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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    Who is considered the Father of Plant Physiology?

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

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

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

    What did Stephen Hales contribute to plant physiology?

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

    What did Jagadish Chandra Bose invent for measuring plant growth?

    <p>Crescograph</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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