The decrease in quantum yield noted by Emerson is generally referred to as the
A. Blue drop
B. Green drop
C. Black drop
D. Red drop
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Pollens are produced in
A. corolla
B. style
C. stigma
D. anther
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The development of a fruit without fertilisation is called
A. Gametogamy
B. Parthenocarpy
C. Hybridogenesis
D. Apomixis
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The movement of protoplasm in clockwise or anti-clockwise manner inside the plant cell is known as
A. Brownian movement
B. Chlorosis
C. Cyclosis
D. None of the above
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Coenzyme A contains the most important physiologically active part called
A. Sulphydryl group
B. Phosphydryl group
C. Phosphate group
D. Aldehyde group
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Which of the following periods in a plant life is also known as grand period of growth?
A. The growth from embryonic stage to seed stage
B. The growth from germination to senescence
C. The growth from senescence to death
D. The growth from flowering to reproduction
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According to Odum, which of the following is the common and wide-spread type in nature which begins in a predominantly inorganic environment and is characterised and dominated by autotrophic organisms?
A. Primary succession
B. Secondary succession
C. Allogenic succession
D. Autotrophic succession
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The amount by which respiration is increased over normal has been labelled
A. Chemical respiration
B. Salt respiration
C. Photorespiration
D. None of the above
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According to Palladin, the precursor of chlorophyll is
A. Chromophyll
B. Protochlorophyll
C. Chlorophyllogen
D. Chlorophyll-e
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The distribution of a taxon throughout the tropical belt is called
A. Circumpolar distribution
B. Circumanstral distribution
C. Pantropical distribution
D. Circumboreal distribution
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Which of the following are also called as 'drought evaders' or 'drought escapers'?
A. Ephemeral annuals
B. Succulents
C. Non-succulent perennials
D. Psychrophytes
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Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer:
1. At low temperature, the viscosity of water increases
2. Low temperature retards the growth of the roots
3. At low temperature, viscosity of protoplasm and cell wall decreases
4. Low temperature increases the metabolic activities of the root cells
A. Only 1 and 2 are true
B. Only 1, 2 and 3 are true
C. Only 3 is true
D. Only 3 and 4 are true
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Haberlandt (1922) has given the "necrohormone" theory for the production of
A. Cleavage polyembryony
B. True polyembryony
C. Adventitive embryony
D. Recurrent type apospory
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The porphyrin head of chlorophyll is made up of porphyrin system in which four pyrole rings are linked together by
A. Ethane groups
B. Methane groups
C. Keto groups
D. Hydroxy groups
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Process by which plant prepare their food is
A. carbohydrolysis
B. metabolic synthesis
C. photosynthesis
D. photorespiration
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Yellow spots on citrus leaves is due to the deficiency of
A. zinc
B. magnesium
C. boron
D. iron
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The commonest characters found in case of total phanerogamic parasite include
A. Complete disappearance of chlorophyll
B. Reduction of leaves to scaly structures
C. Slender stems with feebly developed xylem
D. All of the above
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Which of the following forests are also called Selvas?
A. Sub-tropical forests
B. Temperate forests
C. Tropical forests
D. None of the above
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Ustilago tritici absorbs nutrition from the host cells by
A. Absorption
B. Diffusion
C. Adsorption
D. Haustoria formation
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The first hint that apical dominance might be because of auxin produced at the terminal bud and transported downward through the stem was given by
A. Skoog and Thimann
B. Cholodny and Went
C. Barthold and Haberlandt
D. None of the above
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