| 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 |
| List I | List II | ||
| A. | Two or more alternative forms of a gene | I. | Back Cross |
| B. | Cross of F1 progeny with homozygous recessive parent | II. | Ploidy |
| C. | Cross of F1 progeny with any of the parents | III. | Allele |
| D. | Number of chromosome sets in plant | IV. | Test cross |
| A: | The flowers of Vallisneria are colourful and produce nectar. |
| B: | The flowers of waterlily are not pollinated by water. |
| C: | In most of water-pollinated species, the pollen grains are protected from wetting. |
| D: | Pollen grains of some hydrophytes are long and ribbon like. |
| E: | In some hydrophytes, the pollen grains are carried passively inside water. |
| A: | The piece of DNA would be able to multiply itself independently in the progeny cells of the organism. |
| B: | It may get integrated into the genome of the recipient. |
| C: | It may multiply and be inherited along with the host DNA. |
| D: | The alien piece of DNA is not an integral part of chromosome. |
| E: | It shows ability to replicate. |
| 1. | D and E only | 2. | B and C only |
| 3. | A and E only | 4. | A and B only |
| A: | Light |
| B: | Chlorophyll |
| C: | CO2 |
| D: | ATP |
| E: | NADPH |
| 1. | B, C and D only |
| 2. | C, D and E only |
| 3. | D and E only |
| 4. | A, B and C only |
| 1. | Biodiversity conservation |
| 2. | Semi-conservative method |
| 3. | Sustainable development |
| 4. | In-situ conservation |
| Statement I: | Bt toxins are insect group specific and coded by a gene cry IAc. |
| Statement II: | Bt toxin exists as inactive protoxin in B. thuringiensis. However, after ingestion by the insect, the inactive protoxin gets converted into active form due to acidic pH of the insect gut. |