Class 11 Biology - Chapter Plant Growth and Development NCERT Solutions | Why is not any one parameter good enough
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Question 2
Why is not any one parameter good enough to demonstrate growth throughout the life of a flowering plant?
Answer
In plants, growth is said to have taken place when the amount of protoplasm increases. Measuring the growth of protoplasm involves many parameters such as the weight of the fresh tissue sample, the weight of the dry tissue sample, the differences in length, area, volume, and cell number measured during the growth period. Measuring the growth of plants using only one parameter does not provide enough information and hence, is insufficient for demonstrating growth.
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- Q:- What would be expected to happen if:
(a) GA3 is applied to rice seedlings
(b) Dividing cells stop differentiating
(c) A rotten fruit gets mixed with unripe fruits
(d) You forget to add cytokinin to the culture medium. - Q:- Describe briefly:
(a) Arithmetic growth
(b) Geometric growth
(c) Sigmoid growth curve
(d) Absolute and relative growth rates - Q:- What do you understand by photoperiodism and vernalisation? Describe their significance.
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- Q:- Which one of the plant growth regulators would you use if you are asked to:
(a) Induce rooting in a twig
(b) Quickly ripen a fruit
(c) Delay leaf senescence
(d) Induce growth in axillary buds
(e) Bolt a rosette plant
(f) Induce immediate stomatal closure in leaves. - Q:- List five main groups of natural plant growth regulators. Write a note on discovery, physiological functions and agricultural/horticultural applications of any one of them.
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- Q:- Both growth and differentiation in higher plants are open. Comment.
- Q:- Would a defoliated plant respond to photoperiodic cycle? Why?
- Q:- Define
(a) Growth
(b) Differentiation
(c) Development
(d) De differentiation
(e) Re differentiation
(f) Determinate growth
(g) Meristem
(h) Growth rate.
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