The most important colors in regulating photomorhogenesis in plants are:
1. Violet and Yellow
2. White and Black
3. Green and Orange
4. Red and Blue

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Blue light photoreceptors in plant do not regulate:
1. Phototropism
2. Light induced opening of stomata
3. Light induces slowing of hypocotyls elongation
4. Seed germination

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The biologically active form of the phytochrome is:
1.Pr
2. Pfr
3. Both
4. None

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When lettuce seeds illuminated by red light are then exposed to far red light:

1. Pr is converted to Pfr and germination is inhibited
2. Pr is converted to Pfr and germination is initiated
3. Pfr is converted to Pr and germination is inhibited
4. Pfr is converted to Pr and germination is initiated

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Light passing through the green leaves of canopy trees above a seed:
1. stimulates its germination
2. inhibits its germination
3. does not affect its germination
4. causes abnormal germination in the seed

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Etiolated seedlings become normal when exposed to:
1. Blue light
2. Green light
3. Red light
4. Far red light

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Flowering will take place in a short day plant only when:
1. days are shorter than nights.
2. days are shorter than a certain critical value.
3. nights are shorter than a certain critical value.
4. nights are longer than a certain critical value.

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A short day plant is exposed to a flash of red light followed by a flash of far-red light given during the middle of the night. The expected effect is that this will:
1. cause increased flower production.
2. have no effect upon flowering.
3. inhibit flowering.
4. stimulate flowering.

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An incandescent light bulb has a high output of red light. Which of the following plant process will be least promoted by it:
1. photosynthesis.
2. seed germination.
3. phototropism.
4. flowering.

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The level of the biologically active Pfr form of phytochrome will be reduced by all the following except:
1. exposure to far-red light
2. exposure to red light
3. long dark period
4. destruction of phytochrome

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