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Which of the following is the first product of photosynthesis to be identified……
a) phophoglycerate   
b) phophoglyceral dehyde
c) ribulose biphosphate          
d) glucose

a

Which of the following is/are used when PGA is converted into PGAL during dark reaction?
a) NADPH                 
b) ATP
c) FADH                                
d) both a and b

d

Explanation: energy from ATP and hydrogen from NADPH



Out of every six molecules of PGAL formed, how many molecule/s leave/s the cycle to be used by the plant for making glucose and other organic compounds?
a) one             
b) two
c) three                                   
d) five

a

Explanation: the other five are recycled to regenerate 3 molecules of RubP



The source of oxygen evolved during photosynthesis is……..
a) CO2                       
b) H2O
c) chlorophyll a          
d) glucose

b

Dark reaction of photosynthesis gets completed by the regeneration of ……
a) PGAL                                
b) PGA
c) RuBP                                 
d) rubisco

c

To produce one glucose molecule,……. ATP and ………NADPH2 molecules are required.
a) 18 – 12                   
b) 12 – 18
c) 9 – 6                                   
d) 15 – 15

a

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