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#flowering MCQ

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Vernalization causes flowering by:

Go with B — Epigenetically silencing FLC. Under VERNALIZATION & FLOWERING, 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) Activating FLC; C) Degrading FT protein; D) Repressing SOC1. 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.

In long day plants, flowering is promoted by:

Correct option is B, Presence of Pfr. In PHOTOPERIODISM problems like this, the accurate statement is Presence of Pfr; the others are common mix-ups. Not these: A) Absence of Pfr; C) Low phytochrome; D) High Pr. 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.