Introduction to Plant Physiology Quiz

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Which field is closely related to plant physiology in studying the structure of plants?

  • Plant ecology
  • Phytochemistry
  • Cell biology (correct)
  • Molecular biology

What is the main focus of plant physiology?

  • Examining plant processes and functions (correct)
  • Studying plant morphology
  • Investigating phytochemistry
  • Understanding plant ecology

What does the term 'processes' refer to in plant physiology?

  • Physical characteristics of plants
  • Biochemical composition of plants
  • Plant responses to environmental changes (correct)
  • Genetic variations in plants

Which aspect of plant physiology deals with the interaction of plants with the environment?

<p>Plant ecology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the science concerned with studying the growth and development of plants resulting from their responses to environmental changes?

<p>Plant physiology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are examples of processes that occur in plants according to plant physiology?

<p>Photosynthesis, respiration, translocation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered the Father of Plant Physiology?

<p>Stephen Hales (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Sir Francis Bacon conclude from one of the first plant physiology experiments?

<p>Soil is only needed to keep the plant upright (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Jan Baptist van Helmont conclude from a quantitative experiment in plant physiology?

<p>Plants get all their weight from water, not soil (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is generally regarded as the Father of Indian Plant Physiology?

<p>Jagadish Chandra Bose (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did John Woodward find in his experiments on the growth of spearmint?

<p>Plants grow much better in water with soil added than in distilled water (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Stephen Hales contribute to plant physiology?

<p>Performed many experiments in the book, Vegetable Staticks (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Julius von Sachs do for plant physiology?

<p>Unified the pieces of plant physiology and put them together as a discipline (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Jagadish Chandra Bose invent for measuring plant growth?

<p>Crescograph (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered as the Father of Plant Physiology for unifying the pieces of plant physiology and putting them together as a discipline?

<p>Julius von Sachs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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