Q. Assertion (A): Shoot apical meristems are preferred explants for eliminating plant viruses.

Reason (R): Viruses are unable to replicate efficiently in rapidly dividing meristematic cells.

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Q. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): C4 plants are photosynthetically more efficient than C3 plants.

Reason (R): C4 plants lack the process of photorespiration due to the concentration of CO₂ at the enzyme site (RuBisCO).

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Q. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): In angiosperms, the endosperm is triploid (3n).

Reason (R): It is formed by the fusion of one male gamete with the egg cell.

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Match List I with List II

LIST I (Causal Organism)	LIST II (Disease)
A. Phytophthora infestans	I. White Rust of Crucifers
B. Puccinia graminis	II. Citrus Canker
C. Xanthomonas citri	III. Late Blight of Potato
D. Albugo candida	IV. Black Rust of Wheat

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Match List I with List II 

LIST I (Algal Class)	LIST II (Stored Food/Feature)
A. Chlorophyceae	I. Floridean Starch
B. Phaeophyceae	II. Cyanophycean Starch
C. Rhodophyceae	III. Starch & Pyrenoids
D. Cyanophyceae	IV. Mannitol & Laminarin

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Match List I with List II

LIST I (Phytohormone)	LIST II (Physiological Effect)
A. Auxin	I. Fruit Ripening
B. Gibberellin	II. Stomatal Closure (Stress hormone)
C. Ethylene	III. Apical Dominance
D. Abscisic Acid (ABA)	IV. Bolting (Internode elongation)

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Match List I with List II

LIST I (Cell Organelle)	LIST II (Function)
A. Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum	I. Formation of spindle fibers
B. Golgi Apparatus	II. Lipid Synthesis
C. Nucleolus	III. Glycosylation & Packaging
D. Microtubules	IV. rRNA Synthesis

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