PCP 101 TUTORIAL QUESTIONS BY GODSPEED

1. The most potent factor affecting the growth of plant is ___ Man ___

2. Cytokinins causes__ cell inhibition ___

3. The ultimate source of energy available to man is ____ Sun ___

4. Indole-3-acetic acid is another name for ___ IAA ____

5. Energy which is used to do work in living organism is ___ kinetic ___ energy

6. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is useful for ___ synthesis ___ of energy in living cells

7. The first stage in cellular respiration is ___ Glycolysis __

8. Homeostasis means maintaining of ___ internal __ environment

9. In hypogeal germination____ the epicotyl elongates ___

10. The name of enzyme found in pawpaw leaf is ___ papain ___

11. In vegetative propagation, plant can regenerate from preexisting _______

12. Ginger and spear grass are examples of ___ rhizomes ___
13. ____ Growth ___ is the permanent increase in size or mass acquired by an organism

14. The processes that contribute to cell growth include all but one of the following _ Assimilation

15. Uptake of nutrients occurs in ___ root __

16. Nitrogen fixation is common among ___ Legumes __

17. Sensitivity and responsiveness of an organism can be best described as___ irritability ___

18. Plants are called ___ Primary producers ___

19. ___ Groundnut __ is not a cereal

20. Plant nutrition is the study of __ chemical elements __ that are necessary for plant growth

21. Nitrogen is an essential component of ___ protein ___

22. The role of plant in food manufacturing has earned them the name__ primary producers___

23. The enzyme responsible for inter-conversion of aldose and ketose sugar is___ isomerase ___

24. Etiolated plants are plants that have been ___ growing in complete darkness ___
25. Folding of leaves, reduced stomata and shedding of leaves are adaptations to survive___

drought ___

26. Homeostasis means ___ Maintenance of internal environment ___

27. Cellular respiration can be best described as ______

28. Plants cannot use nitrogen in form of N2, but can use in form of __ NO3- and NH4+___

29. Dodder meets its nutritional requirement by___ parasitism ____

30. Nucleotides are made up of______

31. What does fungus gain in fungi-plant association ___ sugar ___

32. A nutrient that moves freely within a plant is a ___ mobile nutrient ____

33. Important products of light phase are __ NADPH __ and __ ATP ___

34. Embryonic shoots are called ___ plumule ___

35. Embryonic roots are called __ radicle ___

36. Parthenocarpic fruits are ___ fruits formed from ovary without fertilization ____

37. Papain is uses in ___ meat tenderizing ___

38. Why do plant need sunlight _______

39. Mycorrhizae is__ symbiotic association between plant roots and fungi_

40. Cohesion describes __ attraction of water molecules towards each other___

41. Etiolation occurs when ________

a) light is partially withdrawn from a plant

b) light quality available to a plant is inferior

c) light is completely shut out from a plant

d) light is shut out intermittently from a plant

42. Root growth is of most plant is inhibited in waterlogged soil, because _________

a) the soil will be too loose to support the roots

b) oxygen will be scarce

c) harmful microorganisms will increase

d) less carbon iv oxide will be available

43. Cytokinins exact their effects by causing _______

a) primary cell division

b) primary nuclear division

c) cell inhibition

d) none of the above

44. Auxin is associated with all but one of the following

a) stimulation of growth of side branches

b) parthenocarpy

c) phototropism

d) none of the above

45. The ultimate source of energy available to man is _________

a) green plants

b) the sun

c) animals

d) all of the above

46. The statement most forms of life are aerobes means __________

a) they respire using oxygen

b) microorganisms are more in number than large mammals

c) most organisms are prone to infection by microbes

d) all of the above

47. The energy produced by sunlight is concerted into from useful to do work through ________
a) respiration

b) photosynthesis

c) glycolysis

d) none of the above

48. The direction from which light is received by shoots and roots __________

a) affects their growth and development indirectly

b) affects development only

c) affects their direction of growth

d) is mutually exclusive

49. Energy used to do work in living organisms is called ______________

a) free

b) kinetic

c) potential

d) thermal

50. The first stage of cellular respiration is ___________

a) splitting of sugar

b) activation of pyruvate

c) Krebs cycle

d) glycolysis

51. Homeostasis means ___________

a) maintenance of a constant internal environment

b) maintenance of a constant external environment

c) maintenance of a constant physical environment

d) maintenance of a constant biological environment

52. Folding of leaves, reduced stomata and shedding of leaves are all adaptation to survive

_______

a) drought

b) water logging

c) high altitude

d) high temperature

53. Adenosine triphosphate is important in ______ of energy in living cells

a) synthesis

b) transfer

c) oxidation

d) hydrolysis

54. Why do plants need sunlight)

a) as raw materials

b) as inorganic matter

c) as energy source

d) all of the above

55. Mineral nutrients are ____________

a) chemical elements absorbed from the atmosphere

b) elements absorbed from the soil as inorganic ions

c) organic and inorganic ions present in the soil

d) alloys

56. Uptake of nutrients occurs in __________

a) roots

b) leaves

c) stems

d) none of the above

57. Plants cannot use nitrogen in form of N2, but can utilize it as _______

a) NH4+

b) NO3-

c) NH32+

d) N2

58. Symbiotic nitrogen fixation means ______________

a) intricate interaction between roots and fungi

b) interaction between roots and bacteria

c) interaction between bacteria and fungi

d) all of the above

59. Nitrogen fixation is common among _________

a) cereals

b) legumes

c) tree crops

d) vegetables

60. Sensitivity and responsiveness of an organism can be described as ______________

a) responsibility

b) nervous breakdown

c) irritability

d) hormone response

61. The primary role of plants in food manufacturing as earned them the name __________

a) primary developers

b) primary producers

c) initial suppliers

d) final producers

62. Which of the following affects nutrient availability?

a) soil texture

b) soil colour
c) soil composition

d) all of the above

63. Legumes are able to survive in a nitrogen deficient soil, because ____________

a) they can fix atmospheric nitrogen

b) they have nitrogen stored within their palisade tissues

c) they do not require nitrogen for survival

d) phosphorus is used instead of nitrogen

64. Which of the following occur during light phase of photosynthesis?

a) splitting of water molecule

b) reduction of CO2

c) production of phosphogriceric acid

d) none of the above

65. Important products of the light phase are ______ and __________

a) oxygen and ATP

b) ATP and NADPH

c) NADPH and ADP

d) none of the above

66. The embryonic shoot and embryonic root are _______ respectively

a) radicle and plumule

b) plumule and radicle

c) radicle and cotyledon

d) plumule and endosperm

67. The cotyledon functions to _____

a) protect the embryo

b) store food

c) fuse embryo

d) prevent pest damages

68. The increase in weight observed at the start of germination is due to _______

a) increase in dry matter

b) intake of mineral salt

c) intake of organic matter

d) intake of water

69. The principal meristems in a gowing plant at the tip of the stems and roots are known as

________

a) apical dominance
b) apical stems and roots

c) apical meristem

d) none of the above

70. In vegetative propagation, plants can be generated from pre-existing _____

a) stem

b) leaves

c) roots

d) all of the above

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