All the following contribute to an increase in girth of dicots and gymnosperms except:

1. Apical meristem 2. Lateral meristems
3. Vascular cambium 4. Cork-cambium

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Identify the incorrect statement regarding the arithmetic growth?
1. Following mitosis, both daughter cells continue to divide
2. Can be exemplified by root elongating at a constant rate
3. On plotting the length of the organ against time, a linear curve is obtained
4. Mathematically it is expressed as Lt=L0+rt

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The shape of the growth curve characteristic of a living organism growing in natural environment is:

1. Linear 2. Sigmoid
3. Hyperbola 4. Bell shaped
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Plant growth and further development is intimately linked to water status of the plant because:
A. Turgidity of cells helps in extension growth
B. It provides medium for enzymatic activity
1. Both A and B are correct                             
2. Only A is correct
3. Only B is correct                                         
4. Both A and B are incorrect

Subtopic: Ā Growth |Ā Growth Terminology |
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To differentiate into a tracheary element, a cell would:
1. Gain protoplasm
2. Become multinucleate
3. Assimilate lot of collagen and elastin
4. Develop lignocellulosic secondary cell wall

Subtopic: Ā Development |Ā Differentiation, Dedifferentiation and Redifferentiation |
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Formation of interfascicular cambium and cork cambium is possible most importantly because of:

1. Differentiation 2. Dedifferentiation
3. Redifferentiation 4. Reverse differentiation
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Plants follow different pathways in response to environment or phases of life to form different kinds of structures. This ability is called:

1. Efficiency index 2. Plasticity
3. Norm of reaction 4. Developmental noise
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Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

PGR Chemical nature
1. Auxins Indole compounds
2. Cytokinin Pyrimidine derivatives
3. ABA Carotenoid derivative
4. Gibberellic acid Terpenes
Subtopic: Ā Cytokinin |
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Identify the plant growth regulator that, though is largely an inhibitor but, can be placed in both plant growth promoter and plant growth inhibitor groups?

1. Auxins 2. Gibberellins
3. Ethylene 4. Abscisic acid
Subtopic: Ā Ethylene |
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Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

Scientist PGR discovery
1. Cousins Ethylene
2. Kurosawa Gibberellin
3. Skoog and Miller ABA
4. F. W. Went Auxin
Subtopic: Ā Gibberellin |Ā Cytokinin |Ā Ethylene |Ā Abscisic Acid |
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