Many of the germination inhibitors may be leached out of one plant and may inhibit the growth or seed germination of a plant from another species. Plants that exhibit this kind of competitive behaviour are said to be
A. Homeopathic
B. Allelopathic
C. Biopathic
D. Allopathic
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Before maturation, each crop plant requires a certain number of "etfective heat units" - this is called
A. Heat unit constant
B. Photo constant
C. Quantum constant
D. Thermal constant
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Coenzyme Q (CoQ) functions as a mobile electron carrier between
A. Flavoproteins and quinones
B. Plastocyanin and flavoproteins
C. Flavoproteins and cytochromes
D. Sulphur proteins and cytochrome b6
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Which of the following are examples of kharif crops?
A. Barley, gram, rice and mustard
B. Maize, sesamum, cotton and tobacco
C. Maize, gram, cotton and mustard
D. Barley, sesamum, cotton and mustard
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At the time of germination the exosporium ruptures and the endosporium grows out in the form of a short tubular hyphae, called the
A. Infection thread
B. Epibasidium
C. Hypobasidium
D. Trichogyne
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The formation of 3-PGA from glycolic acid, glyoxylic acid, glycine and serine is referred to as
A. HMP pathway
B. Hatch and slack pathway
C. EMP pathway
D. Glycolate pathway
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Maximum germination is achieved if
A. The seeds are kept at a cool temperature before being irradiated with red light and at a relatively high temperature for a period of time after being irradiated
B. The seeds are kept at a high temperature both before and after being irradiated with red light
C. The seeds are kept at a high temperature before being radiated with red light, whether or not the temperature is lowered after being irradiated
D. None of the above
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In which part of the female flower does fertilisation take place?
A. Ovary
B. Stigma
C. Filament
D. Style
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In which of the following plants, the pollen grains do not separate apart but remain adhered in tetrad to form "Compound pollen grains"?
A. Drosera
B. Calotropis
C. Halophila
D. Both B and C
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Why are dark reactions called so?
A. They occur in darkness
B. They are not light dependent
C. They are not directly light driven
D. Both A and B
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Which of the following is the component of water potential influenced by the presence of a matrix?
A. Pressure potential
B. Matrix potential
C. Solute potential
D. Diffusion pressure
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By which of the following means of adaptation the animals orient themselves to face into current and move upstream?
A. Chemotaxis
B. Thigmotaxis
C. Rheotaxis
D. None of the above
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The ocean is continuous throughout the world except for the deep water of the
A. Arctic ocean
B. Pacific ocean
C. Indian ocean
D. None of the above
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Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer:
1. In order to increase the photosynthetic efficiency leaf area index should be increased
2. To increase leaf area index plants should be with horizontal leaves
3. If the time of grain-growth is increased, the grain-yield will decrease
4. Photosynthetic efficiency can be increased by monitoring moisture stress, transpiration loss and light intensity
A. 1 and 3 are true
B. 2 and 4 are true
C. 1 and 4 are true
D. 3 and 4 are true
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The pressure imposed on a lake-dwelling organism is
A. The weight of the column of water above it
B. The weight of the atmosphere
C. The weight of the column of water above it plus the weight of the atmosphere
D. The weight of the atmosphere minus the weight of the column of water above it
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If we subject a plant to continuous red light, the level of phytochrome in the plant
A. Increases above a critical value
B. Becomes equal to a critical value
C. Decreases below a critical value
D. Do not change at all
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Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer:
1. Roots of grasses are an excellent binding material and keep the soil intact
2. Disruption of the grass cover by the plough loosens the soil and makes it vulnerable to removal by the force of rain or strong winds
3. Tilling or grazing on slopes or semi-arid soils decreases the rate of soil erosion
4. Soil erosion is especially high in Nepal, India, China, Australia, Spain, USSR, USA and Central Africa
A. Only 1, 2 and 3 are true
B. Only 2, 3 and 4 are true
C. Only 2 and 4 are true
D. Only 1, 2 and 4 are true
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The ratio of energy flowing between various trophic levels are expressed as
A. Relative efficiency
B. Progressive efficiency
C. Ecological efficiency
D. Energetic efficiency
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As the male gametes in angiosperms have to travel through the pollen tube to reach the egg, the process of sexual fusion is called
A. Anisogamy
B. Siphonogamy
C. Sporogamy
D. Syngamy
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Which of the following is a copper-containing protein?
A. Quinone
B. Plastocyanin
C. Cytochrome f
D. Cytochrome b6
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