Multiple Choice QuestionsAuxin can be bioassayed by
Avena coleoptile curvature
Hydroponics
Potometer
Potometer
A.
Avena coleoptile curvature
Auxin is a phytohormone that is often bioassayed by Avena coleoptile curvature test. The angle of curvature of a decapitated oat coleoptile is measured after placing an agar block containing auxin on one side. The ability of auxin to stimulate shoot growth is then measured.
Through their effect on plant growth regulators, what do the temperature and light control in the plants?
Apical dominance
Flowering
Closure of stomata
Closure of stomata
Which one of the following generally acts as an antagonist to gibberellins?
Zeatin
Ethylene
ABA
ABA
What causes a green plant exposed to the light on only one side, to bend toward the source of light as it grows?
Green plants need light to perform photosynthesis.
Green plants seek light because they are phototropic
Light stimulates plant cells on the lighted side to grow faster
Light stimulates plant cells on the lighted side to grow faster
Typical growth curve in plants is
sigmoid
linear
Stair-steps shaped
Stair-steps shaped
Typical growth curve in plants is
sigmoid
linear
stair-steps shaped
stair-steps shaped
Phototropic curvature is the result of uneven distribution of
gibberellin
phytochrome
cytokinins
cytokinins
The technical term used for the androecium in a flower of China rose (Hibiscus rosa siensis( is
monadelphous
diadelphous
polyandrous
polyandrous
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