Synthetic Seeds Questions and Answers

Multiple Choice Questions and Answers on Synthetic Seeds

Question 1 : Which of the following is not true about synthetic seeds?

  1. Can be stored for a year without the loss of valuables
  2. Easy to handle
  3. Can be directly sown in the soil like natural seeds
  4. Need hardening in the green house

Answer : 4

Question 2 : Recalcitrant seeds are

  1. resistant to drying and freezing temperature
  2. killed by drying and freezing temperature
  3. both (1) and (2)
  4. none of above

Answer : 2

Question 3 : The encapsulation of somatic embryos can be carried out by

  1. automatic encapsulation process
  2. gel complexation
  3. both (1) and (2)
  4. coating proteins

Answer : 3

Question 4 : Synthetic seeds are

  1. artificially synthesized seeds
  2. somatic embryos encapsulated in suitable matrix
  3. seeds of plants modified genetically
  4. none of these

Answer : 2

Question 5 : Somatic embryoids are

  1. identical with zygotic embryos and without seed coats
  2. identical with zygotic embryos and with seed coats
  3. non-identical with zygotic embryos and without seed coats
  4. non-identical with zygotic embryos and with seed coats

Answer : 1

Question 6 : The production of high quality and uniform embryos has been limited to only

  1. carrot
  2. alfalfa
  3. both (1) and (2)
  4. sandalwood

Answer : 3

Question 7 : The preserved embryoids are termed as

  1. synthetic seeds
  2. semi-synthetic seeds
  3. natural seeds
  4. fermented seeds

Answer : 1

Question 8 : Encapsulation is necessary to produce and protect synthetic seeds. The encapsulation is carried out by various types of hydrogels, which are

  1. soluble in water
  2. soluble in organic solvents
  3. insoluble in water
  4. insoluble in organic solvents

Answer : 1