NEET 2026
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2026
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
NEET 2026 · Botany · Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
Find the incorrect statement(s) about photosynthesis from the...
Find the incorrect statement(s) about photosynthesis from the following :
A. The water splitting complex is associated with PS I.
B. plants use the pathway of fixation as the main biosynthetic pathway.
C. In plants, photorespiration does not occur.
D. plants exhibit 'Kranz' anatomy.
E. ATP synthesis in chloroplast occurs through chemiosmosis.
Choose the answer from the options given below :
A. The water splitting complex is associated with PS I.
B. plants use the pathway of fixation as the main biosynthetic pathway.
C. In plants, photorespiration does not occur.
D. plants exhibit 'Kranz' anatomy.
E. ATP synthesis in chloroplast occurs through chemiosmosis.
Choose the answer from the options given below :
Options
- AB and C only
- BB only
- CB and E only
- DA and D only
Correct answer
D. A and D only
Step-by-step solution
Statement A is incorrect because the water splitting complex is associated with PS II, not PS I.
Statement B is correct because the Calvin cycle ( pathway) is the main biosynthetic pathway for all plants, including plants.
Statement C is correct because plants have a mechanism that increases the concentration of at the enzyme site, preventing RuBisCO from acting as an oxygenase, thus avoiding photorespiration.
Statement D is incorrect because Kranz anatomy is a characteristic feature of plants, not plants.
Statement E is correct because ATP synthesis in chloroplasts is explained by the chemiosmotic hypothesis.
Therefore, the incorrect statements are A and D.
Answer: A and D only
Statement B is correct because the Calvin cycle ( pathway) is the main biosynthetic pathway for all plants, including plants.
Statement C is correct because plants have a mechanism that increases the concentration of at the enzyme site, preventing RuBisCO from acting as an oxygenase, thus avoiding photorespiration.
Statement D is incorrect because Kranz anatomy is a characteristic feature of plants, not plants.
Statement E is correct because ATP synthesis in chloroplasts is explained by the chemiosmotic hypothesis.
Therefore, the incorrect statements are A and D.
Answer: A and D only