Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): Plant growth is intimately linked to the water status of the plant while development is not.
Reason (R): The plant cells grow in size by cell enlargement which in turn requires water.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A).
3. (A) is True; (R) is False.
4. (A) is False; (R) is True.

Subtopic:  Growth |
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: In cotton, coriander, and larkspur, differences in the shapes of leaves produced in air and those produced in water represent heterophyllous development due to environment.
Statement II: In buttercup, the leaves of the juvenile plant are different in shape from those in mature plants.
 
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct

 
Subtopic:  Development |
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Intracellular factors involved in the control of growth and development in plants will be:
1. Chemicals such as plant growth regulators
2. Physical factors like light temperature and oxygen.
3. Water
4. Genetic factors
Subtopic:  Growth | Growth Model | Growth Terminology | Development |
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F. Skoog and his co-workers observed that from the internodal segments of tobacco stems the callus proliferated only if extracts of vascular tissues or yeast extract or coconut milk or DNA supplements the medium already containing:
1. Auxins
2. Gibberellins
3. Ethylene
4. Kinetins
Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin |
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Influences of ethylene on dicot plants include:
I: vertical growth of seedlings
II: thinning of the axis
III: apical hook formation
1. Only I and II
2. Only III
3. Only II and III
4. I, II and III
Subtopic:  Ethylene |
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion(A): Synthetic auxin herbicides, including 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) have been developed and used for broadleaf weed control.
Reason(R): Auxins are toxic to plants in large concentrations; they are most toxic to dicots and less so to monocots.
 
1. (A) is True; (R) is False
2. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A)
3. (A) is False; (R) is True
4. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A)
Subtopic:  Auxin Function |
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Which of the following elements for growth directly aids in increasing the plant size?
1. Temperature
2. Gravity
3. Water
4. Light
Subtopic:  Growth |
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The phenomenon which is influenced by auxin and also played a major role in its discovery is:
1. Phototropism 2. Root initiation
3. Gravitropism 4. Apical Dominance
Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin |
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The pineapple which under natural conditions is difficult to blossom has been made to produce fruits throughout the year by application of:
1. NAA, 2, 4-D
2. GA3
3. Cytokinin
4. IAA, IBA
Subtopic:  Auxin Function |
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Consider the given two statements:

I: Differentiation in plants is open.
II: Cells/tissues arising out of the same meristem have different structures at maturity.
 
1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is correct but II is incorrect
4. I is incorrect but II is correct
Subtopic:  Differentiation, Dedifferentiation and Redifferentiation |
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