Exercise: Transgenic Plant

Questions for: Transgenic Plant

Which of the following compounds has been produced in transgenic plants to improve tolerance to salt stress and water deficit?
A:
Sucrose
B:
Mannitol
C:
Nicotine
D:
Octopine
Answer: B
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Resistance to glyphosphate in transgenic petunia plants has been developed by the transfer of
A:
gene for EPSPS(5-enol-pyruvyl shikimat 3 phosphate synthase)
B:
gene for ALS (acetolactate synthase)
C:
gene for GS (glutamine synthase)
D:
any of the above
Answer: A
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Two genes from a bacterium (Alcaligenes eutrophus) and a cotton gene produce
A:
a plastic
B:
a vaccine against the bacterium
C:
a pharmaceutical product
D:
herbicide resistance
Answer: A
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ACC demainase gene is responsible for
A:
synthesis for ethylene
B:
degradation of ACC an immediate precursor to ethylene
C:
both (a) and (b)
D:
synthesis of polygalactouranase
Answer: B
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The roots of a plant are converted into drug-producing structures in a process called
A:
microcosm establishment
B:
mibridization
C:
bioremediation
D:
rhizosecretion
Answer: D
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