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Vegetative propagation and seed dispersal - class-VI

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This is an example of a very old viable seed excavated from Arctic Tundra. The seed germinated and flowered after an estimated record of $10,000$ years of dormancy. It is?

  1. Victoria

  2. Lupinus arcticus

  3. Phoenix dactylifera

  4. Strobilanthus kunthiana


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

There are several records of very old yet viable seeds. The oldest one is of a lupine(Lupnius arcticus) excavated from Arctic Tundra. Seeds of Lupinus arcticus, atleast $10,000$ years old were found in lemming burrows deeply buried in permanently frozen silt of Pleistocene age in ungladated central Yuzon. They readily germinated in the laboratory and have since grown into normal healthy plants.

Parachute type of mechanism of seed dispersal is found in _____________.

  1. Pea/Leguminosae

  2. Mustard/Cruciferae

  3. Cotton/Malvaceae

  4. Taraxacum/Compositae


Correct Option: D

Which of the followig seed travels only short distance?

  1. Mango

  2. Cotton

  3. Neem

  4. Maple


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Wind dispersal of seeds do not ensure a coverage of larger distance and it also depends upon the morphology of seed as well. Maple seeds are samaras that mean they have a wing like structure and is also called wind seed but is not able to cover a great distance as it does not blow with the wind but flutter on the ground.

So, the correct option is 'Maple'

In lettuce, red light is most effective in breaking seed dormancy because it.

  1. Stimulates water absorption

  2. Reverses inhibitory effect of far-red light

  3. Enhances respiratory rate

  4. Breaks down ABA


Correct Option: A

Small amount of nucleolus persisting in the mature seed is known as ____________.

  1. Caruncle

  2. Endosperm

  3. Perisperm

  4. Ruminate endosperm


Correct Option: A

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
a. Tegmen: Part of seed coat which actually is the dried up inner integument.
b. Caruncile- A spongy outgrowth of helium and absorbs water
c. Endothelrum: Inner epidermal layer of integument in unitegmic ovules and functions similar to another tapetum
d. Epithelium: Tissue of the scutellum abutting the endosperm; glandular in nature and secretes enzymes.
Select the correct answer.

  1. $1, 2$ and $3$

  2. $1, 3$ and $4$

  3. $1, 2, 3$ and $4$

  4. $2$ and $4$


Correct Option: A

After-ripening dormancy has been reported in the seed.

  1. Fraxinus excelsior

  2. Parkinsoma aculeata

  3. Pistacia lentiscus

  4. Trigonella indica


Correct Option: A

Select the mismatched pair of organism and its mode of multiplication.

  1. Organism - Agave, Oxalis; Mode of multiplication - Bulbils

  2. Organism - Amoeba, Paramecium; Mode of multiplication - Binary fission

  3. Organism - Chlamydomonas, Ulothrix; Mode of multiplication - Sporangiospores

  4. Organism - Adiantum ; Mode of multiplication - Adventitious buds present at leaf tips


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sporangiospores are non-motile spores produced inside the sporangia. They are generally dispersed by wind and germinate to produce new mycelium (e.g., Rhizopus, Mucor, etc.) In Chlamydomonas and Ulothrix, zoospores are formed.

So, the correct answer is 'Organism - Chlamydomonas, Ulothrix; Mode of multiplication - Sporangiospores'.

Vegetative propagation is the term used for

  1. Sexual reproduction in animals

  2. Sexual reproduction in plants

  3. Asexual reproduction in animals

  4. Asexual reproduction in plants


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Vegetative propagation (vegetative reproduction) is the formation of new plants from vegetative units such as buds, tubers, rhizomes, etc. This term is used for asexual reproduction in plants. Plants with reduced power of sexual reproduction, long dormant period of seed or poor viability are multiplied easily through vegetative propagation.
So, the correct answer is 'Asexual reproduction in plants'.

Which of the following is not used for vegetative propagation?

  1. Bud

  2. Bulbil

  3. Turion

  4. Antherozoid


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In sexually reproduction organisms, the male gamete is called the antherozoid or sperm and the female gamete is known as the egg or ovum. They are not used for vegetative propagation.

So, the correct answer is 'antherozoid'

A process of multiplication in which a portion of fragment of plant body function as propagule and develops into new individual is called 

  1. vegetative propagation

  2. sexual propagation

  3. regeneration

  4. metamorphosis


Correct Option: A

Which of the following involves the formation of new plants from roots, stems, and leaves?

  1. Sexual reproduction

  2. Vegetative reproduction

  3. Layering

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Vegetative reproduction involves the formation of new plants from roots, stems, and leaves. It is a form of asexual reproduction of a plant. Only one plant is involved and the offspring is identical to the parent. It mainly involves the mitosis. So, the correct answer is option B.

Which is not a method of vegetative propagation?

  1. Micropropagation

  2. Budding

  3. Sowing

  4. Layering


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Vegetative propagation is a form of asexual reproduction of a plant. Here, only one plant is involved and the offspring is the result of one parent. The new plant is genetically identical to the parent.
Micropropagation is the practice of rapidly multiplying stock plant material to produce a large number of progeny plants, using modern tissue culture methods.
Layering is a means of plant propagation, in which a portion of an aerial stem grows roots while still attached to the parent plant and then detaches as an independent plant.
Sowing is to scatter the seeds over the land for growth
So, the correct answer is 'Sowing'

Vegetative propagation does not involve the formation of new plants from old 

  1. Roots

  2. Stems

  3. Leaves

  4. Flowers


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vegetative propagation is a form of asexual reproduction of a plant. Only one plant is involved and the offspring is the result of one parent.
Almost all types of shoots and roots are capable of vegetative propagation, including, stems, basal shoots, tubers, rhizomes, stolons, corms, bulbs, and buds. In a few species, even leaves are involved in vegetative propagation. However, flowers are never involved in vegetative propagation.

Plants have lost their capacity to produce seeds, reproduce by

  1. Spores

  2. Vegetative propagation

  3. Fission

  4. Regeneration


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

If the plants lose their capacity to produce seed, the plant undergoes asexual reproduction through their vegetative parts like stem, leaf, branch, etc.

So the correct option is 'Vegetative propagation.'

Clone is

  1. Descendants of a single parent

  2. Vegetatively produced descendants of a single parent

  3. Sexually produced descendants of a single couple

  4. All the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A clone is considered as the vegetatively produced descendants of a single parent because of following reason: 

1) Fusion of gametes does not takes place in vegetative propagation so there is no chance of recombination and variation.
2) The parent cell divides to form daughter cell by mitosis due to which the offspring is genetically identical to the parent.
3) The offspring produced are clones of their parent and have same number of chromosomes.
So, the correct answer is option B.

Clones are individuals obtained through

  1. Self pollination

  2. Cross pollination

  3. Vegetative propagation

  4. Hybridisation


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Vegetatively propagated plants are the clone of their own parents because of the following reasons:
1) Fusion of gametes does not take place in vegetative propagation so there is no chance of recombination and variation.
2) The parent cell divides to form daughter cell by mitosis due to which the offspring are genetically identical to the parent.
3) The offspring produced are clones of their parent and have the same number of chromosomes.
Self-pollination, cross-pollination and hybridization involve fusion of gametes so it can cause recombination and the offspring produced are variants, not the clone.
So, the correct answer is option C.

Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding vegetative propagation?

  1. Vegetative propagation produces clonal population

  2. Micro propagation is the fastest technique of vegetative propagation

  3. Vegetative propagation can go on round the year

  4. Vegetative propagation helps to eliminate the vrius


Correct Option: A

The most significant feature of vegetative propagation is that

  1. It enables rapid production of genetic variation

  2. It is a means of producing a large population of individuals genetically identical to the parent

  3. It ensures that the progeny are safe from attack of diseases and pests

  4. It is an ancient practice


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Vegetative propagation is a form of asexual reproduction of a plant. Only one plant is involved and the offspring is the result of one parent. The new plant is genetically identical to the parent. The offspring of the plants are clones of the original plant since no mixing of DNA occurs. The most common forms of vegetative propagation are grafting, cutting, layering, tuber, bulb or stolon formation, suckering and tissue culture.

So, the correct option is, 'it is a means of producing a large population of individuals genetically identical to the parent'.

Offspring produced by vegetative propagation are

  1. haploid

  2. triploid

  3. genetically identical

  4. superior to offspring produced by sexual reproduction


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Asexual reproduction or vegetative reproduction is when offspring are genetically identical to the parent. The offspring of the plants are clones of the original plant since no mixing of DNA occurs. The most common forms of vegetative propagation are graftingcutting, layering, tuber, bulb or stolon formation, suckering and tissue culture.

So, the correct option is, 'genetically identical'.

Which of the following are the characteristics

of vegetative reproduction?

X Involves two individuals

Y Daughter cells are genetically identical to the parent

Z The cell divisions are only mitotic


  1. X and Y only

  2. X and Z only

  3. Y and Z only

  4. X, Y and Z


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Vegetative reproduction is a type of reproduction in which a single parent is involved. In this there is no formation or fusion of gametes. 
In cloning method of  vegetative reproduction the offspring produced are genetically identical to the parent cell. They are exact copies of the parent and thus are called clones.
Mitosis is a process in which a cell divides into two daughter cells. In this there is distribution of the cytoplasm and genetic material equally into both cells. This is a method of vegetative reproduction in some lower organisms.
Thus the correct answer is option C.

Which of the following is not a vegetative part of plant?

  1. Carpel

  2. Thalamus

  3. Stipules

  4. Calyx


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • In plants, receptacle or thalamus is a thick part of the stem from which the flower organs grow. Stipule is a small leafy outgrowth at the base of the leaf. The sepals of a flower that form a whorl enclosing the petals and forms a protective layer around the flowers.
  • Carpels, on the other hand, is the female reproductive organ in a flower consisting an ovary, a stigma and probably a style. It produces egg cells and protects a developing baby plant.
So the carpels are not vegetative part of the plant. Hence the correct answer is option A

Read the assertion (A) and reason (R) carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:
A
. There are some plants which have in their life-cycles neither the process of fertilization nor they have meiosis.
R. In these plants, the vegetative or somatic plant body helps in the propagation of the plant.

  1. Both the Assertion and the Reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.

  2. Both the Assertion and Reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.

  3. The Assertion is true but the Reason false.

  4. Both the Assertion and Reason are false.

  5. The assertion is false but reason is true.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Organisms reproduce for perpetuation of species because individuals have a limited life span. Organisms may reproduce sexually as well as asexually. The sexual reproduction involves formation of haploid gametes through the process of reduction division or meiosis. The haploid gametes fuse during fertilization to form diploid zygote. Thus, restoring the normal ploidy. The asexual reproduction does not involves gamete formation through meiosis or their fertilization. The vegetative propagation in plants is a type of asexual reproduction in which plant body is propagated directly from some vegetative part of adult plant.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Growing two or more crops in definite row patterns is known as 

  1. crop rotation

  2. inter-cropping

  3. mixed cropping

  4. organic cropping


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Intercropping involves growing two or more crops simultaneously on same field but they are not mixed with each other. They are grown in set pattern. They are grown in alternating rows. This pattern prevents pests and diseases to spread in all the plants of one crops in the field. 

Which of the following is the vegetative part of Jasmine plant?

  1. Stem

  2. Root

  3. Flower

  4. Leaf


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jasmine grows from their branches cut and planted by the branch touching the soil developing roots and growing into a separate plant independent of the mother plant.

So the correct option is 'Stem'.

Asexual reproduction is related to

  1. Amphimixis

  2. Agamospermy

  3. Vegetative propagation

  4. Both B and C


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
There are two modes of reproduction in plants: Sexual reproduction and Asexual reproduction. 
In sexual reproduction, there is the fusion of gametes of two different parents (called as syngamy) whereas, in sexual reproduction, offspring is formed from a single parent without the formation of gametes. Amphimixis is a kind of sexual reproduction which involves the meiosis and syngamy. A special type of asexual reproduction is there which is known as Apomixis in which there is seed formation without the fusion of gametes. Apomixis is further divided into two categories: Vegetative propagation and agamospermy. In vegetative propagation, any part of the plant may develop into a new plant. In agamospermy, plant propagation occurs by means of apomictic seeds or asexual seeds. 
Therefore, both vegetative propagation and agamospermy are types of asexual reproduction.
So, the correct answer is D.

Flowering plants are called as

  1. Angiosperms

  2. Gymnosperms

  3. Ferns

  4. Mosses


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Usually, angiosperms have flowers and bear fruits hence they are called flowering plants.

So, the correct answer is 'Angiosperms'.

Why seed dispersal is important?

  1. Survival of plant

  2. Introduction of plant

  3. Adaptation of plant

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • Dispersal of seed is important as if seeds germinate near to parent plants it will increase a lot of competition for air, water, and food as well. 
  • If competition increases it will lead to the death of the species and dispersal also leads to exposure to a new environment that helps in adaptation and evolution.

So, the correct option is 'Survival of plant'.

Seeds tarvel with water is filled with

  1. Water

  2. Air

  3. Protein

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Seeds that travel in water is modified certain mechanism that make them light and filled with air so that they are able to travel a long distance and reach to places that are far from the parents. Its best example is the modification of mesocarp of coconut that helps it in hydrochory and able it to float a long distance.

So, the correct option is 'Air'

Which of the following is correct for r-selected spices?

  1. Large number of progeny with small size

  2. Large number of progeny with large size

  3. Small number of progeny with small size

  4. Small number of progeny with large size


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In r selected species the populations have a large number of offsprings while in k-selected species, the populations have a small number of offsprings. However, the offspring size in k-selected species is larger than that of r-selected species. 

So, the correct option is 'Large number of progeny with small size'.

Reproduction in Bryophyllum takes place by

  1. Root

  2. Leaf

  3. Stem

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Some plants develop adventitious buds on their leaves which get detached and develop new plants. Leaves of Bryophyllum develop small plantlets with adventitious roots along their margins. These get detached and give rise to a complete plant. Thus it is a natural method of vegetative propagation in this plant with the help of leaves. Leaves of some other plants such as Kalanchoe, Begonia and Streptocarpus also develop adventitious buds in their leaves. 

In some plants such as tapioca, sweet potato buds present on the roots develop into leafy shoots above ground and adventitious roots at their bases. 
Vegetative propagation by stem takes place in mint, onion, garlic, banana etc. 
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Bryophyllum reproduces vegetatively through _________.

  1. Leaf

  2. Root

  3. Stem

  4. Flower


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bryophyllum is a plant genus of the Crassulaceae. These plantlets arise from mitosis of meristematic-type tissue in notches in the leaves. Bryophyllum are naturalised in many parts of the tropics, and deliberately cultivated for their attractiveness or for their interesting reproduction. Reproduction in Bryophyllum occurs asexually through vegetative propagation by leaves. The leaf of Bryophyllum is broad and has notches at its margins. Buds arise from the notches. These buds are called epiphyllous buds. These buds can give rise to new plants with adventitious roots, shoots and small leaves. The new plants then detach from the leaves and develop into a mature plant after coming in contact with the soil. 


So the correct option is 'leaf'.

Apart from bryophyllum which plant shows vegetative propagation by leaves?

  1. Potato

  2. Onion

  3. Begonia

  4. Tulip


Correct Option: C

The bryophyllum bud produces new plants in the presence of 

  1. Low humidity

  2. Moisture

  3. High humidity

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Plant like Bryophyllum buds grow in the margins of leaves. When a leaf of this plant falls on a moist soil, each bud can give rise to a new plant. So the correct option is 'Moisture'.

In which one pair, both the plants can be vegetatively propagated by leaf pieces?

  1. Bryophyllum and Kalanchoe

  2. Chrysanthemum and Agave

  3. Agave and Dioscorea

  4. Bryophyllum and Asparagus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In Bryophyllum and Kalanchoe, the plants can vegetatively propagate while the leaves still are attached to the branch. The leaves of this plant begin the process of mitosis and asexually reproduce in the form of plantlets that cover the edges of each leaf. Once these plantlets develop, they drop off and grow into new plants when they find fertile ground.

So, the correct option is 'Bryophyllum and Kalanchoe'.

Epiphyllous buds take part in

  1. Growth in length

  2. Photosynthesis

  3. Reproduction

  4. Reduction in transpiration


Correct Option: C

Identify the plants that reproduce by leaves?

  1. Sugarcane

  2. Onion

  3. Saintpaulia

  4. Opuntia


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Saintpaulia also is known as African violets commonly propagated asexually. Plants can be divided into smaller daughter plants or even grown from leaf cuttings. 

So the correct option is 'Saintpaulia'.

Why is vegetative propagation possible by leaves?

  1. It possesses dividing cells

  2. It possesses dead cells

  3. It possesses chlorophyll

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vegetative propagation is possible by leaves as the process is continued by differentiating leaf parenchyma, which is probably often phloem parenchyma or companion cells, the two of which are often indistinguishable,  into new root and shoot apical meristems.

So the correct option is 'It possesses dividing cells'.

Reduced stem bears leaves called

  1. Ramal

  2. Radical

  3. Cauline

  4. Phyllodes


Correct Option: B
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