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Botany 11

Description: Botany 11
Number of Questions: 40
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Tags: Botany 11 Plant Growth Regulators Respiration Respiration in Plants Flower Root Roots Leaf
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Respiration is defined as

  1. reduction of CO2 to produce energy

  2. oxidation of organic compounds to produce energy

  3. reduction of carbohydrate to produce CO2

  4. oxidation of CO2 to carbohydrate


Correct Option: B

Cytokinin can promote

  1. shoot formation

  2. flower formation

  3. root formation

  4. leaf formation


Correct Option: C

The function of bract is:

  1. protection of terminal bud

  2. protection of axillary bud

  3. protection of flower bud

  4. protection of calyx


Correct Option: C

A flower without bract is called

  1. bractiate

  2. ebractiate

  3. heteromerous

  4. ebractiolate


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is not a root character?

  1. Endogenous in origin

  2. Positively geotropic

  3. Positively phototropic

  4. Nodes are absent


Correct Option: C

The chemical name of kinetin is

  1. dicheloro phenoxyacetic acid

  2. 6-furfuryl amino purine

  3. a nucleotide with adenine

  4. chloro fluoro carbon


Correct Option: B

Which of the following statements are correct/wrong?

a) A large quantity of water loss occurs through cuticleb) Lenticular transpiration is insignificant as compared to stomatal transpiration c) Stomata are minute pores found on epidermal surfaces of leaves d) Guttation occurs only in dry conditions

  1. (a) and (b) are correct

  2. (c) and (d) are correct

  3. (b) and (c) are wrong

  4. (a) and (d) are wrong


Correct Option: D

An example for palatley compound leaf

  1. cotton

  2. silk cotton

  3. clitoria

  4. euphorbia


Correct Option: B

An example for sucker is

  1. bean

  2. clitoria

  3. chrysanthemum

  4. hibiscus


Correct Option: C

Sprouting of dormant buds of the potatotuber can be induced by

  1. IAA

  2. NAA

  3. Zeetin

  4. GA


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Sprouting of dormant buds of a potato tuber can be induced by GA.

Which of the following statements are correct or wrong?

a) The oxidation of pyruvic acid molecules formed in glycolysis occurs inside the Mitochondria b) Acetyl COA is a 3-carbon compound c) Under anaerobic conditions, the pyruvic acid formed during glycolysis are reduced to either ethyl alcohol or lactic acid d) Acetyl COA molecules enter into cyclic reactions during Calvin's cycle

  1. a and b are correct

  2. c and d are correct

  3. b and d are wrong

  4. a and d are wrong


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The correct answer is option 3.

Suckers are lateral branches developing from

  1. axillary bud

  2. terminal bud

  3. nodes

  4. stem tip


Correct Option: A

Cytokinins are abundant in

  1. embryos, meristems and flowers

  2. embryos, developing fruits and roots

  3. stem, fruits and flowers

  4. leaves, root nodules and fruits


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is/are feature(s) of roots?

  1. Nodes and internodes present

  2. Leaves and buds are present

  3. Root hair absent

  4. Axillary bud is absent


Correct Option: D

A plant having epicalyx is

  1. crotalaria

  2. jasmine

  3. launaea

  4. hibiscus


Correct Option: D

Which of the following statements is/are correct?a) A whorl of bractiole is called as involucre b) Small and thin bract like structures present on the pedicel are called bractioles c) Sepals are always brightly coloured d) On the thalamus epicalyx is arranged

  1. (a) only

  2. (b) only

  3. (a) and (c)

  4. (b) and (d)


Correct Option: B

The stomata are surrounded by two kidney-shaped cells called

  1. hydathodes

  2. guard cells

  3. bulliform cells

  4. epidermal cells


Correct Option: B

GA can induce the formation of enzyme __________ in the aleurone layer of barley.

  1. amylase

  2. pectinase

  3. cellulase

  4. protenase


Correct Option: A

The ageing process of plants can be delayed by the application of

  1. gibberellin

  2. auxin

  3. ethylene

  4. cytokinin


Correct Option: D

Rate of transpiration can be measured using an apparatus called

  1. Darwin's potometer

  2. Ganong's potometer

  3. Respiroscope

  4. Auxonometer


Correct Option: B

The root system which is embryonic in origin is called

  1. fibrous root system

  2. adventitious root system

  3. tap root system

  4. prop root


Correct Option: C

Match List-I with List-II and find the correct answer.

 
List - I List - II
(A) Herring
(a) Auxin
(B) Gibberella fujikuroi
(b) Kinetin
(C) Avena
(c) Zeatin
(D) Zeamays
(d) Gib berellin

  1. (A) - (b), (B) - (d), (C) - (a), (D) - (c)

  2. (A) - (c), (B) - (a), (C) - (d), (D) - (b)

  3. (A) - (d), (B) - (c), (C) - (b), (D) - (a)

  4. (A) - (b), (B) - (a), (C) - (d), (D) - (c)


Correct Option: A

If the weak stem grows horizontally on the surface of the soil, it is called

  1. stolon

  2. twiner

  3. sucker

  4. runner


Correct Option: D

The type of venation found in banana and canna is

  1. palmately parallel

  2. pinnately parallel

  3. palmately reticulate

  4. pinnately reticulate


Correct Option: B

The outer walls of guard cells are

  1. thick and rigid

  2. thin and elastic

  3. smooth walled and multinucleate

  4. pagged and coenocytic


Correct Option: B

Kinetin can induce

  1. karyokinesis

  2. cytokinesis

  3. cell enlogation

  4. differentiation


Correct Option: B

Sudden elongation of stem, followed by flowering is called

  1. splicing

  2. hardening

  3. bolting

  4. cloning


Correct Option: C

Tap root system is otherwise called

  1. adventitious root system

  2. normal root system

  3. prop root

  4. fibrous root system


Correct Option: B

The embryonic root in the seed is

  1. radicle

  2. plumule

  3. hypocotyl

  4. cotyledon


Correct Option: A

When all the leaflets arise from the tip of the petiole, it is described as

  1. palmately reticulate

  2. palmately parallel

  3. palmately compound

  4. pinnately compound


Correct Option: C

When the runner is underground, it is known as

  1. stolon

  2. sucker

  3. offset

  4. twiner


Correct Option: B

When the guard cells are turgid

  1. the stoma is open

  2. the stoma is closed

  3. the stoma becomes flat

  4. it becomes a globe like structure


Correct Option: A

Epicalyx means

  1. a whorl of bractioles

  2. a whorl of bracts

  3. a whorl of tepals

  4. a whorl of sepals


Correct Option: A

An example for pinnately compound leaf is

  1. clitoria

  2. cotton

  3. silk cotton

  4. mango


Correct Option: A

Adventitious root develops from

  1. radicle

  2. underground part of the plant

  3. primary root

  4. any part of the plant body other than the radicle


Correct Option: D

When the water potential of the guard cells is lower than that of the adjacent cells

  1. the stomata closes

  2. the guard cells become flaccid

  3. the stomata opens

  4. the guard cells develop kidney shaped structure


Correct Option: C

Stomatal movement is caused by

  1. Mg++ ions

  2. Mn++ ions

  3. CI-ions

  4. K+ ions


Correct Option: D

When both androecium and gynoecium are present in a flower, it is called

  1. monoecious

  2. dioecious

  3. polygamous

  4. bisexual


Correct Option: D

The individual segments of perianth are known as

  1. tepals

  2. petals

  3. sepals

  4. pistil


Correct Option: A

Match List - I with List - II and find the correct answer.

 
List - I List - II
(A) Leaves
(a) growth hormone
(B) Woody perennials
(b) limited growth
(C) IAA
(c) growth regulator
(D) NAA
(d) unlimited growth

  1. (A) - (b), (B) - (d), (C) - (a), (D) - (c)

  2. (A) - (d), (B) - (c), (C) - (b), (D) - (a)

  3. (A) - (c), (B) - (a), (C) - (d), (D) - (b)

  4. (A) - (b), (B) - (c), (C) - (a), (D) - (d)


Correct Option: A
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