Multiple choice

Match the entries in column I with those in column II and select the correct answer.

Column – I
Column – II
A. Karl Ereky 1. Coined the term gene
B. G. W. Carver 2. Father of plant tissue culture
C. Haberlandt 3. Father of agricultural biotechnology
D. Wilhelm Johannsen 4. Coined the term biotechnology

  1. A - 4, B - 2, C - 3, D - 1

  2. A - 4, B - 1, C - 2, D - 3

  3. A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1

  4. A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 1

  5. A - 3, B - 4, C - 2, D - 1
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The term biotechnology was coined by Karl Ereky. George Washington Carver was a pioneer of industrial and agricultural biotechnology. He is often termed as father of agricultural biotechnology. Haberlandt was the first scientist to produce whole plants from plant tissues and so he is popularly called as the father of plant tissue Culture. Danish botanist Wilhelm Johannsen coined the term gene in 1909 to describe the fundamental physical and functional units of heredity.

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