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?

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

    When was the first synthetic plant tissue culture medium formulated?

    <p>1937</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes totipotency?

    <p>The ability of a single cell to divide and produce all the differentiated cells in an organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the opposite of totipotency?

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

    What does plasticity refer to in plants?

    <p>The ability of a plant to alter its metabolism, growth, and development to suit its environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of differentiation?

    <p>The opposite of totipotency, where an explant is difficult to give rise to an organism or plant</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The ability of a single cell to develop into an entire plant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes totipotency?

    <p>The ability of a single cell to divide and produce all the differentiated cells in an organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the opposite of totipotency?

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

    What does plasticity allow plants to do?

    <p>Alter their metabolism, growth, and development to best suit their environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does differentiation refer to?

    <p>The process in which unspecialized cells develop structures and functions characteristic of a particular type of cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The formation of differentiated cells for the performance of particular functions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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