NEET Botany
C4 Cycle Hatch Slack Pathway
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Consistency: 35%
Weightage: 7 / 20 Yrs
High-Yield Trend
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2010 2
2008 1
2007 Questions 8 MCQs
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PYQ 2007
easy
botany ID: neet-200
In the leaves of C4 plants, malic acid formation during CO2 fixation occurs in the cells of:
1. mesophyll
2. bundle sheath
3. phloem
4. epidermis
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PYQ 2008
medium
botany ID: neet-200
The C4-plants are photosynthetically more efficient than C3-plants because:
| 1. | the CO2 compensation point is more |
| 2. | CO2 generated during photorespiration is trapped and recycled through PEP carboxylase |
| 3. | The CO2 efflux is not prevented |
| 4. | They have more chloroplasts |
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PYQ 2008
easy
botany ID: neet-200
In leaves of C4 plants, malic acid synthesis during CO2 fixation occurs in:
| 1. | epidermal cells | 2. | mesophyll cells |
| 3. | bundle sheath | 4. | guard cells |
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PYQ 2010
medium
botany ID: neet-201
C4-plants are more efficient in photosynthesis than C3-plants due to:
| 1. | higher leaf area |
| 2. | presence of larger number of chloroplasts in the leaf cells |
| 3. | presence of thin cuticle |
| 4. | lower rate of photorespiration |
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PYQ 2017
easy
botany ID: neet-201
Phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) is the primary CO2 acceptor in:
1. C4 plants
2. C2 plants
3. C3 and C4 plants
4. C3 plants
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PYQ 2020
easy
botany ID: neet-202
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
| 1. | RuBisCO is a bifunctional enzyme |
| 2. | In C4 plants, the site of RuBisCO activity is mesophyll cell |
| 3. | The substrate molecule for RuBisCO activity is a 5-carbon compound |
| 4. | RuBisCO action requires ATP and NADPH |
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PYQ 2021
easy
botany ID: neet-202
The first stable product of CO2 fixation in sorghum is:
1. Succinic acid
2. Phosphoglyceric acid
3. Pyruvic acid
4. Oxaloacetic acid
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PYQ 2022
easy
botany ID: neet-202
Given below are two statements:
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
| Statement I: | The primary acceptor in plants is phosphoenolpyruvate and is found in the mesophyll cells. |
| Statement II: | Mesophyll cells in plants lack RuBisCO enzyme. |
| 1. | Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct. |
| 2. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct. |
| 3. | Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect. |
| 4. | Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect. |
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