JCECE Medical JCECE Medical Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    Which of the following required both during photosynthesis and respiration?

    A)  Phytochrome

    B)  Cytochrome

    C)  Chlorophyll

    D)  Glucose

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Gytochromes are iron-containing proteins found in mitochondria and chloroplast. They take part as electron carrier in oxidative phosphorylation and photo-phosphorylation. Chlorophyll is the main photosynthetic pigment. It is found in chloroplast in form of quantasomes. One quantasome contains  about 240 chlorophyll molecules. Phytochrome    is    an    amorphous photoreceptor chromoprotein or protein pigment which exists in two states blue \[({{p}_{r}})\]and yellowish green \[({{p}_{fr}}).\] In higher plants it occurs in most of the organs including flower, fruits, and seeds.


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