11 Questions
Which technique in plant tissue culture allows for the production of exact copies of plants with desirable traits?
Micropropagation
What advantage does the production of plants in sterile containers offer in plant tissue culture?
Reduces chances of transmitting diseases and pests
Which plant parts have the ability to regenerate into a whole plant in plant tissue culture?
All of the above
Which part of a plant can explants be taken from?
Shoots, leaves, stems, flowers, roots, single undifferentiated cells, and many types of mature cells
What determines if the plantlets developed via tissue culture are haploid or diploid?
The choice of explant material
What is the preferred method for the micropropagation industry?
Induction of multiple shoots using meristems
Why are explants from seedlings a good alternative for obtaining uncontaminated explants?
Seedlings have a hard surface that is less permeable to sterilizing agents
Which of the following is NOT a step in the preparation of plant tissue for tissue culture?
Growth in a controlled environment
Which of the following is the purpose of using a gelling agent in the preparation of solid media for plant tissue culture?
To solidify the culture medium
Which of the following factors does NOT affect the morphology of tissues grown from plant tissue culture?
The age of the plant tissue
What is the significance of non-zygotic embryogenesis in plant tissue culture?
It helps in studying regulatory mechanisms of plant development
Test your knowledge on plant tissue culture and its various techniques with this informative quiz. Learn about the advantages it offers over traditional propagation methods and explore the concept of micropropagation.
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