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Growth (c) Fat is synthesized (d) Light is absorbed

12. Etiolation in plants is caused when they
1. Maximum growth in roots occurs [CPMT 1984; AIIMS 1985; Bihar MDAT 1995]
(a) At apex (b) In presence of light
(a) Are grown in dark
(c) Behind the apex (d) In presence of soil
(b) Have mineral deficiency
2. Auxanometer is meant for
[BHU 1987; CPMT 1975, 81, 95, 2002;
(c) Are grown in intense light
Kerala CET 2003; AMU 2005] (d) Are grown in blue light
(a) Respiratory activity (b) Photosynthetic activity 13. If a leaf segment of Bryophyllum plant is in soil, it produces
(c) Growth activity (d) The amount of auxins new plants. This is because its leaf has [NCERT 1983]

3. What is the role of light in plants [JIPMER 1988]

(a) Small embryos
(a) It is necessary for photosynthesis (b) Buds
(b) It controls growth and movement (c) High concentration of auxins and cytokinins
(c) It controls the distribution of hormones (d) High concentration of cytokinins
(d) All the above 14. The rate of growth of any organism follows [MP PMT 1984]
4. Which two factors primarily affect the developmental phase of (a) Hyperbola curve (b) Jshaped curve
growth of plants [MP PMT 1989] (c) Sigmoid curve (d) Parabola curve
(a) Light and temperature 15. The process of growth is determined by
(b) Rainfall and temperature (a) Increase in size
(c) Light and wind (b) Increase in size and dry weight
(d) Temperature and relative humidity (c) Increase weight only
5. Evergreen trees remain green throughout the year on account (d) Increase in dry weight
of [AFMC 1981; JIPMER 1984; MP PMT 1988]
16. A bifacial organ bends towards, where
(a) Absence of leaf fall
(a) Growth is more (b) Growth is slow
(b) Leaves falling in small numbers at intervals
(c) Darkness is there (d) None of the above
(c) Supply of the moisture throughout the year
17. In which of the stage, the enzymatic actions start in plant
(d) Cold climate
(a) Germination
6. The growth involves [MP PMT 1988]
(a) Cell division (b) Cell enlargement (b) At the time of photosynthesis
(c) Cell maturation (d) All the above (c) At the time of flower establishment
7. Where would you look for active cell division in plant (d) At the time of fertilization
[MP PMT 1986] 18. In lag phase, growth is
(a) In the pith cells (a) Slowest (b) Fastest
(b) In the cells of cortex (c) Intermediate (d) No growth at all
(c) In the internodal region 19. Grand period of growth is called
(d) At the tip of root and shoot (a) Early period (b) Middle period
8. Plant growth in length is increased by (c) Total growth period (d) Decreasing growth rate
[CPMT 1984; DPMT 1986; MP PMT 1998] 20. The effect of oxygen supply on growth is
(a) Apical meristem (b) Lateral meristem (a) Positive
(c) Dermatogen (d) Periblem (b) Negative
9. Growth is a (c) In some plants it is positive while in others it is negative
(a) Unidirectional backward (b) Reversible
(d) None of the above
(c) Unidirectional forward (d) None of the above
21. When food supply is poor, the rate of growth is
10. DCMU is a herbicide which kills the plant by
(a) Fast (b) Slow
[BHU 1980, 82, 89]
(c) Intermediate (d) Nil
(a) Checking respiration
22. The rate of growth is highest in
(b) Destroying chloroplast
(a) Lag phase (b) Log phase
(c) Inhibiting carbon dioxide fixation as it is strong inhibitor of
(c) Steady state (d) None of the above
pigment systemII
(d) Inhibiting photolysis of water as it is a strong inhibitor of 23. By arc auxanometer, we measure the growth in
pigment systemI (a) Elongation (b) Thickness

11. During seed germination [CPMT 1984]

(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above
(a) Heat is liberated (b) Starch is synthesized 24. Traumatin is present in
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(a) Old leaves (b) Cork (b) By chemical reaction in cell

(c) Wood (d) Injured portion (c) By biochemical conversion of food into living matter
25. Which of the following is used to measure the growth in (d) By multiplication of cells or tissues
elongation 36. Which of the following is the primary motive force responsible
(a) Potometer (b) Porometer for growth
(c) Horizontal microscope (d) Clinostate (a) Root pressure (b) Turgor pressue
26. Legume seeds exhibit dormancy because of [DPMT 1986] (c) Osmotic pressure (d) DPD
(a) Undeveloped embryos 37. The growth pattern of a plant is different from the growth
(b) Hard seed coat pattern of an animal in having
(c) Absence of cytokinins (a) Localized growth centres (b) Indefinite life span
(d) Absence of gibberellic acid (c) Both the above (d) Diffused growth
27. The instrument by which the rate of growth of stem is 38. The usual shape of growth curve is [MP PMT 1998]
accurately measured is [CPMT 1985] (a) Linear (b) Inverted bell-shaped
(a) Hydrometer (b) Auxanometer (c) Sigmoidal (d) Zig-zag
(c) Osmometer (d) Potometer 39. The Sshaped growth curve and grand period of growth may
28. Several horticultural techniques are followed for the change with
production of 'bonsai' plants. One of them is drastic pruning of (a) Sudden fluctuation in light intensity
root system. Which of the following physiological factor is (b) Change in temperature
involved in that method [CBSE PMT 1990] (c) Fluctuation in humidity
(a) Inadequacy of mineral nutrients
(d) It remains unaffected
(b) Deficiency of auxins
40. After achieving its maximum, the growth decreases slowly
(c) Impairment of water absorption during the phase of
(d) Deficiency of cytokinins (a) Cell maturation (b) Cell division
29. Distribution of growth in a root by marking it at equal intervals (c) Cell differentiation (d) Cell enlargement
with Indian ink was originally studied by 41. In a vascular plant, the exponential phase represents the phase
[BHU 1986] of
(a) Sachs (b) Strasburger (a) Cell division (b) Cell elongation
(c) Went (d) Nitsch (c) Cell maturation (d) Cell differentiation
30. Which one of the following is the motivative force for growth 42. Which of the following instrument can be used to record plant
[NCERT 1979] growth by seconds i.e. in fraction of a minute
(a) Turgor pressure (b) Root pressure [RPMT 1991]
(c) Atmospheric pressure (d) Osmotic pressure (a) Arc auxanometer (b) Arc indicator
31. The type of growth of bands in conifers is [DPMT 1991] (c) Space marker disc (d) Crescograph
(a) Lateral (b) Delinquent 43. Most important division for the growth of a plant is
(c) Caudex (d) Excurrent (a) Mitosis (b) Meiosis
32. Different growth phases results in a (c) Amitosis and fission (d) All the above
(a) S shaped curve on graph 44. In vascular plants, light promotes [EAMCET 1984]
(b) Straight curve on graph (a) Growth (b) Development
(c) Zigzag curve on graph (c) Differentiation (d) Dedifferentiation
(d) Spiral curve on graph 45. Change in form and physiological activity is termed as
33. The correct sequence of cellular growth stages is (a) Growth (b) Development
(a) Division differentiation elongation (c) Differentiation (d) Osmosis
(b) Division elongation differentiation 46. The sequence of steps in the history of an organism is called
(c) Differentiation division elongation (a) Growth (b) Development
(d) Elongation differentiation division (c) Differentiation (d) Life history
34. Growth is defined as a change which is 47. Which of the following plays a prominent role in leaf growth
(a) Reversible at constant pH (a) Carbonate (b) Nitrate
(b) Irreversible at constant pH (c) Sulphate (d) Phosphate
(c) Reversible at constant turgidity 48. Which of the following is absolutely necessary for germination
(a) Light (b) Water
(d) Irreversible at constant turgidity
(c) Low temperature (d) Mineral salts
35. How growth takes place in an organism
(a) By change of size 49. Which of the following seeds would germinate
(a) Mature seeds over wet cotton
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(b) Soaked seeds over dry cotton (c) Unlocalised (d) None of these
(c) Dry seeds over dry cotton 62. Highest growth found in [Pb. PMT 1999; RPMT 1999]
(d) Seeds soaked in 5% picric acid (a) Static phase (b) Exponential phase
50. Deeply sown seeds do not germinate and do not come up over (c) Descending phase (d) Lag phase
due to the deficiency of 63. To remove seed dormancy by mechanical removing of seed
(a) Light (b) Water coat is called [DPMT 2003]
(c) Oxygen (d) Nutrients (a) Stratification (b) Scarification
51. What causes delay in germination of seeds [DPMT 1985] (c) Vernalization (d) Photoperiodism
(a) Mechanical resistance of testa 64. Dendrochronology is [Kerala CET 2003]
(b) Impermeability of seed coat (a) Secondary growth
(c) Unavailability of water and O2 (b) Apical growth
(d) All the above (c) Seasonal variation
52. Energy for the early growth of a developing bean embryo (d) Determination of age of tree
comes from
(a) Sunlight (b) Water in the soil Growth
(c) Food in the soil (d) Leaves in the seed
53. Seeds of parasitic plants like Orobanche germinate in the 1 c 2 c 3 d 4 a 5 b
presence of
6 d 7 d 8 a 9 c 10 c
(a) Auxin produced by the roots of the host
11 a 12 a 13 b 14 c 15 b
(b) GA3 produced by the roots of the parasite
(c) Exudates of the host plant 16 b 17 a 18 a 19 c 20 a

(d) Exudates of the parasite 21 b 22 b 23 a 24 d 25 c

54. Most dominant direct factor which influences the growth of 26 b 27 b 28 c 29 b 30 a
plants is
31 a 32 a 33 b 34 d 35 c
(a) Light (b) Temperature
36 b 37 c 38 c 39 d 40 a
(c) Soil (d) Wind
55. When tropical plants are shifted to temperate climate, they do 41 b 42 d 43 a 44 c 45 c
not grow. This is due to 46 b 47 b 48 b 49 a 50 c
(a) Dessication (b) Freezing injury
51 d 52 d 53 c 54 b 55 c
(c) Chilling injury (d) Poor illumination
56 a 57 b 58 b 59 b 60 b
56. The plants are killed in water by frost due to
(a) Dessication and mechanical damage 61 b 62 b 63 b 64 d

(b) Stop of photosynthesis

(c) Stop of respiration
(d) Stop of transpiration
57. Low C/N ratio favours
(a) Flowering
(b) Vigorous vegetative growth
(c) Senescence
(d) More flowering and poor vegetative growth
58. The excess amount of CO2
(a) Retards growth (b) Accelerates growth
(c) Affects the growth slowly (d) Does not affect growth
59. Which of the following remains unchanged at the end of
growth
(a) Hormones (b) Enzymes
(c) Vitamins (d) Nucleotides
60. Growth is maximum in the zone of [AFMC 1994]
(a) Cell division (b) Cell elongation
(c) Cell maturation (d) All of these
61. The growth in plants is [MP PMT 1999]
(a) Limited (b) Unlimited