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Media Required for Plant Cell Culture
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Which of the following growth regulator promote cell division?
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A. Auxins
B. Cytokinins
C. Gibberellins
D. Brassinosteroids
Correct Answer
Cytokinins
Media Required for Plant Cell Culture problems
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1. 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.
2. 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
3. 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)
4. 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
5. Which of the following is not a cytokinin?
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A. 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
B. 6 benzylaminopurine
C. Zeatin
D. Kinetin
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Correct Answer: 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
6. Which of the following is not an auxin?
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A. Indole acetic acid (IAA)
B. Naphthalenacetic acid (NAA)
C. zeatin
D. Indole butyric acid
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Correct Answer: zeatin
7. Which is the most common carbon source used in the plant cell culture media?
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A. Sucrose
B. Glucose
C. Fructose
D. Maltose
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Correct Answer: Sucrose
8. Which of the following is an ethylene biosynthesis inhibitor?
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A. Citric acid
B. Succinic acid
C. Activated charcoal
D. Silver thiosulphate
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Correct Answer: Silver thiosulphate
9. Concentration of sucrose generally used in plant cell culture media is
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A. 10-15 g/l
B. 20-30 g/l
C. 40-50 g/l
D. 60-70 g/l
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Correct Answer: 20-30 g/l
10. Which of the following is not true about nurse or conditioned medium?
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A. It is liquid removed from the suspension of fast growing cells
B. It contains uncharacterized growth factor released by growing cells
C. It is used in the culture of regenerating protoplast
D. it is removed aseptically from the culture and is autoclaved before use
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Correct Answer: it is removed aseptically from the culture and is autoclaved before use
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