Transgenic Plant – Section 1

36. Resistance to L-phosphatherium in tobacco plants is 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

Correct Answer: C. gene for GS (glutamine synthase)
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37. A __________ is a small laboratory set up to simulate conditions of a particular environment.

A. microcosm
B. hybridization
C. bioremediation
D. rhizosecretion

Correct Answer: A. microcosm
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38. The roots of a plant are converted into drug-producing structures in a process called

A. microcosm establishment
B. mibridization
C. bioremediation
D. rhizosecretion

Correct Answer: D. rhizosecretion
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39. 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 polygalacturonase

Correct Answer: B. degradation of ACC an immediate precursor to ethylene
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40. 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

Correct Answer: A. a plastic
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