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General Plant Biotechnology problems


  • 1. What are the names of the two genders of haploid yeast cells?

  • Options
  • A. A and Alpha
  • B. M and F
  • C. Y(a)and Y(b)
  • D. None of these
  • Discuss
  • 2. What single feature is probably most responsible for the success of angiosperms?

  • Options
  • A. Seeds
  • B. Fruit
  • C. Broad leaves
  • D. Flowers
  • Discuss
  • 3. A very common mutualistic, symbiotic relationship between a fungus and the roots of a plant is

  • Options
  • A. lichen
  • B. mycorrhizal
  • C. ascomycete
  • D. basidiomycete
  • Discuss
  • 4. The major source of sugar in the world is

  • Options
  • A. watermelon
  • B. beetroot
  • C. sugarcane
  • D. dates
  • Discuss
  • 5. The study of interaction between living organism and environment is called

  • Options
  • A. ecosystem
  • B. phytogeography
  • C. ecology
  • D. photosociology
  • Discuss
  • 6. The volume of O2 liberated in photosynthesis has which of the following ratio to CO2?

  • Options
  • A. 1:1
  • B. 2:1
  • C. 1:2
  • D. 3:1
  • Discuss
  • 7. Mycorrhizae are symbiotic associations between

  • Options
  • A. algae and fungi
  • B. root and fungi
  • C. bacteria and root
  • D. bacteria and fungi
  • Discuss
  • 8. Triticale, the first man made cereal is an example of

  • Options
  • A. artificial allopolyploidy
  • B. artificial autopolyploidy
  • C. man made crossing
  • D. artificial evolution
  • Discuss
  • 9. Rice can grow in water submerged soil because the plants

  • Options
  • A. have spongy roots
  • B. can oxidize the micro-environment around their roots and thus able to absorb oxygen
  • C. are adapted to enable roots to ward off toxic products
  • D. all of the above
  • Discuss
  • 10. The colour of flower is due to the presence of

  • Options
  • A. chlorophyll
  • B. xanthophylls
  • C. florigen
  • D. chromoplast or anthocyanin
  • Discuss

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