Which of the best explanation of directional natural selection occur by change in environmental condition?

A. Increase in the frequency of dark-colored mutants in polluted areas, became known as industrial melanism

B. Numerous insect pests become resistant to insecticides and numerous bacteria become resistant to antibiotics.

C. A plant that is too short may not be able to compete with other plants for sunlight. However, extremely tall plants may be more susceptible to wind damage

D- Beetles move into a new environment with patches of light-green moss and dark-green shrubs, both light and dark beetles might be better hidden (and survive better) than medium-green beetles

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

The excess energy is absorbed by three carotenoids molecules such as violaxanthin, antheraxanthin, and zeaxanthin, which of the following statements correct about these molecules?

#Question id: 10207

#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

In high light, violaxanthin is converted into zeaxanthin, via the intermediate antheraxanthin by the enzyme known as

#Question id: 10208

#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

The large amounts of energy absorbed by the pigments if this energy cannot be stored by photochemistry, this is why a protection mechanism is needed Protection against photodamage is a multilevel process what role does the first line of defense play to suppress from damage?

#Question id: 10209

#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

Protection against photodamage is a multilevel process, excited state of chlorophyll is not rapidly quenched by photochemistry it can react with molecular oxygen to form toxic photoproducts such as as singlet oxygen (1 O2*) what can damage if this second line of defense also fails to eliminate the reactive photoproducts?

#Question id: 10210

#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

Some xanthophylls also participate in energy dissipation such as in light conversion of Violaxanthin to Zeaxanthin with antheraxanthin as the intermediate and vice-versa, which of the following statements is CORRECT?

a.) The conversion of Violaxanthin to Zeaxanthin a singlet oxygen is removed with the help of co-factor Ascorbate and violaxanthin de-epoxidase under high PPFD

b.) Zeaxanthin is oxidised into violaxanthin with the help of NADPH and oxygen under low PPFD

c.) Conversion of Violaxanthin to Zeaxanthin a singlet oxygen is removed with the help of NADPH and water under low PPFD

d.) Zeaxanthin is oxidised into violaxanthin in presence of enzyme known as violaxanthin de-epoxidase and co-factor Ascorbate under high PPFD

#Question id: 10211

#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

Which of the following mechanism is not involve in phtoprotection to plants?