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Root development is promoted by

  • abscisic acid

  • auxin

  • gibberellin

  • gibberellin


B.

auxin

The higher concentration of auxin causes inhibition of root elongation, but the number of lateral branches in the root is considerably increased. In plant tissue cultures, relatively amounts of auxin and cytokinin induce the development of root, shoot or undifferentiated mass of tissues. High auxin to cytokinin ratio favours the root development high cytokinin to auxin ratio favours shoot development, while intermediate concentration results in the formation of undifferentiated cell mass. 

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Black (stem) rust of wheat is caused by

  • Alternaria solani

  • Ustilago nuda

  • Puccinia graminis

  • Puccinia graminis

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Crocodile and penguin are similar to whale and dogfish in which one of the following features?

  • possess a solid single -stranded central nervous system

  • lay eggs and guard them till they hatch

  • possess a bony skeleton

  • possess a bony skeleton

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Which one o0f the following is monoecious?

  • Marchantia

  • Cycas

  • Pinus

  • Pinus

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An elaborate network of filamentous proteinaceous structures present in the cytoplasm which helps in the maintenance of cell shape is called

  • thylakoid

  • endoplasmic reticulum

  • plasmalemma

  • plasmalemma

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Transport of food material in higher plants takes place through

  • companion cells

  • transfusion tissue

  • tracheids

  • tracheids

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ABO blood grouping is controlled by gene I, which has three alleles and show codominance, There are six genotypes. How  many phenotypes in all are possible.?

  • Six

  • Three

  • Four

  • Four

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Kranz anatomy is one of the characteristics of the leaves of 

  • potato

  • wheat

  • sugarcane

  • sugarcane

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Jaundice is a disorder of 

  • excretory system

  • skin and eyes

  • digestive system

  • digestive system

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Three of the following statements about enzymes are correct and one is wrong. which one is wrong?

  • Enymes require optimum pH for maximal activity

  • Enzymes are denatured at high temperature but in certain exceptional organisms they are effective even at temperatures 80o-90o C

  • Enzymes are highly specific

  • Enzymes are highly specific

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