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Media Required for Plant Cell Culture
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Which of the following is not a cytokinin?
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A. 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
B. 6 benzylaminopurine
C. Zeatin
D. Kinetin
Correct Answer
2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
Media Required for Plant Cell Culture problems
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1. Neutralized activated charcoal is occasionally added to young regenerating cultures to
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A. remove toxic phenolics produced by the stressed plant cell
B. help to remove plants growth regulators introduced at an earlier stage
C. both (a) and (b)
D. maintain the pH of the medium
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
2. Which of the following growth regulator is added for short initiation during plant regeneration from callus?
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A. Auxins
B. Cytokinins
C. Gibberellins
D. Brassinosteroids
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Correct Answer: Cytokinins
3. Which is/are the naturally occurring plant auxins?
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A. Indole acetic acid (IAA)
B. Naphthalenacetic acid (NAA)
C. 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
D. All of the above
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Correct Answer: Indole acetic acid (IAA)
4. What are the macronutrients used in plant cell culture medium?
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A. N, P, K, S, Na
B. N, P, K, Ca, Cl
C. N, P, K, S, Ca
D. N, P, Ca, Na, Cl
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Correct Answer: N, P, K, S, Ca
5. Which is/are the disadvantage/(s) of using IAA in plant cell culture media?
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A. It is unstable in solution
B. Gets easily oxidized
C. Conjugated to inactive form by plant cells
D. All of the above
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Correct Answer: All of the above
6. Which of the following growth regulator cause plant cells to grow?
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A. Auxins
B. Cytokinins
C. Gibberellins
D. Brassinosteroids
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Correct Answer: Auxins
7. Very high sugar concentration (40-100 g/l) have been used
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A. in specialized secondary metabolite production
B. to adjust the osmotic potential of the media in short term treatment for regeneration
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)
8. What is 'nurse' or conditioned medium?
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A. It is the media full of growth factors used for the growth of cells
B. It is the medium added to nurse the callus culture
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. It is the liquid medium removed from the suspension of fast growing cells
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Correct Answer: It is the liquid medium removed from the suspension of fast growing cells
9. Silver thiosulphate is added to culture medium as it helps to
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A. maintain the pH
B. remove toxic phenolics from plant cells
C. prevent the gaseous plant hormone, ethylene dioxide from accumulating to detrimental condition.
D. all of the above
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Correct Answer: prevent the gaseous plant hormone, ethylene dioxide from accumulating to detrimental condition.
10. Which of the following growth regulator promote cell division?
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A. Auxins
B. Cytokinins
C. Gibberellins
D. Brassinosteroids
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Correct Answer: Cytokinins
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