Tissue and cell culture MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: May 14, 2025

1. : _____ are the protoplast cell devoid.
(A) Cell wall
(B) Cell membrane
(C) Mass selection
(D) Both A and B

2. : _____ is the father of tissue culture.
(A) Haberlandt
(B) Laibach
(C) Gautherest
(D) Bonner

3. : _____ method is used in plant propagation using girdling.
(A) Layering
(B) Grafting
(C) Micropropagation
(D) None of these

4. : Which method of plant propagation involves the use of girdling?
(A) Layering
(B) Cuttings
(C) Grafting
(D) Both A and B

5. : _____ is the first transgenic crop.
(A) Tobacco
(B) Cotton
(C) Plastic
(D) Flax

6. : Which of the following is the superbug?
(A) Bacterium
(B) Virus
(C) Worms
(D) Transgenic plant

7. : _____ vector is mostly used in crop improvement.
(A) Agrobacterium
(B) Cosmid
(C) Phasmid
(D) Both A and B

8. : Which of the following is Cellular totipotency property?
(A) Animals
(B) Plants
(C) Virus
(D) None of these

9. : ______ is a cloning vector. (A) Phasmid
(B) Cosmid
(C) Plasmid
(D) All of these
Answer: (D) All of these

10. : Which of the following is used for part of a plant?
(A) Explant
(B) Callus
(C) Scion
(D) Stock