Micropropagation: Tissue Culture

A substance containing nutrients and hormones used for plant growth is known as a(n) _____ medium.

• aseptic

• clone

• callus

• growth

Identical plants are known as clones.

• True

• False

In vitro is Latin for "in glass."

• True

• False

Micropropagation must be conducted in a _____.

• Clean Room

• Workshop

• Greenhouse

• None of these

A special tool used in micropropagation to filter and purify the air is called a _____.

• cleaning folter

• laminar flow hood

• lab cell

• none of these

The plant part removed from the parent plant and placed in an in vitro culture is referred to as a(n) _____.

• Clone

• Explant

• Variation

• Protoplant

If a plantlet is subcultured in Stage 2 every six weeks, it can potentially produce around 1000 plants each year.

• True

• False

The main disadvantage of micropropagation is the ____.

• uniformity of clones

• ability to create vast quantities of clones

• lack of pests

• cost of labor and equipment

A collection of techniques used to grow or maintain plants in a nutrient medium under sterile conditions is known as ____.

• accimatization

• cryopreservation

• tissue culture

• totipotency

Which of the following tools is used to ensure an aseptic environment for micropropagation?

• explant

• light

• petri dish

• nutrition