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)

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

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

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

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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