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A process is occurring throughout the day, in ' $X$ ' organism. Cells are participating in this process. During this process ATP, $\mathrm{CO}_2$ and water are evolved. It is not a light dependent process.

(a) Name the process.

(b) Is it a catabolic or an anabolic process?

(c) What could be the raw material of this process?

Explanation

(a) The name of the process is cellular respiration.

(b) It is a catabolic process which involves break down of glucose molecule.

$$\underset{\text { Carbohydrate + oxygen }}{\mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_{12} \mathrm{O}_6}+6 \mathrm{O}_2 \longrightarrow \underset{\text { carbon dioxide + water + (ATP) }}{6 \mathrm{CO}_2+6 \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}+\text { Energy }}$$

(c) Raw material for this process is glucose molecule and oxygen, which are products of photosynthesis, occurring in plants.

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Tomatoes, carrots and chillies are red in colour due to the presence of one pigment. Name the pigment. Is it a photosynthetic pigment?
Explanation
The different colours other than green are present in the plant because of presence of chromoplasts. It is a kind of plastid and develops different coloured pigments which are not photosynthetic. Pigment lycopene present in tomato, carrot and chillies, imparts red colour to them.
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Why do we believe chloroplast and mitochondria to be semi-autonomous organelle?
Explanation
Both the cell organelles, chloroplast and mitochondria have extra chromosomal DNA and 70S type of ribosomes. The presence of DNA enables then to duplicate, when cell need more mitochondria and the chloroplasts. So they are called as semi-autonomous cell organelles.
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Oserve the diagram and answer the following.

(a) Which group of plants exibit these two types of cells?

(b) What is the first product of $\mathrm{C}_4$ cycle?

(c) Which enzyme is there in bundle sheath cells and mesophyll cells?

Explanation

(a) Monocot plants belonging to Graminae/Poaceae family, e.g., sugarcane, maize etc., possess these two types of cells. i.e., bundle sheath and mesophyll cell (in kranz anatomy).

(b) A 4-carbon compound oxaloacetic acid is the first product of $\mathrm{C}_4$ cycle.

(c) Mesophyll cells have PEP carboxylase to fix atmospheric $\mathrm{CO}_2$ to form a 4-carbon compound oxalo acetic acid, whereas bundle sheath cells have RuBP carboxylase which fix $\mathrm{CO}_2$ by this enzyme to form 3-carbon compound 3 PGA (3 phosphoglyceric acid).

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A cyclic process is occurring in $C_3$ plant, which is light dependent and needs $\mathrm{O}_2$. This process doesn't produce energy rather it consumes energy.

(a) Can you name the given process?

(b) Is it essential for survival?

(c) What are the end products of this process?

(d) Where does it occur?

Explanation

(a) Photorespiration is the process, which do not produce energy rather consum it.

(b) It is not needed for the survival of $\mathrm{C}_3$ plant.

(c) The end product of this process is $\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}_2$.

(d) This process involves three cell organelles of the plant cell.

(i) Chloroplast (ii) Peroxisome (iii) Mitochondria