1000+ Anatomy of flowering plant Multiple Choice Question Answer [Solved]

1. Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.

A. Spring wood or	I. Lighter in colour early wood
B. Autumn wood or	II. High density late wood
..	III. Low density
..	IV. Darker in colour
..	V. Larger number of xylem elements
..	VI. Vessels with wider cavity
..	VII. Lesser number of xylem elements
..	VIII. Vessels with small cavity

Which of the following combination is correct ?
A. A II, IV, VII, VIII; B I, III, V, VI
B. A I, II, VII, VIII; B III, IV, V, VI
C. A I, III, V, VI; B II, IV, VII, VIII
D. A I, III, VII, VIII; B II, IV, V, VI
Answer : C

2. The given figure shows apical meristem of root apex with few part marked as A, B and C. Identify the correct labelling of A, B and C.

A. A Vascular structure, B Protoderm, C Root cap
B. A Cortex, B Endodermis, C Root cap
C. A Cortex, B Protoderm, C Root cap
D. A Tunica, B Protoderm, C Root cap
Answer : C

3. Match the terms given in column I with their funciton given in column II and choose the correct option.

Column-I	Column-II
(Term)	(Functions)
A. Meristem	I. Photosynthesis, storage
B. Parenchyma	II. Mechanical support
C. Collenchyma	III. Actively dividing cells
D. Sclerenchyma	IV. Stomata
E. Epidermal tissue	V. Sclereids

A. A I, B III, C V, D II, E IV
B. A III, B I, C II, D V, E IV
C. A II, B IV, C V, D I, E III
D. A V, B IV, C III, D II, E I
Answer : B

4. Trees at sea do not have annual rings because
A. soil is sandy.
B. there is climatic variation.
C. there is no marked climatic variation.
D. there is enough moisture in the atmosphere.
Answer : C

5. Which type of plant tissue is being described by the given statements?

1. It consists of long, narrow cells with thick and lignified cell walls having a few or numerous pits.
2. They are dead and without protoplasts.
3. On the basis of variation in form, structure, origin and development, it may be either fibres or sclereids.
4. It provides mechanical support to organs.

A. Parenchyma
B. Sclerenchyma
C. Collenchyma
D. Chlorenchyma
Answer : B

6. In stems, the protoxylem lies towards the _____________ and the metaxylem lies towards the ____________ of the organ.
A. centre; periphery
B. periphery; centre
C. periphery; periphery
D. centre; centre
Answer : A

7. Read the following statements and answer the question.

1. It has a sclerenchymatous hypodermis, a large number of scattered vascular bundles and a large parenchymatous ground tissue.
2. Vascular bundles are conjoint and closed.
3. Peripheral vascular bundles are generally smaller than the centrally located ones.
4. Phloem parenchyma is absent, and water- containing cavities are present within the vascular bundles.

Which plant anatomy is being described by the above statements?
A. Dicotyledonous root
B. Monocotyledonous root
C. Dicotyledonous stem
D. Monocotyledonous stem
Answer : D

8. Some vascular bundles are described as open because these
A. are surrounded by pericycle but not endodermis.
B. are capable of producing secondary xylem and phloem.
C. possess conjunctive tissue between xylem and phloem.
D. are not surrounded by pericycle.
Answer : B

9. An organised and differentiated cellular structure having cytoplasm but no nucleus is called _________.
A. vessels
B. xylem parenchyma
C. sieve tubes
D. tracheids
Answer : C

10. As secondary growth proceeds, in a dicot stem, the thickness of
A. sapwood increases.
B. heartwood increase.
C. both sapwood and heartwood increases.
D. both sapwood and heartwood remains the same.
Answer : C

11. Match column-I with column-II and select the correct option from the codes given below.

Column-I	Column-II
A. Stele	I. Innermost layer of cortex
B. Endodermis	II. Suberin
C. Casparian strips	III. All the tissues exterior to vascular cambium
D. Bark	IV. All the tissues inner to endodermis

A. A IV, B I, C II, D III
B. A III, B II, C I, D IV
C. A I, B II, C III, D IV
D. A IV, B II, C I, D III
Answer : A

12. Identify types of vascular bundles in given figures A, B and C.

A. Radial; Conjoint closed; Conjoint open
B. Conjoint closed; Conjoint open; Radial
C. Conjoint open; Conjoint closed; Radial
D. Bicollateral; Concentric; Radial
Answer : A

13. The given figures are types of elements (A and B) which constitute one type of complex tissue (c) of a plant . Identify A, B and C.

A. A Tracheid, B Vessel, C Xylem
B. A Vessel, B Tracheild, C Phloem
C. A Fibre, B Tracheid, C Bark
D. A Fibre, B Sclereid, C Casparian strips
Answer : A