Sunday, 24 June 2012

GK Questions from Botany _ 003

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01.

 

Which is the largest organelle of a plant cell ?

Vacuole

02.

 

An outgrowth from the surface of seed having large oil storing, cells which are helpful in seed dispersal ?

Elaiosomes

03.

 

As the amount of clay in a soil increases, its water retaining capacity ?

Increases

04.

 

As the number of micro-organisms in a soil increases, the amount of humus in the same soil ?

Increases

05.

 

Cellulose is a ?

Carbohydrate

06.

 

Damping off seedling is due to the fungi ?

Pythium Debaryanum

07.

 

Father of plant physiology ?

Stephen Hales

08.

 

Late blight of potato is caused by ?

Phytophthora Infestans

09.

 

Which is the smallest dicot plant ?

Arcuthobium

10.

 

Quinine is obtained from which tree ?

Cinchona

11.

 

The absorption band shown by chlorophyll in violet – blue region ?

Soret band

12.

 

The plant cells contains ?

Chlorophyll

13.

 

The study of drug plants is called  ?

Pharmacognosy

14.

 

The tendency of molecules or tons to adhere to the surface of certain solids or liquids is known as  ?

Adsorption

15.

 

Triticum Aestivum is the scientific name of ?

Wheat

16.

 

Wart disease of Potato is caused by ?

Synchitrium

17.

 

Which branch of botany study the plant-people relation ?

Ethno botany

18.

 

Which gives green color to the plants ?

Chlorophyll

19.

 

Which is called Chinese Apple ?

Orange

20.

 

Which is essential for the plants to help them in the formation of chlorophyll ?

Magnesium

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