MCQs Plant Breeding and Genetics-42 Posted on 2025-11-03Author admin 0 1. The first major step in seed processing after harvesting is ________ Grading Cleaning Drying Treating 2. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault was officially opened and inaugurated in ________ 2000 2004 2008 1998 3. What is the dominant generation in Pteridophytes? Gametophyte Sporophyte Zygote Seedling 4. The primary function of the Calvin Cycle is to ___________ Produce oxygen Split water Generate ATP and NADPH Fix CO2 into glucose 5. ____________ were the first group of plants to evolve seeds Angiosperms Bryophytes Gymnosperms Pteridophytes 6. ________________ is considered the highest quality oil for the paint industry because of its superior drying properties, archival quality, and suitability as a vehicle for pigments Linseed oil Safflower oil Sesame oil Sunflower oil 7. Which evolutionary biologist argued that “sports” (sudden large variations) have little significance in evolution? Theodosius Dobzhansky Hugo de Vries Charles Darwin Nikolai Vavilov 8. Considering seed certification and field inspection, “off-type” specifically refers to ___________ Weeds growing in the seed field Foreign crop seeds Plants not true to the variety Damaged seeds 9. ABA (abscisic acid) is a derivative of adenine purine False True 10. In plants, hemicellulose provides_______ Pigmentation Cell rigidity Elasticity and cross-linking in cell walls Energy storage Loading …