Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

Mineral Functions in plants
1. Potassium Opening and closing of stomata, Activation of enzymes
2. Magnesium Maintenance of ribosome structure, Structure of chlorophyll
3. Boron Pollen germination, Carbohydrate translocation
4. Molybdenum Water splitting in photosynthesis, Nitrogen metabolism

Subtopic:  Mineral Function |
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Which of the following is not related to Julius Von Sachs?

1. A prominent German Botanist
2. In 1860, he demonstrated for the first time that plants could be grown to maturity in a defined nutrient solution in the complete absence of soil
3. The technique, Hydroponics
4. Categorized the essential and non-essential mineral nutrition.

Subtopic:  Hydroponics & Aeroponics |
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Hydroponics can be used in

1. identification of essential elements

2. discovery of deficiency symptoms of essential elements

3. commercial production of vegetables

4. all of the above

Subtopic:  Hydroponics & Aeroponics |
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Hydroponics cannot be used in the commercial production of vegetables such as

(1) Tomato

(2) Seedless cucumber

(3) Lettuce

(4) Pomegranate

Subtopic:  Introduction |
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Which of the following is the essential requirement of Hydroponics?

(1) Aeration to obtain the optimum growth

(2) Lage vessel

(3) Broader neck

(4) Cotton plugs for funnel adjustment

Subtopic:  Introduction |
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How many elements are found in plants?

(1) 105

(2) 35

(3) 44

(4) More than 60

Subtopic:  Classification of Nutrients |
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Which of the following statements is wrong?

1. There are techniques that are able to detect the minerals even at a very low concentration i.e. 10-8 g/mL.

2. Some plant species accumulate selenium while others gold.

3. Some plants growing near nuclear test sites take up radioactive strontium.

4. The criteria for the essentiality of an element completely depends upon the amount of the element.

Subtopic:  Classification of Nutrients |
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Which of the following is not a criteria for the essentiality of an element?

(1) The element must be absolutely necessary for supporting normal growth and reproduction

(2) In the absence of element, the plant is not able to complete their life cycle or set the seeds

(3) The requirement of that element must be specific can be replacable by another element

(4) The element must be directly involved in metabolism

Subtopic:  Criteria for Essentiality of Elements |
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The elements are classified into Macronutrients and Micronutrients based on their

(1) Qualitative properties

(2) Structural properties

(3) Quantitative requirements

(4) Both B and C

Subtopic:  Classification of Nutrients |
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Macronutrients are present in plant tissue in

(1) Excess of 10 mmole/Kg of dry matter

(2) 20 mmole/g of dry matter

(3) 10 mole/Kg of dry matter

(4) 1 mmole/Kg of dry matter

Subtopic:  Classification of Nutrients |
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