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10301.

Question : Plants possessing genes of other organisms are called ____________plants.

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ANSWER :A::C
10302.

Question : Plants of which one of the following groups of genera are pollinated bythe same agency

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TRITICUM, COCOS, Mangifera
Ficus, KIGELIA, Casuarina
Bombax, Butea, Bauhinia
Salvia, MORUS, Euphorbia.

Answer :C
10303.

Question : Plants of which one of the following groups of genera are pollinated by the same agency ?

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TRITICUM ,COCOS, MANGIFERA
FICUS, KIGELIA, Casuarina
Salvia, MorusEuphorbia
Bombox, Butea, Bauhinia

Answer :D
10304.

Question : Plants obtaining nourishment from other plants by haustoria are:

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Mesophytes
Parasites
Xerophytes
Halophytes

Answer :B
10305.

Question : Plants lose water by the processes of______and_____'

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ANSWER :TRANSPIRATION, guttaion
10306.

Question : Plants lose water by guttation when:

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RATE of TRANSPIRATION is high
Soil is wet and the atmosphere is humid
Soil is DRY and atmosphere is dry
Soil is wet and atmosphere is dry

Answer :B
10307.

Question : Name the plants in which vegetative growth occurs in the first year and reproductive structures devlop in the second year.

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ANSWER :BIENNIAL
10308.

Question : Plants in sandy soils are commonly called as ……………………….

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SOLUTION :PSAMMOPHYTES
10309.

Question : Plants having similar genotypes produced by plant breeding are called

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(a) CLONE
(B) HAPLOID
(C) AUTOPOLYPLOID
(d) genome

Answer :A
10310.

Question : Plants identical to mother plant can be obtained through.(A) Seed(B) Stem cutting(C) Both (A) and (B)(D) None of these

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SEED
STEM CUTTING
Both (A) and (B)
None of these

ANSWER :B
10311.

Question : Plants grown on sandy soil, are grouped under

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Lithophytes
PSAMMOPHYTES
HYDROPHYTES
XEROPHYTES

ANSWER :B
10312.

Question : Plants growing on sand and gravel are called_____.

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ANSWER :PSAMMOPHYTES
10313.

Question : Plants growing on saline soil are called____.

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ANSWER :Halophites
10314.

Question : Plants growing on rocks are

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Lithophytes 
Epiphytes
Psychrophtes 
Psammophtes 

ANSWER :A
10315.

Question : Plants growing on rocks and stones.

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ANSWER :lithophytes
10316.

Question : Plants growing near the nuclear test sites take up and accumulate which of the following elements?

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Gold
Selenium
Strontium
All of these

Answer :C
10317.

Question : Plants growing on burnt soil are called as ________.

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SOLUTION :Pyrophytes
10318.

Question :Plants growing in different strata in a water body manage minimum their photosynthetic efficiency by

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Changing source of energy (CHEMICAL)
Adjusting pigment composition
Utilising only blue REGION of PAR
Producing more NUMBER of Chlorophyll a molecules

Answer :B
10319.

Question : Name the plants that germinate with the first shower of rain and complete their life cycle in 4-6 weeks by the end of rain.

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ANSWER :EPHEMERAL
10320.

Question : Plants fo the Galapagos Islands resembles most closedly to the plants of :

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SOUTH America
North America
Asia
Australia

Solution :N/A
10321.

Question : Plants developed from apomictic embryos of a plant are

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GENETICALLY different to each other
Morphologically similar to each other but genetically different from PARENT plant
Different to each other w.r.t. their ploidy
Genetically identical to each other as well as to their parent

Answer :D
10322.

Question : Plants do not store carbohydrates as glucose, because it

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Dissolves an water , thereby altering the osmotic balance
Attracts INSECTS HERBIVORES
Is an UNSTABLE molecule
Would replace ribose in DNA synthesis

Answer :A
10323.

Question :Plants are more rapidly manipulated by genetic engineering than animals due to

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Single somatic cell can regenerate a WHOLE plant BODY
A group of somatic cells can regenerate a whole plant body
May be (a) or (b)
NONE of the above

Answer :A
10324.

Question : Plants are called as .......... because they fix carbon dioxide.

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SOLUTION :PRODUCERS
10325.

Question : Plants are called as __________ because they fix carbon dioxide.

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SOLUTION :AUTOTROPHS
10326.

Question : Plants and animals living in a given area from a:

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biome
ecotone
biotic community
bioindicator

Answer :C
10327.

Question : Give an example of a plant which vegetatively propagate by adventitious leaf buds.

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SOLUTION :BRYOPHYLLUM
10328.

Question : Plant tissue culture (I) Used to describe the plant part in in-vitro (II) Used to describe the growth of any plant part. (III) Plant part explant must be selected for this procedure. (IV) Growth can be done in culture medium

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III and IV only
I, III and IV only
I, II and IV only
All of the above

Answer :A::D
10329.

Question : Plant variety himgiri is resistant to

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WHITE rust
Masaic virus
Bacterial blight
Leaf and STRIPE rust

Answer :D
10330.

Question : Ecological succession on sand is:

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Psammosere
Halosere
Xerosere
Hydrosere

Answer :A
10331.

Question : Plantspecieshavinga widerangeof genetical distribution evolve into a local population knowas

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ECOTYPE
BIOME
ECOSYTEM
popultaion

ANSWER :a
10332.

Question : Plant selection is usally based on physiological characters.

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ANSWER :MORPHOLOGICAL
10333.

Question : Plant source of Heroin is…….

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POPPY plants
Cannabis plants
Datura species
Atropa species

Answer :A
10334.

Question : The plant part which consists of two generations one with in the other is :

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Seed
Germinated POLLEN grain
Embryo
Unfertilized ovule

Answer :A
10335.

Question : Plant like papaya and date palm can prevent

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ONY XENOGAMY
Geitonogamy as well as xenogamy
Only geitonogamy
Auto as well as geitonogamy

Solution :Tightly LINKED genes are PRESENT on same chromosome very close toeach other
Tightly linked gene produce more parental combinations than recombinants
10336.

Question : Plant life is restricted in sea to

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PHOTIC ZONE or EUPHOTIC zone
Aphotic zone
Abyssal area
Continental shelf

Answer :A
10337.

Question : Plant indicators also referred as

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CHEMICAL indicators
Oxygen indicators
Biological indicators
Environmental indicators

Answer :A::B::C::D
10338.

Question : Plant having interflowerign period is

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Neelakuranji
Bamboo
Jackfruit
WHEAT

SOLUTION :Sporopollen is resistant to strong acid, alkali and ENZYMATIC degraduation
Sporopollenin is present in exine (outer layer of sporoderm) of POLLEN GRAIN
10339.

Question : Plant group with largest ovule, largest tree, and largest gamets:

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Gymnosperm
Angiosperm
BryoBIOta
PteriodoBIOta

Answer :A
10340.

Question : Plants growing on acidic soil are called_____.

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ANSWER :OXYLOPHYTES
10341.

Question : what are the Plant growth hormones

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ANSWER :PHYTOHORMONE
10342.

Question : Plant ecosystem is an orderly process of ecosystem development.

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ANSWER :1
10343.

Question : Plant cells dipped in distilled water will become:

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Turgid
Plasmolysed
Flaccid
Impermeable

Answer :A
10344.

Question : Plant decomposers are :

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MONERA and fungi
Funfi and plants
Protista and Animalia
Animalia and Monera

Answer :A
10345.

Question : Plant cell with ergastic substances

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ANSWER :Idioblast
10346.

Question : Plant cells are totipotent. why?

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SOLUTION :The CAPACITY of any plant cell/explant to grow into a WHOLE plant is CALLED TOTIPOTENCY.
10347.

Question : Plant breeding is both art and science.

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ANSWER :1
10348.

Question : Plant capture how much of PAR ?

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`2 - 10% `
`10 - 20% `
`30%`
`90%`

SOLUTION :`2 - 10% `
10349.

Question : Plant breeding involves techniques for manipulating plants in order to create the desired plant type. State the steps involved in the production of a new genetic variety of a crop

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SOLUTION :Steps involved in plant breeding are as follows:
1. COLLECTION of variability
2. EVALUATION and selection of parent
3. Cross HYBRIDISATION among selected parent
4. Selection and testing of superior recombinants
5. Testing, release and commercialization of NEW variety
10350.

Question : Plant are called as ____ because they fix carbon dioxide

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SOLUTION :PRODUCERS