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We prepared Chloroplasts multiple-choice questions (MCQs) which will shed light on various aspects of chloroplasts, including their structure, function, and role in photosynthesis.
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MCQ on Chloroplasts
_ are organelles found solely in plants and algae
vacuole
Centriole
ribosome
Chloroplasts
Chloroplasts
_ specialize in transferring energy from the Sun into the chemical energy in food
vacuole
Centriole
Chloroplasts
ribosome
Chloroplasts
_ often have a distinctly green color because they contain chlorophyll, a green pigment that can absorb sunlight
vacuole
Centriole
Chloroplasts
ribosome
Chloroplasts
Chlorophyll is _ pigment
Green
Blue
grey
red
Green
Chloroplasts are specialized organelles found in plant cells and some algae. They are responsible for photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy in the form of glucose.
Plants make food by a __ process by converting light energy into chemical energy.
Mitochondria
Pigments
Photosynthesis
Cytoplasm
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis process occurs in only a few plant species.
True
False
False
Photosynthesis process is carried out in specialized organelles known as __
Pigments
Chloroplasts
Photosynthesis
Cytoplasm
Chloroplasts
All of the green structures in plants, including stems and unripened fruit, contain __
Pigments
Photosynthesis
Chloroplasts
Cytoplasm
Chloroplasts
Majority of photosynthesis activity in most plants occurs in the___ .
Stem
Leaves
Branches
Roots
Leaves
_ are plant cell organelles that are involved in energy storage and the synthesis of metabolic materials.
Oils
Proteins
Plastids
Carotenoids
Plastids
The colorless leucoplasts (type of plastid), are involved in synthesis of __ .
Starch, Lipids, and Proteins
Starch, Oils, and Proteins
Starch, Fats, and Proteins
Starch, Oils, and Vitamins
Starch, Oils, and Proteins
Yellow-to-red colored chromoplasts manufacture _
Chlorophyll
Carotenoids
Proteins
Plastids
Carotenoids
green colored chloroplasts contain the pigments __
Carotenoids
Proteins
Plastids
Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll
__ are able to absorb the light energy
Plastids
Proplastids
Chlorophyll
Carotenoids
Chlorophyll
Plastids develop from tiny organelles called __
Proplastids
Plastids
Chlorophyll
Carotenoids
Proplastids
Plastids are different due to __ conditions
two
Various
Environmental
Local
Environmental
Light and darkness around the leaf differentiates the _ in it.
Proplastids
Chlorophyll
Carotenoids
Plastids
Plastids
Chloroplast is enclosed in a _ membrane
Single
Triple
Double
Hybrid
Double
Area between the two layers of chloroplast is called the____ .
Intermembrane space
Outer membrane space
Intermembrane fluid
Outer membrane organelles
Intermembrane space
_ is enclosed by the chloroplast membrane
Feora
Stroma
Sophora
Mitoria
Stroma
Stroma is a _-fluid material that has dissolved enzymes in it.
Fully
Thick
Semi
Soft
Semi
Most of the chloroplast’s volume is taken by __
Stroma
Chlorophyll
Carotenoids
Plastids
Stroma
Chloroplasts possess their own genomes (DNA)
True
False
True
Light travels as packets of energy called _
Electron
Photons
Neutron
Nucleus
Photons
Light is absorbed in chlorophyll molecules embedded in the _ disks.
Golgi apparatus
Thylakoid
Vacuolar
Lysosomal
Thylakoid
When chlorophyll molecules absorb the photons, they emit __
Photons
Neutron
Nucleus
Electrons
Electrons
ATP Stands for
Adenosine Transport Protein
Adenosine Tetraphosphate
Adenosine Triphosphate
Adenine Thymine Phosphate
Adenosine Triphosphate
ATP is the energy that powers the cell’s __ activities.
Structural
Reproductive
Metabolic
Sensory
Metabolic
Chloroplasts create energy via __
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Fermentation
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis
Mitochondria generate energy through____
Glycolysis
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Fermentation
Respiration
Respiration is an important process for energy generation in plants when light is _
Available
Unavailable
Abundant
Ultraviolet
Unavailable
The chloroplast is different from most other organelles because it has its own _
RNA
DNA
Ribosomes
Golgi apparatus
DNA
__ reproduces independently of the cell in which it is found.
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Chloroplast
Golgi apparatus
Chloroplast
