Question

Match List - I with List - II. 

List - I		List - II
(a)	Protoplast fusion	(i)	Totipotency
(b)	Plant tissue culture	(ii)	Pomato
(c)	Meristem culture	(iii)	Somaclones
(d)	Micropropagation	(iv)	Virus-free plants

 

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

• A. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
• B. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
• C. (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
• D. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

To solve this matching question, we need to understand each term from List - I and match it with its appropriate description from List - II. Here's the step-by-step reasoning:

1. Protoplast fusion (a):
   • Protoplast fusion involves the fusion of two or more plant protoplasts without cell walls to form a hybrid cell that can grow into a new plant.
   • This technique is used to combine traits from two different plants, one application being the creation of a "Pomato," which is a plant producing both potatoes and tomatoes.
   • Thus, (a) matches with (ii) Pomato.
2. Plant tissue culture (b):
   • Tissue culture is the technique of maintaining or growing plant cells, tissues, or organs in a sterile, nutrient culture medium of known composition.
   • A key aspect of tissue culture is the concept of "totipotency," the ability of a single cell to divide and develop into a complete plant.
   • Thus, (b) matches with (i) Totipotency.
3. Meristem culture (c):
   • Meristem culture involves culturing the meristematic tissues (like shoot tips) of plants, which are virus-free.
   • This technique is primarily used to produce virus-free plants.
   • Thus, (c) matches with (iv) Virus-free plants.
4. Micropropagation (d):
   • Micropropagation is a method of rapidly multiplying stock plant material to produce a large number of progeny plants, using modern plant tissue culture methods.
   • An outcome of micropropagation is the production of "somaclones," which are plants derived from somatic cell cultures that are genetically identical to the parent plant.
   • Thus, (d) matches with (iii) Somaclones.

Therefore, the correct matching sequence from List - I to List - II is: (ii) (i) (iv) (iii).

Hence, the correct answer is (ii) (i) (iv) (iii).