QUIZ ON PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
Que 1. Plants which are modified genetically are termed as-
a. Transgenic animal b. Transgenic plants
c. Gene amplification d. Gene expression
Que 2. Transgenic plants usually are created by modifying their-
a. Fatty acid b. Protein
c. DNA d. Carbohydrates
Que 3. Ability of single cell to divide and differentiate-
a. Totipotency b. Regeneration
c. Mitosis d. Meosis
Que 4. The term biotechnology was first given by-
a. Karoly Ereky b. Haberlandt
c. Loius Pasteur d. Edward Jenner
Que 5. Demonstration of plant tissue culture technique for the first time was given by-
a. Karoly Ereky b. Haberlandt
c. Loius Pasteur d. Edward Jenner
Que 6. Crossing between 2 different plants to produce hybrids is called as-
a. Mutation breeding b. RDT
c. Tissue culture d. Hybrid Breeding
Que 7. Application of plant biotechnology-
a. Micro-propagation b. Herbicide resistance plants
c. Resistance to abiotic stress d. All of the above
Que 8. Bacterium that causes crown gall disease by incorporating the T-DNA region of Ti(tumour inducing plasmid) into the host cells-
a. Agrobacterium tumifaecins b. Escherichia coli
c. Bacillus thuringiensis d. Azospirillum
Que 9. In ______method the seeds are exposed to radiation or chemicals to generate mutants.
a. Mutation breeding b. RDT
c. Tissue culture d. Hybrid Breeding
Que 10. Genetic transformation theory was proposed by
a. Loius Pasteur b. Haberlandt
c. Griffith d. Edward Jenner
ANSWERS:
1.(B), 2.(C), 3.(A), 4.(A), 5.(B), 6.(D), 7.(D), 8.(A), 9.(A), 10.(C)
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