Photosynthesis (Photosynthesis as a means of Autotrophic Nutrition; Site of Photosynthesis take place; Pigments involved in Photosynthesis (Elementary idea); Photochemical and Biosynthetic Phases of Photosynthesis; Cyclic and Non Cyclic and Photophosphorylation...) NEET Questions

Photosynthesis (Photosynthesis as a means of Autotrophic Nutrition; Site of Photosynthesis take place; Pigments involved in Photosynthesis (Elementary idea); Photochemical and Biosynthetic Phases of Photosynthesis; Cyclic and Non Cyclic and Photophosphorylation...) MCQ Questions

7.
Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen in the year:
A.
1774
B.
1804
C.
1854
D.
1770
ANSWER :
A. 1774
8.
Priestley's bell jar experiment with mint plant proved that:
A.
Plants absorb only nitrogen
B.
Plants need water to grow
C.
Plants release CO2 in dark
D.
Plants restore air damaged by candles or animals
ANSWER :
D. Plants restore air damaged by candles or animals
9.
Jan Ingenhousz showed that:
A.
Chlorophyll is located in chloroplasts
B.
Sunlight is essential for plant process that purifies air
C.
CO2 is released only in light
D.
Glucose is the first product of photosynthesis
ANSWER :
B. Sunlight is essential for plant process that purifies air
10.
In Ingenhousz's experiment with aquatic plants, the bubbles formed in bright sunlight were of:
A.
Oxygen
B.
Hydrogen
C.
Carbon dioxide
D.
Nitrogen
ANSWER :
A. Oxygen
11.
Julius von Sachs in 1854 provided evidence for:
A.
Role of chlorophyll a as reaction centre
B.
Oxygen evolution from water
C.
Path of carbon in photosynthesis
D.
Production of glucose during plant growth
ANSWER :
D. Production of glucose during plant growth
12.
T.W. Engelmann used which alga to describe the first action spectrum of photosynthesis?
A.
Ulothrix
B.
Cladophora
C.
Spirogyra
D.
Chlorella
ANSWER :
B. Cladophora