Chapter 9: Plant Breeding — Online MCQ Test
BOTANY · CLASS 12th · Tamil Nadu State Board
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Chapter 9: Plant Breeding — Important Questions & Answers
The process of introducing a plant into a new locality where it was not grown before is called plant introduction. The adaptation of this introduced plant to the new environment is known as:
- A. Acclimatization
- B. Hybridization
- C. Domestication
- D. Selection
Answer: A. Acclimatization
Acclimatization is the process of adaptation of an introduced plant variety to its new climatic and environmental conditions.
Acclimatization is the process of adaptation of an introduced plant variety to its new climatic and environmental conditions.
In hybridization, the removal of anthers from the bisexual flower of a female parent before they dehisce is called:
- A. Bagging
- B. Tagging
- C. Emasculation
- D. Detasseling
Answer: C. Emasculation
Emasculation is the removal of stamens or anthers of a flower without affecting the female reproductive organs, preventing self-pollination.
Emasculation is the removal of stamens or anthers of a flower without affecting the female reproductive organs, preventing self-pollination.
Triticale is the first man-made cereal (allopolyploid) crop. It was obtained by crossing:
- A. Wheat and Rice
- B. Wheat and Rye
- C. Rye and Barley
- D. Rice and Rye
Answer: B. Wheat and Rye
Triticale is produced by crossing wheat (Triticum durum or Triticum aestivum) with rye (Secale cereale).
Triticale is produced by crossing wheat (Triticum durum or Triticum aestivum) with rye (Secale cereale).
A plant breeder wants to improve a self-pollinated crop. They choose to use Pure Line Selection instead of Mass Selection. Which of the following is a primary reason for this choice?
- A. Pure line selection takes much less time and effort than mass selection.
- B. Pure line selection yields progeny that are highly heterozygous and adaptable.
- C. Pure line selection results in a highly uniform, homozygous crop where all plants have the same genotype.
- D. Pure line selection allows for easy identification and screening of environmental variations.
Answer: C. Pure line selection results in a highly uniform, homozygous crop where all plants have the same genotype.
Pure line selection involves selecting single superior self-pollinated plants and growing their progenies. It produces a highly uniform, homozygous variety because all plants in a pure line have the same genetic constitution.
Pure line selection involves selecting single superior self-pollinated plants and growing their progenies. It produces a highly uniform, homozygous variety because all plants in a pure line have the same genetic constitution.
Hexaploid Triticale (2n = 6x = 42) is developed from a cross between Triticum durum (tetraploid wheat, 2n = 4x = 28, genome AABB) and Secale cereale (rye, 2n = 2x = 14, genome RR). What is the genomic constitution of the sterile F1 hybrid before chromosome doubling, and what is it after doubling?
- A. Before: ABR (21 chromosomes); After: AABBRR (42 chromosomes)
- B. Before: AB (14 chromosomes); After: AABB (28 chromosomes)
- C. Before: ABBR (28 chromosomes); After: AABBBRR (56 chromosomes)
- D. Before: AR (14 chromosomes); After: AARR (28 chromosomes)
Answer: A. Before: ABR (21 chromosomes); After: AABBRR (42 chromosomes)
Triticum durum (AABB) produces gametes with AB (n=14) genomes. Secale cereale (RR) produces gametes with R (n=7) genome. The F1 hybrid has genomic constitution ABR (14+7=21 chromosomes) and is sterile. Treatment with colchicine doubles the chromosomes to AABBRR (2n=42), making it fertile.
Triticum durum (AABB) produces gametes with AB (n=14) genomes. Secale cereale (RR) produces gametes with R (n=7) genome. The F1 hybrid has genomic constitution ABR (14+7=21 chromosomes) and is sterile. Treatment with colchicine doubles the chromosomes to AABBRR (2n=42), making it fertile.