Identify the correct statements:
I: Auxins, gibberellins and cytokinins are plant growth promoters.
II: ABA is an inhibitor of plant growth activities.
III: Ethylene is largely a plant growth promoter.
1. Only I and II
2. Only I and III
3. Only II and III
4. I, II and III
Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin | Gibberellin | Cytokinin | Ethylene | Abscisic Acid |
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Auxin was isolated from tips of coleoptiles of oat seedlings by:
1. Charles Darwin
2. F. W. Went
3. Boysen and Jensen
4. Francis Darwin
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F. Skoog and his co-workers observed that from the internodal segments of tobacco stems the callus proliferated only if extracts of vascular tissues or yeast extract or coconut milk or DNA supplements the medium already containing:
1. Auxins
2. Gibberellins
3. Ethylene
4. Kinetins
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Match the PGR in Column I with their chemical nature in Column II and select the correct match from the codes given:
Column I Column II
A. Auxin P. F. W. Went
B. Gibberellin Q. E. Kurosawa
C. Cytokinin R. F. Skoog and co-workers
D. Ethylene S. H. H. Cousins

Codes:
A B C D
1. P Q R S
2. Q R S P
3. R S P Q
4. S P Q R
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Auxin was first isolated from:

 
1. Coconut milk 2. Barley endosperm
3. Oat coleoptiles 4. Human urine
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Consider the given statements:

I: Auxin was first isolated from human urine.
II: They are generally produced by the growing apices of the stems and the roots.
III: IAA and IBA are synthetic auxins.
IV: NAA and 2,4-D have been isolated from plants.

1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only III and IV are correct
3. I, II and IV are correct
4. I, II, III and IV are correct

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Auxins:

I: promote flowering in pineapples
II: induce parthenocarpy in tomatoes
III: like 2,4-D kill monocot weeds
IV: control xylem differentiation

1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only III is incorrect
3. I, II, III and IV are correct
4. Only I and IV are incorrect

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Consider the two statements:
Assertion(A): Apical dominance is most likely adaptive.
Reason(R): It is important for the plant to devote energy to growing upward so that it can get more light to undergo photosynthesis.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A).
3. (A) is True; (R) is False.
4. (A) is False; (R) is True.
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Consider the given two statements:

I: Removal of shoot tips is widely applied in hedge making and tea plantations.
II: Removal of shoot tips usually results in the growth of lateral buds.


1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is correct but II is incorrect
4. I is incorrect but II is correct

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Auxins:
I: promote flowering in tomatoes.
II: induce parthenocarpy in pineapples.
1. Only I 2. Only II
3. Both I and II 4. Neither I nor II
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