MCQs On Reproduction in Organisms

Planaria’s most remarkable characteristics are its ability to
1. Hibernation
2. Survive without air
3. Generate bioluminescence
4. Regenerate
Fusion of unrelated gametes is called ________
1. Dichogamy
2. Fertilization
3. Autogamy
4. Allogamy
Bryophyllum daigremontianum reproduces by
1. Vegetative propagation
2. Budding
3. Fission
4. Fragmentation
When living tissue from a plant is extracted and placed in a medium, it is called ______
1. Horticulture
2. Transplantation
3. Explant
4. None of the above
Budding, in hydra, is a form ________
1. Apoptosis
2. Sexual reproduction
3. Asexual reproduction
4. None of the above
____________is not a method of vegetative propagation
1. Grafting
2. Cutting
3. Lytic cycle
4. Layering
___________ refers to an asexual reproduction process wherein genetically identical copies of individual plants are produced
1. Layering
2. Binary fission
3. Clonal Propagation
4. None of the above
__________ shows totipotency.
1. Xylem
2. Meristem
3. Cork
4. All of the above
The property of an undifferentiated cell that has the potential to develop into an entire plant is called
1. Budding
2. Cloning
3. Subpotency
4. Totipotency
The development of root and shoot in tissue culture is determined by ______
1. Temperature
2. Nutrients
3. Auxin and cytokinin ratio
4. None of the above