Plant Tissue Culture
Biology ⇒ Plant Biology
Plant Tissue Culture starts at 10 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe one limitation of plant tissue culture.
Describe one way plant tissue culture can help in agriculture.
Describe the role of sterilization in plant tissue culture.
Explain the term 'callus' in plant tissue culture.
Explain why aseptic conditions are important in plant tissue culture.
Explain why genetic uniformity in tissue-cultured plants can be both an advantage and a disadvantage.
A researcher is attempting to culture a rare orchid species using tissue culture. After several weeks, the explants show no signs of growth. List two possible reasons for this failure and suggest a solution for each.
A student is designing an experiment to compare the growth of plantlets in two different tissue culture media. What variables should the student control to ensure a fair comparison? List at least three.
Which of the following is a common explant used in plant tissue culture? (1) Leaf (2) Root (3) Stem (4) All of the above
Which of the following is a common use of plant tissue culture? (1) Producing genetically modified crops (2) Making compost (3) Harvesting seeds (4) Pollination
Which of the following is a commonly used nutrient medium in plant tissue culture? (1) Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium (2) Potato Dextrose Agar (3) Nutrient Broth (4) Sabouraud Agar
Which of the following is a disadvantage of plant tissue culture? (1) High cost (2) Risk of contamination (3) Requires skilled labor (4) All of the above
Fill in the blank: The nutrient medium used in plant tissue culture must be kept ________ to prevent contamination.
Fill in the blank: The process of forming roots from plant tissue in culture is called ________.
Fill in the blank: The process of forming shoots from plant tissue in culture is called ________.
Fill in the blank: The process of growing plants in a nutrient solution without soil is called ________.
True or False: All plant cells have the potential to develop into a whole plant under the right conditions.
True or False: Plant tissue culture can be used to eliminate viruses from infected plants.
True or False: Plant tissue culture can be used to produce disease-free plants.
True or False: Plant tissue culture can be used to produce plants with desirable traits through genetic engineering.
