Tissue Culture and Micropropagation Quiz

What is the primary objective of micropropagation?

• To produce genetically identical plants

• To increase plant height

• To improve root strength

• To enhance flower color

Which method involves culturing the apical meristem to produce shoot buds?

• Callus formation

• Apical meristem culture

• Somatic embryogenesis

• Pollen culture

What is a significant advantage of artificial seeds?

• They require less water

• They can be handled like normal seeds but produce true-to-parent plants

• They are cheaper than normal seeds

• They grow faster than normal seeds

How can virus-free plants be produced from virus-infected plants?

• By increasing soil nutrients

• By exposing them to sunlight

• By using chemical treatments

• By culturing shoot apical meristem

What is the purpose of embryo rescue in plant breeding?

• To improve leaf texture

• To increase seed size

• To grow embryos from nonviable seeds

• To enhance flower fragrance

What is somaclonal variation?

• A technique to enhance flower color

• Variability generated by tissue culture

• A method to increase plant height

• A process to improve root strength

What is the first step in somatic hybridization?

• Regeneration of cell walls

• Fusion of nuclei

• Mixing protoplasts

• Isolation of protoplasts

What is the role of somatic hybridization in plant breeding?

• To increase plant height

• To introduce useful genes

• To enhance flower color

• To improve root strength

What is a key feature of plant genetic engineering?

• Increasing plant height

• Improving root strength

• Enhancing flower color

• Insertion of desired genes into plant cells

Which vector system is commonly used in plant genetic engineering?

• Bacillus

• Pseudomonas

• Agrobacterium

• E. coli