Application of Plant Tissue Culture in Plant Conservation

Synthetic seeds are produced by the encapsulation of somatic embryos with__________.

• Sodium acetate

• Sodium alginate

• Sodium nitrate

• Sodium chloride

Which of the following is PART of the slow growth technique for plant conservation.

• Incubation of plants in 25°C culture room

• Growing plants in glass house

• Planting plants in field

• Growing plants in 10°C incubation chamber

A place in the environment where an organism lives is called a ________

• home

• resort

• habitat

• reservoir

What is Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) used for?

• A gelling agent

• Cryoprotectant

• Chelating agent

• An Alkylating agent

Which of the following is NOT part of the conservation programme?

• In vivo techniques

• Slow growth techniques

• Cryopreservation techniques

• Ex-situ conservation

Which of the following is NOT part of the thawing process of the cryopreservation?

• Putting sample in a warm water bath (35 to 40°c)

• Heating sample using bunsen burner

• Vigorous swirling of the sample

• Washing sample several times to remove cryoprotectants

What are the causes of the deforestation?

• procuring land for cultivation

• building houses and factories

• making furniture or using wood as fuel

• all of these

What is the function of cryoprotectant?

• They acts like antifreeze

• They increase freezing temperature

• Increase viscosity

• All of them

What is the purpose of biosphere reserve?

• Home of the indigenous tribes

• For mass tourism

• Protection of flora and fauna

• All of these

Which of the following is NOT related to plant cryopreservation?

• Plants that are never flowering species

• Plants with slow growing taxa like woody plants

• Plants with low seed germination rates

• Plant with high multiplication rates