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Synthetic Seeds
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Which of the following is not true about synthetic seeds?
Options
A. Can be stored for a year without the loss of valuables
B. Easy to handle
C. Can be directly sown in the soil like natural seeds
D. Need hardening in the green house
Correct Answer
Need hardening in the green house
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1. Which of the following gene detoxify herbicide bronoxynil?
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A. Nitrilase
B. Glutathione S-transferase (GST)
C. Phosphinothricin acetyl transferase
D. All of these
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Correct Answer: Nitrilase
2. Resistance to L-phosphinothrium in tobacco plants is developed by the transfer of
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A. gene for EPSPS (5-enol-pyruvyl shikimat 3 phosphate synthase)
B. gene for ALS (acetolactate synthase)
C. gene for GS (glutamine synthase)
D. any of the above
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Correct Answer: gene for GS (glutamine synthase)
3. A __________ is a small laboratory set up to simulate conditions of a particular environment.
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A. microcosm
B. mibridization
C. bioremediation
D. rhizosecretion
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Correct Answer: microcosm
4. For developing herbicide resistance in transgenic plants which of the following approach/(es) is/are used?
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A. Target molecule is made insensitive to herbicide
B. Target protein is overproduced
C. A pathway should be introduced that detoxify the herbicide
D. All of the above
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Correct Answer: All of the above
5. Which cell-based technology endows a cell with increased ability to harness energy?
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A. Chlybridization
B. Cybridization
C. Mibridization
D. Protoplast fusion
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Correct Answer: Chlybridization
6. Recalcitrant seeds are
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A. resistant to drying and freezing temperature
B. killed by drying and freezing temperature
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of above
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Correct Answer: killed by drying and freezing temperature
7. The preserved embryoids are termed as
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A. synthetic seeds
B. semi-synthetic seeds
C. natural seeds
D. fermented seeds
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Correct Answer: synthetic seeds
8. Encapsulation is necessary to produce and protect synthetic seeds. The encapsulation is carried out by various types of hydrogels, which are
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A. soluble in water
B. soluble in organic solvents
C. insoluble in water
D. insoluble in organic solvents
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Correct Answer: soluble in water
9. Somatic embryoids are
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A. identical with zygotic embryos and without seed coats
B. identical with zygotic embryos and with seed coats
C. non-identical with zygotic embryos and without seed coats
D. non-identical with zygotic embryos and with seed coats
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Correct Answer: identical with zygotic embryos and without seed coats
10. The encapsulation of somatic embryos can be carried out by
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A. automatic encapsulation process
B. gel complexation
C. both (a) and (b)
D. coating proteins
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
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