This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Science > Biology > Class 11 Biology Chapter 15 Plant Growth And Development – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Biology Chapter 15 Plant Growth And Development Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Decapitation is done in tea plantation to promote lateral growth. This fact is related to: A) Gibberallin. B) Auxin. C) Cytokinin. D) Ethylene. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Auxin. 2. The development of a plant from a seed. A) Germination. B) Hardening off. C) Dormancy. D) Vigorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germination. 3. The amount of water vapor present in air expressed as a percentage of the amount needed for saturation at the same temperature. A) Relative humidity. B) Mutation. C) Transpiration. D) Respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relative humidity. 4. The activity of a-amylase in the endosperm of a germinating seed of barley is induced by A) Ethylene. B) Gibberellin. C) IAA. D) Cytokinin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gibberellin. 5. The lateral meristem consists of: A) Xylem and phloem. B) Parenchyma and collenchyma. C) Vascular cambium and cork cambium. D) Root cap and epidermis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vascular cambium and cork cambium. 6. The type of growth in a plant that causes the plants roots and shoots to become longer. A) Cell enlargement. B) Secondary growth. C) Primary growth. D) Turgor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary growth. 7. Vegetative growth is the growth of: A) Flowers and fruits. B) Fruits and roots. C) Leaves, stems, and roots. D) Roots, seeds, and flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leaves, stems, and roots. 8. The area of division (meristematic) is characterized by ..... A) Cells elongate. B) Cells form xylem and phloem. C) Cells always divide. D) Cells die and harden. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cells always divide. 9. Auxin and Cytokinin are antagonistic in which of the following functions? A) Geotropism. B) Phototropism. C) Cell division. D) Apical dominance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apical dominance. 10. What part of the plant has pollen stick to it? A) Stem. B) Roots. C) Stigma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stigma. 11. All plants have the same optimal temperature. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. The historical experiment on canary grasses coleoptile as a first step in the discovery of auxin was conducted by- A) Darwin. B) Kogl. C) Went. D) Kurosawa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Darwin. 13. This hormone is why one bad apple can spoil the bunch A) Ethylene. B) Gibberellin. C) Auxin. D) Cytokinin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethylene. 14. Branching is inhibited by ..... from the tip of a growing shoot, but this effect is encountered by ..... from the root. A) Cytokinin, auxin. B) GA, Cytokinin. C) GA, ABA. D) Auxin, Cytokinin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Auxin, Cytokinin. 15. The process of moving synthesized and absorbed food and nutrients within the plant is: A) Photosynthesis. B) Reproduction. C) Translocation. D) Respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Translocation. 16. What grows on the plant after the flowers bloom? A) A new seed. B) A fruit. C) More leaves. D) A bigger stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fruit. 17. A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration; it is naturally present in air and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis A) Methane. B) Oxygen. C) Nitrogen. D) Carbon Dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon Dioxide. 18. Which of the following is a characteristic of geometric growth? A) Occurs in all plants. B) Linear increase. C) Slow initial growth. D) Constant growth rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slow initial growth. 19. Hormon yang berperan dalam merangsang pembelahan sel pada tanaman adalah ..... A) Gibberellin. B) Auxin. C) Sitokinin. D) Etilen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sitokinin. 20. Which is NOT part of a seed? A) Embryo. B) Pollen. C) Food store. D) Seed coat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollen. 21. Differentiation in plant is open because cells / tissues arising out of the same meristem- A) Have same structure at maturity. B) Have different structures at maturity. C) Have capacity to disappear their cell walls. D) Have same fate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have different structures at maturity. 22. Root hydrotropism is stronger than root geotropism. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Cytokinin helps in delay of leaf senescene by- A) Increasing rate of translocation of organic solutes. B) Increasing more water absorption by root. C) Promoting nutrients mobilization. D) Formation of adventitious buds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promoting nutrients mobilization. 24. Assertion:Nutrients are required by plants for the synthesis of protoplasm and act as source of energy.Reason:Water provides the medium for enzymatic activities needed for growth. A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion. B) Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion. C) Assertion is true but Reason is false. D) Both Assertion and Reason are false. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion. 25. ..... plays role on primary growth, while ..... plays role on secondary growth. A) Apical meristem; intercalary meristem. B) Lateral meristem; apical meristem. C) Apical meristem; lateral meristem. D) Intercalary meristem, apical meristem. E) Lateral meristem; intercalary meristem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apical meristem; lateral meristem. 26. Performs photosynthesis A) Leaf. B) Flower. C) Stem. D) Root. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leaf. 27. The kalin that affects flower formation is called ..... A) Rizokalin. B) Kaulokalin. C) Filokalin. D) Antokalin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antokalin. 28. The only plant hormone that is a gas A) Ethylene. B) Auxin. C) Gibberellin. D) Cytokinin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethylene. 29. The kalin that affects stem formation is ..... A) Filokalin. B) Kaulokalin. C) Antokalin. D) Rizokalin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kaulokalin. 30. A-a synapse is formed by the membranes of pre and post synaptic neuronR-synaptic cleft may or may not be the part of synapse A) A&R both true, R is correct explanation of A. B) A&R both true, but R is not correct explanation of A. C) A is true but R is false. D) Both A&R are false. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A&R both true, but R is not correct explanation of A. 31. Gibberellins have many effects. Which one of the following is not an effect of gibberellins in plants? A) Delay senescence. B) Bolting. C) Increase the grapes stalk. D) Induces dormancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Induces dormancy. 32. The ability of plant to follow different pathways and produce different structures in response to environment and phases of life is termed as- A) Growth efficiency. B) Heterophylly. C) Plasticity. D) Elasticity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plasticity. 33. Read the given statements and select the option that correctly identifies the incorrect ones.(i) Cytokinin is primarily concerned with cell division.(ii) C2H4 breaks seed and bud dormancy(iii) ABA stimulates the opening of stomata.(iv) C2H4 initiates germination in peanut seeds, sprouting of potato tubers.(v) ABA is synergistic to GA A) (i), (ii) and (iv). B) (iii) and (ii). C) (iii) and (v). D) (iv) and (v). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (iii) and (v). 34. Beta vulgaris is a A) Short day plant. B) Intermediate plant. C) Long day plant. D) Day neutral plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Long day plant. 35. What would happen if you forget to add cytokinin to the culture medium? A) Callus will not develop shoot buds. B) Callus will not develop root buds. C) Callus will stop differentiating. D) Both (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Callus will not develop shoot buds. 36. Spraying sugarcane with gibberellins increases the yield by as much as 20 tonnes per acre. GA performs it- A) By making plants with rosette habit. B) By delaying senescence. C) By improving the quality of fruit. D) By internodal elongation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By internodal elongation. 37. Which nutrient deficiency causes leaves to become yellow at the tips and edges? A) Potassium. B) Sulfur. C) Calcium. D) Phosphorus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Potassium. 38. The optimal temperature for plant growth ranges from ..... A) 30-35$^\circ$C. B) 5-10$^\circ$C. C) 10-15$^\circ$C. D) 16-25$^\circ$C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 16-25$^\circ$C. 39. What is the effect of photoperiodism on plants? A) Influences seed germination. B) Regulates water uptake. C) Controls nutrient absorption. D) Affects flowering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Affects flowering. 40. The process of cell division to create new cells for growth and repair of plant tissues. A) Embryogenesis. B) Meiosis. C) Germination. D) Mitosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mitosis. 41. Which environmental factors trigger the processes controlled by genes inside a seed? A) Temperature, moisture, and light. B) Temperature, soil, and water. C) Light, soil, and nutrients. D) Moisture, sunlight, and fertilizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature, moisture, and light. 42. Which example below is the site of primary growth that results in the plant increasing in height? A) Bud scales. B) Apical meristems. C) Axillary buds. D) Nodes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apical meristems. 43. Where does photosynthesis primarily occur in a plant? A) Mesophyll layers of leaves. B) Stem epidermis. C) Flower petals. D) Roots. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mesophyll layers of leaves. 44. Promotes abscission of leaves and fruits, inhibits shoot elongation. A) Etyhlyn. B) Ethylene. C) Ethelyne. D) Ethyleen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethylene. 45. What is the meaning of the latin root word, 'dehiscent'. A) Closed. B) To split open. C) Like a snake. D) Seed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To split open. 46. Name the cellular process responsible for repair, growth, and development in living organisms. A) Translation. B) Transcription. C) Mitosis. D) Meiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mitosis. 47. Which hormone prevents the dropping of flowers and fruits? A) Gibberellin. B) Auxin. C) Ethylene. D) Cytokinin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Auxin. 48. The technical term used in the edible parts of the plants. A) Shoot. B) Head. C) Spear. D) Curd. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shoot. 49. Apa peran air dalam pertumbuhan tanaman? A) Berfungsi sebagai pelarut dan media transportasi. B) Menyerap sinar matahari. C) Memberikan CO2 untuk fotosintesis. D) Meningkatkan suhu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Berfungsi sebagai pelarut dan media transportasi. 50. Hypogeal germination usually occurs in plants ..... A) Gymnospermae. B) Bryophyta. C) Dicot. D) Monocot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monocot. 51. Shoot initiation is promoted mainly by- A) Auxin. B) Cytokinin. C) Gibberallin. D) Ethylene. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cytokinin. 52. During pollination, what part of the flower does pollen stick to? *Hint:It's sticky! A) Stigma. B) Petals. C) Roots. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stigma. 53. One set of a plant was grown at 12 h day and 12 h night period cycles and it flowered, while in the other set night phase was interrupted by flash of light and it did not produce flower. Under which one of the following categories will you place this plant? A) Long day. B) Short day. C) Darkness neutral. D) Day neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short day. 54. This bee has a lifespan of 3-5 years. There is only 1 in each hive. A) Queen Bee. B) Drone Bee. C) Worker Bee. D) Honey Bee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Queen Bee. 55. Which hormone is known as the stress hormone in plants? A) Cytokinins. B) Gibberellins. C) Abscisic Acid. D) Auxin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abscisic Acid. 56. A region of tissue at the tips of shoots and roots where rapid cell division occurs to make that part of the plant longer. A) Embryogenesis. B) Phloem. C) Mitosis. D) Apical meristem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apical meristem. 57. What is the term used for the increase in the length of the plant body by the division of the meristematic cells? A) Unlimited Growth. B) Secondary Growth. C) Primary Growth. D) Limited Growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary Growth. 58. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of hybrid plants? A) More vigor. B) More uniformity. C) Disease resistance. D) They are all annuals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are all annuals. 59. Photosynthesis occurs in ..... , organelles in certain plants. A) Stomata. B) Chloroplasts. C) Organelles. D) Inside the leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chloroplasts. 60. Treating seeds to stimulate natural conditions (usually placing them in a cold area for a period of time) in order to promote germination. A) Hardening off. B) Hybridization. C) Scarification. D) Stratification. 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