Assertion: Secondary metabolites are produced in small quantities

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181.

Which of the following is a day neutral plant

  • Helianthus annuus

  • Euphorbia pulcherrima

  • Avena sativa

  • Beta vulgaris


182.

Which of the following is an antigibberellin

  • Auxin

  • Ethylene

  • ABA

  • Cytokinin


183.

Identify the incorrect statement about ABA growth regulator

  • It increases the tolerance of plants against different stresses.

  • It acts as general plant growth inhibitor and inhibitor of metabolism.

  • It helps in seed maturation and dormancy.

  • It promotes morphogenesis and differentiation of shoots.


184.

2,4- D is an effective

  • fungicide

  • weedicide

  • rodenticide

  • wormicide


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185.

Assertion: Secondary metabolites are produced in small quantities and their extraction from the plant is difficult and expensive.

Reason: Secondary metabolites can be commercially produced by using tissue culture technique.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If assertion is true but reason is false.

  • If both assertion and reason are false.


B.

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

Secondary metabolites are biosynthetically derived from primary metabolites but more limited in distribution in plant kingdom, being restricted to a particular taxonomic group. Secondary metabolites are accumulated by plants in smaller quantities as compared to primary metabolites. Also, they are synthesised in specialised cell types at distinct developmental stages, making their extraction and purification difficult and expensive. By the culture media using tissue culture techniques, secondary metabolites can be produced on a large scale


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186.

Assertion: Yeasts are unicellular fungi that are used in bakery and brewery industries.

Reason: Potato spindle tuber disease is caused by viroids

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If assertion is true but reason is false.

  • If both assertion and reason are false.


187.

One hormone hastens maturity period in juvenile conifers, a second hormone controls xylem differentiation, while the third hormone increases the tolerance of plants to various stresses. They are respectively

  • Gibberellin, Auxin, Ethylene

  • Auxin, Gibberellin, Cytokinin

  • Gibberellin, Auxin, ABA

  • Auxin, Gibberellin, ABA


188.

Gibberellins can promote seed germination because of their influence on

  • rate of cell division

  • production of hydrolysing enzymes

  • synthesis of abscisic acid

  • absorption of water through hard seed coat.


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189.

Assertion: Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are very important for plant growth and development.

Reason: Auxins do not induce flowering in gymnosperms

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion. 

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. 

  • If assertion is true but reason is false. 

  • If both assertion and reason are false.


190.

Assertion: A correct concentration of auxin and cytokinin is required for the development of root and shoot in a callus.

Reason: When the ratio of kinetin to auxin is high, then only shoots develop. But when the ratio is low then only roots develop.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion. 

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. 

  • If assertion is true but reason is false. 

  • If both assertion and reason are false.


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