What triggers the activation of protoxin to active Bt toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis in bollworms?
1. Acidic pH of the stomach
2. Body temperature
3. Moist surface of midgut
4. Alkaline pH of the gut
In Bt cotton, the Bt toxin present in plant tissue as pro-toxin is converted into active toxin due to:
Some of the characteristics of Bt cotton are:
1. | long fibre and resistance to aphids |
2. | medium yield, log fibre, and resistance to beetle pests |
3. | high yield and production of toxic protein crystals which kill dipteran pests |
4. | high yield and resistance to bollworms |
The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis is widely used in contemporary biology as a/an:
1. indicator of water pollution
2. insecticide
3. agent for production of dairy products
4. source of industrial enzyme
What is true about Bt toxin?
1. | the inactive protoxin gets converted into active form in the insect gut |
2. | Bt protein exists as active toxin in the Bacillus |
3. | The activated toxin enters the ovaries of the pest to sterilize it and thus prevent its multiplication |
4. | the concerned Bacillus has antitoxins |
1. | mosquitoes | 2. | flies |
3. | nematodes | 4. | bollworms |