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Plant Breeding Questions

Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs):
1. What is plant breeding? a) The process of growing plants from seeds
b) The science of changing plant traits intentionally c) The study of plant
diseases d) The practice of pruning plants

2. Answer: b) The science of changing plant traits intentionally

3. Which of the following is an objective of plant breeding? a)

Increasing the number of plant species b) Producing crop varieties with
desired traits c) Eliminating all pests from crops d) Decreasing crop yield

4. Answer: b) Producing crop varieties with desired traits

5. What is heterosis in plant breeding? a) The process of crossing

unrelated plants b) The phenomenon where hybrid offspring show
better traits than their parents c) The selection of pure line plants d) The
use of mutation breeding

6. Answer: b) The phenomenon where hybrid offspring show better

traits than their parents

7. Which breeding method involves crossing two different inbred

lines to create a hybrid with superior traits? a) Pure line selection b)
Mass selection c) Heterosis d) Back cross breeding method

8. Answer: c) Heterosis

9. What is the primary purpose of back cross breeding? a) To create

new plant varieties b) To improve the genetic diversity of crops c) To
transfer specific traits from a hybrid to one of its parents d) To induce
mutations in plants

10. Answer: c) To transfer specific traits from a hybrid to one of

its parents

11. Which of the following is NOT a method of plant breeding? a)

Mutation breeding b) Bulk breeding c) Pure line selection d) Random
seed collection
 12. Answer: d) Random seed collection
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13. Breeding material refers to the pool of plants or genetic
resources that breeders use to develop new varieties.

14. Bulk breeding method involves selecting and propagating plants

based on their overall performance without considering individual traits.

15. Parts of a typical flower include sepals, petals, stamens, and

carpels. These structures play essential roles in pollination and
reproduction.

16. Pure line selection aims to maintain the genetic uniformity of a

population by repeatedly self-pollinating selected plants.
True/False:
17. True or False: Mass selection is a method where plants with
desirable traits are selected from a population and propagated.

18. Answer: True

19. True or False: Mutation breeding aims to create new plant

varieties by inducing genetic changes through mutations.

20. Answer: True

21. True or False: Plant introduction refers to the process of

establishing crop plants in new environments.

22. Answer: True

23. True or False: Back cross breeding involves crossing a hybrid

plant with one of its parents to transfer specific traits.

24. Answer: True

25. True or False: Plant breeding contributes significantly to global

food security by developing high-yielding and disease-resistant crop
varieties.

26. Answer: True

Remember, plant breeding plays a crucial role in improving crop varieties and
ensuring food security. 🌱🌾