Growth And Development Quiz

Growth vs. Development:

Growth: refers to quantitative changes in size or number, like increases in height, weight, or cell count. Think of a plant adding new leaves.
Development: refers to qualitative changes in complexity or function, like gaining new skills or abilities. Imagine a baby learning to walk.

Stages of Development:

Prenatal: from fertilization to birth, involving embryonic and fetal development.
Postnatal: from birth onwards, encompassing infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.

Now without wasting your time let’s come to the Quiz so you can test your knowledge.

Created on August 01, 2022 By mdcatpk

Growth And Development Quiz

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Growth process is

Irreversible

Reversible

Sometimes reversible sometimes irreversible

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A plant has a growth pattern called

Closed growth

Open growth

In between the two

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The speed of growth is

Rapid throughout

Slow throughout

First rapid then slow

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Meristems are a group of cells that

Allow the surrounding region to divide

Provide nutrition

Retain the potential to divide

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Higher plants grow through

Growing points

The whole plant body is capable of growing

Only roots grow

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Meristems are of

Two types

Three types

Four types

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Apical meristems are located at

Tips of leaves

Tips of flowers

Tips of roots and stems

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Function of intercalary meristems is

Production of leaves and flowers

Increase in length

Increase in diameter

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Lateral meristems are present in

Gymnosperms and dicots

Monocots

In aquatic plants only

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Intercalary meristems are of

Temporary nature

Permanent nature

Some are permanent some temporary

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Determinate growth is

Fluctuating growth

Grow to a certain size and then stop

Vegetative roots and shoots grow by

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Vegetative roots and shoots grow by

Determinate growth

Primary growth only

None of these

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In plants, growth is of

Four types

Five types

Two types

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Secondary growth is actually

Increase in thickness

Extension of the plant body

Production of leaves and flowers

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Cambium are examples of

Lateral meristems

Intercalary meristems

None of these

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The growthh of multicellular plants occur in

Two Phases

Three Phases

Four Phases

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In multicellular plants cell division occur by

Binary fission

Meiosis

Mitosis

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Cells elongate by

Uptake of water

Mitosis

Stretching

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Plasticity of cell wall increases during

Cell elongation

Cell differentiation

Cell maturation

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Cells of fibers and tracheids elongate during

The phase of cell division

The phase of cell elongation

The phase of cell maturation

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