Uses of Tissue Culture

Q. Regarding assertion and reason, choose the correct option
Assertion [A]: Meristem culture is the best method to get virus free plants.
Reason [R]: Meristems divide rapidly and do not allow virus multiplication.

1. Both A and R are true and R explains A
2. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A
3. A is true and R is false
4. Both A and R are false

Q. What are the benefits of micropropagation?

1. Multiplication of disease free plants
2. Multiplication of sexually sterile hybrids
3. All of the above
4. Rapid multiplication of superior clones

Q. A technique of micropropagation is:

1. Embryo rescue
2. Somatic hybridization
3. Somatic embryogenesis
4. Protoplast fusion

Q. In order to obtain disease –free plants through tissue culture techniques, the best method is

1. 
   anther culture
   
2. embryo rescue
3. protoplast culture
4. meristem culture

Q.

Which part of the plant is best suited for .making virus-free plants and why?

Q.

What is the major advantage of producing plants by micropropagation?

Q. Murashige and Skoog medium is used for

1. Isolation of fungal strains
2. Culture of bacteria
3. Raising plants through micropropagation
4. Culture of protein rich cyanobacterium Spirulina

Q. The technique of producing large number of genetically similar plants within short time by tissue culture is called as _____________.

1. Organogenesis
2. Somatic hybridization
3. Micro-propagation
4. Protoplast culture

Q. The method of asexual reproduction in plants in which callus is produced is

1. Grafting
2. Regeneration
3. Micropropagation
4. Layering

Q. Micropropagation involves ____________________.

1. Vegetative multiplication of plants by using microorganisms
2. Non-vegetative multiplication of plants by using microspores and megaspores
3. Vegetative multiplication of plants by using small explants
4. Vegetative multiplication of plants by using micro-spores