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Class: XII Subject: BOTANY
Topic: PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:
GROWTH
1. What occurs due to the plants growth and development?
(a) Leaves, fl owers, fruits, etc., arise in an orderly pattern
(b) Increase in girth
(c) Falling of leaves and fruits
(d) All the above
2. Development consists of
(a) Growth (b) Differentiation
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
3. Which of the following is correct about the development of a mature plant from a
zygote?
(a) Follows a precise and ordered succession of events
(b) Only differentiation occurs
(c) Occurs due to environmental effect only
(d) None of the above
4. What kinds of factors govern a plant’s developmental process?
(a) Intrinsic factors (b) Extrinsic factors
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
5. All cells of the plants are descendants of
(a) Zygote (b) Seeds (c) gametes (d) Both (b) and (c)
6. Appearance and fall of fruits occurs due to
(a) Hormonal influence (b) Growth and development
(c) Differentiation (d) Both (a) and (b)
7. Which is one of the most fundamental and conspicuous characteristic of living
being?
(a) Development (b) Differentiation (c) Maturation (d) Growth
8. What is an irreversible permanent increase in size of an organ or its part or even
of an individual cell?
(a) Development (b) Differentiation (c) Growth (d) Maturation
9. Growth is accompanied by
(a) Anabolism (b) Catabolism (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
10. Metabolism occurs on the expense of
(a) Nutrition (b) Water (c) Energy (d) Hormones
11. If expansion of leaf occurs, it is known as
(a) Swelling (b) Imbibitions (c) Differentiation (d) Growth
12. Why the growth of a plant is unique?
(a) The plant retains the capacity of unlimited growth.
(b) The plant can regenerate the same characters.
(c) There is no change in offspring’s characters.
(d) None of the above
13. The unique ability to retain the capacity of growth in plants is due to the
presence of
(a) Lifetime differentiation (b) Activator hormones
(c) Chlorophyll to utilize energy lifetime (d) Meristems at certain locations

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14. What is the special feature of meristem?
(a) It is present in every tissue (b) Its capacity to divide
(c) Its capacity to self-perpetuate (d) Both (b) and (c)
15. Cells that further make up the plant body ________ .
(a) Loose capacity to divide (b) Loose capacity to grow
(c) Loose capacity to differentiate (d) None of these
16. Continued growth due to activity of meristem is which type of growth?
(a) Closed growth (b) Open growth (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
17. Meristems are found in
(a) Root apex (b) Shoot apex (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
18. Meristems are responsible for ________
(a) Secondary growth (b) Primary growth
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
19. What is the contribution of meristem in growth of plant?
(a) Elongation along the axis (b) Differentiation
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
20. Secondary growth of plant occurs due to ________
(a) Lateral meristems (b) Vascular cambium
(c) Cork cambium (d) All of these
21. At cellular level, growth is an
(a) Increase in cytoplasm (b) Increase in size
(c) Increase in nuclear size (d) Increase in protoplasm
22. Which of the following is not the parameter for measuring growth?
(a) Wet weight (b) Dry weight (c) Volume (d) Cell member
23. One single maize root apical meristem can give rise to how many cells per hour?
(a) 17500 (b) >17500 (c) <17500 (d) None of these
24. By how many times, the cells of watermelon increase in size?
(a) 3,15,000 (b) 3,50,000 (c) 3,25,000 (d) 3,17,000
25. In question 23 and 24 respectively growth can be expressed as increase in cell.
(a) Size, number (b) Volume, size (c) Number, size (d) Size, volume
26. Growth of pollen tube is measured in terms of
(a) Weight (b) Width (c) Volume (d) Length
27. Growth of a dorsiventral leaf can be measured in terms of ________
(a) Length (b) Width (c) Volume of cells (d) Surface area
28. Which of the following are phases of growth?
(a) Meristemation (b) Elongation (c) Maturation (d) All of these
29. Identify A, B, C, D and E in the given figure.

(a) A–Epicotyl hook, B–Soil line, C–Cotyledons, D–Hypocotyl, E–Seed coat

(b) A–Soil line, B–Seed coat, C–Hypocotyl, D–Epicotyl hook, E–Cotyledons
(c) A–Seed coat, B–Soil line, C–Cotyledons, D–Epicotyl hook, E–Hypocotyl
(d) A–Hypocotyl, B–Seed coat, C–Epicotyl hook, D–Cotyledons, E–Soil line
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30. Which of the following represent meristematic phase of growth?
(a) Root apex (b) Shoot apex (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
31. Which of the following are characteristics of the cells in meristematic region?
(a) Rich in protoplasm (b) Large nuclei
(c) Thin plasma membrane (d) Both (a) and (b)
32. Which of the following is not the characteristics of cell wall of meristematic
cells?
(a) Primary in nature (b) Cellulosic
(c) Abundant plasmodesmata (d) Thick in nature
33. Where can we find cells representing the phases of elongation?
(a) Root Apex (b) Shoot Apex (c) Cells proximal to both (d) All of these
34. Which of the following is not the characteristic of the cells in elongation phase?
(a) Cell enlargement (b) New cell wall deposition
(c) Decrease in volume (d) Both (a) and (b)
35. Cells proximal to the phase of elongation show ________ .
(a) Meristematic phase (b) Maturative phase
(c) Elongation phase (d) All of these
36. What is A, B and C in the given figure?

(a) A–Shoot apical meristem, B–Root apical meristem, C–Vascular cambium

(b) A–Vascular cambium, B–Root apical meristem, C–Shoot apical meristem
(c) A–Root apical meristem, B–Vascular cambium, C–Shoot apical meristem
(d) A–Vascular cambium, B–Shoot apical meristem, C–Root apical meristem
37. Cells of maturative phase show
(a) Thickening of walls (b) Protoplasmic modification
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
38. Increased growth per unit time is called
(a) Growth rate (b) Growth speed (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
39. The growth rate shows an increase that can be
(a) Mathematical (b) Arithmetic (c) Geometrical (d) Both (b) and (c)
40. In arithmetic growth, other than daughter cells, what happens to the other
cells?
(a) They undergo maturation (b) They undergo differentiation
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) They undergo continuous cell division
41. Examples of arithmetic growth is/are
(a) Root elongation (b) Increase in girth
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
42. Slow initial growth is called
(a) Log phase (b) Lag phase (c) Exponential phase (d) None of these
43. The rapidly increase in growth after showing initial period is called
(a) Log phase (b) Lag phase (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
44. What is the speciality of the cells after mitotic cell division in geometric growth?
(a) Thickened cell wall (b) Occurring of well organized growth
(c) Retaining the ability to divide (d) None of these

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45. Stationary phase occurs due to
(a) Increase in distance (b) Limited nutrient supply
(c) Thickening of cell wall (d) None of these
46. Geometrical growth graphically shows
(a) Linear curve (b) Sigmoid curve (c) Both one by one (d) Straight line
47. Living organism growing in a natural environment can be found graphically by
the presence of
(a) Sigmoid curve (b) Linear curve (c) Straight line (d) All of these
48. Sigmoid curve is typical for which components of plant body?
(a) Cells (b) Tissue (c) Organs (d) All of these
49. Exponential growth can be expressed as
(a) W1 = W0 ert (b) W0 = W1 ert (c) W1 = W0 eΔrt (d) None of these
50. In the expression of exponential growth ‘e’ stands for
(Question number 50-52 with respect to equation in question number 49)
(a) Exponential growth rate (b) Base of natural log
(c) Relative growth rate (d) Change in size
51. In expression of exponential growth ‘r’ is referred to as
(a) Growth rate (b) Efficiency index
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Time of growth
52. The final size, i.e., W1 depends principally on
(a) W0 (b) r (c) t (d) e
53. Quantitative comparisons can be made by
(a) Absolute growth rate (b) Relative growth rate
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
54. Measurement and comparison of total growth per unit time is called
(a) Absolute growth rate (b) Relative growth rate
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
55. The growth of the given system per unit time which is expressed on a common
basis or per unit initial parameter is known as
(a) Absolute growth rate (b) Relative growth rate
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
56. Which of the following are not essential elements for growth?
(a) Water (b) Oxygen (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) gravity
57. Cell enlargement mainly requires
(a) Oxygen (b) Water (c) Nutrients (d) None of these
58. Extension of growth is supported by
(a) Oxygen (b) Turgidity (c) Osmosis (d) Imbibitions
59. Plant growth and further development is intimately linked to
(a) Oxygen requirement (b) Maintaining temperature
(c) Water status (d) None of these
60. How does water help enzymatic activities needed for growth?
(a) Water maintains pH (b) Water maintains temperature
(c) Water provides ions (d) Water provides medium
61. What helps in releasing the metabolic energy essential for growth activities?
(a) Oxygen (b) Water (c) Nutrients (d) None of these
62. What are required for the synthesis of protoplasm and act as source of energy?
(a) Oxygen (b) Micronutrients (c) Macronutrients (d) Both (b) and (c)
63. What can affect phases/stages of growth?
(a) Temperature (b) Light (c) Gravity (d) All of these
64. The process of derivation of cells from meristems and maturation to perform
specific function is known as ________
(a) Regeneration (b) retention
(c) Redifferentiation (d) differentiation

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65. During differentiation, what kind of changes take place?
(a) Structural (b) Functional (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
66. What changes would occur in a cell to form a treachery element?
(a) Loose their protoplasm
(b) Strong, elastic, lignocelluloses secondary cell wall
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
67. What is the phenomenon of dedifferentiation?
(a) Regaining the capacity to divide
(b) Loosing the capacity to divide
(c) Loosing the capacity to divide after regaining
(d) All of these
68. What is re-differentiation?
(a) Regaining the capacity to divide (b) Loosing the capacity to divide
(c) Loosing the capacity to divide after regaining
(d) All of these
69. Identify A, B, C and D in the given figure.

(a) A–Cell division, B–Senescence, C–Plasmatic growth, D–Mature cell

(b) A–Meristematic cell, B–Plasmatic growth, C–Maturation, D–Senescence
(c) A–Mature cell, B–Maturation, C–Senescence, D–Meristematic cell
(d) A–Maturation, B–Cell division, C–Meristematic cell, D–Differentiation
70. What kind of differentiation is seen in plants?
(a) Open (b) Close (c) Primary (d) All of these
71. Identify the part of A, b and C in this figure.

(a) A–Water habitat, B–Juvenile, C–Terrestrial habitat

(b) A–Juvenile, B–Terrestrial habitat, C–Water habitat
(c) A–Terrestrial habitat, B–Juvenile, C–Water habitat
(d) A–Juvenile, B–Water habitat, C–Terrestrial habitat
72. Cells positioned away from root apical meristems, differentiate as
(a) Epidermis (b) root cap (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
73. All those changes which an organism goes through during its life cycle from
germination of the seed to senescence is termed as
(a) Growth (b) Differentiation (c) Development (d) None of these
74. On whose response the plants follow different pathways to form different kind of
structures?
(a) Environment (b) Phases of life (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these

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75. The ability of plants to follow different pathways in response to environment or
phases of life to form different kind of structures is called?
(a) Adaptation (b) Differentiation (c) Maturation (d) Plasticity
76. In which of the following plant the leaves of juvenile plant are different in shape
than those in mature plants?
(a) Cotton (b) Coriander (c) Larkspur (d) All of these
77. Leaves of which plant show environmental heterophylly?
(a) Cotton (b) Coriander (c) Larkspur (d) Buttercup
78. The phenomenon of environmental heterophyll is also called
(a) Adaptation (b) Maturation (c) Plasticity (d) Growth
79. What is the phenomenon of de-differentiation?
a) Regain the capacity to divide
b) Loosing the capacity to divide
c) Loosing capacity to divide after regain d) All of these
80. What are the actions of ABA?
a) General plant growth inhibitor
b) Inhibitor of plant metabolism
c) Stimulates closure of stomata in epidermis
d) All of these
81. Intrinsic factor for plant development includes
(a) Intercellular (b) Intracellular (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
82. Intercellular factor required for development in plant include ________
(a) Chemical regulators (b) Genetic
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
83. Intracellular factor required for development in plant include
(a) Chemical regulators (b) Genetic
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
84. Extrinsic factor for plant development includes ________
(a) Light (b) Temperature (c) Water (d) All of these
85. Nutrition is included in which phase of plant development?
(a) Former (b) Latter (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
86. Oxygen is exchanged in which phase of plant development?
(a) Former (b) Latter (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
87. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a PGR?
(a) They are large (b) Simple molecules
(c) They are of diverse chemical composition (d) None of the above
88. Match the following for PGR.
Column I Column II
A. IAA – i. Carotenoids
B. Kinetin – ii. Terpenes
C. ABA – iii. Indole compounds
D. GA3 – iv. Adenine derivatives
(a) (A–iii) (B–iv) (C–i) (D–ii) (b) (A–i) (B–iii) (C–ii) (D–iv)
(c) (A–iv) (B–ii) (C–iii) (D–i) (d) (A–ii) (B–i) (C–iv) (D–iii)
89. N6–furfurylamino purine is which derivative?
(a) Indole compounds (b) Adenine
(c) Terpenes (d) Carotenoids
90. How many of the following are purity act as a plant growth inhibitor?
ABA, C2H4, IAA, GA3
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
91. Which of the following is not a plant growth promoter?
(a) Auxins (b) Gibberellins (c) Ethylene (d) Abscisic acid

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92. Who initiated the discovery of plant growth hormones?
(a) Charles Darwin (b) Francis Darwin
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
93. According to Charles Darwin, which plant would help in the discovery of PGH?
(a) Larkspur (b) Buttercup (c) Canary grass (d) All of these
94. Coleoptiles responded to ________
(a) Light (b) Water (c) Touch (d) All of these
95. As a response to stimuli the coleoptiles caused ________
(a) Bending (b) Flowering (c) Budding (d) All of these
96. Auxins are discovered by
(a) Charles Darwin (b) Francis Darwin
(c) F. W. Went (d) Both (a) and (b)
97. Gibberella fujikuroi causes what disease in rice plants?
(a) Foolish seeding (b) Bakane
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
98. Who reported that the symptoms reappeared in uninfected plants treated with
sterile filtrate of giberella fungus?
(a) E. Kurosawa (b) F. Skoog
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
99. Callus from which plant was observed by miller?
(a) Tomato (b) Tobacco (c) Rice plant (d) None of these
100. Addition of what to auxins in nutrients medium causes proliferation of callus?
(a) DNA (b) Yeast extract (c) Coconut milk (d) All of these
101. Who crystallized cytokinin?
(a) Skoog and miller (b) Charles Darwin
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) F. W. Went
102. Skoog and miller termed cytokinin as
(a) Cytokinin (b) Kinetin (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
103. Which three different kinds of inhibitors were found in mid-1960s?
(a) Inhibitor–A, Abscission–II and dormin
(b) Inhibitor–B, Abscission–II and dormin
(c) Inhibitor–A, Abscission–III and dormin
(d) Inhibitor–B, Abscission–III and dormin
104. All individually found inhibitors in mid-1960s were later named as
(a) Gibberellic acid (b) Auxin
(c) Abscisic acid (d) None of these
105. The volatile substance causing ripening of unripened bananas?
(a) Abscisic acid (b) Auxin (c) Ethylene (d) Terpenes
106. The only gaseous PGR is ________
(a) IBA (b) Kinetin (c) Terpenes (d) Ethylene
107. The Greek meaning of ‘Auxein’ is ________
(a) To flower (b) To seed (c) To grow (d) To enlarge
108. Auxin was first isolated from ________
(a) Frog’s urine (b) Zeatin (c) Human urine (d) None of these
109. The name ‘Auxin’ was given to which chemical?
(a) Indole-3-acetic acid (b) Indole-6-acetic acid
(c) Indole-3-butyric acid (d) Indole-6-butyric acid
110. How many of the following auxins are obtained from plants?
IAA, IBA, NAA, 2, 4–D
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
111. NAA stands for ________.
(a) Nitroacetic acid (b) Nitro aceto acetate
(c) Naphthaleneacetic acid (d) Naphthaloaceto acetic acid

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112. 2, 4–D stands for ________
(a) 2, 4–Dichlorophenoxy acetate (b) 2, 4–Dextrophenoxy acetate
(c) 2, 4–Diphosphenoxy acetate (d) 2, 4–Dichloromethoxy acetate
113. Synthetic auxins are extesively used in
(a) Agriculture (b) Horticulture (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
114. Natural auxins are extensively used in
(a) Agriculture (b) Horticulture (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
115. Which effect of auxin is applied worldwide for plant propagation?
(a) Apical dominance (b) Herbicidal action
(c) Initiate rooting in stem cutting (d) None of these
116. Auxins promote flowering in
(a) Tomatoes (b) Pineapples (c) Oranges (d) None of these
117. What prevents the fruit and leaf to drop in early?
(a) ABA (b) IAA (c) NAA (d) Both (b) and (c)
118. What promotes the abscission of older mature leaf?
(a) Abscisic acid (b) Auxin (c) Ethylene (d) Cytokinins
119. In most of the higher plants, the growing apical bud inhibits the growth of
lateral bud. This phenomena is called
(a) Apical tolerance (b) Axial intolerance
(c) Apical ordinance (d) Apical dominance
120. What can help removing apical dominance?
(a) Removal of shoot tips (b) Provide plants with a lot of auxin
(c) Both (a) and (B) (d) None of these
121. The process of removal of shoot tip to avoid apical dominance is called _______
(a) Autotomy (b) Decapitation (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Capitation
122. Decapitation is widely used for
(a) Tea plantation (b) Hedge making (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
123. Which of the following PGR can induce parthenocarpy?
(a) IBA (b) 2, 4–D (c) Terpenes (d) Kinetin
124. Auxins induce parthenocarpy in which plants?
(a) Tomato (b) Pineapple (c) Apple (d) All of these
125. Which of the following PGR is widely used as herbicide?
(a) Auxin (b) Gibberellic acid (c) Cytokinins (d) All of these
126. Which of the following PGR is widely used to kill dicotyledonous weeds?
(a) IAA (b) NAA (c) 2, 4–D (d) ABA
127. 2, 4–D does not show herbicidal action on
(a) Chicory led ones (b) Young Monocotyledonous
(c) Mature dicotyledonous (d) Mature monocotyledonous
128. Auxin 2, 4–D is used for what?
(a) To remove weeds from farms by formers
(b) To remove weeds from lawn by gardeners
(c) To induce flowering in horticulture (d) All of these
129. Auxin helps in what?
(a) Controlling phloem differentiation (b) Controlling xylem differentiation
(c) Cell division (d) Both (b) and (c)
130. How many varieties of gibberellins reported from widely different variety of
organisms?
(a) 100 (b) 120 (c) 145 (d) 140
131. Different types of gibberellins is reported from what kind of organisms?
(a) Fungi (b) Higher plants (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
132. Which of the following was first reported gibberellins to be discovered?
(a) GA1 (b) GA2 (c) GA3 (d) GA4

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133. What is the chemical natural of all the hormones (PGR’S) ?
(a) Basic (b) Acidic (c) Neutral (d) Slightly basic
134. Gibberellins bring about what kind of change in plants?
(a) Morphological (b) Physiological (c) Genetical (d) None of these
135. Which ability of gibberellins is used to increase the length of grape stalks?
(a) Ability to increase apically (b) Ability to increase in length of axis
(c) Ability to avoid apical dominance (d) All of these
136. How does gibberellins not change the quality of an apple?
(a) Make it sweeter (b) Elongate it in size
(c) Improve its shape (d) All of these
137. How can gibberellins help to extend the market period?
(a) It delays senescence (b) Increases ripening period
(c) Increases flowering time (d) All of these
138. In the form of sugar, sugarcane stores what?
(a) Proteins (b) Carbohydrates (c) Glycoproteins (d) None of these
139. On spraying gibberellins on sugarcane crops what major change will it bring?
(a) Increase sweetness (b) Increase length of stem
(c) Increase root strength (d) All of these
140. Spraying of gibberellins over sugarcane can increase the yield by how much?
(a) 20 tonnes/acre (b) 20 kg/acre
(c) 20 quintet/acre (d) None of these
141. What change does it bring in juvenile conifers when sprayed with gas?
(a) Hastens maturity period (b) Hastens germination period
(c) Hastens dormancy period (d) None of these
142. Spraying of gas on juvenile conifers causes
(a) Early flowering (b) Early germination
(c) Early seed production (d) All of these
143. Cytokinins have specific effects on
(a) Cytokinosis (b) cytokinesis (c) Cytoketosis (d) Cytolysis
144. In what form the cytokinins were discovered?
(a) Terpenes (b) Toluenes (c) Kinetin (d) None of these
145. Gibberellins promotes bolting in which plants?
(a) Beet (b) Cabbage (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
146. Kinetin is ________
(a) Cytokinins (b) Modified form of adenine
(c) Purine (d) All of these
147. Kinetin was first discovered from
(a) Corn kernels (b) Autoclaved herring sperm DNA
(c) Coconut milk (d) All of these
148. Naturally kinetin occurs in
(a) Coconut milk (b) Pineapple (c) Corn (d) None of these
149. The naturally available cytokinin like substance is
(a) Kinetin (b) Zeatin (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
150. Zeatin was isolated from what?
(a) Corn kernels (b) Coconut milk (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these

151. Where are natural cytokinins synthesized?

(a) Areas of rapid cell division (b) Areas undergoing differentiation
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
152. Which of the following PGRs help to overcome apical dominance?
(a) Auxin (b) Gibberellin (c) Ethylene (d) Cytokinin

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153. How many of the following PGRs help in delay of senescence?
Auxins, Gibberellins, Cytokinins, Ethylene
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
154. A plant tissue is undergoing senescence, which PGR would be found in it?
(a) Auxins (b) Gibberellins (c) Cytokinins (d) Ethylene
155. Large amounts of ethylene is synthesized in
(a) Ripening fruit (b) Newly grown leaf (c) Apex (d) Axial bud
156. What are the influences of ethylene on plants?
(a) Horizontal growth of seedlings (b) Swelling of the axis
(c) Apical hook formation in dicot seedling (d) All of these
157. What is the of effect of ethylene on plant organs, especially leaves and flowers?
(a) Promotes abscission (b) Promotes senescence
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
158. What is the effect of ethylene on ripening fruit?
(a) Increases rate of growth (b) Increase in rate of respiration
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
159. Rise in the rate of respiration is called
(a) Respiratory climax (b) Respiratory rise
(c) Respiratory climactic (d) None of these
160. Which of the following PGR is used to break seed and bud dormancy?
(a) Auxins (b) Gibberellins (c) Cytokinins (d) Ethylene
161. Ethylene initiates germination in which seed?
(a) Mustard (b) Peanut (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
162. Sprouting of potato tubers is initiated by which of the following PGR?
(a) Cytokinin (b) Ethylene (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
163. How does ethylene help plants to increase their absorption surface?
(a) Promotes growth of root (b) Promotes formation of root hair
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
164. Ethylene is used to initiate flowering and for synchronizing fruit set in which
fruit?
(a) Apple (b) Pineapple (c) Banana (d) All of these
165. Ethylene induces flowering in which fruit?
(a) Mango (b) Apple (c) Pineapple (d) All of these
166. Which of the following is the most widely used PGR in agriculture?
(a) IAA (b) ABA (c) GA3 (d) Ethylene
167. Which of the following is a characteristic of ethephon?
(a) Readily absorbed (b) Transported within the plant
(c) Releases ethylene slowly (d) All of these
168. Ethephon hastens fruit ripening in
(a) Mango (b) Tomato (c) Apple (d) Both (b) and (c)
169. Ethephon accelerates abscission in flowers and fruits like
(a) Cherry (b) Walnut (c) Cotton (d) All of these
170. How does ethephon increase the yield of cucumber?
(a) Promotes senescence (b) Promotes female flowers
(c) Promotes male flowers (d) Both (a) and (b)
171. For which role ABA was discovered?
(a) Abscission (b) Dormancy (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Ripening fruits
172. What are the actions of ABA?
(a) General plant growth inhibitor (b) Inhibitor of plant metabolism
(c) Stimulates the closure of stomata in epidermis (d) All of these
173. Why is ABA called stress hormone?
(a) Removes various stresses from plant
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 (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
174. ABA plays an important role in all except
(a) Seed development (b) Maturation
(c) Dormancy (d) Germination
175. What is/are the factors that depicts unfavorable growth of seeds?
(a) Desiccation (b) Air (c) water (d) All of these
176. ABA is antagonist to
(a) IBA (b) IAA (c) GA3 (d) All of these
177. Which of the following events are controlled by extrinsic factors via PGR?
(a) Vernalisation (b) Flowering (c) Dormancy (d) All of these
178. All are extrinsic factors for growth and development except
(a) Temperature (b) Light (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Nutrition
179. One of the commonly used plant growth hormone in tea plantation is
[AIPMT MAINS 2010]
(a) Ethylene (b) Abscisic acid (c) Zeatin (d) Indole-3-acetic acid
180. Root development is promoted by [AIPMT MAINS 2010]
(a) Abscisic acid (b) Auxin (c) Gibberellins (d) Ethylene
181. Phototropic curvature is the result of uneven distribution of [AIPMT PRE 2010]
(a) Gibberellin (b) Phytochrome (c) Cytokinins (d) Auxin
182. Arithmetic growth includes all except
a) constant growth rate
b) It is found in root and shoot cells
c) It is expressed as t  o  rt
d) It’s characteristic graph is sigmoid
183. During seed germination its stored food is mobilized by [AIPMT 2013]
(a) Ethylene (b) Cytokinin (c) ABA (d) Gibberellin
184. Dr F. Went noted that if coleoptiles tips were removed and placed on agar for
one hour, the agar would produce a bending when placed on one side of freshly
cut coleoptile stumps. Of what significance is this experiment? [AIPMT 2014]
(a) It made possible the isolation and exact identification of auxin.
(b) It is the basis for quantitative determination of small amounts of growth
promoting substances.
(c) It supports the hypothesis that IAA is auxin.
(d) It demonstrated polar movement of auxins.
185. Which one of the following growth regulators is known as ‘stress hormone’?
[AIPMT 2014]
(a) Abscisic acid (b) Ethylene (c) GA3 (d) Indole acetic acid
186. What causes a green plant exposed to the light on only one side, to bend toward
the source of light as it grows? [AIPMT 2015]
(a) Green plants need the right light to perform photosynthesis.
(b) Green plants seek light because they are phototropic.
(c) Light stimulates plant cells on the lighted side to grow faster.
(d) Auxin accumulates on the shaded side, stimulating greater cell elongation
there.
187. Typical growth curve in plants is [AIPMT 2015]
(a) Sigmoid (b) Linear (c) Stair steps shaped (d) Parabolic

188. Auxin can be bioassayed by [RE-AIPMT 2015]

(a) Hydroponics (b) Potometer
(c) Lettuce hypocotyl elongation (d) Avena coleoptile curvature
189. The Avena curvature is used for bioassay of: [NEET - I, 2016]
(a) ABA (b) GA3 (c) IAA (d) Ethylene

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190. Which PGT controls xylem differentiation?
(a) Auxin (b) GA (c) Cytocinin (d) Ethylene
191. Coconut milk contains
(a) ABA (b) Auxin (c) Cytokinin (d) Gibberellin
192. The effect of apical dominance can be overcome by which of the following
hormone
(a) IAA (b) Ethylene (c) Gibberellin (d) Cytokinin
193. Match the following:
(A) IAA (i) Herring sperm DNA
(B) ABA (ii) Bolting
(C) Ethylene (iii) Stomatal closure
(D) GA (iv) Weed–free lawns
(E) Cytokinins (v) Ripening of fruits
Options:
(a) (A) – (iv), (B) – (iii), (C) – (v), (D) – (ii), (E) – (i)
(b) (A) – (v), (B) – (iii), (C) – (iv), (D) – (ii), (E) – (i)
(c) (A) – (iv), (B) – (i), (C) – (v), (D) – (iii), (E) – (ii)
(d) (A) – (v), (B) – (iii), (C) – (ii), (D) – (i), (E) – (iv)
194. Growth can be measured in various ways. Which of these can be used as
parameters to measure growth?
(a) Increase in cell number (b) Increase in cell size
(c) Increase in length and weight (d) All the above
195. The term synergistic action of hormones refers to
(a) When two hormones act together but bring about opposite effects.
(b) When two hormones act together and contribute to the same function.
(c) When one hormone affects more than one function.
(d) When many hormones bring about any one function.
196. Plasticity in plant growth means that
(a) Plant roots are extensible
(b) Plant growth is dependent on the environment
(c) Stems can extend (d) None of these
197. To increase the sugar production in sugarcanes, they are sprayed with
(a) IAA (b) Cytokinin (c) Gibberellin (d) Ethylene

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b c c a d d a b b c d d d c c
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d d c c b d c a d c a b a c b
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b a d a b c a c a b d b b c d
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a d d b c c a c b a c b c c d
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d d c a d c a b d b a a a b d
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d c c a a c c a b d a a b c c
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d c c a b c a c c c b d b d a
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b c b a a c b b d a c c b b b
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a d c d a d c b c d b b b b a
166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180
d d d d b c d b d c c d d c b
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