Cytokinins help
1. To retain chlorophyll
2. In promoting cell division
3. In overcoming apical dominance
4. More than one option is correct

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Which of the following phytohormones is responsible for ripening of fruits and increasing the number of female flowers in cucumbers?
1. Auxin 2. Ethylene
3. Gibberellin 4. Cytokinin
Subtopic:  Ethylene |
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Deposition of new materials inside the cell wall of cells starts in 
1. Meristematic phase
2. Reproductive phase
3. Maturation phase
4. Elongation phase
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Which phase of a sigmoid curve explains the initial phase of growth when growth rate is very slow?
1. Log phase
2. Lag phase
3. stationary phase
4. Maturation phase
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__________ curve is obtained for cells in culture.
1.  J-shaped
2. Linear
3. V-shaped
4. S-shaped
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A Leaf of 20 cm2 grows 5 cm2 per hour and B Leaf of 25 cm2 grows 5 cm2 per hour
The relative growth rate of leaf A and B respectively is 
1. 25% and 20%
2. 20% and 25%
3. 50% and 100%
4. 25% and 50%
Subtopic:  Growth | Growth Model |
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What happens to the growth of roots during water logging conditions?
1. Growth is accelerated
2. Growth is inhibited
3. Growth remains constant
4. First growth is accelerated and then stops
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Which of the following is not a function of water in plants?
1. It is responsible for cell elongation
2. It maintains the turgidity of cells
3. It acts as a source of energy
4. It provides medium for enzymatic activities
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Which abiotic factor is not essential for early growth of the plant but growth is sustained only in its presence?
1. Water
2. Oxygen
3. Nutrients
4. Light
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Match the following (Column I with Column II)
  Column I       Column II
a Ethephon (i) GA
b Terpene (ii) Ethylene
c Zeath (iii) Natural auxin
d IAA (iv) Cytokinin
 
1. a(ii), b(i), c(iii), d(iv)
2. a(ii), b(i), c(iv), d(iii)
3. a(iv), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)
4. a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)
Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin | Gibberellin | Cytokinin |
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