Q. A few normal seedlings of Tomato were kept in the dark room. After a few days they were found to become white coloured like albinos. Which of the following terms will you use to describe them?
(a) Defoliated
(b) Mutated
(c) Embolised
(d) Etiolated
Solution :
Correct option : D Etiolation is a process in which flowering plants are grown in the partial or complete absence of light. Etiolation is mainly characterised by the long and weak stem and smaller, sparse pale yellow colour (chlorosis) leaves due to longer internodes. Hence, the tomato seedlings when kept in the darkroom were found to become white coloured like albinos. So, the answer is ‘Etiolated’.
