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Plant Biotechnology Unit- 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

__________ is / are sterilized using the surface sterilization technique

a)

Media

b)

Culture

c)

Explants

d)

Enzymes

2.

An autoclave operates on a temperature & pressure of _________

a)

115 °C & 10 PSI

b)

121 ° C & 15 PSI

c)

110°C & 25 PSI

d)

125° C & 20 PSI

3.

In On-spot method of Media preparation, PGR's are added

a)

Before Autoclaving

b)

Before adjusting pH

c)

After Autoclaving

4.

In surface sterilization, Tween20 acts as a

a)

Disinfectant

b)

Fumigant

c)

Surfactant

d)

Decontaminant

5.

Dry heat sterilization operates at a temperature range of

a)

100 C - 140 C

b)

120 C - 200 C

c)

110 C - 150 C

d)

160 C - 180 C

6.

Of the following, what is NOT an application of callus culture

a)

Determination of Pact cell volume

b)

Production of transgenic crop plants

c)

Used in suspension cultures

d)

Commercial producion of secondary metabolites

7.

------------ technique is used to sterilize PGR's - Plant growth regulators and Enzymes

a)

Surface sterilization

b)

Dry heat sterilization

c)

Filter sterilization

d)

None of the above

8.

When a single cell or group of cells aggregate in a single media under aeration and agitation, it is known as

a)

Callus culture

b)

Cell suspension culture

c)

Habituation

d)

Acclimatization

9.

Increase in concentration of cytokinins leads to

a)

Flowering

b)

Root proliferation

c)

Shoot proliferation

d)

Root & shoot proliferation

10.

The temperature range that promotes adequate callus formation is

a)

15 C - 21 C

b)

22 C - 28 C

c)

27 C- 32 C

d)

25 C - 30 C

11.

Actively growing callus requires

a)

Increase in auxin concentration

b)

Increase in cytokinin concentration

c)

Balance of auxins and cytokinins concentration

d)

None of the above

12.

----------- is a process of morphogenesis involving formation of organs

a)

Embryogenesis

b)

Organogenesis

c)

Somatic embryogenesis

13.

In _________, tissues undergoes morphogenesis with the formation of callus or suspension cultures

a)

Direct embryogenesis

b)

Indirect organogenesis

c)

Indirect embryogenesis

d)

Direct organogenesis

14.

Low concentration of auxins and high concentration of cytokinins promotes

a)

Callus formation

b)

Root & shoot formation

c)

Root formation

d)

Shoot formation

15.

IEDC- Induced Embryogenic Determined Cells are used in

a)

Direct somatic embryogenesis

b)

Direct organogenesis

c)

Indirect somatic embryogenesis

d)

Parthogenesis