Description : Two basic types of pruning are heading-back and thinning-out. Which of the following is true about these pruning methods? a. Thinning cuts leave behind a good portion of the stem and many axillary buds. ... leave no buds. d. Heading cuts remove a portion of the stem and only terminal buds are lef
Last Answer : Thinning cuts are made close to a main branch or ground and few axillary buds are left
Description : Annual bearing apples differentiate much greater proportion of their flowers on _______: a. Spurs b. Shoots c. Leaf axils d. Main stem
Last Answer : Shoots
Description : Special leaf which bears a flower or cluster of flowers in its axils is called a. Bracts b. Compound leaf c. Simple leaf d. Non of these
Last Answer : Bracts
Description : What is the eye of potato? (a) Axillary bud (b) Accessory bud (c) Adventitious bud (d) Apical bud
Last Answer : a) Axillary bud
Description : A group of flowers on an axis is called a. Solitary axillary flower b. Solitary terminal flower c. Inflorescence d. Modified flower
Last Answer : Solitary axillary flower
Description : Bearing habit of mango is a. Terminal b. Lateral c. Axillary d. Basal
Last Answer : Terminal
Description : In higher plants the growing apical bud inhibits the growth of the lateral (axillary) buds, this phenomenon is called
Last Answer : In higher plants the growing apical bud inhibits the growth of the lateral (axillary) buds, this phenomenon is called
Description : If the apical bud has been removed then we observe (a) more lateral branches (b) more axillary buds (c) plant growth stops (d) flowering stops.
Last Answer : (a) more lateral branches
Description : Terminal bud vs axillary bud -Biology
Last Answer : Apical buds occur at the end, or apex, of stems. Because of this location, they are also known as terminal buds. Axillary buds occur at a leaf node, which is where a leaf emerges from the stem of a stem. So this is the difference between them .
Description : Axillary bud and terminal bud derived from the activity of (a) lateral meristem (b) intercalary meristem (c) apical meristem (d) parenchyma.
Last Answer : (c) apical meristem
Description : The length of different internodes in a culm of sugarcane is variable because of (a) size of leaf lamina at the node below each internode (b) intercalary meristem (c) shoot apical meristem (d) position of axillary buds.
Last Answer : (b) intercalary meristem
Description : Edible portion of cabbage is a. Terminal bud b. Leaves c. Leaves + inflorescence d. All of above
Last Answer : Leaves
Description : Small, hair like outgrowth at the base of leaf stalk is termed as: a. Bud b. Bract c. Stipule d. Ligule
Last Answer : Stipule
Description : Peduncle is a main axis of the a. leaf b. Flower c. Inflorescence d. Bud
Last Answer : Inflorescence
Description : The parts of stem from which a leaf arises is called a. Node b. Internodes c. Apex d. Bud
Last Answer : Node
Description : In some plants the buds contain both leaves and flowers and known as a. Leaf buds b. Flower buds c. Scaly buds d. Mixed buds
Last Answer : Mixed buds
Description : Tap roots of plants are also called as a. Secondary roots b. Adventitious roots c. Primary roots d. Tertiary roots
Last Answer : Primary roots
Description : Apical dominance is caused by (a) abscisic acid in lateral bud (b) cytokinin in leaf tip (c) gibberellin in lateral buds (d) auxin in shoot tip.
Last Answer : (d) auxin in shoot tip.
Description : In studies of trees, when three or more leaves and buds occur at each node, leaf arrangement and bud arrangement are said to be: a) whorled b) opposite c) alternate d) varying
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- WHORLED
Description : Deficiency of which of the following nutrient leads to terminal bud leaf becoming chlorotic white? [a] Copper [b] Calcium [c] Iron [d] Chlorine [e] None of the above
Last Answer : [e] None of the above
Description : Pericycle of roots produces (a) mechanical support (b) lateral roots (c) vascular bundles (d) adventitious buds.
Last Answer : b) lateral roots
Description : What is axillary bud? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Axillary buds are found in -Biology
Description : The “eyes” of the potato tuber are (a) root buds (b) flower buds (c) shoot buds (d) axillary buds.
Last Answer : (d) axillary buds.
Description : If the growing plant is decapitated, then (a) its growth stops (b) leaves become yellow and fall down (c) axillary buds are inactivated (d) axillary buds are activated.
Last Answer : (d) axillary buds are activated.
Description : How does pruning help in making the hedge dense? (a) It releases wound hormones. (b) It induces the differentiation of new shoots from the rootstock. (c) It frees axillary buds from apical dominance. (d) The apical shoot grows faster after pruning
Last Answer : (c) It frees axillary buds from apical dominance.
Description : At fruit bud differentiation in mango, C/N ratio is _______: a. Low b. Medium c. High d. Very High
Last Answer : High
Description : Rate of bud development is ___________ upto winter season : a. Slow b. Rapid c. Medium d. Constant
Last Answer : Rapid
Description : The development of flower bud in tuberose is : a. Basipetal b. Exipetal c. Endopetal d. Acropetal
Last Answer : Acropetal
Description : The phase of fruit bud formation continues until _________: a. Anthesis b. Petal formation c. Pollination d. Differentiation
Last Answer : Anthesis
Description : Apical bud becomes ________ in mango at fruit bud differentiation : a. Flattened b. Rounded c. Dome shaped d. Elongated
Last Answer : Dome shaped
Description : Pruning in old fruit trees increases fruit bud formation by increasing ______: a. Carbohydrates b. New vegetative growth c. Hormonal contents d. Cell sap
Last Answer : New vegetative growth
Description : Addition of __________ hastens the time of fruit bud differentiation in fruit plants: a. Nitrites b. Nitrides c. Nitrates d. All of these
Last Answer : Nitrates
Description : A change in genetic constitution, which arises suddenly and not to segregation and recombination of genes in sexual reproduction is called as: a. Hybridization b. Bud variation c. Mutation d. Non of them
Last Answer : Mutation
Description : At fruit bud differentiation, nitrogen contents are _____________: a. Low b. Medium` c. High d. Very high
Last Answer : Low
Description : Edible part of cauliflower is : a. Flowers b. Flower bud c. Vegetative bud d. Inflorescence
Last Answer : Vegetative bud
Description : Completion of pollination and fertilization in unopened flower bud is termed as a. Chasmogamy b. Apogamy c. Cleistogamy d. Dichogamy
Last Answer : Cleistogamy
Description : Hard, thorny structures which protect the buds of woody plants during winter, are termed as: a. Nodes b. Scales c. Bracts d. None of all
Last Answer : Scales
Description : Removal of young flower buds to allow maximum development of the remainder is termed as: a. Die back b. Disbudding c. Dead heading d. None of these
Last Answer : Disbudding
Description : Pinching out is the removal of a. Growing point of root b. Opening flower buds c. Growing point of buds d. Removal of seeds
Last Answer : Growing point of bud
Description : Apple and pear form their flowers buds in ___________: a. May-June b. July-August c. September-October d. November-December
Last Answer : July-August
Description : ________ can release lateral buds from apical dominance : a. Auxins b. Gibberellins c. Kinins d. None of above
Last Answer : Kinins
Description : In Bougainvillea, thorns are the modifications of (a) adventitious root (b) stem (c) leaf (d) stipules.
Last Answer : (b) stem
Description : In Bougainvillea thorns are the modifications of : (1) Adventitious root (2) Stem (3) Leaf (4) Stipules
Last Answer : (2) Stem
Description : Adventitious roots develop from (a) Epidermis (b) Pericycle or interfascicular parenchyma (c) Cortex (d) Endodermis
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : The terminal part of the pedicel bearing the sepals, petals, stamens and carpals is called a. Pedicel b. Inflorescence c. Thalamus d. Non of these
Last Answer : Thalamus
Description : An example of an organic material is __________. a. Pea gravel b. Perlite c. Leaf mold d. Vermiculite
Last Answer : Leaf mold