Plant Biotechnology
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Biotechnology
I MSC [2018-2020]
SEMESTER II
CORE : PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY - 258B
Multiple Choice Questions.
1. __________ is a set of techniques used to adapt plants for specific needs or opportunities.
A. Plant Biotechnology.
B. Animal Biotechnology.
C. Nanobiotechnology.
D. Molecular Genetics.
ANSWER: A
B. protoplast.
C. chloroplast.
D. chromoplast.
ANSWER: B
D. Retroposons.
ANSWER: D
18. _______ reported the culture of 5mm shoot tips of Asparagus seedlings on a medium.
A. P.R. White.
B. C.D. LaRue.
C. S.W. Loo.
D. J.P. Nitsch.
ANSWER: C
19. _______________ is the culture of excised radicle tips of aseptically germinated seeds?
A. Anther.
B. Root.
C. Organ.
D. Suspension.
ANSWER: B
20. ______ culture is the in vitro culture of a generally shiny special dome-like structure.
A. Anther.
B. Root.
C. Organ.
D. Meristem.
ANSWER: D
21. High cytokinin and low auxin are used in combination for the culture of __________.
A. shoot.
B. root.
C. nodule.
D. organ.
ANSWER: A
22. _____ is the most effective cytokinin commonly used in shoot tip or meristem culture.
A. NAA.
B. 2, 4-D.
C. BAP.
D. Zeatin.
ANSWER: C
23. Coconut milk and ________ are also effective for the growth of shoot apices.
A. Gibberellic acid.
B. Auxin.
C. Cytokinin.
D. Ethylene.
ANSWER: A
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25. . Small excised portion of the _____ is used to produce mass of cells.
A. callus.
B. explant.
C. fragments.
D. totipotent.
ANSWER: B
26. The excised plant tissues loose its _______ integrity in culture.
A. chemical.
B. physical.
C. structural.
D. biological.
ANSWER: C
28. The callus tissue formation is processed through _______ of the explant.
A. cell alteration.
B. cell lengthening.
C. cell expansion.
D. cell stringent.
ANSWER: C
A. carotenoid.
B. anthocyanin.
C. chlorophyll.
D. phycocyanin.
ANSWER: A
C. positive rod.
D. positive spherical.
ANSWER: A
42. Conversion of molecular nitrogen into ammonia by free living organism is called __________ nitrogen
fixation.
A. atmospheric.
B. industrial.
C. nonsymbiotic.
D. symbiotic.
ANSWER: C
D. proliferation.
ANSWER: D
52. Biofertilizers which converts nitrogen into nitrogenous compound are called as ________ fixers
A. dinitrogen.
B. nitrogen.
C. ammonia.
D. nitric acid.
ANSWER: B
53. Which one of the following is considered to be the best nitrogen fixers for biofertilizers?
A. Anabena.
B. Azomonas.
C. Rhizobium.
D. Azospirillum.
ANSWER: A
54. who reported the suspension cultures from carrot root explant?
A. Watson and Crick.
B. Steward and Shantz.
C. Benthaman and Hook.
D. Lederber and Tatum.
ANSWER: B
57. The production of adventitious roots and shoots from cells of tissue culture is termed __________.
A. organogenesis.
B. micropropagation.
C. callus culture.
D. suspension culture.
ANSWER: A
58. The developmental pathway of numerous well organized small embryoids is called as _________.
A. organogenesis.
B. micropropagation.
C. somatic embryogenesis.
D. suspension culture.
ANSWER: C
59. The zygote embryo enclosed by protective coat developed from integument is __________.
A. artificial seeds.
B. embryo.
C. anther.
D. pollen.
ANSWER: A
63. Which type of culture technique is used for the development of anthers?
A. anther.
B. pollen.
C. callus.
D. embryo.
ANSWER: A
65. Which one of the following is used for the in vitro development of haploid plants?
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A. Organogenesis.
B. Androgenesis.
C. Embryogenesis.
D. Micropropagation.
ANSWER: B
66. Which one of the following is the ideal material for anther culture?
A. Tomato.
B. Potato.
C. Tobacco.
D. Soyabean.
ANSWER: C
67. Nurse culture technique is the method come under ______ culture.
A. pollen.
B. anther.
C. callus.
D. suspension.
ANSWER: A
68. _____ is a part of plant cell which lies within the cell wall and can be plasmolyed.
A. Chloroplast.
B. Tonoplast.
C. Cyanoplast.
D. Protoplast.
ANSWER: D
71. Protoplast fusion and somatic hybridization in plant are based on which the following?
A. Protoplast isolation.
B. Cell wall regeneration.
C. Fusion of nuclei.
D. All the above.
ANSWER: D
72. The process in which two or more adjoining somatic protoplasts fused without any inducer is called as
_______ fusion.
A. spontaneous.
B. induced.
C. protoplast.
D. somatic cell.
ANSWER: A
73. Two or more adjoining somatic protoplasts fusing with any chemical is called as _______ fusion
A. spontaneous.
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B. induced.
C. protoplast.
D. somatic cell.
ANSWER: B
76. Plants derived form tissue culture has been referred as _______.
A. somaclones.
B. calliclones.
C. protoclones.
D. all the above.
ANSWER: D
79. Which one of the following serves as a marker for mapping a specified gene in RFLP?
A. DNA.
B. rRNA.
C. tRNA.
D. mRNA.
ANSWER: A
80. A gene may have many alleles, but each individual has only two alleles because _______.
A. having more than two alleles is lethal.
B. having more than two alleles unbalances the chromosomes.
C. a person has two parents, each will contribute one allele.
D. a backup set of alleles is necessary in case something.
ANSWER: C
82. Chromosome tips, or ____, function as a cellular clock that ticks down as pieces are lost from the very
ends.
A. chromatids.
B. centromeres.
C. centrioles.
D. telomeres.
ANSWER: D
83. The use or alteration of cells or biochemicals to provide a useful product describes _______.
A. recombinant DNA technology.
B. transgenic technology.
C. biotechnology.
D. gene targeting.
ANSWER: C
84. Which gene transfer technique involves a tiny needle which is used to inject DNA into a cell lacking
that DNA sequence?
A. Electroporation.
B. Liposome transfer.
C. Microinjection.
D. Particle bombardment.
ANSWER: C
85. The process of ____ involves the introduction of a gene into a cell where it exchanges places with its
counterpart in the host cell.
A. transgenic technology.
B. gene targeting.
C. knockout technology.
D. recombinant DNA technology.
ANSWER: B
86. Which gene transfer technique involves the use of a fatty bubble to carry a gene into a somatic cell?
A. Electroporation.
B. Liposome transfer.
C. Microinjection.
D. Particle bombardment.
ANSWER: B
87. _____ house are required to grow regenerated plants for further propagation.
A. Green.
B. Blue.
C. Red.
D. White.
ANSWER: A
89. _______ marker is a DNA sequence in the genome which can be located and identified.
A. Molecular.
B. Genetic.
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C. Biochemical.
D. Physical.
ANSWER: A
93. Which one of the following is used mainly as a carbon source in PTC?
A. Sucrose.
B. Mannose.
C. Glucose.
D. Lactose.
ANSWER: A
95. The plating technique for cloning of single cells was given by Bergmann in ______.
A. 1960.
B. 1970.
C. 1980.
D. 1990.
ANSWER: A
97. Asynchronous refers to the cultured plant cells vary greatly in _______.
A. size.
B. shape.
C. cell cycle.
D. all the above.
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ANSWER: D
99. Plant growth regulators influence growth, metabolism and ________ of cultured cells.
A. differentiation.
B. elongation.
C. enlargement.
D. duplication.
ANSWER: A
100. _______ is to introduce a new trait to the plant which does not occur naturally in the species.
A. Genetically modified crops.
B. GMCs.
C. biotech crops.
D. all the above.
ANSWER: D
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B. -200 to -1000.
C. -300 to -1000.
D. -400 to -1000.
ANSWER: C
116. The transfer of desirable genes from one plant species to another is called as ___________
technology.
A. rDNA .
B. transgenic.
C. plant genetic transformation.
D. plant transformation.
ANSWER: C
118. Which one of the following technique is mostly confined to protoplasts that can be regenerated to
viable plants?
A. Electroporation.
B. Biolistic method.
C. Microinjection.
D. Silicon carbide fibres.
ANSWER: A
120. The first clinical trials in humans, using a plant derived vaccine were conducted in _____.
A. 1987.
B. 1997.
C. 1977.
D. 1967.
ANSWER: B
122. The phenomenon of mature cells reverting to meristematic state to produce callus is _______.
A. dedifferentiation.
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B. differentiation.
C. redifferentiation.
D. totipotency.
ANSWER: A
125. The enzyme that can release the individual cells from the leaf tissues is ______.
A. macerozyme.
B. lysozyme.
C. zymogen.
D. chymotrypsin.
ANSWER: A
126. Addition of fresh nutrient medium and draining out the used medium is _________ culture
A. batch.
B. continuous.
C. discontinuous.
D. open continuous.
ANSWER: B
D. muco.
ANSWER: B
132. Virus infections of crops resulting in cell division are referred as _______.
A. hyperplasia.
B. hypoplasia.
C. necrosis.
D. plasia.
ANSWER: C
137. The fastest way to ripe a tomato using tissue culture is by _________ culture.
A. anther / pollen.
B. protoplast.
C. plant organ.
D. callus.
ANSWER: C
138. A characteristic feature of the chloroplast genome is the presence of two _______.
A. simple tandem arrays.
B. repeat / repeat interspersions.
C. compound tandem arrays.
D. identical inverted repeats.
ANSWER: D
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139. Sequencing efforts are underway for _______________ as a model for a small monocot genome.
A. rice
B. corn.
C. barley.
D. wheat.
ANSWER: A
146. Which one of the technique is used to introduce genes into dicots?
A. Electroporation.
B. Particle bombardment.
C. Microinjection.
D. Ti plasmid infection.
ANSWER: D
147. In organogenesis low auxin and cytokinin promotes the formation of _______.
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A. callus.
B. shoot.
C. root.
D. shoot and root.
ANSWER: A
148. Haploid cultures occur through anther or pollen culture is called as _______.
A. gynogenesis.
B. androgenesis.
C. organogenesis.
D. hybridization.
ANSWER: B
149. Plant cells without the cell wall are called as _______.
A. cybrid.
B. hybrid.
C. protoplast.
D. cytoplast.
ANSWER: C
Staff Name
Jayaprabha G .
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