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6451.

Heat energy of plants is measured in  [MP PMT 1996]

A. Grams    
B. Pounds
C. Decibels
D. Calories
Answer» E.
6452.

Leaves of annual plants obtain\[{{O}_{2}}\]through [CPMT 1985; DPMT 1977, 84]

A. Cell walls               
B. Cuticle and leaf scars
C. Stomata
D. Lenticels
Answer» D. Lenticels
6453.

When ATP is converted into ADP, it releases [Manipal 1995]

A. Electricity               
B. Energy
C. Enzymes
D. Hormones
Answer» C. Enzymes
6454.

Which of the scientific paper would you assign to plant physiology                                               [CPMT 1985]

A. Evergreen forest of India
B. Embryo culture of plants
C. Respiratory activities in plants
D. Cell and cell division
Answer» D. Cell and cell division
6455.

Which of the following leaves will show maximum rate of respiration

A. Young leaves        
B. Mature leaves
C. Senescent leaves  
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Mature leaves
6456.

Cytochrome is related to                                      [MP PMT 1991]

A. Cellular digestion 
B. Protein synthesis
C. Cell division          
D. Cellular respiration
Answer» E.
6457.

Cut surfaces of fruit and vegetables often become dark because     [DPMT 1983; CPMT 1983]

A. Dirty knife makes it dark
B. Oxidation of tannic acid in the presence of trace of iron from the knife makes it dark
C. Dust of the air makes it dark
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Dust of the air makes it dark
6458.

Respiration differs from the process of combustion in the fact that                                                 [CPMT 1985]

A. All the energy stored in glucose is released at once due to combustion
B. All energy stored in glucose is gradually released due to combustion
C. Comparatively large quantity of energy is produced due to combustion
D. The carbohydrates act as the combustion substance
Answer» C. Comparatively large quantity of energy is produced due to combustion
6459.

Respiration is a process in which                        [CPMT 1983]

A. Energy is used up
B. Energy is stored in the form of ATP
C. Energy is released and stored in the form of ATP
D. Energy is released at all
Answer» D. Energy is released at all
6460.

If\[C{{O}_{2}}\]is given off in respiration, why does the amount of\[C{{O}_{2}}\]in the atmosphere remains relatively constant [CPMT 1987; BHU 1991]

A. \[C{{O}_{2}}\]forms carbonate rocks
B. \[C{{O}_{2}}\]is buffer
C. \[C{{O}_{2}}\]is converted in photosynthesis to carbohydrates
D. \[C{{O}_{2}}\]splits up during photosynthesis
Answer» D. \[C{{O}_{2}}\]splits up during photosynthesis
6461.

During 24 hours there is a time when plants neither give\[{{O}_{2}}\]nor\[C{{O}_{2}}\]. This is the time of       [BHU 1984, 91]

A. Night      
B. Daylight
C. Twilight 
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
6462.

Intake of\[C{{O}_{2}}\] and outlet of \[{{O}_{2}}\]is equal in photosynthesis and respiration, then the condition is known as         [CPMT 1990]

A. Red drop               
B. Solarization
C. Null point              
D. Compensation point
Answer» E.
6463.

Aerobic respiration is more advantageous to a large organism than anaerobic respiration, because aerobic respiration        [CPMT 1986]

A. Does not require sunlight
B. Produces oxygen as a waste product
C. Does not require molecular oxygen and hydrogen
D. Releases more energy from an equal amount of nutrients
Answer» E.
6464.

What is the importance of respiration in plants [CPMT 1984]

A. It provides oxygen to plants
B. It liberates energy
C. It liberates carbon dioxide
D. All the above
Answer» C. It liberates carbon dioxide
6465.

Which of the substrate is used in protoplasmic respiration

A. Fat          
B. Carbohydrate
C. Protein   
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
6466.

Carbon dioxide liberates during                         [CPMT 1979]

A. Ascent of sap        
B. Transpiration
C. Photosynthesis     
D. Respiration
Answer» E.
6467.

In the process of respiration the potential energy stored in the organic compounds is released in the form of [NCERT 1978; BHU 2001]

A. Kinetic energy       
B. Physical energy
C. Chemical energy  
D. Radiant energy
Answer» B. Physical energy
6468.

Which of the following is the source of respiration [CPMT 1979]

A. Stored food           
B. RNA
C. DNA      
D. ATP
Answer» B. RNA
6469.

Respiration occurs                [BHU 1980; DPMT 1983]

A. Only in non-green cells in light
B. Only in non-green cells both in light and dark
C. In all living cells both in light and dark
D. In all living cells only in light
Answer» D. In all living cells only in light
6470.

Aerobic respiration of glucose produces energy [MP PMT 1993]

A.                 637 kcal
B.                 640 kcal
C.                 673 kcal
D.                 693 kcal
Answer» D.                 693 kcal
6471.

The connecting link among glycolysis, Kreb's cycle and beta-oxidation of fatty acid is                [MP PMT 1992]

A. Pyruvic acid          
B. Acetyl CoA
C. Acetaldehyde        
D. Citric acid
Answer» C. Acetaldehyde        
6472.

TPP means                                             [CPMT 1975]

A. Thiamine pyrophosphate   
B. Thymine pyrophosphate
C. Thymine pentaphosphate
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Thymine pyrophosphate
6473.

The synthesis of ATP in photosynthesis and respiration is essentially an oxidation-reduction process involving removal of energy from                                                [BHU 1994]

A. Oxygen  
B. Phytochrome
C. Cytochrome          
D. Electrons
Answer» E.
6474.

The energy yield as a result of total oxidation of one glucose molecule during cellular respiration is to convert [CBSE PMT 1992]

A. 38 molecules of ADP into 38 molecules of ATP
B. 30 molecules of ADP into 30 molecules of ATP
C. 36 molecules of ADP into 36 molecules of ATP
D. 32 molecules of ADP into 32 molecules of ATP
Answer» B. 30 molecules of ADP into 30 molecules of ATP
6475.

On which substrate enzyme lipase works

A. Fat          
B. Protein
C. Carbohydrate       
D. All the above
Answer» B. Protein
6476.

Who among the following can be said to be the ?Father of Indian Physiology?                                           [Bihar MDAT 1991]

A. B.P. Pal  
B. K.C. Mehta
C. M.S. Swaminathan               
D. J.C. Bose
Answer» C. M.S. Swaminathan               
6477.

Respiration is an                                   [CPMT 1986]

A. Endothermic process           
B. Exothermic process
C. Anabolic process  
D. Endergonic process
Answer» C. Anabolic process  
6478.

Energy given by one molecule of ATP is [BHU 1986; MP PMT 1989]

A. 7.3 kcal  
B. 721 kcal
C. 760 kcal
D. 1000 kcal
Answer» B. 721 kcal
6479.

Instantaneous source of energy is                       [AFMC 1985]

A. Glucose 
B. Fats
C. Proteins 
D. Amino acids
Answer» B. Fats
6480.

Which cell organelle is required in photorespiration [CPMT 1990; DPMT 1991; BHU 1994, 2000, 01; MP PMT 1984, 2000, 01; AIIMS 2001, 02; Kerala PMT 2002]

A. Chloroplast           
B. Mitochondria
C. Peroxisome           
D. All the above
Answer» E.
6481.

To a living organism which of the following has the greater amount of available energy per molecule     [MP PMT 1987]

A. ATP        
B. ADP
C. \[C{{O}_{2}}\]    
D. \[{{H}_{2}}O\]
Answer» B. ADP
6482.

If carbon dioxide contents of the atmosphere is as high as 300 ppm                                             [MP PMT 1989]

A. All plants will be killed
B. The plants would not grow properly
C. Plants would grow for some times and then die
D. The plants would thrive well
Answer» E.
6483.

The net gain of energy from one gram molecule of glucose during aerobic respiration is             [MP PMT 1987; CPMT 1990, 96; CBSE PMT 1999; BHU 2000; KCET 2001]

A. 2 ATP    
B. 36 ATP
C. 38 ATP  
D. 15 ATP
Answer» D. 15 ATP
6484.

Evolution of\[C{{O}_{2}}\]is more than intake of oxygen when [MP PMT 1987; DPMT 1990]

A. Sucrose is respired               
B. Glucose is respired
C. Organic acids are respired                   
D.                 Fats are respired
Answer» D.                 Fats are respired
6485.

Respiration is a

A. Photochemical oxidation   
B. Oxidation reaction
C. Photophosphorylation        
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Photophosphorylation        
6486.

Common immediate source of energy in cellular activity or Energy currency of the cell is [DPMT 1983; AFMC 1982; BHU 1982, 84; CPMT 1978, 89, 94; JIPMER 1990; MP PMT 2002]

A. DNA      
B. ATP
C. RNA       
D. NAD
Answer» C. RNA       
6487.

Energy obtained by cell from catabolism is stored immediately in the form of                                              [CPMT 1984]

A. ATP        
B. DNA
C. Glucose 
D. Pyruvic acid
Answer» B. DNA
6488.

The end products of respiration in plants are  [AFMC 1976; CPMT 1972]

A. \[C{{O}_{2}},\,\,{{H}_{2}}O\]and energy      
B. Starch and\[{{O}_{2}}\]
C. Sugar and\[{{O}_{2}}\]     
D. \[{{H}_{2}}O\]and energy
Answer» B. Starch and\[{{O}_{2}}\]
6489.

After respiration, the conversion of energy is mainly in the form of                [AFMC 1976; CPMT 1979]

A. ADP       
B. ATP
C. AMP       
D. Glucose
Answer» C. AMP       
6490.

Both respiration and photosynthesis require the following [CPMT 1981, 84, 88, 89; DPMT 1990; MP PMT 1984, 89, 93, 2003]

A. Sunlight 
B. Chlorophyll
C. Glucose 
D. Cytochrome
Answer» E.
6491.

If a starved plant is provided with glucose, the rate of respiration would

A. Decrease
B. Increase
C. Become constant  
D. First rise and then fall
Answer» C. Become constant  
6492.

Oxidative phosphorylation is related to the formation of

A. ATP by chloroplast via photosynthesis
B. ATP by chondriosome via photolysis
C. ATP by cytoplasm via glycolysis
D. ATP by chondriosome via respiration
Answer» E.
6493.

Which of the following process is immediately affected by the loss of ATP

A. Diffusion
B. Osmosis
C. Uptake   
D. Kreb's cycle
Answer» D. Kreb's cycle
6494.

In a mango tree, metabolic energy is most extensively used in

A. Cambium              
B. Crok
C. Xylem    
D. Root parenchyma
Answer» B. Crok
6495.

\[{{C}_{2}}\]cycle is studied in

A. \[{{C}_{4}}\]plants
B. Those showing photorespiration
C. Both [a] and [b]
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Both [a] and [b]
6496.

When 100% carbon is oxidized to\[C{{O}_{2}}\], the efficiency of such a respiration is

A. 40%       
B. 0.6
C. 90%       
D. 1
Answer» B. 0.6
6497.

Protein is used as respiratory substrate only when

A. Carbohydrates are absent
B. Fats are absent
C. Both exhausted
D. Fats and carbohydrates are abundant
Answer» D. Fats and carbohydrates are abundant
6498.

Compensation point is developed in

A. Day light
B. Twilight
C. Night time             
D. Noon hours
Answer» C. Night time             
6499.

Respiratory exchange in seeds occur through

A. Testa      
B. Stomata
C. Micropyle              
D. Hilum
Answer» D. Hilum
6500.

Roots of a plant when kept in a phenolphthalein containing weak alkaline solution, decolorises it. This is due to

A. Absorption of phenolphthalein
B. Absorption of alkali
C. Respiration of roots
D. Utilization of\[{{O}_{2}}\]
Answer» D. Utilization of\[{{O}_{2}}\]