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Prologue
2.
3.
4.
5.
1.
Auxins
2.
Gibberellins (GA)
3.
Cytokinins
4.
Ethylene
5.
Ethephon
6.
7.
Essential elements
Macronutrients vs Micronutrients
1.
Chlorosis vs Necrosis
2.
Nitrogen
Misc. Terms
1.
PHOTOPERIODISM
2.
VERNALISATION
3.
Biennial Plants
4.
Plasticity
5.
Hydroponics
Possible MCQs
Prologue
To provide level playing field to Only-IFoS aspirants, UPSC had asked tough technical
questions from environment and agriculture last time. For an ordinary only-CSE
aspirant, the cost:Benefit not that good in pursuing those things.
However, some of the content provided in class 11-12 biology textbooks in connection
with Botany and agriculture, could prove to be useful.
So, this article contains revision note out of Biology Class11: Chapter 12 (essential
nutrients) and 15 (growth regulators).
Assertion: Abscisic acid is also known as stress hormone. Correct Reason: It increases
Essential elements
weathering and breakdown of rocks=> essential minerals => root=> xylem tissue=> plant
Thus, Most of the essential minerals are derived from the rock minerals. Therefore, plant
nutrition is called mineral nutrition.
60+ elements found in different plants- including gold, selenium and even radioactive
strontium (if plant growing in nuke site)
So, the question is- how can we know if given element is essential for plant or not?
Well, Essential elements have 3 characteristics:
If theyre absent, plant will not complete its lifecycle.
Theyre not replaceable by other elements.
Theyre directly involved in plant-metabolism.
Total 17 Essential elements further divided into two groups:
Macronutrients vs Micronutrients
Macronutrients
Present in plant tissues in large amounts (>10 mmole Kg
1 of dry matter).
From soil: nitrogen, phosphorous (ATP), sulphur,
potassium (stomata opening-closing), calcium and
magnesium (Chlorophyll)
From air: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
Micronutrients
Less amount / trace elements.
Chlorosis
Necrosis
Nitrogen
Misc. Terms
PHOTOPERIODISM
Plant-flowering depends on combination of light exposure and its duration. This is known
as photoperiodism.
Day-neutral plants: They have no correlation between exposure to light duration and
flowering response.
VERNALISATION
Vernalisation: When flowering is dependent on exposure to low temperature. ExampleWheat, barley and rye- they have two varieties:
Winter
Planted in
autumn
Spring
normally planted in the spring and come to flower and produce grain before
the end of the growing season.
If winter variety of planted in spring, theyll fail to flower / theyll fail to
produce mature grain within flowering season.
Biennial Plants
Examples: Sugerbeet, cabbages, carrots.
They normally flower and die in the second season.
They are monocarpic plants i.e. Dying after bearing fruit only once.
Plasticity
It means Plants follow different pathways in response to environment to form different
kinds of structures. This ability is called e.g., heterophylly in cotton, coriander and
larkspur.
In such plants, juvenile plants leaves are different in shape than mature plants.
Hydroponics
German Botanist Julius von Sachs showed plants could be grown without soil, in a
nutrient solution. This technique is called hydroponics.
Hydroponics is used in commercial cultivation of tomato, seedless cucumber and lettuce.
Possible MCQs
1. Which of the following statements are correct about (1) plant growth regulators (2)
photoperiodism (3) vernalisation (4) Biennial plants (4) Hydropphonics (5) essential
elements characteristics (6) Nitrogen cycle
2. Which of the macronutrients are available from soil / air?
3. Which of the following are examples of micronutrients?
4. How does Gibberellins spray increases the yield in sugar cane?
5. Which of the following effects on flower/fruits are caused by ethylene?
6. Why is Abscisic acid called a stress hormone?
7. Which of the following are examples of biennial plants?
8. What is Parthenocarpy? Why is Auxin used in it?
9. Difference between Plasticity and apical dominance?
10. Match the following: plant growth regulator vs. impacts, essential element versus its
importance
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what was ur set no?
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102 OBC category
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plz share answerkey site.
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