BOTANY (DEGREE LEVEL QUESTIONS) [PAGE-02]
1
The tendency of plants to grow towards light:
(a) Geotropism
(b) Phototropism
(c) Chemotropism
(d) None of these

2
The reproductory organ of Plants:
(a) Root
(b) Leaf
(c) Stem
(d) Flower

3
The pigment imparts yellow colour to flowers:
(a) Xanthophyll
(b) Anthocyanin
(c) Betacyanin
(d) Haemoglobin

4
Hormone that helps for flowering in plants:
(a) Auxin
(b) Cytokine
(c) Ethylene
(d) Florigin

5
Who discovered cell?
(a) Robert Hook
(b) JC Bose
(c) Galeileo
(d) None of these

6
The plant cell wall is made up of:
(a) Chitin
(b) Cellulose
(c) Keratin
(d) Fibrin

7
Who discovered that plant body is made up of cells?
(a) M.J.Shleiden
(b) Theodore Swan
(c) Robert Hook
(d) None of these

8
What is known as the power house of the cell?
(a) Ribosome
(b) Lysosome
(c) Mitochondria
(d) Nucleus

9
The colour of chloroplast:
(a) Red
(b) White
(c) Blue
(d) Green

10
The metal present in chlorophyll:
(a) Calcium
(b) Zinc
(c) Magnisium
(d) Potassium

11
The tendency of plants to grow towards the direction of gravitational force:
(a) Geotropism
(b) Phototropism
(c) Chemotropism
(d) None of these

12
The rate of photosynthesis is highest in ..... light:
(a) Yellow
(b) Blue
(c) Green
(d) Red

13
The rate of photosynthesis is slowest in ..... light:
(a) Yellow
(b) Green
(c) Blue
(d) Red

14
Who discovered that animal body is made up of cells?
(a) M.J.Schleiden
(b) Theodore Schwan
(c) Robert Hook
(d) None of these

15
The hormone that is helpful for ripening of fruits:
(a) Auxin
(b) Cytokine
(c) Ethylene
(d) Florigin

16
Who proved that plants are living organisms?
(a) JC Bose
(b) M.J.Schleiden
(c) Robert Hook
(d) Theodore Schwan

17
The crop that depends rain for pollination:
(a) Pepper
(b) Cardomom
(c) Paddy
(d) Wheat

18
The organelle responsible for the maintenance of the structure of cell?
(a) Nucleus
(b) Endoplasmic reticulum
(c) Mitochondria
(d) Vacoule

19
What are known as the ‘suicidal bags of the cell’?
(a) Mitochondria
(b) Vacoule
(c) Nucleus
(d) Lysosome

20
The plant with only one leaf:
(a) Colocasia
(b) Amorphophalus
(c) Plantain
(d) Vanda