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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Which hormone promotes internode / petiole elongation in deep water rice?
1. 2, 4-D  2. GA3
3. Kinetin  4. Ethylene 
Subtopic:  Ethylene |
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In tissue culture experiments, leaf mesophyll cells are put in a culture medium to form callus. This phenomenon may be called as 
1. Senescence  2. Differentiation 
3. Dedifferentiation  4. Development 
Subtopic:  Differentiation, Dedifferentiation and Redifferentiation |
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Spraying of which of the following phytohormone on juvenile conifers helps in hastening the maturity period, that leads to early seed production?
1. Abscisic Acid 2. Indole-3-butyric Acid
3. Gibberellic Acid 4. Zeatin
Subtopic:  Gibberellin |
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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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Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
(A) Auxin (I) Promotes female flower formation in cucumber
(B) Gibberellin (II) Overcoming apical dominance
(C) Cytokinin (III) Increase in the length of grape stalks
(D) Ethylene (IV) Promotes flowering in pineapple

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Options: (A) (B) (C) (D)
1. II I IV III
2. IV III II I
3. I III IV II
4. III II I IV
Subtopic:  Auxin Function | Gibberellin | Cytokinin | Ethylene |
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Which of the following statements is not correct?
1. Phase of cell elongation of plant cells is characterized by increased vacuolation.
2. Cells in the meristematic phase of growth exhibit abundant plasmodesmatal connections
3. Plant growth is generally determinate
4. Plant growth is measurable
Subtopic:  Growth |
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