Skip to content

#plant physiology

215 public questions tagged with this topic.

In which ll organelle does photorespiration partly occur?

Photorespiration involves three organelles: chloroplast, peroxisome, and mitochondrion. This follows from NCERT principle where the relation explains the outcome clearly for students in simple steps.

Ref: NCERT Biology Textbook for Class XI and XII (Botany section), Chapter: Morphology and Anatomy of Flowering Plants, Topic: Plant structure and tissue systems.

Which of the following correctly describes the role of NADPH in photosynthesis?

NADPH provides reducing power to convert carbon dioxide into glucose in the Calvin cycle. This follows from latest NCERT 2026-27 principle explaining the concept clearly for NEET students in simple steps as per rationalized syllabus.

Ref: NCERT Biology Textbook - Latest Edition for Academic Session 2026-27 (Botany section, Rationalized Textbook for Class XI and XII), Chapter: Biology - Botany portion (Latest NCERT Textbooks for Academic Session 2026-27 -

Which of the following statements about root modifications is correct?

Napiform roots, such as those found in turnip, store food and appear swollen with a tapering end. This follows from NCERT principle where relation explains outcome clearly for students.

Ref: NCERT Biology Textbook for Class XI and XII (Botany section), Chapter: Biology - Botany portion covering relevant concept, Topic: Plant structure, physiology and applications.

Which lls in the root actively regulate the movement of water and minerals into the vascular tissue?

Endodermal lls contain Casparian strips, which regulate the selective movement of water and minerals into the vascular tissue. This follows from NCERT principle where relation explains outcome clearly for students.

Ref: NCERT Biology Textbook for Class XI and XII (Botany section), Chapter: Biology - Botany portion covering relevant concept, Topic: Plant structure, physiology and applications.

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Câ‚„ plants?

Câ‚„ plants have high water-use efficiency due to their ability to minimize photorespiration. This follows from NCERT principle where the relation explains the outcome clearly for students in simple steps.

Ref: NCERT Biology Textbook for Class XI and XII (Botany section), Chapter: Morphology and Anatomy of Flowering Plants, Topic: Plant structure and tissue systems.

Lack of photosynthetic ability due to altered carbon metabolism is an example of:

Biochemical variation reflects lesions in primary and secondary metabolic pathways rather than chromosome morphology. In heterotrophic tissue culture, selection pressure for photolithotrophy is relaxed, allowing chlorophyll deficient sectors, carotenoid-less callus, or mutants defective in Calvin cycle enzymes Rubisco, phosphoribulokinase, and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase to proliferate. Altered carbon metabolism impairs sucrose independence, starch synthesis, or nitrogen assimilation via nitrate reductase and glutamine synthetase deficiency. Such lines require exogenous vitamins,

Ref: Taiz & Zeiger Plant Physiology 6th ed Ch 7 photosynthesis; NCBI NBK215354 carbon metabolism; Campbell Biology 12th Ch 10 auxotrophs; Bhojwani Plant Tissue Culture biochemical variation.

In grape shriveling, which process is responsible for water loss?

Late ripening grapes undergo water loss and sugar concentration contributing to raisin formation and wine quality concentration. Berry pericarp consists of epidermal cells covered by waxy cuticle containing embedded aquaporins of PIP1, PIP2 and TIP families forming selective water pores. Water loss process involves evaporation from skin surface lowering apoplastic water potential creating gradient that draws cellular water outward. Movement across plasma membrane and tonoplast occurs via facilitated diffusion through aquaporin pores functioning as channels allowing single file diffusion at bil

Ref: Koch, Plant Cell Biology, Aquaporin-Mediated Facilitated Diffusion in Grape Berry Shriveling.