In a plant organ which is covered by periderm and in which the st

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201.

Assertion: Cytokinins increases shelf life of fruits and vegetables.

Reason : Cytokinins induce cell division.

  • 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


202.

Which one of the following methods is commonly used to maintain the genetic traits of a given plant

  • By propagating through seed germination

  • By propagating through vegetative multiplication

  • By generating hybrids through intergeneric pollination

  • By treating the seeds with gamma radiations


203.

Phytohormones are

  • hormones regulating growth from seed to adulthood

  • growth regulators synthesised by plants and influencing physiological process

  • hormones regulating flowering

  • hormones regulating secondary growth.


204.

The cells of the quiescent centre are characterised by

  • having dense cytoplasm and prominent nuclei

  • having light cytoplasm and small nuclei

  • dividing regularly to add to the corpus

  • dividing regularly to add to tunica


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205.

Assertion : Vernalization is acceleration of subsquent flowering by low temperature treatment.

Reason : Site of vernalization is apical meristem.

  • 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


206.

Avena curvature test is a bioassay for examining the activity of

  • auxins

  • cytokinins

  • gibberellins

  • ethylene.


207.

Gibberellins can promote seed germination because of their influence on

  • rate of cell division

  • production of hydrolyzing enzymes

  • synthesis of abscisic acid

  • absorption of water through hard seed coat


208.

Pruning of plants promotes branching because the axillary buds get sensitized to

  • ethylene

  • gibberellin

  • cytokinin

  • indole acetic acid.


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209.

In a plant organ which is covered by periderm and in which the stomata are absent, some gaseous exchange still takes place through

  • aerenchyma

  • trichornes

  • pneumatophores

  • lenticels.


D.

lenticels.

Due to continued formation of secondary tissues in the older stem and roots however the epidermis gets stressed and ultimately tends to rupture and followed by death of epidermal cells and outer tissues, and a new protective layer is developed called periderm. Structurally it consists of three parts Phellogen or Cork cambium, phellem or cork and phelloderm. Usually in the periderm of most plants, certain areas with loosely arranged cells have been found, which possess more or less raised and corky spots where the underneath tissues break through the epidermis. Such areas are universally found in the stems of woody plants. These broken areas are called lenticels, which perform the function of exchange of gases in the absence of stomata.


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210.

Cork cambium results in the formation of cork which becomes impermeable to water due to the accumulation of

  • resins

  • lignins

  • suberin

  • tannins.


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