Auxin is used by gardeners to prepare weed-free lawns. But no damage is caused to grass as auxin
1. promotes abscission of mature leaves only.
2. does not affect mature monocotyledonous plants.
3. can help in cell division in grasses, to produce growth.
4. promotes apical dominance

Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin | Auxin Function |
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Formation of interfascicular cambium from fully developed parenchyma cells is an example of
1. Redifferentiation
2. Dedifferentiation
3. Maturation
4. Differentiation
Subtopic:  Differentiation, Dedifferentiation and Redifferentiation |
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Spraying sugarcane crop with which of the following plant growth regulators, increases the length of the stem, thus, increasing the yield? 
1. Gibberellin  2. Cytokinin 
3. Abscisic acid  4. Auxin
Subtopic:  Gibberellin |
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Match List-I with List-II 
List-I List-II
A. Ethylene I. Increase length of stem
B. Cytokinins II. Promotion of senescence and abscission
C. ABA III. Delaying leaf senescence
D. Gibberellins IV. Inhibition of seed germination 
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
2. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
3. A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
4. A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
Subtopic:  Gibberellin | Cytokinin | Ethylene | Abscisic Acid |
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Phytochrome is responsible for
1. Flowering
2. Seed germination
3. Transpiration
4. Both (1) & (2)
Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin |
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All given statements are correct w.r.t photoperiodism, except
1. Discovered by Garner and Allard in a variety of tobacco
2. Stimulus is received by young leaves
3. Florigen is the hypothetical hormone produced in response to stimulus
4. Florigen is transported to bud through phloem
Subtopic:  Photoperiodism (OLD NCERT) |
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Hypothetical 'florigen' could be produced prematurely in long-day plants by exposing it to
1. Shortening light period
2. Red light during night
3. Extending dark period
4. Far-red light
Subtopic:  Photoperiodism (OLD NCERT) |
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Which of the following statements does not characterize photoperiodism?
1. Mediated by florigen hormone
2. Conversion of shoot apex into reproductive apex
3. Red light is stimulatory in SDP, LDP and DNP for flowering
4. Photoperiodic stimulus is perceived by mature leaf
 
Subtopic:  Photoperiodism (OLD NCERT) |
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For flowering, the critical dark period should always be exceeded in 
1. Long day plants
2. Short day plants
3. Day-neutral plants
4. All type of plants
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Induction of \(\alpha \text {-amylase }\) activity in barley endosperm is a bioassay of
1. Auxin
2. GA3
3. Cytokinin
4. ABA
Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin |
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