Match List-I with List-II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
- (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
- (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
- (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
Answer
(3) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
Solution
(a) Fusion of protoplasts of tomato and potato gives the somatic hybrid pomato: (a)-(ii).
(b) Plant tissue culture is based on totipotency — the capacity of a cell or explant to grow into a whole plant: (b)-(i).
(c) Meristem (apical and axillary) is free of virus, so meristem culture gives virus-free plants: (c)-(iv).
(d) Micropropagation produces thousands of genetically identical plants called somaclones: (d)-(iii).
(a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
Answer: (3)