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Plant Tissue Culture

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Which technique in plant tissue culture allows for the production of exact copies of plants with desirable traits?

Production of plants in sterile containers

Regeneration of whole plants from genetically modified cells

Storage of genetic plant material

Micropropagation (correct)

What advantage does the production of plants in sterile containers offer in plant tissue culture?

Allows for the production of exact copies of plants

Reduces chances of transmitting diseases and pests (correct)

Allows for the production of a large number of plants

Allows for the production of mature plants

Which plant parts have the ability to regenerate into a whole plant in plant tissue culture?

Protoplasts (plant cells without cell walls)

Pieces of leaves

Stems or roots

All of the above (correct)

Which part of a plant can explants be taken from?

Shoots, leaves, stems, flowers, roots, single undifferentiated cells, and many types of mature cells Signup and view all the answers

What determines if the plantlets developed via tissue culture are haploid or diploid?

The choice of explant material Signup and view all the answers

What is the preferred method for the micropropagation industry?

Induction of multiple shoots using meristems Signup and view all the answers

Why are explants from seedlings a good alternative for obtaining uncontaminated explants?

Seedlings have a hard surface that is less permeable to sterilizing agents Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a step in the preparation of plant tissue for tissue culture?

Growth in a controlled environment Signup and view all the answers

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 Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following factors does NOT affect the morphology of tissues grown from plant tissue culture?

The age of the plant tissue Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of non-zygotic embryogenesis in plant tissue culture?

It helps in studying regulatory mechanisms of plant development Signup and view all the answers