Plant Growth and Development: Cell Division, Increase in Cell Number and Cell Enlargement

In this quiz, you will find questions related to the growth of plants and their development which includes cell division, increase in cell numbers, and cell enlargement.

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All the cells of the plant are descendants of which of the following?

Apical tissue Intercalary tissue Meristem Zygote

Development is the sum of how many processes?

One Two Three Four

What is the first step in the process of plant growth?

Seed fermentation Seed desiccation Seed germination Seed dormancy

Which of the following is the most fundamental characteristic of a living being?

Growth Differentiation Height Heart

Which of the following kinds of growth is exhibited by plants?

Closed-form of growth The open form of growth Both open and closed form of growth Fused form of growth

The stage of rapid cell division just after fertilization is

Organogenesis Cleavage Gastrulation Growth

Which one is incorrect?

Epiblast is presumptive ectoderm and mesoderm Hypoblast is presumptive endoderm Hypoblast is presumptive mesoderm Upper layer of cells in blastoderm is epiblast

Opening of floral buds into flowers, is a type of:

Autonomic movement of variation Autonomic movement of locomotion Autonomic movement of growth Paratonic movement of growth

Typical plant growth shows _________ curve.

J-shaped S-shaped I-shaped Parabolic

Plants grow throughout their life due to

Presence of meristems

Presence of vascular cambium

Presence of xylem and phloem

Presence of tracheids

Which one is a long day plant?

Spinach

Mirabilis jalapa