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Why is the upper surface of broad leaves greener than their lower surface?
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It is because the upper surfaces of broad leaves are directly exposed to sunlight which leads to maximize the rate of photosynthesis.

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अध्याय 6: Photosynthesis - Exercise 2 [पृष्ठ ७५]

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फ्रैंक Biology [English] Class 10 ICSE
अध्याय 6 Photosynthesis
Exercise 2 | Q 8 | पृष्ठ ७५

संबंधित प्रश्न

Cochlea, Malleus, Pinna, Stapes, Incus.


Expand the following biological abbreviations : 
 ATP 


 State the main functions of the following:
Cytokinins


What is the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis in leaves?

Photosynthesis occurs in all the cells of the plant.

Fill in the blank:
Xanthophyll is ______ coloured pigment.


Fill in the blanks:
The end products of photosynthesis are ______ and ______.


The diagram alongside represents an experiment conducted to prove the importance of a factor in photosynthesis. 

Study the same and then answer the questions that follow: 
(i) Name the factor being studied in his experiment. 
(ii) Why was the plant kept in a dark room before conducting the experiment? 
(iii}Why was the experimental leaf then kept in 
1. boiling water 2. methylated spirit? 
(iv) Name the solution used to test for the presence of starch in the leaf. 
(v) What will we observe in the experimental leaf at the end of the starch test? 
(vi) Give a balanced chemical equation to represent the process of photosynthesis. 


During photosynthesis, the oxygen in glucose comes from


What are the basic requirements of photosynthesis?


Draw a neat and well-labeled diagram of the apparatus you would set up to show that oxygen is given out during photosynthesis.


Give technical term:

The form of energy is converted into chemical energy during photosynthesis.


Give technical term:

The part of the chloroplast where the dark reaction of photosynthesis takes place.


Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:

A variegated leaf (one that has green as well as white patches) will only photosynthesize in the green areas.


Choose the Correct Answer:
Which one of the following would not be a limiting factor for photosynthesis?


Choose the correct option.

In presence of high concentration of oxygen, RuBP carboxylase converts RuBP to ______.


Choose the correct option.

The sequential order in electron transport from PSII to PSI of photosynthesis is ______.


Where do the light-dependent reaction and the Calvin cycle occur in the chloroplast?


Name the minute openings seen on the lower surface of the leaf.


An organism A which cannot move from one place to another makes a simple food B from the substances C and D available in the environment. This food is made in the presence of green-colored substance E present in organs F in the presence of light energy in a process called G. Some of the simple food B also gets converted into a complex food H for storage purposes. Does this food give a blue-black color with iodine solution?

a. What is 

  1. organism A 
  2. food B?
  3. food H?

b. What are C and D?

c. Name green-colored substance E and organ F.

d. What is the process G?


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