Maturing
c. Differentiating
d. Widening
Question 13
Which one of the following acids is a
derivative of carotenoids?
a. Abscisic acid
b. Indole butyric acid
c. Indole-3-acetic acid
d. Gibberellic acid
Question 14
Cell elongation in internodal regions of
the green plants takes place due to:
a. Cytokinins
b. Gibberellins
c. Ethylene

d. Indole acetic acid

Question 15
Which one of the following pairs, is not
correctly matched?
a. IAA Cell wall elongation
b. Abscisic acid Stomatal closure
c. Gibberellic acid Leaf fall
d. Cytokinin Cell division
Plant Nutrition (Mineral Nutrition in
Plants) - MCQs Quiz - 1
Question 1
Which one of the following is not an
essential element for plants?
a. Iron
b. Zinc
c. Potassium
d. Iodine
Question 2
A facultative parasite is one
a. which always requires a living host
b. is normally a saprophyte but can
also become a parasite
c. never requires a living host
d. none of these
Question 3
A sulphur containing amino acid is
a. Serine
b. Asparagine
c. Methionine
d. Proline
Question 4
A trace element essential for plant
growth and radioactive isotope which is
used in cancer therapy is known as
a. Calcium
b. Iron
c. Cobalt
d. Sodium
Question 5

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A trace element is an element. Which of

the statements given above is/are
correct?
a. is a radioactive and can be traced
by Geiger counter
b. is required in very minute amounts
c. draw other element out of
protoplasm
d. was one of the first to be
discovered in protoplasm
Question 6
A trace element is that which is
a. Traced by Geiger counter
b. Discovered first in a cell
c. Required in minute quantities
d. Draws other elements out of
protoplasm
Question 7
Active transport from outside to inside of
molecules across a membrane requires
a. Cyclic AMP
b. Acetyle chlorine
c. ATP
d. Phloroglucinol
Question 8
Active transport of ions by the cell
requires
a. High temperature
b. ATP
c. Alkaline pH
d. Salts
Question 9
All heterotrophs require environment
which can provide
a. Nitrates in solution
b. Organic compounds
c. Ammonium salts
d. Vitamin A
Question 10
Ammonium sulphate is
a. Insecticide
b. Weedicide
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c. Fertilizer
d. Tonic chemical
Question 11
Angiosperm, to which the largest flowers
belong, is
a. total stem parasite
b. partial stem parasite
c. total root parasite
d. partial root parasite
Question 12
Bidirectional translocation of minerals
take place in
a. Xylem
b. Phloem
c. Parenchyma
d. Cambium
Question 13
Boron in green plants assists in
a. Activation of enzymes
b. Acting as enzyme cofactor
c. Photosynthesis
d. Sugar transport
Question 14
Brown heart disease is due to deficiency
of
a. Boron
b. Iron
c. Molybdenum
d. Phosphorus
Question 15
Carbon become available to crop plants
in the form of
a. Amino acids
b. Carbonates
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Element carbon
MCQs Quiz - 2
Question 1
Carnivorous plants are found on
a. Nitrogen deficient soil
b. O2 deficient soil
c. CO2 deficient soil

d. None of these
Question 2
Carrier proteins are involved in
a. Water transport
b. Water evaporation
c. Active transport
d. Passive transport
Question 3
Chlorosis occurs when plants are grown
in
a. Dark
b. Shade
c. Strong light
d. Fe free medium
Question 4
Conduction of inorganic materials in
plants occur mainly through minerals
absorbed by roots move to the leaf
through
a. Sieve tube
b. Phloem
c. Xylem
d. None of these
Question 5
Cultivation by sand culture is also called
a. Soil-less cultivation
b. Green house effect
c. Photorespiration
d. Protein synthesis
Question 6
Deficiency of mineral nutrients is not
responsible for
a. Shortening of internodes
b. Necrosis
c. Chlorosis
d. Etiolation
Question 7
Element essential for photolysis of water
is
a. Nitrogen
b. Oxygen
c. Chlorine

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d. Carbon
Question 8
Essential macro elements are
a. Manufactured during
photosynthesis
b. Produced by enzymes
c. Absorbed from soil
d. Produced by growth hormones
Question 9
Exanthema is due to deficiency of
a. B
b. Mo
c. Mn
d. Cu
Question 10
Fall of immature leaf is due to deficiency
of
a. Sulphur
b. Phosphorous
c. Sodium
d. Zinc
Question 11
Fertility of soil in rice fields can be
improved by
a. Blue green algae
b. Sodium chloride
c. Gypsum
d. Rhizobium
Question 12
Function of zinc is
a. Closing of stomata
b. Biosynthesis of 3-IAA
c. Synthesis of chlorophyll
d. Oxidation of carbohydrate
Question 13
Gray spots of oat are caused by
deficiency of
a. Cu
b. Zn
c. Mn
d. Fe
Question 14
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Hydroponics are
a. Growing of aquatic plants
b. Growing of floating aquatic plants
c. Growing of plants in sand
d. Growing of plants aqueous
balanced nutrient
Question 15
Hydroponics are
a. Water
b. Solution containing all the
nutrients
c. Green house
d. Liquid
MCQs Quiz - 3
Question 1
Immature leaf of plants fall down due to
deficiency of
a. Sulphur
b. Zinc
c. Phosphorus
d. Sodium
Question 2
Which one of the following mineral
elements plays an in biological nitrogen
fixation?
a. Copper
b. Manganese
c. Zinc
d. Molybdenum
Question 3
Important contribution of molybdenum is
a. Chromosome condensation
b. Nitrogen fixation
c. Flower growth
d. Carbon fixation

Question 4

In an experiment a plant was dried,

crushed and heated strongly in a crucible
for long. The residue contained
a. Amides and carbonates of about
ten elements
b. Oxides and carbonates of three
elements
c. Carbon only
d. Starch and related compounds
Question 5
In hydrophytic plants, water and salts are
absorbed by
a. Stem
b. Leaves
c. Roots
d. Outer layer of plants
Question 6
In plants a common symptom caused by
deficiency of P, K, Ca and Mg is the
a. Poor development of vasculature
b. Formation of anthocyanin
c. Bending of leaf tip
d. Appearance of dead necrotic areas
Question 7
Nitrifying bacteria
a. Reduce nitrates to free nitrogen
b. Oxidize ammonia to nitrates
c. Convert free nitrogen to nitrogen
compounds
d. Convert proteins into ammonia
Question 8
In which of the following is nitrogen not a
constituent?
a. Idioblast
b. Bacteriochlorophyll
c. Invertase
d. Pepsin
Question 9
Inorganic nutrients are present in the soil
in the form of
a. Molecules
b. Atoms

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d. Organic compounds
Question 10
Insectivorous plants are called so
because
a. All insects eat these plants
b. Insects like such plants
c. They are herbivorous
d. They catch insects for food
Question 11
a. Insectivorous plants are usually
adapted to
b. Water rich soils
c. Soils deficient in sugars
d. Soils rich in trace elements
e. Soils deficient in nitrogenous
compounds
Question 12
Insectivorous plants grow where
a. There is carbohydrate deficient
soil
b. There is nitrogen deficient soil
c. Vitamin c is required
d. Hormones are required
Question 13
Interval cork Apple/browning of
cauliflower is deficiency symptom of
a. Mo
b. B
c. Cu
d. Zn
Question 14
Ion carriers are located in
a. Cell wall
b. Intercellular spaces
c. Cell membrane
d. Nucleus
Question 15
Ions are absorbed by the plants through
a. Difference in water potential
b. Carriers and pumps
c. Molecular diffusion
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MCQs Quiz - 4
Question 1
Iron uptake is called active because
a. Ions move freely
b. Energy is expended
c. Ions are active
d. Ions move passively
Question 2
Little leaf is caused due to the deficiency
of
a. Boron
b. Copper
c. Zinc
d. Phosphorus
Question 3
Main function of leghemoglobin is to
a. Promote oxygen availability to
nodules
b. Generate atp for nitrogen fixation
c. Generate hydrogen ions for
ammonia formation
d. Scavenge oxygen
Question 4
Mineral salts which are absorbed by the
roots from soil are in the form of
a. Dilute solution
b. Very concentrated solution
c. Concentrated solution
d. Very dilute solution
Question 5
Most plants obtain their nitrogen from
the soil in the form of
a. Nitric acid
b. Nitrates
c. Free nitrogen gas
d. Nitrogen oxide
Question 6 WRONG
Nitrogen fixing bacteria were discovered
by
a. Koch

b. Winogradsky
c. Pasteur
d. Lister
Question 7
Nitrogen is an important constituent of
a. Proteins
b. Lipids
c. Carbohydrates
d. Phospholipids
Question 8
Non-legume nitrogen fixing organisms
belongs to genus
a. Rhizobium
b. Franken
c. Clostridium
d. Azotobacter
Question 9
NPK denotes
a. Nitrogen, Protein, Kinetin
b. Nitrogen, Protein, Potassium
c. Nitrogen, Potassium, kinetin
d. Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium
Question 10
Obligate parasites are those organisms
which
a. live only on living host
b. live only on dead and decaying
organic matter
c. are essentially parasites but can
also become saprophytes
d. are essentially saprophytes but
can also become parasites
Question 11
One of the following is a nitrogen fixing
enzyme
a. Urease
b. Arginase
c. Nitrate reductase
d. All of the above
Question 12
Phosphorus is a structural element in
a. Fat

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b. Starch
c. Nucleotide
d. Carbohydrate
Question 13
Phytotron is meant for
a. Controlled humidity
b. Induction of mutations
c. Controlled irradiation
d. Growing plants under controlled
environment
Question 14
Pigment leghemoglobin is present in
roots of
a. Maize
b. Rice
c. Soybean
d. Potato
Question 15
Plants absorb mineral salts from the soil
solution through
a. The cell wall which is
semipermeable
b. Perforation at the apex of rot hair
cells
c. A semipermeable membrane into
the cytoplasm
d. None of these
MCQs Quiz 5
Question 1
A nutritionally wild type organism, which
does not require any additional growth
supplement is known as:
a. Holotype
b. Auxotroph
c. Prototroph
d. Phenotype
Question 2
Which one of the following is not a
micronutrient?
a. Magnesium
b. Molybdenum
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d. Zinc
Question 3
The function of leghemoglobin in the root
nodules of legumes is
a. Oxygen removal
b. Inhibition of nitrogenase activity
c. Expression of nif gene
d. Nodule differentiation
Question 4
Which of the following is a bacterium
involved in denitrification?
a. Azotobacter
b. Nitrosomonas
c. Pseudomonas
d. Nitrobacter
Question 5
Which one of the following elements in
plants is not remobilized?
a. Calcium
b. Phosphorus
c. Sulphur
d. Potassium
Question 6
Which of the following is a rootless
aquatic plant in which a portion of the
leaf forms a tiny sac for trapping insects?
a. Utricularia
b. Drosera
c. Nepenthes
d. Dionaea
Question 7
Which of the following is a flowering
plant with nodules containing
filamentous nitrogen-fixing
microorganism?
a. Crotalaria juncea
b. Casuarina equisetifolia
c. Cicer arietinum
d. Cycas revoluta
Question 8

The minerals involved in water-splitting

reaction during photosynthesis are
a. Magnesium Chlorine
b. Potassium and Manganese
c. Manganese and Chlorine
d. Molybdenum Manganese
Question 9
If by radiation all nitrogenase enzyme are
inactivated, then there will be no
a. Conversion from ammonium to
nitrate in soil
b. Conversion from nitrate to nitrite
in legumes
c. Fixation of atmospheric nitrogen
d. Fixation of nitrogen in legumes
Question 10
In root nodules of legumes, leghaemoglobin is important because it
a. Transports oxygen to the root
nodule
b. Acts as an oxygen scavenger
c. Provides energy to the nitrogen
fixing bacterium
d. Acts as a catalyst in
transamination
Question 11
Which of the following minerals activate
the enzymes involved in respiration?
a. Nitrogen and phosphorus
b. Magnesium and manganese
c. Potassium and calcium
d. Sulphur and iron
Question 12
Select the matched ones:
a. Nitrosomonas - Nitrite to nitrate
b. Thiobacillus - Denitrification
c. Nostoc - Free-living nitrogen-fixer
d. Azotobacter - Anaerobic nitrogen-fixer
a. a and b only
b. c and d only
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d. b and d only
Question 13
Match the followings an choose the
correct combination from the options
given:
List - I
List II
a.
Sulphur
1. Chlorophyll
b.
Zinc
2.Nitrogenase
c.
Magnesium
3.Methionine
d.
Molybdenum 4. Auxin
a. a 1, b 2, c 3, d 4
b. a 3, b 4, c 1, d 2
c. a 3, b 1, c 2, d 4
d. a 2, b 4, c 1, d 3
Question 14
Match the followings an choose the
correct combination from the options
given:
List - I
List II
a.Photolysis of
1. Zinc
water
2.Copper
b.Diazotrophy
3.Manganese
c.Cytochrome
4.Molybdenum
oxidase
5.Boron
d. Biosynthesis of
IAA
a. a 3, b 2, c 1, d 5
b. a 3, b 4, c 2, d 1
c. a 5, b 2, c 3, d 4
d. a 4, b 1, c 3, d 2
Question 15
Assertion: Deficiency of sulphur causes
chlorosis in plants.
Reason: Sulphur is a constituent of
chlorophyll, proteins and nucleic acids.
a. Both the Assertion and the Reason
are true and the Reason is a
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Assertion.
b. Both the Assertion and the Reason
are true but the Reason is not a
correct explanation of Assertion.
c. Assertion is true but the Reason is
false.
d. Both the Assertion and the Reason
are false.
Plant Water Relations: Quiz - 1
Question 1
Which one of the following is used for
measuring the rate of transpiration?
a. Ganongs potometer
b. Moll's experiment
c. Auxanometer
d. Respirometer
Question 2
Pulsation theory to explain ascent of
sap was proposed by
a. Dixon and Jolly
b. J .C. Bose
c. Curtis and Clark
d. None of the above.
Question 3
0.1 M solution of a solute has a water
potential of
a. -2.3 bars
b. 0 bar
c. 22.4 bars
d. +2.3 bars
Question 4
A cell becomes turgid when placed in
a. Isotonic solution
b. Hypertonic solution
c. Hypotonic solution
d. All of these
Question 5
Stomata of CAM plants
a. never open
b. are always open

c. open during the day and close at

night
d. open during the night and close
during the day
Question 6
A cell placed in hypertonic solution
plasmolysis; the space between the cell
wall and plasmolysed contents is filled
with
a. Water
b. Cell sap
c. Hypertonic solution
d. Hypotonic solution
Question 7
A cell when placed in solution gets
plasmolysed. What is largely present in
between the cell wall and the
plasmolysed contents?
a. Water
b. Cell sap
c. Hypotonic solution
d. Hypertonic solution
Question 8
A small mesophytic twig with green
leaves is dipped into water in a big
beaker under sunlight. It demonstrates
a. Photosynthesis
b. Respiration
c. Transpiration
d. None of these
Question 9
A thin film of water is held by the soil
particle under the influence of internal
attractive force. It is called
a. Capillary water
b. Combined water
c. Hygroscopic water
d. Gravitational water
Question 10

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When a cell is fully turgid, which one of

the following is zero?
a. Turgor pressure
b. Wall pressure
c. Diffusion pressure deficit
d. Osmotic pressure
Question 11
Active K+ exchange mechanism for the
opening and closing of stomata was
given by
a. Devlin
b. Levitt
c. Seath
d. Khorana
Question 12
The plants die due to wilting when
a. available light is reduced to half
b. xylem is blocked
c. a few roots are broken
d. phloem is blocked
Question 13
After heavy rain fall with poor drainage,
leaves of many plants wilt due to
a. Root rot
b. Poor soil aeration
c. High salt concentration
d. Low soil temperature
Question 14
The direction and the rate of water
movement from cell to cell is based on
a. Diffusion pressure deficit
b. Incipient plasmolysis
c. Turgor pressure
d. Wall pressure
Question 15
At very low temperature, plants do not
grow. This is due to
a. Desiccation of plants
b. Solarisation of plants
c. Cell cannot grow
d. Cell wall will be inhibited
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Plant Water Relations: Quiz - 2
Question 1
Which one of the following is produced
during water stress and causes closure of
stomata?
a. Auxin
b. Abscisic acid
c. Cytokinin
d. Gibberellin
Question 2
Bacteria cannot survive in a highly salted
pickle because
a. Salt inhibits reproduction of
bacteria
b. Enough light is available for
photosynthesis
c. They become plasmolysed and
death occurs
d. Nutrients in the pickle medium can
not support life
Question 3
Conduction of sap in plants occurs
through
a. Heart wood
b. Bark
c. Xylem
d. All the above
Question 4
Conversion of starch to organic acid is
essential for stomatal
a. closure
b. opening
c. initiation
d. growth
Question 5
Diffusion of water from selectively
permeable membrane is known as
a. Active absorption
b. Passive absorption
c. Osmosis
d. Diffusion

Question 6
Dixon and Jolly are associated with
a. Light reaction of photosynthesis
b. Anaerobic respiration
c. Cohesion theory of Ascent of sap
d. Apical dominance
Question 7
During absorption of water by roots, the
water potential of cell sap is lower than
that of
a. pure water and soil solution
b. neither pure water nor soil solution
c. pure water, but higher than that of
soil solution
d. soil solution, but higher than that
of pure water
Question 8
Field capacity is
a. Higher for sandy soils than clay
soils
b. Amount of water in soil available
to plants
c. Same as permanent wilting point
d. Amount of water left in soil after
drainage
Question 9
The chief water conducting elements of
xylem in gymnosperms are
a. Tracheids
b. Vessels
c. Fibers
d. Transfusion tissue
Question 10
Increase in the CO2 concentration of
micro environment of leaf would cause
a. closure of stomata
b. opening of stomata
c. no effect on stomata
d. widening of stomata
Question 11

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Flooding kills plants because

a. Cell sap in plants become too
dilute
b. Root respiration ceases
c. Cell sap in plants become too
dilute
d. Excess water Ieaches down plant
nutrients.
Question 12
Guard cells differ from epidermal cells in
having
a. Nucleus
b. Mitochondria
c. Ribosomes
d. Chloroplasts
Question 13
Guttation is caused by
a. Transpiration
b. Osmosis/DPD
c. Root pressure
d. Osmotic pressure
Question 14
If CO2 concentration suddenly increases
around the leaf, one of the following
events occurs
a. Stomata open gradually
b. Stomata open suddenly
c. Transpiration will not be affected
d. Decrease in transpiration due to
sudden closure of stomata
Question 15
If the concentration of external solution
is more than the cytoplasm, the solution
is known as
a. Hypertonic
b. Isotonic
c. Hypotonic
d. None of these
Transport in Plants: MCQs Test - 1
Question 1
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In a plant organ, which is covered by

periderm and the stomata are absent,
some gaseous exchange still takes place
through
a. pneumatophores
b. trichomes
c. aerenchyma
d. lenticels
Question 2
The carbohydrates synthesized in the
leaves are transported through sieve
tubes most commonly in the form of
a. glucose
b. triose sugar
c. sucrose
d. soluble starch
Question 3
Phenylmercuric acetate
a. reduces transpiration rate
b. reduces photosynthesis
c. reduces respiration
d. kills the plant
Question 4
The amount of water held by the soil
after drainage is known as
a. Mineral water
b. Soil water
c. Field capacity
d. Gravitational capacity
Question 5
In soil, water available for plants is
a. Capillary water
b. Hygroscopic water
c. Gravitational water
d. Chemically bound water
Question 6
Turgidity of the cells is maintained by
a. osmotic pressure
b. wall pressure
c. turgor pressure
d. diffusion pressure
Question 7

Wilting of a plant results from excessive

a. respiration
b. photosynthesis
c. absorption
d. transpiration
Question 8
The phytohormone, which increases the
concentration of potassium in guard cells
is also responsible for the induction of
a. Cell division
b. Triple response growth
c. Apical dominance
d. Abscission
Question 9
Potometer works on the principle of
a. Osmotic pressure
b. Amount of water absorbed equals
the amount transpired
c. Potential difference between the
tip of the tube and that of the
plant
d. Root pressure
Question 10
According to Stewards starch hydrolysis
theory, which one of the following is the
principal reason for the opening of
stomata during daytime?
a. Photosynthetic utilization of CO2 in
guard cells.
b. Influx of K+ ions into guard cells
under the influence of ABA
hormone.
c. Conversion of sugar into starch in
guard cells.
d. Efflux of K+ ions from guard cells
under the influence of ABA
hormone.
Question 11
The osmotic potential and pressure
potential of three cells (A, B, C) located in

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different parts of an actively transpiring

plant are given below:
Cell
Osmotic
Pressure
Potential
Potential (MPa)
A
(MPa)
0.44
B
0.87
0.34
C
0.92
0.27
0.68
Identify these three cells as root hair,
root cortical and leaf mesophyll cells
respectively. The correct answer is.
a. C, A, B
b. A, C, B
c. A, B, C
d. B, C, A
Question 12
A leaf peeling of Tradescantia is kept in a
medium having 10% NaCl. After a few
minutes if we observe the leaf peel under
the microscope, we are likely to see
a. Entry of water into the cell
b. Exit of water from the cell
c. Diffusion of NaCl into the cell
d. The cells bursting out
Question 13
Study the following table showing the
components of water potential in closely
arranged mesophyll cells namely A, B
and C.
Cell
Osmotic
Pressure Potential
Potential (MPa)
(MPa)
A
0.22
0.05
B
0.21
0.02
C
0.23
0.05
Identify two of the following which show
correct direction of water movement
between two cells.
I. A B, II. B C, III. C A, IV. C B
The correct pair is
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a. I, II
b. II, III
c. I, IV
d. II,IV
Question 14
Two cells A and B are contiguous. Cell A
has osmotic pressure 10 atm, turgor
pressure 7 atm and diffusion pressure
deficit 3 atm. Cell B has osmotic pressure
8 atm, turgor pressure 3 atm and
diffusion pressure deficit 5 atm. The
result will be:
a. No movement of water
b. Movement of water from cell B to
A
c. Movement of water from cell A to
B
d. Equilibrium between the two
Question 15
Assertion: When dried seeds of pea
are placed in a tin and water added
up to their upper level and then a lid is
put lightly over it. Within an hour, the lid
will be blown off.
Reason: Due to rapid cell division in pea
seeds.
a. Both Assertion and Reason are
true and Reason is the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
b. Both Assertion and Reason are
true but the Reason is not the
correct explanations of Assertion.
c. Assertion is true, but Reason is
false.
d. Both Assertion and Reason are
false.
Plants: MCQs Test - 2.
Question 1 CORRECT
Stomata open is due to accumulation of
a. K+

b. Na+
c. Ca+
d. Mg+
Question 2
Attraction of water molecules to polar
surfaces is known as
a. Cohesion
b. Capillarity
c. Surface tension
d. Adhesion
Question 3
Which of the following is not a purpose of
transpiration?
a. Supplies water for photosynthesis
b. Helps in translocation of sugars
from source to sink
c. Maintains shape and structure of
the plants
d. Transports minerals from the soil
to all parts of the plant
Question 4
A soil sample is found to have 25% of its
volume occupied by soil water. Of this,
10% is hygroscopic water and .the
remaining is capillary water. What is the
field capacity of this soil?
a. 10%
b. 15%
c. 25%
d. 35%
Question 5
When the conditions are dry, a grass leaf
curls inward to minimize water loss due
to presence of
a. Thick cuticle
b. Large xylem cavities
c. Parallel venation
d. Bulliform cells
Question 6
Cohesion theory of water movement in
plants was put forth by
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b. F. F. Blackman
c. Melvin cycle
d. Hans. A. Krebs
Question 7
Which of the following force is
responsible for raising water up to 100 m
of tall plants?
a. Root pressure
b. Capillary action
c. Transpiration pull
d. Air pressure
Question 8
The first process by which water enters
into the seed coat when a seed is placed
in suitable environment for germination
is
a. Osmosis
b. Imbibition
c. Absorption
d. None of these
Question 9
When the concentration of the soil
solutes is low, the absorption of water is
a. Remain normal
b. Decreased
c. Increased
d. Stopped
Question 10
When pea seeds and wheat grains are
soaked in water, pea seeds showed more
swelling than the wheat. The reason is
a. Cell membrane of pea seeds is
more permeable
b. Presence of less hydrophilic
colloids in the wheat grains
c. Imbibition capacity of proteins is
more than that of starch
d. Cell walls of wheat grains are less
permeable
Question 11
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Which one of the following denotes the

water potential of the mesophyll cell in
wilted condition?
a. Greater than the value of its
osmotic potential
b. Equal to the value of pressure
potential
c. Equal to the value of osmotic
potential
d. Equal to zero
Question 12
Identify the correct relationship with
reference to water potential of a plant
cell.
a. w = m + s + p
b. w = m + (s p)
c. w = m (s + p)
d. w = m s p
Question 13
Study the following lists and choose the
correct option.
List - I
List - II
A.Water potential of 10% salt I.Positive
solution
II.Negativ
B.Pressure potential in a
e
normal cell
III.Positiv
C.Pressure potential in a
e
plasmolysed cell
IV.Negati
D.Metric potential on the
ve
surface of the wood
V.Zero
The correct match is:
A - II, B - III, C - V, D - IV
A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I
A - I, B - II, C - IV, D - III
A - V, B - IV, C - II, D - I
Question 14
The values osmotic potential '' and
pressure potential '' of cells A, B, C and
D are given below:
Cell

Cell A 1.0 0.5

Cell B 0.6 0.3
Cell C 1.2 0.6
Cell D 0.8 0.4
Identify the correct sequence that shows
the path of movement of water from
among the following:
a. D C A B
b. B D A C
c. B C D A
d. C B A D
Question 15
Study the following table:
(I) Peperomia - Leaf succulent - Leaf
epidermal cells store water
(II) Calotropis - Non-succulent - Root cells
with thickened cell walls
(III) Tribulus - Ephemeral - Stem stores
water
(IV) Ammophila - Dicot plant - Rolling in
of leaves to check water loss
Identify the correct pair of answers.
a. I, II
b. I, III
c. II, III
d. II, IV
MCQs Test - 3
Question 1
Humidity in atmosphere decreases rate
of
a. glycolysis
b. photosynthesis
c. transpiration
d. growth
Question 2
Guttation is the result of
a. Diffusion
b. Root pressure
c. Osmosis
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Question 3
Hydathodes are also called
a. guard cells
b. sunken stomata
c. water stomata
d. subsidiary cells
Question 4
Grahams Law is correlated with
a. Osmosis
b. Osmoregulation
c. Diffusion
d. Adsorption
Question 5
The sugarcane Plant has
a. reticulate venation
b. pentamerous flowers
c. dumb bell-shaped guard cells
d. capsular fruits
Question 6
If water enters in a cell, the pressure
exerted by its swollen protoplast is
a. Osmotic pressure
b. Diffusion pressure deficit
c. Turgor pressure
d. Imbibition
Question 7
Which one of the followings establishes
the barrier to the apoplastic movement
of solutes into the vascular cylinder?
a. Intracellular spaces
b. Plasma membrane
c. Casparian strips
d. Plasmodesmata
Question 8
The direction of water in the leaflets of
Cycas from midrib is
a. lateral
b. downward
c. upward
d. both downward and upward
Question 9
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Which of the following is the most

accepted theory for movement of water
through plants?
a. Passive transport
b. Capillarity
c. Cohesion theory
d. Root pressure
Question 10
With an increase in the turgidity of a cell,
the wall pressure will
a. increase
b. decrease
c. fluctuate
d. remain unchanged
Question 11
Munch hypothesis is based on
a. Translocation of food due to
imbibition force.
b. Translocation of food due to TP
gradient and imbibition force.
c. Translocation of food due to Turgor
Pressure (TP) gradient.
d. None of these
Question 12
The translocation of organic solutes in
sieve tube members is supported by
a. P-proteins
b. Root pressure and transpiration
pull
c. Cytoplasmic streaming
d. Mass flow involving a carrier and
ATP
Question 13
Column I lists some principles, pertaining
to physiology of plants. Column II lists
the names of scientists who proposed the
idea. Match the two columns. Identify the
correct choice from those given
Column - I
Column - II
p. J. C. Bose

A.Mass flow
q. Strasburger
r. Munch
hypothesis
s. Godlewski
B.Relay pump
t. Dixon and Jolly
theory
C.Transpiration pull
theory
D.Pulsatile
movement theory
a. A - r, B - s, C - p, D - t
b. A - r, B - s, C - t, D- p
c. A - s, B - r, C - t, D - p
d. A - s, B - r, C - p, D - t
Question 14
Opening and closing of stomata is due to
the:
a. Gaseous exchange
b. Change in Turgor pressure of guard
cells
c. Hormonal change in guard cells
d. Respiration
Question 15
Water will be absorbed by root hair
when
a. concentration of salts in the soil is
high
b. concentration of solutes in the cell
sap is high
c. plant is rapidly respiring
d. they are separated from soil by a
permeable membrane
MCQs Test - 4
Question 1
Due to low atmospheric pressure, the
rate of transpiration will
a. increase
b. decrease rapidly
c. decrease slowly
d. remain unaffected
Question 2
Guard cells help in

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a. Transpiration
b. Protection against grazing
c. Fighting against infection
d. Guttation
Question 3
The transpiration is regulated by the
movements of
a. Subsidiary cells of the leaves
b. Guard cells of the stomata
c. Mesophyll tissue cells
d. Epidermal cells of the leaves
Question 4
Steroid hormones easily pass through the
plasma membrane by simple diffusion
because they
a. Enter through pores
b. Contain carbon and hydrogen
c. Are water soluble
d. Are lipid soluble
Question 5
Living cells placed in isotonic solution
(0.9% saline) retain their size and shape.
This is based on the concept of
a. Facilitated diffusion
b. Diffusion
c. Osmosis
d. Transpiration
Question 6
When a plant is girdled (ringed)
a. the root and shoot die at the same
time
b. the shoot dies first
c. the root dies first
d. neither root nor shoot will die
Question 7
Transport of food material in higher
plants takes place through
a. Tracheids
b. Transfusion tissue
c. Companion cells
d. Sieve elements
Question 8
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The rupture and fractionation do not

usually occur in the water column in
vessel/ tracheids during the ascent of
sap because of:
a. Cohesion and adhesion
b. Lignified thick walls
c. Transpiration pull
d. Weak gravitational pull
Question 9
Passage cells are thin-walled cells found
in:
a. Phloem elements that serve as
entry points for substances for
transport to other plant parts
b. Endodermis of roots facilitating
rapid transport of water from
cortex to pericycle
c. Central region of style through
which the pollen tube grows
towards the ovary
d. Testa of seeds to enable
emergence of growing embryonic
axis during seed germination
Question 10
The relationship among different types of
soil water can be summed up by the
following equation:
a. Echard = Hollard + Chresard
b. Chresard = Hollard Echard
c. Chresard = Echard + Hollard
d. Hollard = Chresard Echard
Question 11
Select the correct events leading to the
opening of the stomata
a. Decline in guard cell solutes
b. Lowering of osmotic potential of guard
cells
c. Rise in potassium levels in guard cells
d. Movement of water from neighbouring
cells into guard cells
e. Guard cells becoming flaccid
a) a, c and d only

b) b, c and d only
c) a and e only
d) b, d and e only
Question 12
Water is lost in a liquid state in some
plants through hydathodes. These
hydathodes
a) do not show any specificity in
opening and closing
b) remain closed during day
c) remain closed at night
d) remain always open
Question 13
Passive absorption of water by the root
system is the result of
a) Tension on the cell sap due to
transpiration
b) Increased respiratory activity in
root cells
c) Forces created in the cells of the
root
d) Osmotic force in the shoot system
Question 14
In which of the following plants, there will
be no transpiration?
a) Plants growing in hilly regions
b) Aquatic, submerged plants
c) Plants living in deserts
d) Aquatic plants with floating leaves
Question 15
Assertion (A): K+ ion accumulation found
in Nitella depends on its respiratory
activity.
Reason (R): Absorption of all ions in
plants completely depends on the usage
of metabolic energy.
The correct answer is
a) A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b) A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false

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