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Plant Growth and development

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Process which plant meristems become mostly inactive to withstand harsh environmental condition.ls

a)

Bud dormancy

b)

Dormancy

c)

Seed dormancy

d)

Germination

2.

Directional response that allows plants to grow towards, or in some cases away from a source of light

a)

Photoperiodism

b)

Phototropism

c)

Wavelength

d)

Light rays

3.

The regulation of physiology is development in response to day length.

a)

Phototropism

b)

Photoperiodism

c)

Wavelength

d)

Light rays

4.

Phototropins are the main protoreceptors responsible for ______?

a)

Gravity

b)

Light detection

c)

Absorption

d)

Menerals and nutrients

5.

Palnts that flower only when day length drops below a certain threshold are called .

a)

Long day plants

b)

Short day plants

c)

Day neutral

d)

Photo period

6.

Plant that flower only when day length rises above a certain threshold are called?

a)

Day neutral

b)

Photo period

c)

Short day plants

d)

Long day plants

7.

Seeds or seedlings for promoting early flowering is know as ____?

a)

Cold treatment

b)

Vernalization

c)

Cooling

d)

Dormancy

8.

Fruits produce gaseous compound is called.

a)

Calboro

b)

Ethrel

c)

Ethylene

d)

Abscission

9.

Pathogens causing fruit drop are also responsible for?

a)

Bud rot

b)

Life span

c)

Die back

d)

Black dot

10.

Fruit damage are cause by ?

a)

Female flies and maggots

b)

Wasps

c)

Flies

d)

Moths

11.

The green pigments that captures light for photosynthesis

a)

Stroma

b)

Thylokoids

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Chloroplast

12.

Chlorophyll pigments harvest energy ( protons ) by absorbing certain wavelengths

a)

( blue - 420 nm and red - 660 nm are most important

b)

Blue- 430 red - 670

c)

Blue - 440 red - 680

d)

Blue - 450 red - 690

13.

Main factors affecting photosynthesis except

a)

Light intensity

b)

Wavelength

c)

Carbon

d)

Ho2

14.

Different colours of light can affect how much photosynthesis can occur

a)

Light intensity

b)

Colours

c)

Wavelength

d)

Carbon dioxide concentration

15.

The more light a plant absorbs, the more photosynthesis can occur.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Light intensity

c)

Carbon dioxide concentration

d)

Temperature

16.

Not only cause the plant to wilt but also limits the quantity of carbon dioxide.

a)

Lack of energy

b)

Lack of water

c)

Lack of nutrients.

d)

Water supply

17.

Radicle surrounded by protective sheath is called?

a)

Coleoptile

b)

Coleorhiza

c)

Embryo

d)

Cereal

18.

Outer layer that protect embryo

a)

Tegmen

b)

Testa

c)

Radicle

d)

Plumule

19.

The shoot emerges out of the soil in search of light to start photosynthesis.

a)

Growth of embryo

b)

Growth of radicle

c)

Seed emergence

d)

Enzyme activation

20.

State of suspended growth .

a)

Dormancy

b)

Die back

c)

Lack of germination

d)

Climate conditions

21.

State of suspended growth .

a)

Dormancy

b)

Die back

c)

Lack of germination

d)

Climate conditions

22.

It is process where pollination is required but no fertilization takes place.

a)

Stimulative parthenocarpy

b)

Abscission

c)

Pollination

d)

Fertilization

23.

The physiological process of fruit drop is called?

a)

Acids

b)

Abscission

c)

Catabolic

d)

Anabolic

24.

It is characterized by substantial increase in ethylene production and respiration coincident with the onset of repining

a)

Climacteric fruit

b)

Climacteric

c)

Non- climacteric

d)

Catabolic

25.

It is a major bottleneck causing reduction in yield and quality of harvested produce.

a)

Pathological fruit drop

b)

Entomological fruit drop

c)

Entomology

d)

Pathology

26.

It produce by the developing seeds which is exported to the wall of the ovary and causes rapid expansion of each of the cells.

a)

Acids

b)

Gibberellic you acid

c)

Abscisic acid

d)

Cytokinins

27.

It produce by the developing seeds which are hormones that are exported from seed and cause cell division in the ovary wall.

a)

Acids

b)

Gibberellic acid

c)

Abscisic acid

d)

Cytokinins

28.

The mother plant is producing another hormone, _______ which causes bthe embrayo in the developing seeds to become dormant.

a)

Acids

b)

Gibberellic acid

c)

Abscisic acid

d)

Cytokinins

29.

Bulbs have a rounded shape, narrower towards the top, and a flat base called?

a)

Basal flate

b)

Plate

c)

Morphological differentiation

d)

Bud scales

30.

It stimulates the onion plant to stop making a bulb and begin sending up flower shoots and forming seeds called bolting

a)

Temperature

b)

Light

c)

Water

d)

Climate

31.

It is a process in which plant meristems become mostly inactive to withstand harsh environmental conditions

a)

Bud dormancy temperature

b)

Basal plate

c)

Cytokinins

d)

Abscisic acid

32.

It occurs due to chemical changes with in the seeds embryo

a)

Bud dormancy

b)

Endogenous

c)

Exogenous

d)

Seed dormancy

33.

It is caused by conditions outside of the seeds embryo

a)

Bud dormancy

b)

Endogenous

c)

Exogenous

d)

Seed dormancy

34.

Allows seed to overcome periods that are unfavorable for seedlings established and is therefore important for plant ecology and agriculture.

a)

Bud dormancy

b)

Endogenous

c)

Exogenous

d)

Seed dormancy

35.

It is the male reproductive organ of flower.

a)

Petal

b)

Sepal

c)

Pistil

d)

Stamen

36.

It is the part of the flower that has most variation from plant to plant

a)

Petal

b)

Sepal

c)

Pistil

d)

Stamen

37.

It is the female reproductive organ of a flower

a)

Petal

b)

Sepal

c)

Pistil

d)

Stamen

38.

Plants contain ________ in the leaves which convert the energy from sun light, carbon dioxide ,and water into sugar , which they use as food.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

DNA

d)

Chlorophyll

39.

These are important indicators of the adaptive evolution of seed germination.

a)

Seasonal temperature changes

b)

Climate and geographical changes

c)

Environmental variability

d)

Germination

40.

It is the exterior part of a flower that protect the interior while it emerges.

a)

Petal

b)

Sepal

c)

Pistil

d)

Stamen