Introduction to Plant Science

What is the definition of "Botany"?

• The study of plant genetics.

• The study of plant growth, characteristics, and their relationships with the environment.

• The exploration of diverse plant species.

In which century was the John Innes Centre initially founded?

• 19th century

• 20th century

• • 21st century

Provide an example of a plant mentioned for treating burns.

• • Lemon balm

• • Aloe vera

• • Cinchona

What term is used to describe the study of how different cultures use plants for medicine?

• • Ethnoscience

• • Ethnobotany

• • Ethnography

How is plant resistance to high temperatures (heat resistance) achieved?

• Increase in cytoplasm viscosity and the content of osmotically active substances.

• Leaf wilting.

• Increase in substance transport.

• Enhancement of gibberellins activity.

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What changes occur in a plant during water stress?

• Increase in carbon dioxide intake and photosynthetic intensity.

• Closure of stomata and reduced carbon dioxide intake, leading to a decrease in photosynthetic intensity.

• Increase in the activity of enzymes catalyzing synthesis processes.

• Stability in the structure of chloroplasts and high enzyme activity in photosynthesis.

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What changes occur in plants in response to a lack of light?

• Increase in photosynthesis intensity.

• Rapid expansion of leaves and stems.

• Increase in internode length and more compact growth.

• Absorption of more carbon dioxide.

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Which organelle is unique to plant cells and not found in animal cells?

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Plastids

• Golgi Apparatus

In photosynthesis, during which stage are glucose molecules constructed from water and carbon dioxide, and oxygen is released as a byproduct?

• Light-dependent reactions

• Calvin Cycle

• Both stages equally

• Neither of the stages

What sets plant cell walls apart from the cell walls of bacteria and fungi?

• Cellulose composition

• Peptidoglycan structure

• Chitin composition

• Polysaccharide structure