Plant Tissue Culture and Micro-propagation Techniques

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Which of the following best describes plant tissue culture?

The study of adventitious shoot formation
The practice of rapidly multiplying a large number of progeny plants
The production of whole plants from cell cultures
The culture and maintenance of plant cells or organs in sterile conditions (correct)

What is micro-propagation?

The study of adventitious shoot formation
The production of whole plants from cell cultures (correct)
The culture and maintenance of plant cells or organs in sterile conditions
The practice of rapidly multiplying a large number of progeny plants

Who established continuously growing cultures of tomato root tips in 1934?

Van Overbeek
Nobécourt
Gautheret
White (correct)

What did Van Overbeek introduce as a medium constituent in 1941?

Coconut water (C) Signup and view all the answers

When was the first synthetic plant tissue culture medium formulated?

1937 (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes totipotency?

The ability of a single cell to divide and produce all the differentiated cells in an organism (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the opposite of totipotency?

Recalcitrant (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does plasticity refer to in plants?

The ability of a plant to alter its metabolism, growth, and development to suit its environment (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of differentiation?

The opposite of totipotency, where an explant is difficult to give rise to an organism or plant (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does tissue culture imply in the context of plant growth?

The ability of a single cell to develop into an entire plant (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes totipotency?

The ability of a single cell to divide and produce all the differentiated cells in an organism (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the opposite of totipotency?

Recalcitrant (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does plasticity allow plants to do?

Alter their metabolism, growth, and development to best suit their environment (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does differentiation refer to?

The process in which unspecialized cells develop structures and functions characteristic of a particular type of cell (D) Signup and view all the answers