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Biotechnology - Plant Cell Culture

Exercise : Plant Cell Culture - Section 1
  • Plant Cell Culture - Section 1
1.
A(n) __________ is an excised piece of leaf or stem tissue used in micropropagation.
microshoot
medium
explant
scion
Answer: Option
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2.
Protoplasts can be produced from suspension cultures, callus tissues or intact tissues by enzymatic treatment with
cellulotyic enzymes
pectolytic enzymes
both cellulotyic and pectolytic enzymes
proteolytic enzymes
Answer: Option
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3.
Which of the following is considered as the disadvantage of conventional plant tissue culture for clonal propagation?
Multiplication of sexually derived sterile hybrids
Less multiplication of disease free plants
Storage and transportation of propogates
Both (b) and (c)
Answer: Option
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4.
What is meant by 'Organ culture' ?
Maintenance alive of a whole organ, after removal from the organism by partial immersion in a nutrient fluid
Introduction of a new organ in an animal body with a view to create genetic mutation in the progenies of that animal
Cultivation of organs in a laboratory through the synthesis of tissues
The aspects of culture in community which are mainly dedicated by the need of a specified organ of the human body
Answer: Option
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5.
Which method of plant propagation involves the use of girdling?
Grafting
Cuttings
Layering
Micropropagation
Answer: Option
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