1. He classified plants based on structure and size? 11. increase in calorific respiration in aroids to help 21.

elp 21. is a limited set of accession that represents the

a. Carolous Linnaeus b. Aristotle volatilize certain essential oils to attract pollinators at whole spectrum in the whole collection?
c. Gregor Mendel d. none of the above the time of anthesis? a. collection b. base collection
2. He classified plants based on structure only? a. Morphological adaptation c. active collection d. core collection
a. Carolous Linnaeus b. Aristotle b. Psychological adaptation 22. All are conventional methods except?
c. Gregor Mendel d. none of the above c. Crop adaptation a. Hybridization b. Mutation
3. Modern classification based on evolution of plants? d. bioChemical adaptation c. Migration d. all of the above
a. phylogeny b. psylogeny 12. An activity that deals with manipulation of plant’s 23. All are non-conventional methods except?
c. glycogeny d. all of the above genetic make-up to make it suitable to the need of a. modern Biotechnology
4. The capacity of plants to adapt to their environment mankind. b. Genetic Engineering
which enable them to survive under a wide range of a. plant breeding c. Hybridization
environmental conditions? b. crop improvement d. both a and b
a. Morphological adaptation c. cultivar development 24. The act of crossing two individuals. to bring
b. Psychological adaptation d. all of the above together desired traits found in different plant/lines
c. Crop adaptation 13. This refers to genetic resources useful for into one plant/line via cross- pollination?
d. bioChemical adaptation cultivation? a. Hybridization b. Mutation
5. Presence of metamorphosed or specialized a. plant b. tissues c. germplasm d. genes c. Migration d. Biotechnology
organs which perform non-typical functions? 14. Is a variety which has been cultivated or grown? 25. Sudden heritable change in the genetic composition
a. Morphological adaptation a. variety b. cultivar c. strain d. gene of an individual
b. Psychological adaptation 15. It may not necessarily be grown or cultivated? a. Hybridization b. Mutation
c. Crop adaptation a. variety b. cultivar c. strain d. gene c. Migration d. Biotechnology
d. bioChemical adaptation 16. Conserving the germplasm in its natural habitat by 26. Taking a variety or a species into an area where it
6. modified roots of certain trees growing in marshes? continuous planting? was not grown before?
a. autophores b. herbiphores a. In situ conservation b. Ex situ conservation a. Hybridization b. Mutation
c. pneumatophores d. metaphores c. cryopreservation d. germ conservation c. Migration d. Biotechnology
7. closing of stomates of desert plants during the day to 17. Conserving the germplasm in controlled condition 27. Is the discipline which deals with the use of living
conserve water? under very low temperature to preserve its viability organisms or their parts to improve plants or animals,
a. Morphological adaptation over years? to make or modify products?
b. Psychological adaptation a. In situ conservation b. Ex situ conservation a. genetic engineering b. hybridization
c. Crop adaptation c. cryopreservation d. germ conservation c. Migration d. Biotechnology
d. bioChemical adaptation 18. Some propagules such as vegetative parts like 28. Is a term used for the direct manipulation of genes?
8. Eichhornia crassipes local name? tissues/callus are preserved in liquid nitrogen? a. genetic engineering b. hybridization
a. rose b. gumamela c. hyacinth d. chrysanthemum a. In situ conservation b. Ex situ conservation c. Migration d. Biotechnology
9. it is also called Spanish plum? c. cryopreservation d. germ conservation 29. The seeds as well as the progeny resulting from
a. apple b. duhat c. siniguelas d.santol 19. Set of collections for long term storage? hybridization?
10. Is an air channel in the roots of some plants, which a. collection b. base collection a. hybrid b. F1 c. F2 d. both a and b
allows exchange of gases between the shoot and the c. active collection d. core collection 30. Superiority of F1 of a cross between two genetically
root 20. Comprise set of collections which are immediately different parents?
a. parenchyma b. aerenchyma available for distribution or multiplication? a. hybrid vigor b. heterosis
c. mesophyll d. chloropyll a. collection b. base collection c. Anthesis d. both a and b
c. active collection d. core collection
31. The time or act of flower opening or blooming? 42. source of gene which is transferred to the recurrent 52. type of selection method that selects the progeny of
a. hybrid vigor b. heterosis parent? a single, homozygous and self-pollinated plant?
c. Anthesis d. emasculation a. active parent b. passive parent a. bulk selection b. mass selection
32. Removal of immature anthers from a flower? c. donor parent d. recurrent parent c. pureline selection d. pedigree selection
a. hybrid vigor b. heterosis 43. The well adapted and popular cultivar which lack 53. It starts with the crossing of two genotypes, each of
c. Anthesis d. emasculation one or two desirable traits? which have one or more desirable characters lacked by
33. Transfer of pollen from the anther to a stigma of the a. active parent b. passive parent the other?
same flower or another flower? c. donor parent d. recurrent parent a. bulk selection b. mass selection
a. fertilization b. pollination 44. parents belong to the same species? c. pureline selection d. pedigree selection
c. segregation d. emasculation a. interspecific b. intraspecific 54. The F2 generation is sown at normal commercial
34. Union or fusion of an egg and sperm nucleus to c. intergeneric d. intrageneric planting rates in a large plot. At maturity the crop is
form a zygote? 45. involving two individuals from different species? harvested in mass, and the seeds are used to establish
a. fertilization b. pollination a. interspecific b. intraspecific the next generation in a similar plot. No record of
c. segregation d. emasculation c. intergeneric d. intrageneric ancestry is kept?
35. Separation of alleles at the time of gamete 46. involving two individuals from different genera? a. bulk selection b. mass selection
formation so that each gamete receives only one of the a. interspecific b. intraspecific c. pureline selection d. pedigree selection
alleles of a gene? c. intergeneric d. intrageneric 55. seeds are collected from (usually a few dozen to a
a. fertilization b. pollination 47. What is TGMS? few hundred) desirable appearing individuals in a
c. segregation d. emasculation a. Thermo- Sterile Gene Male Sensitivity population, and the next generation is sown from the
36. Is the production of plants in an F2 generation that b. Thermo-Sensor Genic Male Sterility stock of mixed seed?
are superior to both the parents for one or more c.Thermo-Sensitive Genic Male Sterility a. bulk selection b. mass selection
characters? d. Thermo-Sterile Genic Male Sensitivity c. pureline selection d. pedigree selection
a. fertilization b. transgressive segregation 48. What is CMS? 56. Is produced by intercrossing a number of genotypes
c. segregation d. emasculation a. Cytoplasmic Male Sensitivity of good combining ability?
37. type of hybridization involving 2 parents? b. Cytoplasmic Male Sterility a. variety b. synthetic variety
a. simple cross b. double cross c. Cytoplasma Male Sterility c. hybrid variety d. Inbred variety
c. triple cross d. multiple cross d. Cytoplasma Male Sensitivity 57. is produced by crossing two genotype of good
38. type of hybridization involving 3 parents? 49. a male sterility which is induced by the combining ability?
a. simple cross b. double cross temperature either very high or very low? a. variety b. synthetic variety
c. triple cross d. multiple cross a. Thermo-Sensitive Genic Male Sterility c. hybrid variety d. Inbred variety
39. type of hybridization involving 4 or more parents? b. Thermo-Sterile Genic Male Sensitivity 58. Seeds can not be grown in the next season?
a. simple cross b. double cross c. Cytoplasmic Male Sterility a. variety b. synthetic variety
c. triple cross d. multiple cross d. Cytoplasmic Male Sensitivity c. hybrid variety d. Inbred variety
40. type of hybridization involving two single cross? 50. a male sterility which is genetic in nature and found 59. A condition in F1 hybrid which shows better trait in
a. simple cross b. double cross in the cytoplasm. It is inherited maternally? any of its parents?
c. triple cross d. multiple cross a. Thermo-Sensitive Genic Male Sterility a. osmosis b. heterosis
41. involve repeated crossing of the F1 to one of the b. Thermo-Sterile Genic Male Sensitivity c. Anthesis d. pureline
parents? c. Cytoplasmic Male Sterility 60. Are known for their hybrid vigor and for their ability
a. simple cross b. double cross d. Cytoplasmic Male Sensitivity to produce usable seed for succeeding seasons?
c. triple cross d. back cross 51. it is defined as the oldest and most basic procedure a. varieties b. synthetic varieties
in plant breeding? c. hybrid varieties d. Inbred varieties
a. conventional b. non conventional
c. hybridization d. biotechnology
61. propagation using artificial environment such as 71. Other term for transgenic crops? 81. high beta-carotene content?
tissue culture which make use of culture media? a. GMO crops b. GM crops a. mestizo b. brown rice c. golden rice d. native rice
a. In vivo b. out vivo c. transgene crops d. molecular markers 82. rich in vitamin B?
c. In vitro d. out vitro 72. Useful in the transfer of traits among species with a. mestizo b. brown rice c. golden rice d. native rice
62. propagation by natural method in its natural sexual incompatibility? 83. High lauric acid?
environment? a. DNA transfer b. gene transfer a. corn b. canola c. potato d. soybean
a. In vivo b. out vivo c. cell transfer d. none of the above 84. Other term for kaingin culture?
c. In vitro d. out vitro 73. the most popular method of gene transfer? a. lowland farming b. upland farming
63. All are factors affecting plant regeneration except? a. Particle Bombardment c. slash and burn farming d. contour farming
a. genotype b. explant source b. Agrobacterium mediated DNA transfer 85. is a highly organized integrated set of operation
c. culture conditions d. none of the above c. Microinjection which exist in a complex of natural, social, political and
64. Variation induced in vitro and occurs in somatic d. Diversity arrays Technology economic environment .
cells as in vegetatively propagated plants? 74. This technique involves the natural gene transfer a. farming system b. farm c. pasture d. subdivision
a. somatic variation b. synthetic variation system resident in the bacterial plant pathogens of the 86. generally refers to crop or animals (including fish)
c. soma-clonal variation d. semi-clonal variation genus Agrobacterium? production in paddy fields or swampy areas, where
65. plants derived from the fusion of somatic cells? a. Particle Bombardment there is a continuous or regular availability of water?
a. Somatic inbred plants b. Agrobacterium mediated DNA transfer a. lowland farming b. upland farming
b. somatic hybrid plants c. Microinjection c. agroforestry d. contour farming
c. somatic clone plants d. Diversity arrays Technology 87. involves the culture of crops and animals in any
d. somatic cell plants 75. This method, also referred to as biolistic combination, together with a woody perennial?
66. Are the cells other than sex cells? transformation (from biological ballistics) involves a. lowland farming b. upland farming
a. egg cell b. sperm cell coating biologically active DNA onto small tungsten or c. agroforestry d. contour farming
c. somatic cell d. cell walls gold particles (1-5 m in diameter) and accelerating 88. refers to the growing of crops and/or animals in
67. identify variations in genes or DNA sequence in them into plant tissue at high velocity? relatively flat or plain areas where water is not regularly
plant or animal genomes with a known location on a a. Particle Bombardment available except through precipitation (rainfall) or
chromosome and associated with a particular gene or b. Agrobacterium mediated DNA transfer irrigation?
trait? c. Microinjection a. lowland farming b. upland farming
a. GMO b. GM d. Diversity arrays Technology c. agroforestry d. contour farming
c. transgene d. molecular markers 76. uses small needle to insert the gene into the plant 89. the production of crops/and or animals in areas
68. gene that has been artificially inserted into an cells? with slope of more than 18%?
organism? a. Particle Bombardment a. countour farming b. upland farming
a. GMO b. GM b. Agrobacterium mediated DNA transfer c. highland farming d. hilly farming
c. transgene d. molecular markers c. Microinjection 90. this is oftentimes interchange with hilly lands,
69. a plant that has a novel combination of genetic d. Diversity arrays Technology because of their similar topographic features, but this is
material obtained through modern technology? 77. All are transgenic crop except? concerned more on agricultural areas of higher
a. GMO b. GM a. corn b. canola c. potato d. none of the above elevation of at least 800-1000 m above sea levels?
c. transgene d. molecular markers 78. It can control the boll weevil? a. countour farming b. upland farming
70. an organism which genetic make-up has been a. corn b. canola c. potato d. soybean c. highland farming d. hilly farming
transformed through genetic engineering? 79. resistant to Colorado beetle? 91. refers to the pattern or arrangement of crops in
a. GMO b. GM a. corn b. canola c. potato d. soybean time and space, as well as the process of growing
c. transgene d. molecular markers 80. Modified high oleic acid? them?
a. corn b. canola c. potato d. soybean a. cropping system b. cropping pattern
c. diversified farming d. Polyculture
92. involves the mixture of annuals crops with other 101. growing of two or more crops simultaneously 110. the hedgerows of trees are planted near the outer
annuals, annuals with perennials, or perennials with intermingled in the same plot with no distinct row edges of terrace benches to serve as erosion control
perennials, or perennials with perennials planted in arrangement? and windbreaks?
spatial pattern? a. relay intercropping b. mixed intercropping a. contour farming b. sloping farming
a. cropping system b. cropping pattern c. intercropping d. row cropping c. unterraced slope d. terrace slope
c. diversified farming d. Polyculture 102. an intercropping where at least one crop is planted 111. refers to the detrimental effects of higher plants of
93. The yearly sequence and spatial arrangement of in rows? one species on the germination, growth or
crops or of crops and fallows on a given area. a. relay intercropping b. mixed intercropping development of plants of another species?
a. cropping system b. cropping pattern c. intercropping d. row cropping a. morphological difference
c. diversified farming d. Polyculture 103. growing of two or more crops together, but b. allelophaty
94. All are determinants of Cropping System except? seedling or transplanting the succeeding one after c. psysiological difference
a.Rainfall (moisture) b. Soil and topography flowering and before the harvest of the former crop? d. autotoxicity
c. Market accessibility d. none of the above a. relay intercropping b. mixed intercropping 112. the difference in form or structure of the
95. this involves the planting of trees especially on c. intercropping d. row cropping component crops especially in terms of height, leaf
steep slopes and heavy clay soils? 104. Intercropping is denoted by? distribution, and formation of the branch will greatly
a. annual monoculture b. perennial monoculture a. + b. - c./ d. ? influence the degree of competition (light, water,
c. biennial monoculture d. monoculture 105. relay cropping is denoted by? nutrients) between and among species?
96. this system utilizes both upland and lowland annual a. + b. - c./ d. ? a. morphological difference
crops like rice, corn and vegetables? 106. the growing of two or more crops simultaneously b. allelophaty
a. annual monoculture b. perennial monoculture in separate plots arranged in strips that can be c. psysiological difference
c. biennial monoculture d. monoculture independently cultivated d. autotoxicity
97. A sequential cropping is denoted by a?? a. sorjan cultivation b. strip cropping 113. The growing of different crops in a definite order
a. + b. - c./ d. ? c. hilly cropping d. alley cropping of succession on the same land?
98. the development of a new crop without replanting 107. system of crop cultivation in parallel beds and a. sorjan cultivation b. strip cropping
from buds on the root system, stubble or stems of the sinks wherein lowland crops are planted in the sinks c. crop rotation d. alley cropping
preceding crops, a harvest not necessarily for grains? and upland crops are grown in beds? 114. It refers to a system of growing rice in combination
a. budding b. grafting c. ratooning d. layering a. sorjan cultivation b. strip cropping with other crops and other components of production
99. growing of two or more crops in sequence on the c. hilly cropping d. alley cropping outside the crop such as fish culture and livestock
same field within a 12 month period, with the 108. the system follows an alternate succession of the raising?
succeeding crop planted only after the preceding crop strips or hedgerow croppings of perennial crops a. Hilly rice farming system
has been harvested such that a farmer managed only established along the contour of the slope and an open b. Integrated rice farming system
one crop at any time on the same field? space or alley which is devoted to annual agricultural c. SALT rice cropping system
a. row cropping b. sequential cropping crops? d. Countour rice farming
c. intercropping d. alley cropping a. sorjan cultivation b. strip cropping 115. The linking together of two normally separate
100. the growing of two or more crops simultaneously c. hilly cropping d. alley cropping farming systems which become subsystem of a whole
on the same field such that the period of overlap is long 109. the hedgerows of trees are planted along the farming systems?
enough to include vegetative stage? contour and the alleys devoted to agricultural crops a. Hilly farming system
a. triple cropping b. sequential cropping that also follow the contours? b. Integrated farming system
c. intercropping d. row cropping a. contour farming b. sloping farming c. SALT cropping system
c. unterraced slope d. terrace slope d. Countour farming
116. is a land-use system in which agricultural 129. Chromosome number of onion? 140. an organism or cell with more than 2 genomes?
crops/and or livestock and forest trees are raised on the a. 8 b. 10 c. 11 d. 12 a. diploid b. polyploid
same land either sequentially through rotational use or 130. all are self-pollinated except? c. autopolyploid d. allopolyploid
simultaneous? a. barley b. cucumber c. broccoli d. lettuce 141. an organism or cell with more than 2 identical
a. SALT 1 b. SALT 2 131. all are cross-pollinated crops except? genomes?
c. Agroforestry d. Integrated Farming a. apple b. cabbage c. celery d. eggplant a. diploid b. polyploid
117. It is used to measure the yield advantage of 132. States that unit hereditary characters occur in c. autopolyploid d. allopolyploid
intercropping wherein the yield of the crops in mixed pairs, and that in the formation of gametes these 142. an organism or cell with more than 2 non-identical
culture is compared with that grown in pure stand? segregate so that only one member of the pair goes genomes?
a. Land Equivalent Ratio b. Land Index Value into a particular gamete? a. diploid b. polyploid
c. Land Yield Ratio d. Land Yield Value a. law of independent assortment c. autopolyploid d. allopolyploid
118. It is a combination of perennials and/or the b. law of segregation 143. threadlike bodies that are carrier of genes?
growing of annuals with perennials of different stature c. law of hybrid cross a. cell b. DNA c. RNA d. chromosome
in a row or mixed intercropping? d. law of interaction 144. the phenomenon wherein a hybrid exceeds the
a. Multi-storey cropping 133. States that genes for different characters are performance of its parents for one or more
b. Integrated farming inherited independently of one another or that the characteristics?
c. SALT cropping members of one pair of alleles segregate independently a. recombinants b. superior recombinants
d. Countour farming of the other pairs? c. hybrid vigor d. Progeny
119. a system of cropping in which as many crops as a. law of independent assortment 145. products of mating, descendants?
possible are grown on the same land within a year? b. law of segregation a. recombinants b. superior recombinants
a. double cropping b. triple cropping c. law of hybrid cross c. hybrid vigor d. Progeny
c. intercropping d. multiple cropping d. law of interaction 146. those progenies that possess good combinations
120. all are tree species for agroforestry except? 134. involves a cross between two contrasting traits? of genes from parents?
a. Sweitenia macrophylla a. monohybrid b.dihybrid c. hybrid d. inbred a. recombinants b. superior recombinants
b. Gmelina arborea 135. the sum total of all hereditary material in a single c. hybrid vigor d. Progeny
c. Eucalyptus deglupta (interbreeding) species, all those that can be sources of 147. results from new combinations of genetic material
d. none of the above genes? (or parents)?
121. Chromosome number of cotton? a. germplasm b. genetic diversity a. recombinants b. superior recombinants
a. 12 b. 20 c. 24 d. 26 c. genetic variability d. genetic engineering c. hybrid vigor d. Progeny
122. Chromosome number of potato? 136. describes the tendency of genetic characteristics 148. reduction in performance that is associated with
a. 12 b. 20 c. 24 d. 26 to vary? an increase in homozygosity due to inbreeding,
123. Chromosome number of soybean? a. germplasm b. genetic diversity reduction, in vigor due to the mating of closely related
a. 12 b. 20 c. 24 d. 26 c. genetic variability d. genetic engineering individuals?
124. Chromosome number of tobacco? 137. the total number of genetic characteristics in the a. hybriding depression
a. 12 b. 20 c. 24 d. 26 genetic makeup of a species? b. depression in gene
125. Chromosome number of squash? a. germplasm b. genetic diversity c. inbreeding depression
a. 12 b. 20 c. 24 d. 26 c. genetic variability d. genetic engineering d. allelophaty
126. Chromosome number of corn? 138. a full set of chromosomes, all the heritable traits of 149. a plant that was deliberately altered or selected
a. 8 b. 10 c. 11 d. 12 an organism? by humans?
127. Chromosome number of tomato? a. gene b. genome c. cell d. DNA a. breed b. variety c. cultigen d. cultivars
a. 8 b. 10 c. 11 d. 12 139. basic unit of inheritance or heredity? 150. mean number of individuals with polymorphic
128. Chromosome number of watermelon? a. gene b. genome c. cell d. DNA loci?
a. 8 b. 10 c. 11 d. 12 a. homozygosity b. heterozygosity c. both d. none
151. refers to domesticated plants adapted to the
natural and cultural environment in which they live (or
originated) and, in some cases, work?
a. sciophytes b. breed d. Landrace c. Variety
152. the proportion of polymorphic loci across the
genome.?
a. allele b. gene diversity c. hybrid vigor d. progeny