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Artificial vegetative propagation - class-VIII

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Grafting is not successful in monocots but is successful in dicots because they have

  1. Vascular bundles arranged in a ring

  2. Cambiurti for secondary growth

  3. Vessels with elements arranged end to end

  4. Cork cambium


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Grafting is not successful is monocots but is successful in dicots because monocots lack cambium tissue which forms secondary growth. The cambium possesses the ability to form secondary xylem and phloem. It is present in dicots. In case of grafting, it is very important that the plant should form primary and secondary tissue for its survival. So, it take place only in dicots.

So, the correct answer is option B.

........... is the most convenient and cheap method of artificial vegetative propagation.

  1. Grafting

  2. Budding

  3. Cutting

  4. Micropropagation


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Cutting is the most convenient and cheap method of artificial vegetative propagation because it doesn't require any skilled trained technique and it is not affected by contamination. On the other hand, the technique like grafting and budding requires skilled hand while micropropagation is highly sensitive to contamination and requires skilled hand.
Grafting is a horticulture technique where the living detached portion of the plant are used to regenerate the growth. 
Budding is a type of asexual reproduction which do not involve fusion of gametes. A new organism develops from an outgrowth or bud due to cell division at one particular site. The bud remains attached to the parent plant and separates after it gets mature. It leaves a scar at the point of separation. 
Cutting is a technique where the vegetative part is used for the propagation of plant. Cuttings are meristematic in nature so it can easily grow into a new plant.
Micropropagation is the process of multiplication and maintenance of genetically modified or hybrid plant. 
So, the correct answer is option C.

Micropropagation production of

  1. True to type plants

  2. Haploid plants

  3. Somatic hybrids

  4. Somaclonal plants


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Micropropagation is the process of production of similar plants or clones. It is also used to provide a sufficient number of plantlets for planting from a stock plant which does not produce seeds or does not respond well to vegetative reproduction. The step of micropropagation includes:
1) The plant which needs to be propagated is chosen.
2) The plant part which has to be used as an explant is chosen. It can be the pollen, leaf, stem etc of the stock plant.
3) The explant is surface sterilized.
4) Culture the explant on a nutrient media.
5) After growth of root and shoot, it undergoes hardening treatment where it is grown under temperature available on fields to prepare them for growth.
6) In the final stage of plant micropropagation, the plantlets are removed from the plant media and transferred to the soil.
So, the correct answer is option A.

Identify the correct statement

  1. Because of marked climatic variations, plants growing near the sea shore do not produce annual rings

  2. The age of the plant can be determined by its height

  3. Grafting is difficult in monocot plants as they have scattered vascular bundles

  4. Healing of damaged tissue is because of activity of sclerenchyma cells


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Grafting is a horticulture technique where the living detached portion of the plant are used to regenerate the growth. One plant is selected for its roots and this is called the stock or rootstock. The other plant is selected for its stems, leaves, flowers, or fruits and is called the scion. 
Grafting is not possible in monocots as they lack cambium and the joining of vascular tissues between the scion and rootstock donot take place and the vascular bundles are scattered.
So, the correct answer is option C. 

In grafting, stock is

  1. Stem of desired variety

  2. Bud of desired variety

  3. Part of rooted plant

  4. Part to be grafted


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Grafting is a horticulture technique where the living detached portion of the plant is used to regenerate the growth. One plant is selected for its roots and this is called the stock or rootstock. The other plant is selected for its stems, leaves, flowers, or fruits and is called the scion. The joining of scion and stalk is known as inosculation. The technique is mostly used in an asexual mode of reproduction. 
So, the correct answer is option C.

Plants with poor root system are propagated through

  1. Layering

  2. Leaf cuttings

  3. Stem cuttings

  4. Grafting


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Plants with poor root system are propagated through grafting. Grafting is a horticultural technique whereby tissues of the plant are joined so as to continue their growth together. The two plants are selected, one with good roots called rootstock and another with good flowers, fruits, leaves or stem called scion. The scion contains the desired genes to be duplicated. The plants with poor roots but with the desired  quality of other products are used as scion and grafted on plants with good mature roots.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Plants of desired qualities are produced by

  1. Cutting

  2. Grafting

  3. Layering

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In grafting, we join two plants to each other. The upper part of the graft is called scion that forms the top portion of the plant, and lower part which we call understock makes roots or part of the stem. Grafting is usually joining of only two plants but it may be a combination of several. If we join a third plant between two plants then it forms the trunk or a portion of it. This third plant  is called an interstem.

What is the best time for growth of cuttings

  1. Summer

  2. Winter

  3. Spring

  4. Both spring and rainy season


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cutting is a technique where the vegetative parts which are meristematic in nature is used for propagation so it can easily grow into a new plant. The best time for the growth of cutting is summer because cuttings are very delicate and are prone to fungal growth. In summers the chances of fungal growth are rare as there is least humidity.

So, the correct answer is option A.

Grafting is the art of joining parts of plants such that they grow as one plant. What is the name given to the part of the graft which gives rise to the upper portion?

  1. Bud

  2. Stock

  3. Scion

  4. Meristem


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Grafting and budding are horticultural techniques used to join parts from two or more plants so that they appear to grow as a single plant. In grafting, the upper part (scion) of one plant grows on the root system (rootstock) of another plant. In the budding process, a bud is taken from one plant and grown on another. So, the correct option is "C" (Scion).

Grafting results in

  1. Mixing of traits of two varieties without resorting to hybridisation

  2. Providing hormones and stimulating chemicals from stock to scion

  3. Quick growth of desirable variety with poor root system

  4. All the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Grafting is a horticulture technique where the living detached portion of the plant is used to regenerate the growth. One plant is selected for its roots and this is called the stock or rootstock. The other plant is selected for its stems, leaves, flowers, or fruits and is called the scion. The joining of scion and stalk is known as inosculation. 

Grafting involves mixing of traits of two varieties without resorting to hybridization as because stock and scion belong to two different plant species. The vegetative part is developed by the scion so fruit, flowering, branching, and leaves pattern depends on scion while the root pattern is influenced by the genome of the stock.
So, the correct answer is option A.

If you take the scion of desi mango and stock of dasheri mango, what type of mango will be produced?

  1. Desheri

  2. Desi

  3. Hybrid

  4. None


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The grafted branches present will give rise to dasheri mangoes whereas the rest of the branches will give rise to desi mangoes.

So, the correct option is 'Desi'.

In grafting process 

  1. Desirable characters of stock are transferred to scion

  2. Desirable characters of scion are transferred to stock.

  3. Desirable characters of both stock & scion are transferred to new bud

  4. Character transfer is not possible.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Grafting is a horticultural technique used to join parts from two or more plants so that they appear to grow as a single plant. In grafting, the upper part (scion) of one plant grows on the root system (rootstock) of another plant. 
In this process, desirable characters of scion are transferred to stock because the stock being root system cannot be uprooted as it decreases the survival rate.
So, the correct option is 'Desirable characters of scion are transferred to stock'.

The vegetative own in the where a branch is injured defoliated and pegged down in the ground is known as

  1. Layering

  2. grafting

  3. cutting

  4. bud grafting


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
In this method, the lower branch of the stem is bent down and partially defoliated. An injury is made in the defoliated portion. The injured and defoliated portion is covered with a light layer of moist soil in such a way that the growing tip of the branch remains above the soil surface. After a few days, the pegged portion develops adventitious roots. The rooted branch is then cut, separated from the parent plant and grown into a new plant. Examples - Jasmine, Grapevine, Strawberry, Raspberry, Cherry, etc.
So the correct option is 'Layering'.

In grafting the rooted plant is used as a ______.

  1. Scion

  2. Stock

  3. Stem

  4. Root


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In grafting, two firmly related plants are utilized to deliver another plant that has the ideal, consolidated attributes of both the parent plants. One plant is the stock, where the root system is taken and where the shoot system is used is called the Scion,

So, the correct option is 'Stock'.

In vegetative reproduction, when two different individuals participate then it is called, _________?

  1. Layering

  2. Grafting

  3. Cutting

  4. Doubling


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • In grafting, two firmly related plants are utilized to deliver another plant that has the ideal, consolidated attributes of both the parent plants. One plant is, 
  • where the root framework is taken and the other is, where the shooting framework is utilized. The scion is appended to the load of the second plant in this strategy for fake vegetative proliferation. grafting can be done in plants like roses, apples, and avocado.

So, the correct option is 'Grafting'.

The part of the plant where metabolism takes place is

  1. Aerial

  2. Sub-aerial

  3. Underground

  4. All the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Plant metabolism involves the complex of physical and chemical events of photosynthesis, respiration, and the synthesis and degradation of organic compounds. These processes are seen to occur in the aerial parts of the plant. So, the correct option is 'Aerial'.

The cut part of plant stem used in the process of grafting is:

  1. Stock

  2. Scion

  3. Cutting

  4. Bud


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The stem part of the plant used in grafting is called as the stock.

Which of the following defines phytotron?

  1. Fish culture facility

  2. Plant hormone

  3. Secondary metabolite

  4. Controlled plant culture facility


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A phytotron is an enclosed research greenhouse used for studying interactions between plants and the environment. It was a product of the disciplines of plant physiology and botany. The first phytotron was built under the direction of Frits Warmolt Went at the California institute of Technology in 1949. It was funded by the Harry B. Earhart Foundation and was officially known as the Earhart plant research Laboratory.

In vegetative reproduction when two different individuals participate then it is called ______________.

  1. Layering

  2. Grafting

  3. Cutting

  4. Doubling


Correct Option: B

Roses and banana are usually grown through ...............

  1. Parthenocarpy

  2. Cuttings

  3. Grafting

  4. Layering


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Plants can reproduce asexually and sexually. The vegetative reproduction is a means of rapid propagation, as sex cells are not involved, the progeny is identical to parent plant and the process is a type of asexual reproduction. Vegetative reproduction can be natural or artificial (cutting, layering, grafting or use of stocks). Cutting is commonly used artificial method of vegetative propagation. In cutting a cut portion of a plant generates a whole new plant as in Rose, Bougainvillea, Banana etc. Banana is a large perennial herb propagated vegetatively rather than sexually because nearly all cultivated varieties are seedless, and fruits develop parthenocarpically (in the absence of seed development). The principal method of banana propagation is division of suckers or pups which arise from the base of the main stem or from the underground corm. Large suckers are the preferred planting material. These are removed from vigorous clumps of banana trees with a spade when at least three feet tall, during warm months.

During plant grafting, connection is made between stock and scion 

through ...................

  1. Xylem

  2. Phloem

  3. Cambium

  4. Tissue


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Grafting is a type of artificial vegetative propagation in plants. In grafting, a shoot of one plant (scion) is attached to shoot of another plant (stalk). The scion and shoot join to each other with the help of vascular cambium.

The upper stem portion is ...............

  1. Stock

  2. Scion

  3. Tiller

  4. Twiner


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The vegetative reproduction is a means of rapid propagation, as sex cells are not involved, the progeny is identical to parent plant and the process is a type of asexual reproduction. Vegetative reproduction can be natural or artificial (cutting, layering, grafting or use of stocks). Grafting is commonly used artificial method of vegetative propagation. In grafting cut stem end (scion) of one plant is artificially tied using wet clay to another obliquely cut stem (stalk) which is still attached to roots. The cambial activity in the stalk and scion later on establishes a vascular link between two plants. Arguably the process is possible because plants lack a well developed immune system which can reject foreign grafts.

When a branch under soil develops roots, it is known as ..........

  1. Grafting

  2. Layering

  3. Cutting

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Plants can be propagated vegetatively without involving the process of sexual reproduction. The vegetative propagation can be natural or artificial. With the objective of improving crops and ornamental plants, humans have devised various methods for asexual propagation of angiosperms. Most of these methods are based on the ability of plants to form adventitious roots or shoots. Cutting, layering, grafting, cloning are few such methods. The layering process refers to growth of roots by vegetative structure of stem when covered by a layer of soil.

......................... is/are the means of vegetative propagation.

  1. Protoplast fusion

  2. Tissue culture

  3. In vitro fertilization

  4. Both (A) and (B)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vegetative reproduction means reproduction without the involvement of sex cells or gametes. The process of vegetative reproduction can be natural or artificial. Protoplast fusion and plant tissue culture are biotechnological techniques used in the propagation of plants through vegetative cells. In protoplast fusion, the protoplasm of two vegetative cells are fused thus sex cells are not involved. In tissue culture, whole plants can be grown using a small explant made up of the meristematic cell.

Artificial induction of roots on stems before it is separated from the parent plant for propagation is called as ........................

  1. Root-stem joint

  2. Plant tissue culture

  3. Grafting

  4. Layering


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cutting, layering and grafting are some of the techniques of vegetative propagation in plants. In layering, a portion of an aerial stem grows roots while still attached to the parent plant and then detaches as an independent plant. 

In .............. method a cutting part of a plant is grafted on the other plant part.

  1. Grafting

  2. Layering

  3. Twin scaling

  4. Cutting


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Grafting is the technique whereby tissues from one plant are inserted into those of another so that the two sets of vascular tissues may join together.
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.
Twin scaling is a method of propagating plant bulbs. Twin-scaling is practiced by professional growers and skilled amateurs to increase bulbs that would naturally propagate very slowly.
Plant cutting, also known as striking or cloning, is a technique for vegetatively (asexually) propagating plants in which a piece of the stem or root of the source plant is placed in a suitable medium such as moist soil, potting mix, coir or rockwool. The cutting produces new roots, stems or both, and thus becomes a new plant independent of the parent.
Thus, the correct answer is option (A), 'Grafting'.

In .................... method a branch of parent plant is buried in the soil.

  1. Layering

  2. Twin scaling

  3. Cutting

  4. Micropropagation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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.
Twin scaling is a method of propagating plant bulbs.
A cutting is a vegetative plant part which is severed from the parent plant in order to regenerate itself, thereby forming a whole new plant.
Micropropagation is the practice of rapidly  multiplying stock plant material to produce a large number of progeny plants, using modern tissue culture methods.
Thus, the correct answer is option (A), 'Layering'.

Rose and champa reproduces by

  1. Grafting

  2. Layering

  3. Stem cutting

  4. Root cutting


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • A stem cutting is plant stem including a tip (e.g. shoot, twig, sucker, ) or a portion of a stem without the apex that includes one or more nodes removed from a parent plant and capable of rooting; A stem cutting is used to grow a whole new plant, which is also known as cloning.
  • It is the most commonly used method to propagate many woody ornamental plants such as rose and Champa.
So, the correct answer is 'Stem cutting'.

In roses, the method commonly used to produce new plants is 

  1. Tissue culture

  2. Cutting

  3. Layering

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Many types of plants, like herbaceous plants, including roses are frequently propagated by cuttings. A cutting is a vegetative plant part, which is severed from the parent plant in order to regenerate itself, thereby forming a whole new plant.
Thus, the correct answer is option (B), 'Cutting'.

Part which is grafted on the stump of another plant is called as

  1. Graft

  2. Bulbil

  3. Scion

  4. Stock


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Grafting is a method in which two or more plant parts are joined such that they grow as a single plant. The upper plant part which is grafted onto the stump of another plant is called the scion. The lower part of plant on which scion is grafted is called as rootstock. Bulbil is a bulb-like structure present on the axil of a leaf. It is involved in vegetative propagation.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Which one of the following is propagated by means of cuttings?

  1. Sugarcane

  2. Coffee

  3. Citrus

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Coffee plants can be propagated form seeds or by cuttings or air layers.
Stem cuttings or sections of the stalks called seeds or seed pieces propagate sugarcane.
Citrus can be propagated by budding, layering and cutting.
Thus, the correct answer is option (D), 'All of these'.

Which one of the following organisms reproduces by asexual method?

  1. Cow

  2. Cat

  3. Sugarcane

  4. Pea


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cows, cat undergoes sexual reproduction. Peas also undergo sexual reproduction.
Sugarcane are propagated vegetatively, which is an asexual means of reproduction. The propagation of sugarcane is by cutting.
Thus, the correct answer is option (C), 'Sugar cane'

A scion is grafet on a stock. Quality of fruits produced will depend upon genotypes of ...............

  1. Scion

  2. Stock

  3. Both (A) and (B)

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Grafting is simply inserting a portion of one plant (usually a shoot the scion) onto another the host so that they grow together to make a single plant. Grafting is very common in commercial horticulture virtually all mass-marketed roses are grafted onto a vigorous rootstock of a different variety many fruit trees and other ornamentals are treated similarly. Quality of fruits produced wilI depend upon genotypes of scion only, stock is just acting as a support.

The cut part of a plant stem, without roots, used in grafting is called as

  1. Stock

  2. Scion

  3. Upper graft

  4. Cutting


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Grafting is a technique whereby tissues from one plant are inserted into those of another so that the two sets of vascular tissues may join together.
The plant that is selected for its roots is called the stock while the other plant, selected for its stems, leaves, flowers or fruits is called the scion
Thus, the correct answer is option (B), 'Scion'.

Which of the following is propagated by means of cuttings? 

  1. Sugarcane

  2. Coffee

  3. Citrus

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Vegetative reproduction is a type of asexual reproduction in which new plants are formed from the vegetative parts like, tubers, runners, suckers, rhizomes etc. Some of the plants can be propagated by the means of cutting. The part in which cut is allowed to grow into a new plant. Cane cutting which means the stem cuttings are used in the case of sugarcane. Stem cuttings with one nodal leaf is used in the coffee plants. Stem and root cuttings can be used in the Citrus species. 
So, the correct answer is option D. 

Scion is a term in relation to 

  1. Layering

  2. Cutting

  3. Grafting

  4. Micropropagation


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Scion is the part of the grafted plant that gives rise to the plant shoot that will, later on, produce all of the plant parts such as leaves, stems, flowers, and fruits. Everything above the scion is cut off in the spring hence all nutrients and water absorbed by the roots becomes available to the growing scion. Thus the correct answer is option C.

_______ is propagated by means of cutting.

  1. Sugarcane

  2. Coffee

  3. Citrus

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vegetative reproduction is a type of asexual reproduction in which new plants are formed from the vegetative parts like, tubers, runners, suckers, rhizomes etc. Some of the plants can be propagated by the means of cutting. The part which is cut is allowed to grow into a new plant. Cane cutting which means the stem cuttings are used in the case of sugarcane. Stem cuttings with one nodal leaf are used in the coffee plants. Stem and root cuttings can be used in the Citrus species. 

Thus, the correct answer is option D. 

The main technique involved in agricultural biotechnology is called as 

  1. Tissue culture

  2. Transformation

  3. Plant breeding

  4. DNA replilcation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Plant tissue culture is a collection of techniques used to maintain or grow plant cells, tissues or organs under sterile conditions on a nutrient culture medium of known composition. Plant tissue culture is widely used to produce clones of a plant in a method known as micropropagation. Plant tissue culture relies on the fact that many plant cells have the ability to regenerate a whole plant (totipotency). Single cells, plant cells without cell walls (protoplasts), pieces of leaves, stems or roots can often be used to generate a new plant on culture media given the required nutrients and plant hormones.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Which of the following is a type of artificial propagation?

  1. Layering

  2. Cutting

  3. Grafting

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A number of methods of artificial propagation of plants are used in agriculture, and horticulture. The three common methods for the artificial propagation of plants are: cuttings, layering and grafting. 

A scion is grafted to a stock. The quality of fruits produced will be determined by the genotype of

  1. Stock

  2. Scion

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Grafting is the artificial method of vegetative propagation which is applied for plants with weak root system. It involves transfer of part of one plant (scion) onto the lower part of another plant (stock) in such a way, to facilitate organic fusion or fusion of tissues. Here, the root stock is selected for its disease resistance and absorbing capacity which makes options A and C incorrect. Since, scion makes the upper above ground portion of plant, it is selected for superior quality of fruits and flowers. This makes option D incorrect and B correct. 

Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Propagation of a rose plant is through 

  1. Flowers

  2. Stem

  3. Fruits

  4. Roots


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The plants like rose, Bougainvillea, Chrysanthemum, grapes, sugarcane, bananas, and cactus, etc. can be grown by means of cuttings. For example, rose plants and chrysanthemums are propagated (or reproduced) by means c cuttings from stems (or shoots) as follows: A piece of stem (or side shoot) having bud is cut from an existing rose plant with the help of a knife. The lower part of this gutting, is buried in moist soil. After a few days, the end of cutting buried in soil develops roots and later on grows to become a new rose plant. 

So, the correct answer is 'Stem'

Which of the following can be reproduced by its stem  ? 

  1. Rose

  2. Carrot

  3. Bryophyllum

  4. Papaya


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The plants can be reproduced asexually by the method of vegetative propagation using the parts of the plants. The rose can be propagated by stem cutting. The stem can be cut with a bud and used for the growth of new plants. There are many plants which can be propagated through stem cuttings like sugar cane and guava.

Thus, the correct answer is option A. 

Removal of a small part of plant with a knife is called as

  1. Cutting

  2. Grafting

  3. Layering

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A small part of a plant which is removed by making a cut with a sharp knife is called as a 'cutting'. A cutting may be a piece of stem, root or even a leaf. While making a cut, care should be taken to see that there are some buds on it. In this method, a cutting of the parent plant having some buds on it is taken and its lower part is buried in the moist soil. After a few days, the cutting develops roots; shoot, and grows into a new plant. 

During grafting rootstock is generally derived from a plant 

  1. Efficient in water and mineral absorption

  2. Resistant to diseases

  3. That grows strong and healthy branches

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Grafting is a technique of combining two parts of plants so that they grow together. This allows combining the qualities of a strong, healthy, disease-resistant plant with the qualities of another plant usually one that produces good fruit or attractive flowers. The properties desired to be propagated are obtained from the rootstock, therefore, the plants that undergo this process should be efficient in water and mineral absorption as the rootstocks absorb more water and ions than the self-rooted plants and it must be resistant to diseases and should grow strong and healthy branches.
So, the correct answer is option D.

The fusion of stems of two different plants is seen in the case of  

  1. Grafting

  2. Layering

  3. Cutting

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Grafting is a method in which the cut stems of two different plants (one with roots and other without roots) are joined together in such a way that the two stems join and grow as a single plant. This new plant will have the characteristics of both the original plants.

Grafting of tissue or organ between individuals of different species is known as

  1. Autograft

  2. Isograft

  3. Xenograft

  4. Allograft

  5. Intergraft


Correct Option: C

Some leaves are removed from the stem cutting planted for vegetative propagation. This is done

  1. To increase water uptake

  2. Because it helps in rooting of cutting

  3. To reduce water loss

  4. Because the cutting need less food


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Water is lost through stomata in leaves. If leaves are removed water can be conserved for other physiological processes.

In Passiflora, the tendrils are modified

  1. Axillary buds

  2. Upper leaflets

  3. Whole leaves

  4. Stipules


Correct Option: A

Which of the following depends on man for its cultivation and will vanish without men's help

  1. Rice

  2. Maize

  3. Wheat

  4. Potato


Correct Option: B

Blackberry is multiplied by

  1. Stem cuttings

  2. Bulbils

  3. Leaf cuttings

  4. Root cuttings


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Blackberry can be multiplied by root cuttings. Cutting is one of the methods of artificial propagation. Plants with fleshy roots and trees and shrubs that produce suckers are suitable for this method of propagation. These cuttings don’t need humid conditions as they don’t have leaves to lose water. A piece of root with dormant buds is placed in a suitable medium such as moist soil. If the conditions are suitable, the piece will grow into the new independent plant, a process known as striking. The new plants thus produced resemble the parent plant. Commercial crop grower takes advantage of the cloning which occurs after vegetative propagation to maintain the favourable traits and product quality. Root cutting is done when plants are dormant and have maximum energy stored in roots. 

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

A plant hormone that induces morphogenesis in plant tissue culture is

  1. Abscisic acid

  2. Gibberellin

  3. Cytokinin

  4. Ethylene


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cytokinin is a plant hormone which is involved in various physiological processes. It promotes growth of shoot buds. It also induces cell division and shoot and root morphogenesis. In plant tissue culture, it is applied externally to induce morphogenesis

Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Leaf and stem cuttings are sown

  1. Vertically with morphological apical end upwards

  2. Vertically with morphological basal end upwards

  3. Laterally with morphological upper side upwards

  4. Laterally with morphological lower side upwards


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In leaf and stem cuttings, the explant is taken from the apical portion of leaf or stem as it has a meristematic cell which has active nucleus and cytoplasm. The meristematic cell divides rapidly when cultured on nutrient media and provides virus-free plant. When the apical portion of the leaf or stem culture is sown, it is sown vertically with morphological apical end upwards to ensure maximum growth by keeping the meristematic cell at the top.

So, the correct answer is option A.

Grafting is employed for better and quicker yield of good varieties of

  1. Apple

  2. Citrus

  3. Mango

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Apple, citrus, and mango all are dicots so they can be easily propagated by the technique of grafting. By grafting these plants gives better and quicker yield because for grafting one plant is selected for its roots and this is called the stock or root stock. The other plant is selected for its stems, leaves, flowers, or fruits and is called the scion. The stock and scion are selected from the plants which provides good yield so that it gets transferred to the grafted plant.

So, the correct answer is option D.

The stem branch used in layering is the

  1. Upper branch.

  2. Young branch.

  3. Soft basal branch.

  4. Hard basal branch.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The development of roots on a stem while the stem is still attached to the parent plant is called layering. The heavy and closely branched stems of trees like fruit producing trees can be layered by the method of mound layering. The plants are cut near the soil level when they are not growing. Dormant buds on stem produce new shoots in spring. The new shoots are soft basal branches of the stem. When these shoots are covered with mound of soil they grow roots at the bases of shoots.

Covering of shoots helps in etiolation. Etiolation is the formation of plant parts or roots in absence of light.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Many new plants are obtained through

  1. Air layering

  2. Mound layering

  3. Serpentine layering

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

A quicker regeneration of grass leaves shall occur by

  1. Cutting

  2. Grazing

  3. Irrigation

  4. Clipping


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Grass possess intercalary meristem at the base of the leaf blades. Intercalary meristems are capable of cell division, and they allow for rapid growth and regrowth of many monocots. In grass the meristem allows the damaged leaves to grow rapidly. Therefore, clipping of leaves at the base helps in quicker regeneration of grass leaves.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Grafting is not possible in monocots as they

  1. Lack cambium.

  2. Are herbacous.

  3. Have scattered vascular bundles.

  4. Have parallel venation.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Grafting is a horticulture technique where the living detached portion of the plant is used to regenerate the growth. One plant is selected for its roots and this is called the stock or rootstock. The other plant is selected for its stems, leaves, flowers, or fruits and is called the scion. The joining of scion and stalk is known as inosculation. 

Grafting is not possible in monocots as they lack cambium and the joining of vascular tissues between the scion and rootstock do not take place.
So, the correct answer is option A.

Which one of the following is not a natural method of vegetative propagation

  1. Runner

  2. Foliar buds

  3. Stem tuber

  4. Grafting


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Runner, foliar bud, and stem tuber is a natural method of propagation while grafting is an artificial method as because the two plants of different species are allowed to merge by artificial technique.
A runner is the stem portion of the plant that tends to grow horizontally as opposed to upright like the main stem. The end tip of the runner can produce buds that develop into new plants that are clones. Adventitious roots are also produced from the buds found on the runner. An offset is a short thick runner like branch which produces a new plant at its tip. The offsets grow in all directions from the main stem of the parent plant. 
Foliar buds are the buds which are present other than the node generally on the leaf. Plants like Begonia are propagated by the foliar bud.
Tubers are the underground modification of stem which stores starch. It has buds on its surface which help in the growth of the new plant as this buds are meristematic in nature. The buds are also known as eye. 
Grafting is not a natural method of vegetative propagation. It is a horticulture technique where the living detached portion of the plant is used to regenerate the growth. One plant is selected for its roots and this is called the stock or rootstock. The other plant is selected for its stems, leaves, flowers, or fruits and is called the scion. The joining of scion and stalk is known as inosculation.
So, the correct answer is option D.

Artificial vegetative propagation of mango varieties such as Dussehri and Alphanso is carried out through

  1. Bud grafting

  2. Scion grafting

  3. Mound layering

  4. Aerial layering


Correct Option: A

Some leaves are removed from the stem cuttings planted for vegetative propagation. This is done

  1. To increase water uptake

  2. Because it helps in rooting of cuttings

  3. To reduce water loss

  4. Because the cuttings need less food


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A few leaves from the stem cutting are removed so as to reduce transpiration which inturn will reduce the water stress on the stem cutting and would help in faster rooting.

So, the correct answer is 'To reduce water loss'

Which of the following methods is used to produce new rose plants?

  1. Layering

  2. Bud grafting

  3. Budding

  4. Stem cutting


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rose plant is cultivated by stem cutting. This is an asexual method of reproduction. Good stems are selected and dipped in auxin hormone that promotes root formation. These stems are then planted in a medium to obtain plants that are genetically identical to the parent plant. Thus the correct answer is option D.

The best way to obtain bacterial and viruses free plants through tissue culture

  1. Micropropagation

  2. Seed germination after gamma-irradiation

  3. Stem or Shoot up culture

  4. Seed germination under aseptic condition


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tissue culture is the artificial growth of cells in a large amount in laboratory conditions. Micropropagation is one of the techniques of tissue culture in which a large number of desired cells are produced to obtain pathogen free bacteria and also small pieces of shoot meristems are cut and then transferred to culture media to grown, the resultant plants will be free from virus and bacterial infection. The media and surrounding should be sterilized and aseptic conditions should be maintained.

So , correct option is ' Micropropagation ' .

Which of the following cannot serve as a vegetative propagule?

  1. A piece of potato tuber with eyes

  2. A middle piece of sugarcane internode

  3. A piece of ginger rhizome

  4. A marginal piece of Bryophyllum leaf


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Vegetative propagation is a mode of asexual reproduction in which new offspring is obtained from the vegetative parts of the plant, such as runners, rhizomes, tubers, etc. These structures are known as vegetative propagules. 
Node is the vegetative propagule in sugarcane. 
So, the correct option is 'A middle piece of sugarcane internode'. 

Grafting is the union between two plants of closely related varieties. Following are some statements regarding different types of grafting
(i) An oblique cut followed by a notch is given to both stock and scion.
(ii) Scion is a bud with a small piece of bark and cambium.
(iii) Both stock and scion are of the same diameter.
(iv) The stock has many times more diameter than Scion.
Identify the type of grafting with respect to these statements and select the correct option.

  1. (i) can be tongue grafting in which diameter of stock is larger than that of scion

  2. (ii) can be bud grafting in which stock of monocot and scion of dicot plant are usually united

  3. (iii) can be wedge grafting in which v-shaped notch is given to stock whereas wedge like cut is given to scion

  4. (iv) can be crown grafting in which many stocks are inserted in the slits made in the scions


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In the tongue grafting, an oblique cut followed by a notch is given to both the stock as well scion. The two perfectly fit upon one another, they are tied together. Stock and scion are of the same diameter. In bud grafting, the scion is a bud with a small piece of bark and cambium. Monocots do not possess cambium, thus the two plants taken can be dicots only. In wedge grafting, the V-shaped notch is given to stock while the wedge-like cut is given to Scion. Both are also of the same diameter. In crown grafting, many scions are selected and shaped at the base to form a wedge. Many slits are formed on the sides of the stock. Scions are inserted in the slits and bandaged. The stock has a large diameter than Scion.

By which of the following method reproduction hybrids can be produced?

  1. Cutting

  2. Grafting

  3. Layering

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Grafting technique can be used to produce hybrids. In grafting, the vegetative parts of two plants are joined and allow to grow as a single plant. In grafting, the upper (shoot) portion of one plant is allowed to grow on the lower (root) portion of another plant. This process results in the formation of new hybrids.

Buds arising at any part other than stem as known as

  1. Apical bud

  2. Axillary bud

  3. Adventitious bud

  4. Accessory bud


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(A)An apical bud is the one that is at the end of the shoot.

(B)Axillary bud is the one that is located on the axil of the leaf.
(C)Adventitious bud is the one that is developed from parts other than the shoot.
(D)The accessory bud grows near and in addition to the axillary bud.
So, the correct answer is 'Adventitious bud'

Find out wrong sequence.

  1. Grass - runner

  2. Mango - grafting

  3. Citrus - adventive embryony

  4. Bamboo - grafting


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Runner is a modified stem which grows horizontally forward creeping on ground and producing roots at nodes. Common example of plants producing runners are grasses like Cynodon, Oxalis etc.
Grafting is a method of artificial vegetative propagation. It is usually practiced in dicots (like rose, mango etc) and cannot be done in monocots (like sugarcane, bamboo, banana etc) because in monocots vascular cambium is absent.
Adventive embryony is a type of agamospermy in which the gametophytic generation is completely eliminated. The zygotic embryo either degenerates or competes with apomictic embryos. Adventive embryony usually leads to the formation of more than one embryo in a seed. Well known examples of adventive embryony are citrus, cactaceae, euphorbiaceae, orchidaceae etc.

Budding and fission are processes used by-

  1. Diocious species.

  2. Hermaphroditic organisms.

  3. Organisms requiring new gene combinations for each generation.

  4. A sexually reproducing species.


Correct Option: D

Write the most appropriate answer from the given options. 
Vegetative reproduction yield can be increase by......

  1. Grafting

  2. Cutting

  3. Leaf propogation

  4. Rooting


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Grafting is the process of joining two plants together to grow as one. Grafting increases vegetative reproduction.

So, the correct option is 'Grafting'.

If the scion of a sweet and fleshy plant is grafted with a stock of sour and fibrous plant, then the fruit will be 

  1. Sweet and fibrous

  2. Sweet and fleshy

  3. Sour and fleshy

  4. Sour and fibrous


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In a modification of vegetative reproduction from cuttings, a twig or bud from one plant can be grafted onto a plant of a closely related species or a different variety of the same species. Grafting makes it possible to combine the best qualities of different species or varieties into a single plant. The graft is usually done when the plant is young. The plant that provides the root system is called the stock; the twig grafted onto the stock is referred to as the scion. For example, scions from French varieties of vines that produce superior wine grapes are grafted onto root stocks of American varieties, which are more resistant to certain soil pathogens. The genes of the scion determine the quality of the fruit, so the quality is not diminished by the genetic makeup of the stock. In some cases of grafting, however, the stock can alter the characteristics of the shoot system that develops from the scion. For example, dwarf fruit trees, which allow for easier harvesting of the fruit, are made by grafting normal twigs onto stocks of dwarf varieties that retard the vegetative growth of the shoot system. Because seeds are produced by the part of the plant derived from the scion, they give rise to plants of the scion species when planted.

Scion is a term in relation to

  1. Layering

  2. Cutting

  3. Grafting

  4. Micropropagation


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Scion is a type of vegetative propagation. The process of artificially growing the plants is known as vegetative propagation. Artificial vegetative propagation is usually used for propagation or reproduction of those plants which produce either very few seeds or do not produce viable seeds. Some the examples are Banana, pineapple, artificial rose, orange, grape etc. Layering, grafting, cuttings and tissue culture are some types of artificial propagation. Scion or grafting of a plant means removing the twig or viable bud from the plant and inserting or tying it to the other buds especially the aerial part/stem(Stock) of the other plant. The stock provides the nutritional support to the stock of the plant. 

So, the correct option is 'Grafting'.  

During grafting rootstock is generally derived from a plant

  1. Efficient in water and mineral absorption

  2. Resistant to diseases

  3. That grows strong and healthy branches

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The rootstock is generally derived from a plant that provided good enough support to stem, roots and branches, resist to the relevant pests and diseases and which obtain necessary water and mineral from the soil.

So the correct option is 'All of the above.' 

Jasmine reproduces from 

  1. Branches

  2. Seeds

  3. Flowers

  4. Stem


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Layering: In this method, a branch of the plant is pulled towards the ground and a part of it is covered with moist soil leaving the tip of the branch exposed above the ground. After some time, new roots develop from the part of the branch buried in the soil. The branch is then cut off from the parent plant. The part of the branch which has developed roots grows to become a new plant (just like the parent plant). Jasmine plant (chameli) is propagated or produced by the layering method. We can see from that one left side branch and one right side branch of the parent jasmine plant have been buried in moist soil. The parts of branches which are buried in soil grow their own roots. When this happens, the branches of the parent plant connecting the newly formed plants are cut off so that the newly formed plants may grow on their own and develop into mature plants (like the parent plant). Jasmine cannot be propagated by flowers, seeds or stem

So, the correct answer is 'Branches'

Ginger is a stem which can be differentiated from root beacuse it

  1. Grows parallel to ground

  2. Stores food

  3. Lacks chlorophyll

  4. Has nodes and internodes


Correct Option: D

Stem cutting is commonly performed for the plants like 

  1. Rose

  2. Mango

  3. Sugarcane

  4. Both A and C


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Plant cutting is the common method for vegetative propagation i.e asexual method by which plant can be grown. This method can be performed by using stem, roots or leaf. Stem cutting when placed in soil produces roots and leaves and grows into a new plant. Sugar cane, roses, citrus, durant, grapes, cocoa, bougainvillea, carnations and many other plants are largely and rapidly propagated by stem cuttings. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

For union between stock and scion in grafting which one is the first to occur.

  1. Formation of callus

  2. Production of plasmodesmata

  3. Differentiation of new vascular tissues

  4. Regeneration of cortex and epidermis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The process of joining of a tissue or a small part into the tissues of another plant is called Grafting. The tissue or part inserted is called stock and the plant into which foreign part is inserted is called scion. During this process, a group of cells are formed initially. It is called callus.

So, the correct option is ‘Formation of callus’.

Grafting is a method of

  1. Artificial vegetative propagation

  2. Sexual reproduction

  3. Artificial pollination

  4. Cross-pollination


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Grafting is an artificial propagation technique in which tissue from one plant, the scion, is attached to another, the rootstock. The rootstock produces new vascular tissue with which to feed scion the graft heals itself.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Artifical vegetative propagation'.

In a grafted plant, stock has $48$ chromosomes while scion has $24$ chromosomes. The chromosome number for root cells and eggs are.

  1. $48$ and $24$

  2. $24$ and $24$

  3. $24$ and $12$

  4. $48$ and $12$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The stock is the plant part containing strong root system and sicon is the plant part which contains better fruit and fruit yield. In root cells, the chromosome number remains constant, reduced half in egg cell. So the chromosome number for root cells are 48 and eggs are 12.

So the correct option is '48 and 12'.

The technique of rapid vegetative propagation of plants of agricultural and horticultural value involving cell and tissue culture is popularly known as micropropagation.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tissue culture is also called Micropropagation.  it  is a type of vegetative propagation for producing a large number of genetically superior and pathogen-free transplants in a limited time and space. Micropropagation is the practice of rapidly multiplying stock plant material to produce a large number of progeny plants, using modern plant tissue culture methods. Micropropagation is used to multiply plants such as those that have been genetically modified or bred through conventional plant breeding methods. It is also used to provide a sufficient number of plantlets for planting from a stock plant which does not produce seeds, or does not respond well to vegetative reproduction.

So the given statement is true.

Induction of rooting in stem cutting would be most beneficial in

  1. Marchantia

  2. Wheat

  3. Cuscuta

  4. Bougainvillea


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Auxin is a plant hormone that is involved in various growth and developmental processes of plant. It stimulates the induction of rooting in stem cuttings. Bougainvillea plants are primarily propagated by stem cuttings. Hence, induction of rooting in stem cutting would be most beneficial in Bougainvillea.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Which of the following is not an example of the artificial propagation?

  1. Fragmentation- the separation of plant parts to develop into whole plants

  2. Grafting- the attachment of a scion onto a stock plant that provides a root system

  3. Apomixis- the asexual reproduction of seeds

  4. Production of fruit without fertilization in parthenocarpic plants


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Artificial reproduction/propagation is the creation of a new life by other than the natural means available to an organism. The process of growing many plants from one plant by man-made methods is called artificial propagation of plants. A number of methods of artificial propagation of plants are used in agriculture.

Fragmentation- Fragmentation in multicellular organisms is a form of asexual reproduction in which an organism is split into fragments. Each of these fragments develops into matured, fully grown individuals that are identical to their parents.
Grafting- The cut stem of a plant having roots and fixed in the soil is called stock which is the lower part of a plant having the roots. The cut stem of another plant without is called 'scion' which is the upper part of a plant which may have left on it. The cut soon heals and the stock and scion of two plants grow together and become one plant.
Apomixis- Apomixis is defined as replacement of the normal sexual reproduction by asexual reproduction, without fertilization. Replacement of the seed by a plantlet or replacement of the flower by bulbils is categorized as types of apomixis.
Parthenocarpic plants: Parthenocarpy is the natural or artificially induced production of fruit without fertilization of ovules, which makes the fruit seedless. Parthenocarpy occasionally occurs as a mutation in nature.
So the correct option is 'production of fruit without fertilization in parthenocarpic plants'.

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