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Plant Growth and Development · Question 5

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1

Which of the following plant growth regulators is used as herbicide?

  1. Gibberellin
  2. 2,4-D
  3. Kinetin
  4. Abscisic acid

Answer

(2) 2,4-D

Solution

As per NCERT, auxins are widely used as herbicides; 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid), a synthetic auxin, is used to kill dicotyledonous weeds without affecting mature monocotyledonous plants. It is used to prepare weed-free lawns.

Answer: (2)

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2

Length of the stem at time 0 is 20 cm. The arithmetic growth rate is 30 cm per day. What is the length of the stem at the end of the 7th day?

  1. 460 cm
  2. 50 cm
  3. 170 cm
  4. 230 cm
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3

Read the following statements on plant growth and development. Choose the option with all correct statements.

  1. A, D, E only
  2. B, D, E only
  3. A, B, C only
  4. A, C, E only
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4

Which one of the following phytohormones promotes nutrient mobilization which helps in the delay of leaf senescence in plants?

  1. Gibberellin
  2. Cytokinin
  3. Ethylene
  4. Abscisic acid
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5

Auxin is used by gardeners to prepare weed-free lawns. But no damage is caused to grass as auxin

  1. promotes apical dominance.
  2. promotes abscission of mature leaves only.
  3. does not affect mature monocotyledonous plants.
  4. can help in cell division in grasses, to produce growth.
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6

Formation of interfascicular cambium from fully developed parenchyma cells is an example for

  1. Differentiation
  2. Redifferentiation
  3. Dedifferentiation
  4. Maturation
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7

Spraying sugarcane crop with which of the following plant growth regulators, increases the length of stem, thus, increasing the yield?

  1. Auxin
  2. Gibberellin
  3. Cytokinin
  4. Abscisic acid
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8

Match List-I with List-II :

  1. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
  2. A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
  3. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
  4. A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
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9

F. Skoog observed that callus proliferated from the internodal segments of tobacco stem when auxin was supplied with one of the following except :

  1. Extract of Vascular tissues
  2. Coconut milk
  3. Abscisic acid
  4. Yeast Extract
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10

Given below are some statements about plant growth regulators. Choose the correct set of statements from the options given below :

  1. A, C, D
  2. B, E
  3. A, B, C
  4. B, D, E
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11

Spraying of which of the following phytohormone on juvenile conifers helps hastening the maturity period, that leads early seed production?

  1. Gibberellic Acid
  2. Zeatin
  3. Abscisic Acid
  4. Indole-3-butyric Acid
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