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Questions Related to vernalisation

Hormone responsible for vernalization is

  1. Florigen

  2. Colchicine

  3. Abscisin

  4. Vernalin


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vernalization is the process by which plant can be induced to flower by exposing it to the prolonged cold of winter. Plants can be made to flower by providing low temperature treatment to young plants or moistened seeds. Vernalin is a plant hormone that is produced on vernalization. It induces flowering in plants.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Low temperature treatment to speed up the process of flowering is referred to as

  1. Photoperiodism

  2. Vernalisation

  3. Thermoperiodism

  4. Hydroponics


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Vernalisation is the process of shortening of the juvenile or vegetative phase and hastening flowering by a previous cold treatment. In vernalization by cold treatment, winter varieties are transferred into spring or summer varieties. The site of vernalization is apical meristem or all the meristematic cells e.g., shoot tip, embryo tips, root apex etc.  The low temperature required for vernalization is usually $0^o-5^oC$. As a result of vernalization, a flowering hormone called vernalin is formed (reported by Melchers), but vernalin has never been isolated.
So the correct option is 'vernalization'.

Which one hastens flowering in plants?

  1. Stratification

  2. Scarification

  3. Vernalisation

  4. Water deficit


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Vernalisation is the process of that hastens to flower in plants by cold treatment. With the help of artificial cold treatment, winter wheat seeds can be induced to flower. 

Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Which of the following statements regarding photoperiodism is false?

  1. The response of plants to periods of light/day is termed as photoperiodism

  2. The shoot apices cannot perceive photoperiods

  3. In day neutral plants there is no correlation between exposure to light duration and induction of flowering response

  4. Shoot apices modify themselves into flowering apices prior to flowering

  5. The site of perception of light/dark duration is the flower


Correct Option: E
Explanation:
Photoperiodism is the response of plants to photoperiods, that is the length of day and night. During photoperiodism, shoot apices modify themselves into flowering apices prior to flowering. However, they do not perceive photoperiods. Rather, the site of perception of light and dark duration are leaves. In day-neutral plants, induction of flowering response does not depend on exposure to light duration. The site of perception of light/dark duration is the leaves.
So, the correct answer is 'The site of perception of light/dark duration is the flower'.

Which is incorrect statement?

  1. There are no mesodermal cells in pseudocoelomates

  2. There is no body cavity in first triploblastic animals

  3. There is no second opening in diploblastic animal gut

  4. There is no co-ordination between cells of sponges


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Animals have a pseudocoelom that means  “false cavity”, which is a fluid-filled body cavity. Tissue derived from mesoderm partly lines the fluid-filled body cavity of these animals. It is mainly found in Nematoda.

So the correct option is 'There are no mesodermal cells in pseudocoelomates'

Seeds of winter varieties are benefitted by technique

  1. Senescence

  2. Photoperiodism

  3. Vernalisation

  4. Abscission


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Vernalisation is the phenomena in which flowering is induced in the plant by exposing it to low temperatures. Seeds of winter varieties will flower only when they are exposed to cold period early in their development. Artificially, flowering can be induced in spring as well if they are exposed to artificial vernalization. 

Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Vernalisation is seen in

  1. Sugarbeet

  2. Carrot

  3. Cabbage

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vernalization is the process by which plant can be induced to flower by exposing it to prolonged cold or winter. The term was coined by Lysenko in 1928. He stated that certain plants can be made to flower by providing low-temperature treatment to young plants or moistened seeds. Sugarbeet, carrot are biennial plants that require vernalization for flowering.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

The stimulus of cold treatment (vernalisation) is perceived by

  1. Leaves

  2. Flowers

  3. Roots

  4. Shoot apices


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Vernalisation is the conversion of winter variety into spring variety by chilling treatment or low temperature. Treatment with low temperature (0-4°C) leads to shortening of vegetative phase and initiation of reproductive phase. The stimulus of cold treatment is perceived by shoot tips, embryo tips and other meristematic regions pf the plant.
So, the correct answer is 'Shoot apices'.

Apple requires a low temperature for flowering and fruiting

  1. 10$^o$ C

  2. 7$^o$ C

  3. Below 7$^o$ C

  4. 10$^o$ - 15$^o$ C


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Apple grows in low temperature for germination it needs more time as earlier stages are less tolerant to low temperature but flowering starts at the temperature which is around 7 degree or below it that means it needs extreme cold climate to grow.

So the correct option is 'Below $7^o$ C'.

The term 'Yarovization' was coined by

  1. Lysenko

  2. Klebs

  3. Yabuta

  4. Kogl and Haagen-Smit


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Yarovization is the process by which plant can be induced to flower by exposing it to the prolonged cold of winter. After this, plants show flowering. The term was coined by Lysenko in 1928.  He stated that certain plants can be made to flower by providing low temperature treatment to young plants or moistened seeds. Other terms like vernalization, jarovization, springification were also coined for the same phenomenon. However, today the most accepted term is vernalization.

Thus, the correct answer is A 'Lysenko'