Multiple Choice Questions

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GA usually promotes

  • sterility in flowers

  • maleness in flowers

  • femaleness in flowers

  • Both (b) and (c)


B.

maleness in flowers

It was observed in flowers of Geranium and Balsamea that GA induces male flowers.


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Equipment used for the measurement of growth in plants is known as

  • respirometer

  • auxanometer

  • atmometer

  • potometer


Induction of cell division and delay in senescence is done by

  • cytokinins

  • auxins

  • GA

  • Co-A


Ethylene is

  • gaseous hormone

  • largest hormone

  • liquid hormone

  • solid hormone


The pH of protolasm is

  • 6.0

  • 6.8

  • 7.8

  • 8.2


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Which of the following induces and promotes cell division?

  • ABA

  • Auxin

  • Cytokinin

  • Gibberellin


The hormone, which prevents abscission is

  • IBA

  • ABA

  • NAA

  • Cytokinin


When an ovary develops into a fruit without fertilization it is called

  • porogamy

  • apospory

  • apogamy

  • parthenocarpy


Study of bakanae disease of rice led to discovery of

  • auxins

  • bakery rice

  • Both (a) and (b)

  • gibberellins


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Phototropic curvature in Avena coleoptile is the result of uneven distribution of

  • auxin

  • starch

  • gibberellins

  • phytochrome


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