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Strategies For Enhancement Infood Production Flashcards

1
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Several new techniques like _____ and _______

A

Embryo transfer

Tissue culture technique

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2
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_____is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock ..

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Animal husbandry

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3
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Animal husbandry deals with the care and breeding of livestock , like -

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Buffaloes 
Cows
Pigs 
Horses
Cattle 
Sheep 
Camels 
Goat
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4
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Animal husbandry , when extended includes ___,____and_____.

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Poultry
Farming
Fisheries

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5
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Fisheries include _____ , ___ ,____ etc of fishes .

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Rearing
Catching
Selling

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6
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Fisheries include catching ,selling and rearing of ___, ,____ and ____ .

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Fish
Molluscs ( shell-fish)
Crustaceans ( prawns , crabs )

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7
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It is estimated that more than ______ of the WORLD’S livestock population is in INDIA and CHINA .

A

70 %

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8
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the contribution of INDIA and CHINA to the WORLD FARM produce is only ______ .

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25%

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9
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________IS VERY LOW IN India .

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Productivity per unit ( 70 % livestock population , 25% contribution to world farm )

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10
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In DAIRY FARM management , we deal with ____and _____ that _____and_____.

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Processes
Systems
Increase yield
Improve quality of milk

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11
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Milk yield is primarily dependent on the ______ of breeds in the farm .

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Quality

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12
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Selection of good breeds having ____(under the climatic conditions of the area ) , combined with ______ is very important .

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High yielding potential

Resistance to diseases

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13
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For the yield potential to be realised the cattle have to be well looked after . How ?

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Have to be housed well
Should have adequate water
Maintained disease free

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14
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The feeding of cattle should be carried out in a ___manner - with special emphasis on _____ and _____ of fodder .

A

Scientific
Quality
quantity

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15
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The stringent cleanliness and hygiene are of paramount importance , while ______ , ____and _____ of its porducts .

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Milking
Storage
Transport

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16
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Poultry is a class of ____ used for food or for their eggs .

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Domesticated fowls(birds )

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17
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What animals does poultry include ?

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Chicken
Ducks
turkey
Geese

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18
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_____of animals is an important aspect of animal husbandry .

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Breeding

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19
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A breed is a grp if animals related by _____ and similar in _______ .

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Descent

Most characteristics like -GENERAL APPEARANCE , FEATURES , SIZE, CONFIGURATION .

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20
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Breeding in btw animals of SAME BREED -

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Inbreeding

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21
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Crosses btw diff breeds -

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Outbreeding

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22
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Inbreeding refers to mating of _____ indivisuals within the same breed for ____ generations .

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More closely related

4-6 generations

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23
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The breeding strategy for inbreeding is -

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Superior males and superior females of same breed are IDENTIFIED and mated in PAIRS

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24
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A superior female in the case of cattle ( in inbreeding ) is the ____ that ____ .

A

Cow /buffalo

Produces more milk per lactation

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25
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A superior male ( in inbreeding ) is the _____ that _____ .

A

Bull

Gives rise to superior progeny

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26
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Inbreeding increases ______.

A

Homozygosity

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27
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Inbreeding is necessary if we want _____.

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To evolve purelines

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28
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Inbreeding exposes _____that are eliminated by _____ .

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Harmful recessive genes

Selection

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29
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Benefits of inbreeding -

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Helps in accumulation of SUPERIOR genes and elimination of less desirable genes .
Exposes harmful recessive genes that are eliminated by selection .

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30
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The approach where there is ____ at each step , increases the productivity of inbred population .

A

Selection

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31
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Continued and close inbreeding results in -

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Reduces fertility and productivity

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32
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How to restore fertility after inbreeding depression ?

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Mating with unrelated superior indivisuals of the SAME BREED .

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33
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Outbreeding is the breeding of the _____ animals which may be btw indivisuals of ____ but having no common ancestors for _____ or btw ___ or _____ .

A 
Unrelated 
Same breed 
4-6 gen 
Diff breeds 
Diff species
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34
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Out-breeding is of __Types . Name -

A

3
Out-crossing
Cross breeding
Inter-specific hybridization

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35
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Out-breeding can occur btw indivisuals of same breed .T/F

A

T

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36
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Practice of mating of animals within the same breed but having no common ancestors on either side of their pedigree upto 4-6 generations .

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Out-crossing

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37
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The best breeding method for animals that are BELOW AVERAGE IN PRODUCTIVITY in milk production or growth rate in beef cattle .

A

Out-crossing

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38
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A SINGLE ________ often helps overcome inbreeding depression .

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Out-cross

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39
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___allows desirable qualities of 2 diff breeds to be combined .

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Cross-breeding

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40
Q

In______ , superior males of one breed are mated with superior females of another breed .

A

Cross-breeding

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41
Q

Hisardale is a result of which type of out-breeding .

A

Cross-breeding

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42
Q

Hisardale is a new BREED of ___developed in __by crossing ____and _____ .

A

Sheep
Punjab
Bikaneri ewes
Marino rams

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43
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In ______ , male and female animals of 2 diff RELATED species are mated .

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Inter specific hybridisation ( type of out-breeding )

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44
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Mule is a result of _____breeding .

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Inter specific hybridization

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45
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Mule is a mating btw female ____and male _____.

A

Horse

Donkey

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46
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Controlled breeding exp are carried out using _____ .

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Artificial insemination

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47
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In artificial insemination ,semen is injected into __of female by the ___.

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Reproductive tract

Breeder

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48
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_____help to overcome several problems of normal mating .

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Artificial insemination

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49
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To improve chances of successful production of hybrids , other means used are-

A

MOËT -multiple ovulation transfer tech

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50
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In MOËT , a cow is administered hormones with ____ to induce ____and ____ .

A

FSH-like activity
Follicular maturation
Super ovulation

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51
Q

Instead of 1 egg , which they normally yield per cycle , they produce _____ eggs .

A

6-8

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52
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In MOËT , the _____eggs at ___ cells stages are recovered ____ and transferred to ______ .

A

FERTILISED
8-32
NON-SURGICALLY
Surrogate mother

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53
Q

The __mother is available for another round of UPEROVULATION .

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Genetic

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54
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Moët tech is demonstrated for ____,___,____,____,____ etc .

A 
Cattle 
Sheep
Rabbits 
Buffaloes 
Mares
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55
Q

High _____breeds of females and high ____ bulls have been successful bred to inc herd size .

A

Milk-yielding

Quality (lean meat with less lipid )meat yielding

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56
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Bee-keeping is the maintenance of hives of honey -bees for the production of ___ .

A

Honey

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57
Q

Bee-keeping can be practised in any area where there are sufficient ____ .

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Bee pastures of some wild shrubs , fruit orchards and cultivated crops

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58
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The most common species of honey bees which can be reared is -

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Apis indica

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59
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Bee keeping is NOT _____ .

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Labour intensive

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60
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What a the imp points for successful bee-keeping -

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Knowledge of the nature and habitats of bees
Selection of suitable locations for keeping the beeshives
Catching and hiving of swarms
Management of beehives during diff seasons
Handling and collection of honey and beeswax

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61
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Bees are pollinators of several crop species such as -

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Sunflower
Brassica
Apple
Pear

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62
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Fishery is an industry devoted to __ ,___ or ____of ___ or ____.

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Catching
Processing 
Selling 
FISH , SHELLFISH 🦪
Other aquatic animals
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63
Q

Other aquatic animals included in fisheries are -

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Prawns 🍤
Lobsters 🦞
Edible oyster 🦪
Crab 🦀

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64
Q

Freshwater fishes include -

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Catla
Rohu
COMMON carp

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65
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Marine fishes include

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Hillary
Sardines
Mackerel
Pomfret

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66
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Common carp is a _____fish .

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Freshwater

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67
Q

____and ____lead to blue revolution .

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Aquaculture

Pisciculture

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68
Q

Green revolution was dependent to a large extent on _____ for development of high-yielding and disease resistant varieties in wheat rice and maize .

A

Plant breeding techniques

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69
Q

Green revolution involved _____and _____varieties of ____,____and_____ .

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High-yielding 
Disease -resistant
Wheat
Rice
Maize
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70
Q

Recorded evidence of conventional plant breeding dates back to ____yrs ago .

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9,000 - 11,000

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71
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____plant breeding involves crossing or hybridization of ____ , followed by _____to produce plants with desirable traits of higher yield , nutrition and resistance to diseases .

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Classical
Pure lines
Artificial selection

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72
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With advancements in genetics , molecular biology and tissue culture , plant breeding is now increasingly being carried out by using ____ .

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Molecular genetic tools

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73
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Main trait that breeders have tried to incorporate into crop plants is -

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Increased crop yield

Improved quality

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74
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Others traits to be incorporated in plant breeding -

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Increased tolerance o environmental stresses
Resistance to pathogens (viruses , fungi , bacteria )
Tolerance to insect pests

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75
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The main steps in breeding a new genetic variety of crop is -

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Collection of variability
Evaluation and selection of parents
Cross hybridisation among selected parents
Selection and testing of superior recombination
Testing , release and commercialization of new cultivars

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76
Q

_____is the root of any breeding programme .

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Genetic variability

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77
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In many crops , pre-existing genetic variability is available from _____ .

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Wild relatives of the crop

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78
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_____ and _____ of all the ___ , ____ and ____ of the cultivated species ( followed by their evaluation ) is a pre-requisite for effective exploitation of NATURAL genes available in the population .

A 
Collection 
Preservation 
Wild varieties 
species 
Relatives
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79
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The entire collection of ___having all the _____ in a given CROP is called GERMPLASM COLLECTION .

A

Plants/seeds

Diverse alleles for all GENES

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80
Q

The _____is evaluated to identify plants with desirable combinations of chars .

A

GERMPLASM

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81
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_____is a very time-consuming and tedious process in plant breeding . Why ?

A

Cross hybridisation among selected parents
Becoz , pollen grains from desirable plant have to be collected and placed on the stigma and only one in a few 100 to a 1000 crosses shows desirable combinations .

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82
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The _____step is crucial to the success of the breeding objective and requires careful scientific evaluation of the progeny .

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Selection and testing of superior recombinants

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83
Q

selection process yields plants that are ______ to both of the parents .

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Superior

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84
Q

Superior recombinants are ____ for several generations till they reach a state of ____ so that characters will ______ .

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Self -pollinated
uniformity ( homozygosity )
Chars will not segregate in the progeny .

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85
Q

Equation is done by growing these in the ____ and recording their performance under ideal _____ ,___ ad other _____ .

A

Research fields
Fertilizer application
Irrigation
Crop management [ractices

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86
Q

The evaluation in research fields is followed by testing the material in ______ for at least _____seasons at ___locations in the country representing all the ____ , where the crop is usually grown .

A

Farmers field
3 growing seasons
Several
Agroclimatic zones

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87
Q

Plant breeding programmed are carried out in a __way in ______ and ____ .

A

Systematic
Government institutions
Commercial companies

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88
Q

Agriculture accounts for approx ___% of India’s GDP and employs nearly _____ % of population .

A

33%

62%

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89
Q

The development of several high yielding varieties of _____and ____ is called Green revolution .

A

Wheat

Rice

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90
Q

Green rev took place in _____ as a result of ___.

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Mid-1960s

Plant breeding tech

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91
Q

P 1542 is a variety of ______ .

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Garden peas

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92
Q

Hi girl is a variety of ____and is resistant to diseases like _____ .

A

Wheat

Leaf and stipe rust, hill bunt

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93
Q

Pusa swarnim is also known as ______ , is a variety of ______ and is resistant to disease -_____ .

A

Karan rai
Brassica
White rust

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94
Q

2 varieties of cauliflower are _and ___ and are resistant to __diseases .

A

Pusa shubhra
Pusa snowball K-1
Black rot and curl , blight black rot

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95
Q

Pusa ko always is a variety of ___and si resistant to disease -

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Cowpea

Bacterial blight

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96
Q

Pusa sadabahar is a variety of ____ and is resistant to diseases -

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Chilli
Chilli mosaic virus
TMV, leaf curl

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97
Q

During the period _____to _____ , WHEAT and RICE production increased tremendously .

A

1960 - 2000

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98
Q

During the period 1960 -2000, wheat production increased from ____to _____ .

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11 million tones
75 million tonnes
( change of 64 million tonnes )

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99
Q

During 1960 -2000 , rice production inc from _____to ____ .

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35 million tonnes
89.5 million tonnes
(Change of 54.5 million tonnes )

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100
Q

Rice and wheat production inc due to development of -

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Semi-dwarf varieties of wheat and rice

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101
Q

Noble laureate _____ , at ___centre in _____ developed SEMI-DWARF WHEAT .

A

Norman E. Borlaug
International centre for wheat and maize improvement
Mexico

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102
Q

In ______ year , high yielding and disease resistant wheat was introduced all over the wheat-growing belt in India .

A

1963

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103
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In 1963 , high yielding and disease resistant wheat varieties made were -

A

Sonalika

Kalyan sona

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104
Q

Semi dwarf varieties of rice were derived from ____and _____ .

A

IR-8

Taichung native -1

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105
Q

IR-8 as developed at ______ in ____ .

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International rice research institute (IRRI)

Philippines

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106
Q

Taichung native -1 was from _____ .

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Taiwan

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107
Q

The derivatives of IR-8 and Taichung native 1 were introduced in _____ year .

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1966

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108
Q

Later , better YIELDING semi -dwarf rice varieties ___And ___were developed in _____ .

A

Jaya
Ratna
India

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109
Q

______was originally grown in north India but had POOR SUGAR CONTENT and YIELD . ( sugarcane variety )

A

Saccharum barberi

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110
Q

____ canes grown in south India , ______ had thicker steps and higher sugar content but did not grow well in north India .

A

Saccharum officinarum

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111
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Barberi and officinarum were combines to get desirable qualities , ___,____,____and _____ .

A

High yield
High sugar
Thicker stems
Ability to grow in north India

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112
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Hybrid ___ , ____ and _____ have been successfully developed in India . ( MILLET VARIETIES )

A

Maize
Jowar
Bajra

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113
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Hybrid millet varieties have led o the development of several high yielding varieties RESISTANT to ______ .

A

Water stresses

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114
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Crop losses can be upto ___% or sometimes total .

A

20-30 %

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115
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Plant breeding for disease resistance helps reduce the dependence on _____ and _____ .

A

Fungicides

Bactericides

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116
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Resistance of the host plant is the ability to prevent the pathogen from causing diseases and is determined by _____ of the ____ .

A

Genetic constitution

Host plant

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117
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Some diseases caused by fungi are ____ . Ex-

A

Rusts
Brown rust of wheat
Red rot of sugarcane
Late blight of potato

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118
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Diseases in plants caused by bacteria -

A

Black rot of crucifers

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119
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Plant diseases caused by viruses -

A

Tobacco mosaic

Turnip mosaic

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120
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Methods of BREEDING of plants for disease resistance -

A

2
Conventional breeding
Mutation breeding

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121
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The conventional method of breeding for disease resistance is that of -

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Hybridisation

Selection

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122
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The various sequential steps in CONVENTIONAL BREEDING of plants for disease resistance are -

A

Screening GERMPLASM for resistance sources
Hybridisation of selected parents
Selection and evaluation of hybrids
Testing and relies of new varieties
( steps are similar to those of breeding for any other agronomic character )

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123
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Red rot is sugarcane is a __disease .

A

Fungal

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124
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Late blight of potato is a _____disease .

A

Fungal

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125
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Breeding methods other than mutation and convention are -

A

Selection among soma clonal variants

Genetic engineering

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126
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Mutation is the process by which genetic variations are created through changes in the _____ within ____ .

A

Base sequence

Genes

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127
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Mutations can be induced artificially through the use of ____ or ____ , like _____ .

A

Chemicals
Radiations
Gamma radiation

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128
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Name a plant variety in which mutation breeding was employed .

A

Mung bean

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129
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In mung bean , resistance to ______and ___were induced by mutations .

A

Yellow mosaic virus

Powdery mildew

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130
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Several _____ of diff cultivated species of plants ve been show to have certain disease resistance but have VERY LOW YIELD .

A

Wild relatives

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131
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Resistance to YELLOW MOSAIC VIRUS in bhindi was transferred from a ______ and resulted in a new variety called ______ .

A

Wild species of bhindi

Parbhani kranti

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132
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New improved variety of bhindi is _____ and old variety was _____ .

A 
prabhani kranti  ( Abelmoschus esculentus )
Abelmoschus esculentus
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133
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Transfer of resistance genes is achieved by _____ btw the target and the source plant followed by _____ .

A

Sexual hybridisation

Selection

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134
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Apart from diseases , another major cause for the destruction of crops is -

A

Insects and pests

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135
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Insect resistance in host crop plants may be due to ____, ___ or ____ characteristics .

A

Morphological
Biochemical
Physiological

136
Q

_____in several plants are associated with resistance to insect pests .

A

Hairy leaves

137
Q

Hairy leaves provide resistance to insect. Pests inn which crops -

A

Cotton

Wheat

138
Q

Hairy leaves provide resistance to ______ in cotton .

A

Jassids

139
Q

Hairy leaves provide resistance to ______ in WHEAT .

A

Cereal leaf beetle

140
Q

In wheat , ___lead to non-preference by the STEM SAWFLY .

A

Solid stems

141
Q

______and _____ cotton varieties do not attract BOLLWORMS .

A

Smooth leaved

Nectar less

142
Q

______, _____ and _____ in maize leads to resistance to MAIZE STEM BORERS .

A

High ASPARTIC ACID content
LOW NITROGEN
LOW SUGAR content

143
Q

Sources of resistance genes may be -

A

Cultivated varieties
GERMPLASM collections
Wild relatives

144
Q

Which variety of BRASSICA is resistant to APHIDS ?

A

Pusa Gaurav

145
Q

Brassica is also called -

A

Rapeseed mustard

146
Q

Variety of flat beans -

A

Pusa sem 2

Pusa sem 3

147
Q

Pusa sem 2and 3 are resistant to which insect pests ?

A

Jassids
Aphids
Fruit borers

148
Q

Variety of bhindi which is resistant towards INSECT PESTS -

A

Pusa sawani

Pusa A-4

149
Q

Pusa sawani and Pusa A-4 (bhindi ) is resistant to -

A

Shoot and fruit borers

150
Q

More than _____ people in the world do not have adequate food to meet their daily food and nutritional req .

A

840 million

151
Q

___ people in the world suffer from micronutrient , protein and vitamin deficiency or HIDDEN HUNGER .

A

3 billion

152
Q

Diets lacking essential ____ , particularly iron , vit A , iodine , zinc reduce lifespan and reduce mental abilities .

A

MICRONUTRIENTS

153
Q

Biofortification is the breeding of crops with higher levels of ___, and ____ or ____ and _____ .

A

Vitamins
Minerals
Higher proteins
Healthier fats

154
Q

Breeding for improved nutritional quality is undertaken with which objectives in mind -

A

Protein content and quality
Oil content and quality
Vit content
Micronutrient and mineral content

155
Q

Content and quality of ____and ____ is improved in biofortification .

A

Protein
Oil
( and only content of vit , micronutrients and minerals )

156
Q

In 2000 , MAIZE hybrids had TWICE the amt of ____ , __ and ___ .

A

Amino acids
Lysine
Tryptophan

157
Q

_____ variety called _____ had high protein content in 2000 .

A

Wheat

Atlas 66

158
Q

Atlas 66 has been used as. ____for improving cultivated wheat .

A

Donor

159
Q

It has been possible to develop _____ rice containing over ____times as much ____ as in commonly consumed varieties .

A

Iron-fortified
5
Fe

160
Q

In ___, ____ had ____ the amt of amino acids , lysine , tryptophan .

A

2000
Maize hybrids
Twice

161
Q

The ____located in __ has also released several vegetable crops that are rich in vit and minerals .

A

Indian agricultural research institute (IARI )

New Delhi

162
Q

IARI has released vit A enriched _______ .

A

Carrots 🥕
Spinach
Pumpkin 🎃

163
Q

IARI has released vit C enriched -

A

Bitter gourd
Bathua
Mustard
Tomato 🍅

164
Q

IARI has released protein enriched -

A

Beans - broad , lablab , French

Garden peas

165
Q

IARI has released iron and calcium. Enriched -

A

Spinach

Bathua

166
Q

IARI has released ____ enriched spinach .

A

Vit A
Iron
Ca

167
Q

IARI has released _____ enriched bathua .

A

Vit C
Iron
Ca

168
Q

The shift from grain to meat diet also creates more demand for __ as it takes ___ kg of grain to produce ___ kg of meat by _____ .

A

Cereals
3-10kg
1kg
Animal farming

169
Q

More than __% of the human population is suffering from hunger and malnutrition .

A

25%

170
Q

One of the alternate source of protein for ___and ____ is SCP ( single cell protein ) .

A

Animal

Human

171
Q

__are being grown on industrial scale to produce protein .

A

Microbes

172
Q

_____ can be grown easily on waste water from potato processing plants . Why ?

A

BGA - spirulina

Becoz potato processing plants contain STARCH

173
Q

Spirulina can be grown on ____ , ____ ,___ and ___ to produce large quantities of _____ .

A

Waste water from potato processing plants
Straw
Molasses
Animal manure
Even SEWAGE
Protein , mianerals , fats , carbohydrates , and vit

174
Q

Incidentally , SCP also reduces _____ .

A

Environmental pollution

175
Q

Certain bacterial species like _____ , becoz of ITS HIGH RATE OF BIOMASS PRODUCTION and GROWTH can be expected to produce _____

A

Methylophilus methylotrophus

25 tonnes of protein

176
Q

The fact that edible mushrooms are eaten and large scale mushroom culture is a growing industry makes it believe that _____ .

A

Microscopic fungi could become acceptable as food

177
Q

When traditional breeding tech failed to keep pace with demand , ___ got developed .

A

Tissue culture

178
Q

During ___ , scientists learned that whole plants could be regenerated from EXPLANTS .

A

1950 s

179
Q

___ is any part of the plant taken out and grown in a test tube , under ____ conditions in ____ .

A

Explant
Sterile
Special nutrient media .

180
Q

The capacity to generate a whole plant from any cell / explant is called _____ .

A

Totipotency

181
Q

The nutrient media to grow the explant must provide a __source an also ____,_____,______and ____ .

A 
Carbon - such as SUCROSE 
Inorganic salts 
Vit
Amino acids 
Growth regulators - AUXINS , CYTOKININS
182
Q

The C -source such as ____is used to grow an explant .

A

Sucrose

183
Q

Method of producing THOUSAND of plants through TISSUE CULTURE is called _____ .

A

Micropropagation

184
Q

Each plant grown through micropropagation / tissue culture is _____ identical to original plant , therefore they are _____ .

A

Genetically

Soma clones

185
Q

Many imp plants like _____ have been produced on commercial scale using micropropagation /tissue culture .

A

Apple 🍎
Banana 🍌
Tomato 🍅

186
Q

Another imp application of tissue culture -

A

Recovery of healthy plant from diseased plant

187
Q

One can remove the meristem and grow it ___ to obtain virus-free plants .

A

In-vitro

188
Q

Scientists have succeeded in culturing meristems of ___ , ____ , ____ .

A

Banana 🍌
Sugarcane
Potato 🥔

189
Q

Scientists have even ___from plants and after ____ , have been able to isolate NAKED PROTOPLASTS .

A

Isolated single cells

Digesting their cell walls

190
Q

Naked protoplast is surrounded by -

A

Plasma membrane

191
Q

___ from 2 diff varieties of plants - each having a desirable character can be fused to get _______ , which can further be grown to form a new plant .

A

Isolated protoplast

Hybrid protoplast

192
Q

Hybrid protoplasts formed from the fusion of isolated protoplasts are called -
Process of their formation is called -

A

Somatic hybrids

Somatic hybridisation

193
Q

Mammals from COLDER climates generally have _____ to minimize heat loss .

A

Shorter ears

Shorter limbs

194
Q

What is Allen’s rule ?

A

Mammals from colder climates have shorter extremities

195
Q

In ____areas , ___ have a thick layer of fat ( BLUBBER )below their skin that acts as an ____ and reduces _____ .

A

Polar areas
Aquatic mammals like SEALS
Insulator
Loss of body heat

196
Q

Some organisms possess adaptations that are ____ which allow them to respond quickly to a stressful situation .

A

Physiological

197
Q

Rohtang pass is __m near Manali and Leh .

A

> 3,500 m

198
Q

SYMPTOMS of altitude sickness -

A

Nausea
Fatigue
Heart palpitations

199
Q

Reason for altitude sickness -

A

Becoz in low atm pressure of high altitude , the body does not get enough oxygen .

200
Q

We stop experiencing altitude sickness when we get _____ .

A

Acclimatized

201
Q

The body compensates low oxygen availability by -

A

Inc RBC production
Dec binding affinity of Hb
Inc breathing rate

202
Q

Microbes that flourish in hot springs and deep sea hydrothermal vents where temp exceeds ___ .

A

Archaebacteria

100 degree C

203
Q

A large variety of ___ and __live at great depths in the ocean where press could be >100 times the normal atm press that we experience .

A

Marine invertebrates

Fish

204
Q

Organisms living at great depths in the ocean ( where press > 100 atm ) show a fascinating array of _____ adaptations .

A

Biochemical

205
Q

Desert lizards lack the _____ ability that mammals have to deal with high temp of their habitat , manage to keep their body temp fairly const .by _____ means .

A

Physiological

Behavorial

206
Q

What do desert lizards do when their body temp drops below comfort zone or when the ambient temp start inc .

A

Bask in the sun and absorb heat

Move into shade

207
Q

Some species of desert lizards are capable of _____ into the sol to hide and escape from the above-ground heat .

A

Burrowing

208
Q

In nature , we rarely find __,____ of any species ; majority of them live in groups in a well defined ____ , share or _____ for _____ resources ,potentially ____ and thus constitute a ____ .

A 
Isolated 
Single 
Geographical area 
Compete 
Similar 
Interbreed 
Population
209
Q

A grp of indivisuals resulting from even ASEXUAL repro is also considered a ______ . Why ?

A

Population
Only for the purpose of ecological studies
Becoz members of a population interbreed ( sexual repro )

210
Q

What does interbreeding mean ?

A

Sexual repro . Members of a population interbreed ( but asexual repro is also considered as a population sometimes )

211
Q

All the cormorants in a wetland are examples of -

A

Population

212
Q

It is at the __level that natural selection operates to evolve the desired trait .

A

Population

213
Q

______is an imp area becoz it links ecology to population genetics and evolution .

A

Population ecology

214
Q

Population is imp . Why ?

A

It links ECOLOGY to POPULATION GENETICS and EVOLUTION

215
Q

A _____ has certain attributes , whereas ___ does not .

A

Population

An individual organism

216
Q

A ____has death and birth RATES .

A

Population ( an individual has death and births )

217
Q

Another attribute characteristic of a population is -

A

Sex ratio ( an indisual may be a male or female but population has sex ratio )

218
Q

If ____is plotted for __ , the resulting structure is called an age pyramid .

A

Age distribution

Population

219
Q

The ______ of population tells us a lot about its status in the habitat .

A

Size

220
Q

Whatever ecological processes we wish to overcome in a population , we evaluate it in terms of -

A

Population size

221
Q

The population size is very low ( <10) for -

A

Siberian cranes at bharatpur wetlands in any year

222
Q

Population size is __for chlamydomonas .

A

Millions

223
Q

Population size is technically called -

A

Population density

224
Q

Population density /size can be measured in numbers only . T/F

A

F

But total number is the most appropriate measure

225
Q

Give an example where % cover or biomass is a more meaningful measure of population size .

A

An area where there are many parthenocarpy plants and single huge banyan tree
Also when the population is huge and counting is impossible

226
Q

Example where RELATIVE DENSITY serves the purpose of calculating population density -

A

Number of fish caught PER TRAP - can estimate its total population density in the lake

227
Q

The tiger census in our national parks and tiger reserves is often based on -

A

Pug marks

Fecal pellets

228
Q

The ____ for any species is not a STATIC PARAMETER .

A

Population size

229
Q

Population density fluctuates becoz of which main reasons ?

A 
4 
Natality 
Mortality 
Immigration 
Emigration
230
Q

Under normal conditions , _____ and ___ are the most imp factors influencing population density .

A

Deaths and births

231
Q

If a new habitat is just being colonized ,_____ may contribute more significantly to population growth than ___ .

A

Immigration

Birth rates

232
Q

Exponential growth is represented by the equation -

A

dN/dt =(b-d) * N
B-d= r
Therefore : dN/dt =rN

233
Q

r in exponential growth is called the _____ and is a very imp parameter chosen for assessing impacts of any ____or__factor on population growth .

A

Intrinsic rate of natural inc
Biotic
Abiotic

234
Q

For the NORWAY RAT , r = ____and for flour beetle , r= ____

A
  1. 015

0. 12

235
Q

In 1981, the r value for human population in India was -

A

0.0205

236
Q

Integral form of exponential growth equation =

A

Nt =No e_rt

237
Q

Value of e =

A

2.72

238
Q

__showed that how even a slow growing animal like elephant could reach enormous numbers in the absence of checks .

A

Darwin

239
Q

A given habitat has enough resources to support a max possible number called _____ , beyond which no further growth is possible .

A

Carrying capacity (K)

240
Q

A population growing in a habitat with limited resources show initially a ___ phase ,followed by ___ and finally an ___ .

A

Lag
Phases of acceleration and deceleration
Asymptote

241
Q

At the asymptote phase , the population density reaches the _____ .

A

Carrying capacity

242
Q

Sigmoid curve is called _____growth .

A

Verhulst-pearl logistic growth

243
Q

Equation fo logistic growth -

A

dN/dt=rN( K- N /K )

244
Q

Some organisms breed only once in their lifetime -

A

Pacific salmon fish

Bamboo

245
Q

_breed many times in their lifetime -

A

Mammals

Birds

246
Q

__produce a large number of small size offsprings -

A

Oysters 🦪

Pelagic fish 🐠

247
Q

_breed many times during their lifetime .

A

Birds

Mammals

248
Q

_produce a small number of large -sized offsprings .

A

Birds

Mammals

249
Q

Population interactions are usually _____ .

A

Inter specific - btw 2 diff species population

250
Q

In _____and ____ , only one species benefits .

A

Parasitism

Predation

251
Q

____, ____and ____ share a common characteristic . ( interaction ) . Which ?

A

Predation
Parasitism
Commensalism
INTERACTING SPECIES LIVE CLOSELY TOGETHER

252
Q

__is the nature’s way of transferring to higher trophies levels , the energy fixed by plants .

A

Predation

253
Q

A sparrow eating a seed is a ____ .

A

Predator

sec consumer

254
Q

A sparrow eating a seed can be compared to a ____ .

A

Tiger eating deer

255
Q

Although animals eating plants are categorized as herbivores , they are not very diff from -

A

Predators

256
Q

Besides acting as conduits for energy transfer across trophies levels , predators play which other imp roles ?

A

Keep prey population under control

257
Q

But for predators , prey species could achieve very high population densities and cause ____.

A

Ecosystem instability

258
Q

The __introduced into AUSTRALIA in the early ___ caused havoc by spreading rapidly into millions of hectares of rangeland .

A

Prickly pear cactus

1920s

259
Q

The invasive prickly pear cactus was brought under control when a ___ from its natural habitat was introduced into ____ .

A

Cactus-feeding moth

Australia 🇦🇺

260
Q

__methods adopted in agricultural pest control are based on the ability of the predator to regulate prey population .

A

Biological control

261
Q

In the rocky INTERTIDAL communities of the ____ , the STARFISH PISASTER is an important ____ .

A

American pacific coast

Predator

262
Q

Predator found in American pacific coast -

A

Starfish pisaster

263
Q

In a field exp , when all the starfishes ( pisaster ) were removed from an enclosed inertial area , more than ___ SPECIES of ___ became EXTINCT within A YEAR .

A

10 species

Invertebrates

264
Q

More than 10 species of invertebrates became extinct form the American pacific coat when starfish was removed . Why ?

A

Becoz of inter-specific competition among the invertebrate species

265
Q

If a predator is too efficient , what might happen ?

A

It might overexploit its prey , then the prey might become extinct , then the predator will also become extinct for lack of food 🥘.

266
Q

Predators in nature are _____ .

A

Prudent

Becoz if they overexploit the prey , it might become extinct and so the prey itself will become extinct

267
Q

Some species of __and ___are cryptically coloured (CAMOUFLAGED )to avoid being detected easily by the predator.

A

Insects

Frogs

268
Q

The _____is highly DISTASTFUL to its predator which is a _____ .

A

Monarch butterfly

Bird

269
Q

Monarch butterfly is highly distasteful becoz of a _____ present in its body .the butterfly acquires it during _____ .

A

Special chemical

It’s caterpillar stages by feeding on a poisonous WEED

270
Q

For plants , herbivores are ____ .

A

Predators

271
Q

Nearly ____% of all insects are known to be PHYTOPHAGOUS .( feeding on plant sap and other parts of plant ).

A

25%

272
Q

The problem of predation is particularly severe for plats becoz -

A

They can’t run away

273
Q

Plants have evolved astonishing variety of ___and ___defenses against herbivores .

A

Morphological

Chemical

274
Q

Thorns of ____and ___ are the most common ___ means of defense .

A

Acacia
Cactus
Morphological

275
Q

Many planets produce and store chemicals that make the herbivore __ when they are eaten , inhibit ____or ___ , disrupt its ___ or even ____ .

A 
Sick 
Feeding 
Digestion 
Reproduction 
Kill it
276
Q

____produces highly poisonous CARDIAC GLYCOSIDES .

A

Weed calotropis

277
Q

Which animals browse calotropis ?

A

No plant . Becoz it produces highly poisonous cardiac glycosides

278
Q

A wide variety of chemical substance like __ , __,___,___,___ etc are produced by them actually as defenses against grazers and browsers .

A 
Nicotine 
Caffeine 
Quinine 
Strychnine 
Opium
279
Q

Darwin was convinced that _______ is a potent force in ORGANIC EVOLUTION .

A

Interspecific competition

280
Q

Competition is between -

A

2 closely related species
2 unrelated species
Limited resources
Unlimited resources

281
Q

In some shallow SOUTH AMERICAN LAKES , ____and ____ compete for their common food , zooplankton .

A

Visiting FLAMINGOES
Resident fishes
( totally unrelated species compete for the same resources )

282
Q

______need not be limiting for competition to occur .

A

Rosurces

283
Q

In _______ competition , the feeding efficiency of one species might be reduced due to the inhibitory effect of the other .

A

Interference

284
Q

Which competition occurs even if resources are not limiting ( food and space are abundant )?

A

Interference / inhibitory competition

FEEDING EFFICIENCY OF ONE SPECIES IS INHIBITED BY THE INTERFERING EFFECT OF OTHER

285
Q

Competition is defined as a process in which , _____ of one species is greatly reduced in the presence of another species,.

A

Fitness

286
Q

Fitness of one species is measured in terms of -

A

r - intrinsic rate of natural inc .

287
Q

Abingdon tortoise in ___ became extinct __ after goats were introduced on the island .

A

Galapagos island

A decade

288
Q

An evidence of competition in nature comes from what is called ____ .

A

Competitive release

289
Q

______experiments proved the idea of COMPETITIVE RELEASE .

A

Connel’s elegant field exp

290
Q

What is competitive release -

A

A species whose DISTRIBUTION IS RESTRICTED to a SMALL GEOGRAPHICAL AREA becoz of the presence of a COMPETITIVELY SUPERIOR SPECIES , is found to EXPAND its distributional range dramatically hen the competing species is experimentally removed .

291
Q

Connels elegant field exp showed that on the _____of ___ the larger and superior barnacle _____dominates the ____ and excludes the smaller barnacle _____ from that zone .

A

Rocky sea coasts
Scotland
Balanus
Chathamalus

292
Q

In general , __and ____ appear to be more adversely affected by competition than carnivores .

A

Herbivores

Plants

293
Q

___ states that 2 closely related species competing for the same resources cannot co-exist indefinitely and the competitively inferior one will be eliminated eventually .

A

Gause’s competitive exclusion principle

294
Q

Gause’s competitive exclusion principle is true if _____ .

A

Resources are limiting

295
Q

Most recent studies do not support _____ . What do they say ?

A

Gause’s competitive exclusion principle

They say species facing competition might evolve mechanisms that promote co-existence rather than exclusion .`

296
Q

Mechanism to promote co-existence rather than exclusion -

A

Resource partitioning

297
Q

If 2 species compete for the same resources , how would they avoid competition ?

A

Choosing diff times for feeding

Diff foraging patterns

298
Q

______ showed that _____ CLOSELY RELATED ____ of WARBLES , living on the same tree were able to avoid completion .

A

McArthur
5
Species

299
Q

5 closely related species of warbles co-existed due to___ in their ____ .

A

Behavioral differences

Foraging activities

300
Q

_____mode of life ensures free lodging and meals .

A

Parasitism

301
Q

Parasitism has enveloped in so many taxonomic groups from __to ____ .

A

Plants

Higher vertebrates

302
Q

Many parasites have evolved to be ___ . How ?

A

Host specific

Can parasitise only a single species of host

303
Q

In host specific parasitism , both host and parasite CO-EVOLVE in such a way that -

A

If the host evolves certain mechanism for rejecting or resisting the parasite , the parasite has to evolve mechanisms to counteract and neutralise them .

304
Q

In accordance with their lifestyle , parasites evolve special adaptations such as -

A

Loss of unnecessary sense organs
Presence of adhesive organs or suckers ( to cling to the host )
Loss of digestive system
High reproductive capacity

305
Q

The lifecycle of parasite is often ____ , involving ___ to facilitate __ .

A

Complex
1or 2 intermediate hosts or hosts
Parasitism of its prim hosts

306
Q

The ______ ( a nematode parasite ) depend on 2 intermediate hosts , a SNAIL and a FISH to complete its lifecycle .

A

Human liver fluke

307
Q

Majority of parasites __the host . How ?

A

Harm
Reduce - survival , growth and reproduction of host and reduce its population density
Render it more vulnerable to predation by making it weak .

308
Q

Most familiar examples of ectoparasites -

A

Lice on humans

Ticks on dogs 🐕

309
Q

Many ____ FISHES are infected with ECTOPARASITE ____ .

A

Marine

Copepods

310
Q

Cucusta , a parasitic plant that is commonly found growing on ____ , has lost its __and _____ in the course of evolution .

A

Hedge plants
Chlorophyll
Leaves

311
Q

Cucusta is a ___ .

A

ECTOPARASITE

312
Q

The female mosquito is considered a _____ , even though _____ .

A

Not considered a parasite

It needs our blood for reproduction

313
Q

The life cycles of ____ are more complex , because of their _____ .

A

Endoparasite

Extreme specialization

314
Q

Endoparasite’s _____ and ____are greatly simplified while emphasizing their ____ .

A

SIMPLIFIED-Morphological Anatomical feature
Reproductive potential
( lifecycle is complex )

315
Q

During the course of evolution , the eggs of parasitic bird have evolved to resemble the host’s egg in ___ and ___ .

A

Size

Colour

316
Q

Example of brood parasitism -

A

Cuckoo ( Koel )

Crow

317
Q

An ___ growing as an ___ on a MANGO. Branch is an example of COMMENSALISM .

A

Orchid

Epiphyte

318
Q

Cattle erget always forage close to where the cattle are grazing because -

A

The cattle as they move , stir up and flush out insects from the vegetation that otherwise might be difficult for the egrets to find .
Commensalism

319
Q

The interaction btw sea anemone and clown fish is -

A

Commensalism

320
Q

_____ has the stinging tentacles and the __lives among them to eat protection from predators which stay away from stinging tentacles 🐙 .

A

Sea anemone

Clown fish

321
Q

The sea anemone derives _____ benefit from clown fish .

A

Null . No

322
Q

Lichen reorient an intimate mutualistic relationship btw a fungus and ___ or __ .

A

Photosynthesising algae

Cyanobacteria

323
Q

In mycorrhiza , fungi provides the plant with ____ , while the plant in turn provides the fungi with -

A

Essential nutrients from the soil

Energy yielding carbs

324
Q

The most spectacular and evolutionary fascinating examples of mutualism are found in _______ .

A

Plant-animal relationships

325
Q

Plants offer rewards or fees in the form of ____and ___ for pollinators and ____ for seed dispersers .

A

Pollen
Nectar
Juicy and nutritious fruits

326
Q

In many species of _____ , there is a tight one-to-one relationship with the pollinator species of WASP .

A

Fig tree 🌳

327
Q

What does the tight one-to-one relationship btw fig and wasp mean ?

A

A given fig species can be pollinated only by its partner wasp species and no other species .

328
Q

The female wasp uses the fruit as ____ and the developing SEED within the fruit as ____ .

A

Oviposition (egg laying )

For nourishing its larvae

329
Q

The wasp pollinates the fig inflorescence , while searching for ____ .

A

Suitable egg-laying sites

330
Q

What reward does the fig offers the wasp ?

A

Some of its seeds as food for the developing wasp larvae .

331
Q

__show a bewildering diversity of floral patterns many of which have evolved to attract the right pollinator .

A

Orchids

332
Q

All orchids offer rewards . T/F

A

F

Mediterranean orchid does not offer .

333
Q

____ employs sexual deceit to get pollination done by a species of bee .

A

Mediterranean orchid. / OPHRYS

334
Q

______ of ophrys bears an uncanny resemblance to the female of the bee in ____ , ___ and ___ .

A

One petal of its flower
Size
Colour
Markings

335
Q

If the female bee’s colour patterns change even slightly for any reason during evolution , pollination success will be reduced unless _____ .

A

The orchid flower 🌺 co-evolves to maintain the resemblance of its petal to the female bee .

Human Health (8 decks)

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