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Carotenes protect plants from...

Carotenes protect plants from

A

Photooxidation

B

Desiccation

C

Photorespiration

D

Photosynthesis

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Carotenes protect plants from photo-oxidation
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  3. the empirical formula for chlorophyll a is

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  10. Synthesis of ADP+ Pi ~ ATP in grana photosynthesis is

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  11. the number of chlorophyll molecules in a quantasome id

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  14. Which is correct about chlorophyll a and b in leaves of higher plants?

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  17. Photosynthetic enhancement with flashing light was first observed by

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  18. PS II contains a non-chlorophyllous pigment in blue-green algae

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  19. Which of the following photosynthesis bacteria have both PS-I and PS-I...

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  20. The first experiment on photosynthesis in flashing light were c...

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