What is the term for the irreversible increase in size and/or dry weight of an organism?
Development
Differentiation
Growth
Maturation
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Plants adapt to different environments by altering their growth and development. This phenomenon, where plants can exhibit different forms in response to environmental cues, is known as:
Morphogenesis
Metamorphosis
Differentiation
Plasticity
Permanent localised qualitative change in size, biochemistry, structure and function of cells or organs is called
Cell division
Meristematic division
Differentiation
Dedifferentiation
The sigmoid growth curve is typically divided into how many phases?
2
3
4
5
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of growth?
Increase in size or quantity
Development and maturation
Progress and advancement
Decline in quantity or size
Exponential growth canβt be sustained for much time due to
I. limited space and nutrient
II. accumulation of toxic agent
III. unlimited space and nutrient
IV. accumulation of nutrient agent
Choose the correct combination of options
I and II
II and III
I and IV
III and IV
Increased growth per unit time is termed as
Nascent growth rate
Growth rate
Biomass
All of these
Growth curve is the
Pictorial representation of total growth/space
Graphical representation of total growth/space
Graphical representation of total growth/time
All of the above
Growth in plants is measured by the increase in
I. fresh weight
II. dry weight
III. length, area and volume
IV. cell number
Choose the correct option
All except I and II
All except III
All except IV
I, II, III and IV
Growth of an organism is characterised by
An irreversible permanent increase in size of an organ
An irreversible permanent increase in size of a cell
Both (a) and (b)
Reversible permanent changes
Study the following statements of plants growth
I. One single maize root apical meristem can give rise to more than 17500 new cells per hour
II. A cell in watermelon can increase its size up to 3,50,000 times
III. Growth of pollen tube is measured in the terms of its length
IV. Growth in dorsiventral leaf is measured in terms of an increase in its surface area
Choose the correct option
I and II only
II and III only
I, II and III only
All of these