Differentiation, dedifferentiation, redifferentiation, development
- Which of the following are fused in somatic hybridization involving two varieties of plants? Answer: 4. Protoplasts Key idea: in somatic hybridization, protoplasts of two varieties or species are fused. Cell walls are removed with en... 1
- The capacity to generate a whole plant from any cell of the plant is called: Answer: 2. Totipotency Key idea: the ability of a single plant cell to grow into a complete plant is totipotency. Micropropagation is the te... 1
- Formation of interfascicular cambium from fully developed parenchyma cells is an example for Answer: 4. Dedifferentiation Key idea: mature cells that regain the ability to divide undergo dedifferentiation. Interfascicular cambium for... 1
- In tissue culture experiments, leaf mesophyll cells are put in a culture medium to form callus. This phenomenon may be called as : Answer: 3. Dedifferentiation Key idea: When mature, differentiated cells (such as leaf mesophyll) go back to a meristematic state and divide... 1
- Which one of the following plants does not show plasticity ? Answer: 1. Maize Plasticity means a plant shows different forms in response to environment or life phase, such as heterophylly. Cotton, cori... 1
- Plants follow different pathways in response to environment or phases of life to form different kinds of structures. This ability is called : Answer: 3. Plasticity The ability of a plant to form different structures in response to its environment or its phase of life is called plas... 1
- The site of perception of light in plants during photoperiodism is : Answer: 4. Leaf In photoperiodism the stimulus is perceived by the leaves. A leaf exposed to the right photoperiod can send a flowering sign... 1