Arithmetic Growth
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Q.
Describe briefly:
(a) Arithmetic growth
(b) Geometric growth
(c) Sigmoid growth curve
(d) Absolute and relative growth rates
Q. Which of the following statements are correct regarding the type of growth represented by the diagram?
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1. It is observed at initial stage of embryonic cell division
2. Growth rate is constant
3. It represents root growth at tip
4. Represented by expression L1=L0 ert
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1. It is observed at initial stage of embryonic cell division
2. Growth rate is constant
3. It represents root growth at tip
4. Represented by expression L1=L0 ert
- 1 and 3
- 2, 3 and 4
- 1, 2 and 4
- 2 and 3
Q. Number of mitotic divisions required to produce 100 cells by arithmetic growth from single cell is
100
101
99
200
Q. Apical dominance in higher plants is due to
- hormones
- enzymes
- photoperiodism
- requirement of light
Q. In __ growth, following mitotic cell division only one daughter cell continues to divide, while the other differentiates and matures.
Q. First recombinant DNA was constructed in the year
- 1981
- 1963
- 1974
- 1972
Q. The interphase is divided into three main phases. These phases are:
- G1-phase, M-phase and G2-phase
- M-phase, S-phase and divisional phase
- Gap 1 phase, synthesis phase and gap 2 phase
- M-phase G2-phase and divisional phase
Q. Identify the correct and incorrect statements from the following.
- 17, 500 new cells are produced per hour by a single maize root apical meristem.
- With the help of length, growth of pollen tube is measured.
- The growth of the leaf is measured in term of volume.
- Cells in a watermelon may increase in size by up to 3, 50, 000 times.
- (1), (2), (3) are correct
- (1), (2), (4) are correct
- (2), (3) are correct
- (1), (4) are correct
Q. Assertion :- During arithmetic growth there is growth at constant rate.
Reason :- During arithmetic growth, after mitosis, both the daughter cells retain the capacity to divide continuously.
Reason :- During arithmetic growth, after mitosis, both the daughter cells retain the capacity to divide continuously.
- Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- The assertion is true but reason is false.
- Both assertion and reason are false.
Q. Root apex and shoot apex represent the
- geometric growth
- arithmetic growth
- dedifferentiation
- phenotype plasticity
Q. Two plant cells, A and B are dividing in arithmetic and geometric manner respectively. If they complete 10 divisions, the number of daughter cells produced from A and B, respectively is
11 and 1024
20 and 11
11 and 1035
20 and 20
Q. Arithmetic growth is exhibited by
Apical meristems
Vascular cambium
Cork cambium
All of these
Q. Identify the correct and incorrect statements from the following.
(i) 17, 500 new cells are produced per hour by a single maize root apical meristem.
(ii) With the help of scale, growth of pollen tube is measured.
(iii) The growth of the leaf is measured in terms of volume.
(iv) Cells in a watermelon may increase in size by upto 3, 50, 000 times.
(i) 17, 500 new cells are produced per hour by a single maize root apical meristem.
(ii) With the help of scale, growth of pollen tube is measured.
(iii) The growth of the leaf is measured in terms of volume.
(iv) Cells in a watermelon may increase in size by upto 3, 50, 000 times.
- (i), (iv) are correct and (ii), (iii) are incorrect.
- (i), (ii), (iv) are correct and (iii) is incorrect.
- (ii), (iii) are correct and (i), (iv) are incorrect.
- (i), (ii), (iii) are correct and (iv) is incorrect.
Q. The number of chromosomes in the shoot tip cells of a maize plant is 20. The number of chromosomes in the microspore mother cells of the same plant shall be:
- 40
- 20
- 10
- 15
Q.
The root apical meristem consists of 1000 cells which undergo arithmetic growth. After 5 cell divisions, the number of dividing cells and maturing cells are _______ and _______ respectively.
5000 and 6000
5000 and 1000
1000 and 5000
6000 and 5000