MEDIA REQUIRED FOR PLANT CELL CULTURE QUIZ

Indole acetic acid (IAA)

All of these

Naphthalenacetic acid (NAA)

2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

N, P, Ca, Na, Cl

N, P, K, Ca, Cl

N, P, K, S, Ca

N, P, K, S, Na

help to remove plants growth regulators introduced at an earlier stage

both (a) and (b)

maintain the pH of the medium

remove toxic phenolics produced by the stressed plant cell

Auxins

Gibberellins

Cytokinins

Brassinosteroids

remove toxic phenolics from plant cells

prevent the gaseous plant hormone, ethylene dioxide from accumulating to detrimental condition.

maintain the pH

All of these

Silver thiosulphate

Citric acid

Succinic acid

Activated charcoal

Fructose

Maltose

Sucrose

Glucose

All of these

Gets easily oxidized

Conjugated to inactive form by plant cells

It is unstable in solution

both (a) and (b)

synthetic buffers such as Tris, MES or HEPS are used

ammonium salts are used

organic acid such as citric, fumaric, malic and succinic acid is used

10-15 g/l

20-30 g/l

60-70 g/l

40-50 g/l