Plant Growth and Development Questions and Answers Part-7

1. What helps in releasing the metabolic energy essential for growth activities?
a) Oxygen
b) Water
c) Nutrients
d) None of these

Answer: a
Explanation: Oxygen

2. 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)

Answer: d
Explanation: Both (b) and (c)

3. What can affect phases/stages of growth?
a) Temperature
b) Light
c) Gravity
d) All of these

Answer: d
Explanation: All of these

4. The process of derivation of cells from meristems and maturation to perform specific function is known as ________
a) Regeneration
b) Dedifferentiation
c) Redifferentiation
d) differentiation

Answer: d
Explanation: The process of derivation of cells from meristems and maturation to perform specific function is known as differentiation.

5.During differentiation, what kind of changes take place?
a) Structural
b) Functional
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these

Answer: c
Explanation: Both (a) and (b)

6.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

Answer: c
Explanation: Both (a) and (b)

7. 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

Answer: a
Explanation: Regaining the capacity to divide

8.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

Answer: c
Explanation: Loosing the capacity to divide after regaining

9. Identify A, B, C and D in the given figure.
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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

Answer: b
Explanation: A–Meristematic cell, B–Plasmatic growth, C–Maturation, D–Senescence

10. What kind of differentiation is seen in plants?
a) Open
b) Close
c) Primary
d) All of these

Answer: a
Explanation: Open