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Which of the following initiate the biosynthetic pathway that leads to chlorophyll formation?

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According to Shull and Thornton, the naked embryos of both the upper and the lower seeds of Xanthium have

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Match List-I (Diseases) with List-II (Modes of spreading of secondary infection) and select the correct answer:
List-I List-II
a. Potato mosaic 1. By sap inoculation through contact between diseased and healthy plants
b. Bunchly top of banana 2. Secondary infection through the uredospores
c. Leaf rust of coffee 3. Secondary infection through an aphid, Pentolaria nigronervosa
d. Black arm of cotton 4. Caused by rain splashes, wind and dew

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The occurrence of which of the following plants indicate intense soil erosion in the area?

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A seed can germinate in the absence of

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The characters of the pollen grains which have proved of special significance in taxonomic considerations include

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The postulates of Lundegardh theory of active salt absorption include:

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Whole plant senescence occurs in

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Monocarpic herbs include

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During summer or dry season, tropophytic flora behaves as a

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Due to low temperature and high rainfall the organic matter content of the soil increases at higher altitudes, with

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Which of the following plants show shoot senescence?

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Which of the following parts of an embryo sac, after fertilization, forms perisperm of seed?

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The meristem which occurs between mature tissues is known as . . . . . . . . meristerm.

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Which of the following at any given time does not show productivity of the area?

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Which of the following coasts of Karnataka and Kerala contain Ceriops candolleana and Bruguiera eriopetala?

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Match List-I (Scientists) with List-II (Statements regarding the morphological nature of the endosperm) and select the correct answer:
List-I List-II
a. Hofmeister (1858) 1. Endosperm is a gametophytic structure, whose development is checked
b. Lamnnier (1887) 2. Endosperm is a second embryo, which is actually modified
c. Sargant (1900) 3. The chief function of endosperm is not that of storage, but the secretion of diastase and other enzymes
d. Haberlandt (1914) 4. Endosperm is the sporophytic tissue or the twin of an embryo

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Cell elongation in internodal regions of the green plants takes place due to

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The process in which the branches of a superior plant and an inferior plant of the same species are chiseled and tied together is known as

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Abscission does not occur when

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