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PSS-Sec-E-Sensory biology

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CYCLOIDEA mutation in Antirrhinum causes:

B fits best: Radial symmetry. Keep the PSS-Sec-E-Sensory biology basics straight and Radial symmetry stands out as the precise answer. Avoid: A) Bilateral symmetry; C) Male sterility; D) Female sterility. Light and flowering items often hinge on which photoreceptor or day-length rule is in play.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

Long-day plants flower when:

Night length < critical (B) is correct here. This is core PSS-Sec-E-Sensory biology: once you know the definition or pathway step, Night length < critical is the clear fit. The wrong ones are A) Day length < critical; C) Night length > critical; D) Under darkness. If the topic is about gradients or potentials, water/solutes move from higher to lower of the relevant quantity.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

Photomorphogenesis is promoted by:

Pfr form (B) is correct here. This is core PSS-Sec-E-Sensory biology: once you know the definition or pathway step, Pfr form is the clear fit. The wrong ones are A) Pr form; C) Darkness; D) Ethylene. If the topic is about gradients or potentials, water/solutes move from higher to lower of the relevant quantity.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

Red light converts phytochrome Pr to:

Answer: C) Pfr. For PSS-Sec-E-Sensory biology, remember the key idea and you’ll land on this option; the distractors usually swap cause and effect or confuse similar terms. Avoid: A) Pr; B) Inactive form; D) UVR8. Name the process first, then pick the option that describes it — don’t reverse cause and effect.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

Far-red light converts phytochrome Pfr to:

Go with A — Pr. Under PSS-Sec-E-Sensory biology, this is the standard explanation you’d use in class: it names the real driver or definition, while the rest are nearby but wrong. Not these: B) Pfr; C) Inactive P; D) Chromophore. When two options sound similar, choose the one that matches the textbook definition most tightly.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

Photoreceptors cryptochrome, phototropin and ZTL respond to:

Pick C: Blue/UV-A. Thinking through PSS-Sec-E-Sensory biology step by step rules out the lookalikes and leaves Blue/UV-A. Skip these: A) Red/Far-red; B) UV-B; D) Green light. For hormones and genes, match the molecule or gene to its real role, not a neighboring pathway.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

UVR8 signaling activates transcription factor:

Correct option is B, HY5. In PSS-Sec-E-Sensory biology problems like this, the accurate statement is HY5; the others are common mix-ups. Not these: A) PIF; C) MYC2; D) BZR1. Tissue transport questions usually turn on xylem vs phloem, living vs dead cells, or source vs sink.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

Upon UV-B exposure, UVR8:

Correct option is C, Dissociates into monomers. In PSS-Sec-E-Sensory biology problems like this, the accurate statement is Dissociates into monomers; the others are common mix-ups. Not these: A) Forms dimers; B) Is degraded; D) Moves to chloroplast. Tissue transport questions usually turn on xylem vs phloem, living vs dead cells, or source vs sink.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

UVR8 lacks which component?

That points to B: Chromophore. Compared with the other options, Chromophore is the one that correctly describes the PSS-Sec-E-Sensory biology concept. The wrong ones are A) Dimer structure; C) Tryptophan residues; D) β-propeller fold. If you’re stuck, eliminate anything that contradicts a basic fact you already know for this topic.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

UVR8 photoreceptor specifically senses:

The right choice is D: UV-B. In PSS-Sec-E-Sensory biology, that matches how the process or concept actually works — the other choices mix up related ideas or use the wrong mechanism. Skip these: A) Blue light; B) Red light; C) UV-A. A quick check: if an option needs energy, pumps, or the opposite direction of movement, ask whether that really applies.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

ZTL stability in blue light is mediated by:

GIGANTEA (C) is correct here. This is core PSS-Sec-E-Sensory biology: once you know the definition or pathway step, GIGANTEA is the clear fit. The wrong ones are A) COP1; B) HY5; D) PHOT1. If the topic is about gradients or potentials, water/solutes move from higher to lower of the relevant quantity.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

ZTL protein contains which light-sensing domain?

Pick B: LOV domain. Thinking through PSS-Sec-E-Sensory biology step by step rules out the lookalikes and leaves LOV domain. Skip these: A) PHY domain; C) GAF domain; D) PAS domain. For hormones and genes, match the molecule or gene to its real role, not a neighboring pathway.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.