The teliospores are readily carried from the smutted ears by air current at the time when the healthy plants are in the
A. Flowering stage
B. Resting stage
C. Threshing stage
D. Reproductive stage
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Maximum photosynthetic activity occurs in
A. blue and red region of light
B. green and yellow region of light
C. blue and orange region of light
D. violet and orange region of light
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The process of water exudation, in guttation, usually takes place through certain specialized structures known as
A. Lenticels
B. Hydathodes
C. Leaf hairs
D. None of the above
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Which light is most effective in photosynthesis?
A. Red
B. Blue
C. Green
D. Violet
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Which of the following element is not a micronutrient for plants?
A. Iron
B. Manganese
C. Copper
D. Magnesium
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Light energy changes into the chemical energy by which of the following process?
A. Electrolysis
B. By photosynthesis
C. By respiration
D. By spewing
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The electron transport carriers of chloroplasts are located in the
A. Thylakoid membrane
B. Stroma
C. Granum membrane
D. Matrix
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The CO2 concentration at a given constant light intensity at which there is a balance between photosynthetic assimilation and respiration is called as
A. Donnan equilibrium point
B. CO2 compensation point
C. Red drop
D. Photosynthetic equilibrium point
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The condition where some plants never open to ensure complete self-pollination is known as
A. Cleistogamy
B. Homogamy
C. Geitonogamy
D. Xenogamy
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Thermal migrations occur in
A. Animals only
B. Plants only
C. Insects only
D. Both animals and plants
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Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer:
1. Preparations of tRNA from plant sources contain cytokinins
2. Cytokinins most likely influence protein synthesis through their involvement in the attachment to tRNA to the ribosome-mRNA complex during protein synthesis
3. The synthetic cytokinins 6-BAP and kinetin influence the production of viruses in certain host systems
A. Only 1 and 2 are true
B. Only 2 and 3 are true
C. Only 1 and 3 are true
D. 1, 2 and 3 are true
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The most important method of conservation of pollutants is
A. Oxidation in air
B. Chemical neutralisation of acids
C. Chemical neutralisation of bases
D. Burning of wastage materials
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According to Hansel, which of the following ranges of temperature is equally efficient in shortening the number of days to flowering in Petkus winter rye?
A. 10° to 20° C
B. 1° to 7° C
C. 7° to 15° C
D. Below -4° C
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The organisms which secrete digestive enzymes to break down food into smaller substances and then absorb the digested food are known as
A. Osmotrophs
B. Phagotrophs
C. Autotrophs
D. Carnivores
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Which of the following non-succulent perennials shed their leaves soon after the rainy season is over?
A. Euphorbia
B. Agropyron
C. Amnophila
D. None of the above
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I (parts of ovule)
List-II (Structure and Location)
a. Hilum
1. Place of origin of integument or basal swollen part of the nucellus
b. Raphe
2. Narrow pore passage formed by the projection of the integuments through which the pollen tube enters into the ovule
c. Micropyle
3. The point the attachment of the body of the ovule with the funiculus
d. Chalaza
4. The longitudinal ridge formed by lengthwise fusion of funiculus with the body of ovule in a typical anatropous ovule
A. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
B. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
C. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
D. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
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Before the abscission of a plant organ, a layer of tissue is usually formed at the base of the organ; this layer of tissue is referred to as
A. Meristematic zone
B. Cortical zone
C. Intermediate zone
D. Abscission zone
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Consider the following statements regarding the general symptoms of diseases and choose the correct answer:
1. The charges in the host which serve to recognise the disease are called the signs and symptoms of the disease
2. The sign of a disease is the external appearance of some portion of the pathogen of the host
3. The symptoms are the visible effects which the host plant induces on the parasites
4. Any visible deviation on the host plant from the normal structure and function is called a symptom
A. Only 1, 2 and 4 are true
B. Only 2, 3 and 4 are true
C. Only 2 and 4 are true
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are true
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The devernalization of the vernalized grains of Petkus winter rye may be accomplished by
A. Putting the grains into water
B. Storing the grains under cool conditions for a couple of weeks
C. Drying the grains and storing them under dry conditions for several weeks
D. Exposing the grains to a temperature more than 40° C and then putting the grains into water
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Consider the following statements regarding the crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) plants and choose the correct answer:
1. CAM plants can synthesize large amounts of malic and isocitric acids at night
2. These are found in dry habitats
3. These are succulents with thick fleshy leaves, or, when leaves are absent, a swollen photosynthetic stem
4. These plants are generally slow growing
A. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are true
B. Only 1 and 2 are true
C. Only 3 and 4 are true
D. Only 1, 3 and 4 are true
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