Plant Tissue Culture
Biology ⇒ Plant Biology
Plant Tissue Culture starts at 10 and continues till grade 12.
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Define totipotency in the context of plant tissue culture.
Describe the importance of plant tissue culture in agriculture.
Describe the process of subculturing in plant tissue culture.
Describe the role of light in plant tissue culture.
Explain the difference between organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis in plant tissue culture.
Explain the role of cytokinin in plant tissue culture.
Explain the term 'explant' in plant tissue culture.
Explain why plantlets produced by tissue culture need to be acclimatized before transferring to the field.
Which of the following is a commonly used basal medium in plant tissue culture?
(1) Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium
(2) Nutrient agar
(3) Potato dextrose agar
(4) Luria broth
Which of the following is a direct application of plant tissue culture in horticulture?
(1) Micropropagation of ornamental plants
(2) Soil testing
(3) Pest control
(4) Crop rotation
Which of the following is a disadvantage of plant tissue culture?
(1) High cost of equipment
(2) Rapid multiplication
(3) Disease-free plants
(4) Conservation of rare species
Which of the following is a limitation of plant tissue culture?
(1) High genetic variability
(2) Risk of somaclonal variation
(3) Low multiplication rate
(4) Inability to conserve rare species
Fill in the blank: _______ is the process of transferring plantlets from in vitro conditions to soil.
Fill in the blank: The process of forming a callus from an explant is called _______.
Fill in the blank: The process of growing a plant from a single cell or tissue in a nutrient medium is called _______.
Fill in the blank: The process of producing multiple shoots from a single explant is called _______.
True or False: Agar is commonly used as a solidifying agent in plant tissue culture media.
True or False: All plant cells have the potential to regenerate into a whole plant under suitable conditions.
True or False: Callus is an unorganized mass of cells formed during tissue culture.
True or False: Plant tissue culture can be used for the production of secondary metabolites like alkaloids and flavonoids.
