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51.

Green potatoes are toxic due to

  • Phytoalexins

  • Solanin

  • Triazine

  • Hormones


52.

Which is a useful product of epidermal origin?

  • Saffron

  • Cotton Fibres

  • Clove

  • Jute


53.

A monocarpic plant is one, which

  • has only one carpel

  • Flowers once in a life-time

  • Produces only one seed

  • Produces only one fruit


54.

The rupture and fractionation do not usually occur in water column in vessel/tracheids during the ascent of sap because of

  • Lignified thick walls

  • Cohesion and adhesion

  • Weak gravitational pull

  • Transpiration pull


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55.

Viscum album grown on trees. This is an example of

  • Symbiosis

  • Parasitism

  • Commensalism

  • Predation


56.

In some organisms, karyokinesis is not followed by cytokinesis as a result of which, the multinucleate condition arises leading to the formation of the syncytium. The perfect example of this is

  • The appearance of a furrow in the cell membrane

  • Liquid endosperm in coconut

  • Sexual reproduction

  • Fertilization


57.

Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?

  • Almond-Drupe

  • Brinjal-Berry

  • Guava-Pepo

  • Loquat-Pome


58.

Compare the statements I and II and choose the correct option.

Statement (I) Auxin promotes apical dominance by suppressing the activity of lateral buds.

Statement (II) In moriculture, periodic pruning of shoot tips is done to make mulberry plants bushy.

Choose the correct options

  •  I is false, but II is true

  • II is false, but I is true

  • Both I and II are true

  • Both I and II are false


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59.

The quiescent centre in root meristem serves as a

  • Site for storage of food, which is utilised during maturation

  • Reservoir of growth hormones

  • Reserve for replenishment of damaged cells of the meristem

  • Region for absorption of water


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Reserve for replenishment of damaged cells of the meristem

The quiescent centre is found in the centre of the root apex. Cells of this region have a lower content of RNA and smaller nuclei. This represents an inactive region of root apex (Clowers; 1958) and serves as a reserve for replenishment of damaged cells.


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60.

Which one of the following pairs, is not correctly matched?

  • Abscisic acid - Stomatal closure

  • Gibberellic acid - Leaf fall

  • Cytokinin -  Cell division

  • IAA - Cell wall elongation


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