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Phototropin contains how many LOV domains?

Two (B) is correct here. This is core Phototropin+All: once you know the definition or pathway step, Two is the clear fit. The wrong ones are A) One; C) Three; D) Four. 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.

Angiosperms contain how many phototropin genes?

Pick B: Two. Thinking through Phototropin+All step by step rules out the lookalikes and leaves Two. Skip these: A) One; C) Three; D) Four. 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.

Phototropin receptors are mainly localized on:

C fits best: Plasma membrane. Keep the Phototropin+All basics straight and Plasma membrane stands out as the precise answer. Avoid: A) Nucleus; B) Chloroplast envelope; D) Cell wall. 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.

Exposure of etiolated seedlings to light results in:

B fits best: De-etiolation. Keep the PHYTOCHROME basics straight and De-etiolation stands out as the precise answer. Avoid: A) Skotomorphogenesis; C) Dormancy; D) Vernalization. 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.

Etiolated seedlings grown in darkness show which characteristic?

Answer: C) Long hypocotyl. For PHYTOCHROME, remember the key idea and you’ll land on this option; the distractors usually swap cause and effect or confuse similar terms. Avoid: A) Short hypocotyl; B) Expanded cotyledons; D) High chlorophyll. 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.

Phytochrome functions mainly to regulate:

Go with B — Photomorphogenesis. Under PHYTOCHROME, 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: A) Photosynthesis only; C) Transpiration; D) Respiration. 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.

Phytochrome apoprotein alone cannot absorb light because:

B fits best: It lacks chromophore. Keep the PHYTOCHROME basics straight and It lacks chromophore stands out as the precise answer. Avoid: A) It lacks PAS domain; C) It is monomeric; D) It is unstable. 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.

Phytochromobilin is covalently attached to apoprotein through:

C fits best: Thioether bond. Keep the PHYTOCHROME basics straight and Thioether bond stands out as the precise answer. Avoid: A) Ester bond; B) Peptide bond; D) Hydrogen bond. 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.

In winter cereals, vernalization requirement is mainly controlled by:

The right choice is B: VRN2. In VERNALIZATION & FLOWERING, that matches how the process or concept actually works — the other choices mix up related ideas or use the wrong mechanism. Skip these: A) FLC; C) FT; D) CO. 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.

CONSTANS (CO) gene promotes flowering mainly in:

That points to B: Long day plants. Compared with the other options, Long day plants is the one that correctly describes the VERNALIZATION & FLOWERING concept. The wrong ones are A) Short day plants; C) Day neutral plants; D) Biennials. 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.

FT protein reaches the shoot apex through:

Phloem (C) is correct here. This is core VERNALIZATION & FLOWERING: once you know the definition or pathway step, Phloem is the clear fit. The wrong ones are A) Xylem; B) Diffusion; D) Apoplast. 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.

FT protein is synthesized mainly in:

Pick C: Leaves. Thinking through VERNALIZATION & FLOWERING step by step rules out the lookalikes and leaves Leaves. Skip these: A) Roots; B) Shoot apical meristem; D) Flowers. 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.