Botany · Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
NEET (UG) 2025 — Question 162
Which of the following statements about RuBisCO is true?
- Option A:
It is active only in the dark.
- Option B:
It has higher affinity of oxygen than carbon dioxide.
- Option C:
It is an enzyme involved in the photolysis of water.
- Option D:Correct
It catalyzes the carboxylation of RuBP
Answer: D
Step-by-step solution
RuBisCO (Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase) is the enzyme involved in photosynthesis of water. It
catalyzes the carboxylation of RuBP in the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis.
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- Exam
- NEET (UG) 2025
- Paper
- 2025 paper
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
- Topic
- The Calvin Cycle