The process by which plants synthesize their food is called
A. Osmosis
B. Respiration
C. Photosynthesis
D. Plasmolysis
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Who among the following found that none of the algae could serve as indicator of the lake type?
A. McMillan (1956)
B. Rawson (1956)
C. Whitrnan (1941)
D. Levitt (1956)
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Those succulent xerophytes in which leaves become fleshy are also known as
A. Microphyllous xerophytes
B. Fleshy xerophytes
C. Oxylophytes
D. Malacophyllous xerophytes
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The numbers of ATP molecules produced during glycolysis, during oxidation of pyruvic acid to acetyl CoA and during the Krebs cycle are, respectively,
A. 2, 6 and 30
B. 4, 8 and 26
C. 8, 6 and 24
D. 10, 8 and 20
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Plants inhabiting torrential forms of rapidly flowing water include
A. Eriocaulon miserum
B. Hydrolyum lichenoides
C. Dureo walichii
D. All of the above
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The net gain of ATP molecules during anaerobic glycolysis is
A. Two
B. Four
C. Eight
D. Thirty eight
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The pycniospores and aeciospores of Puccinia gramini tritici are produced on
A. Triticum aestivum
B. Nicotiana tabacum
C. Oryza sativa
D. Berberis vulgaris
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Oxidation of succinic acid to fumaric acid, during Krebs cycle yields
A. Two ATP molecules
B. One ATP molecules
C. Twelve ATP molecules
D. No ATP molecules
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The total amount of soil water available to the plant is called
A. Holard
B. Echard
C. Chesard
D. Both A and B
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The yellow or stripe rust of wheat is caused by
A. Albugo candida
B. Xanthomonas oryzae
C. Xanthomonas malvacearum
D. Puccinia striiformis
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When chlorophyll is treated with weak acid, it is converted into
A. Phaeophytin - a
B. Pheophorbide - a
C. Pheoporphyrin - a
D. None of the above
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Which of the following botanists provided the first scientific proof that sap from a diseased plant could induce the mosaic disease in healthy tobacco plants?
A. Adolf Mayer
B. Iwanowski
C. Stanley
D. Prevost
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Consider the following statements.
1. Fragmentation is the common method of reproduction in algae, fungi and lichens.
2. Organisms which reproduce by fission are yeast and bacteria.
3. Reproduction by budding occurs in yeasts.
Which of the statements given above are correct about asexual reproduction methods?
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 3
D. None of these
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When a leaf of Mimosa pudica is subjected to sudden touch or shock of any kind, the leaf and its parts drop down very rapidly showing
A. Thigmotropism
B. Seismonasty
C. Nyctinasty
D. Geotropism
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Mineral constituent of chlorophll is
A. iron
B. magnesium
C. calcium
D. potassium
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Match
List-I (Vegetative Propagation Type) with
List-II (Example) and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. Tuber eye
1. Garlic
b. Bulb
2. Rose
c. Cutting
3. Potato
d. Plantiels at margins of leaves
4. Bryophyllum
A. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
B. a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
C. a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
D. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
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Bitter-pit disease of apples is caused by
A. Unbalanced water relations of plants
B. Accumulation of certain gaseous by-products of metabolism
C. High temperatures and poor ventilation during storage
D. Excessive low temperature conditions
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Consider the following statements.
1. Translocation of food occurs through phloem.
2. Translocation via phloem occurs in the form of sucrose.
3. Loss of bark or girdling harms the plant more than loss of leaves, as root starves due to stoppage of food conduction.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct about translocation of food?
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
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In which kind of ovule, nucellar tissue intervenes between the micropyle and the embryo sac and must be penetrated by the pollen tube?
A. Campanulate
B. Crassinucellate
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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The kind of association where both the population are benefited, but not essential for the survival of either population is referred to as
A. Protocooperation
B. Exploitation
C. Competition
D. Amensalism
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