You are given a tissue with its potential for differentiation in an artificial culture. Which of the following pairs of hormones would you add to the medium to secure shoots as well as roots?

1. IAA and gibberellin

2. Auxin and cytokinin

3. Auxin and abscisic acid

4. Gibberellin & abscisic acid

Subtopic:  Auxin Function | Cytokinin |
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Fruit and leaf drop at early stages can be prevented by the application of:
1. Ethylene
2. Auxins
3. Gibberellic acid
4. Cytokinins
Subtopic:  Auxin Function |
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The typical growth curve in plants is:

1. sigmoid
2. linear
3. stair-steps shaped
4. parabolic
Subtopic:  Growth Model |
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Which one of the following growth regulators is known as the stress hormone?

1. Abscisic acid 2. Ethylene
3. GA3 4. Indole acetic acid
Subtopic:  Abscisic Acid |
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One of the synthetic auxin is:

1. NAA

2. IAA

3. GA

4. IBA

Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin | Auxin Function |
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Which one of the following acids is a derivative of carotenoids?

1. Indole-butyric acid

2. Indole-3-acetic acid

3. Gibberellic acid

4. Abscisic acid

Subtopic:  Abscisic Acid |
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"Foolish seedling" disease of rice led to the discovery of:

1. GA

2. ABA

3. 2, 4-D

4. IAA

Subtopic:  Gibberellin |
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

1. Abscisic acid - Stomatal closure
2. Gibberellic acid - Leaves fall
3. Cytokinin - Cell division
4. IAA - Cell wall elongation
Subtopic:  Gibberellin |
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Parthenocarpic tomato fruits can be produced by:

1. removing androecium of flowers before pollen grains are released
2. treating the plants with low concentrations of gibberellic acid and auxins
3. raising the plants from vernalised seeds
4. treating the plants with phenylmercuric acetate

Subtopic:  Auxin Function | Gibberellin |
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It takes a very long time for pineapple plants to produce flowers. Which combination of hormones can be applied to artificially induce flowering in pineapple plants throughout the year to increase yield?

1. Cytokinin and Abscisic acid

2. Auxin and Ethylene

3. Gibberellin and Cytokinin

4. Gibberellin and Abscisic acid

Subtopic:  Auxin Function | Ethylene |
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