1000+ Anatomy of flowering plant Multiple Choice Question Answer [Solved]
Thursday 9th of March 2023
2. A vascular bundle in which the protoxylem is pointing to the periphery is called __________.
A. endarch
B. exarch
C. radial
D. closed
Answer : B
3. A plant tissue when stained showed the presence of hemicellulose and pectin in cells wall of its cells. The tissue is called
A. collenchyma
B. sclerenchyma
C. xylem
D. meristem
Answer : A
4. Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.
Column -I | Column -II |
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A. Bulliform cells | I. Initiation of lateral roots |
B. Pericycle | II. Root |
C. Endarch xylem | III. Grasses |
D. Exarch xylem | IV. Dicot leaf |
E. Bundle sheath cells | V. Stem |
A. A III, B V, C IV, D I, E II
B. A II, B V, C I, D III, E IV
C. A II, B IV, C I, D III, E V
D. A III, B I, C V, D II, E IV
Answer : D
5. Which one of the followings option shows the correct labelling of the parts marked as A, B, C and D in the given figure a lenticel?
A. A Epidermis, B Secondary cortex, C Cork cambium, D Cork
B. A Pore, B Cork cambium, C Secondary cortex, D Cork
C. A Pore, B Cork, C Complimentary cells, D Cork cambium
D. A Epidermis, B Complimentary cells, C Cork cambium, D Secondary cortex
Answer : D
6. Which of the following statements are correct ?
- Xylem transports water and minerals.
- Gymnosperms lack sieve tubes and companion cells in phloem.
- The first formed primary xylem is called metaxylem.
- Phloem fibres (bast fibres) are made up of collenchymatous cells.
A. (i) and (iii)
B. (i) and (ii)
C. (iii) and (iv)
D. (i) and (iv)
Answer : B
7. A tissue is a group of cells which are
A. similar in origin, but dissimilar in form and function.
B. dissimilar in origin, form and function.
C. dissimilar in origin, but similar in form and function.
D. similar in origin, form and function.
Answer : D
8. The __________ occurs in layers below the epidermis in dicotyledonous plants.
A. parenchyma
B. sclerenchyma
C. collenchyma
D. aerenchyma
Answer : C
9. Which of the following pair of match is not correct?
A. Pith - Large and well developed in monocotyledonous root.
B. Root hairs - Helps in preventing water loss due to transpiration
C. Sieve tube elements - Its functions are controlled by the nucleus of companion cells.
D. Stomatal apparatus - Consists of stomatal aperture, guard cells and surrounding subsidiary cells
Answer : A
10. The length of different internodes in a culm of sugarcane is variable because of
A. size of leaf lamina at the node below each internode
B. intercalary meristem
C. shoot apical meristem
D. position of axillary buds
Answer : B
11. Tissue(s) present in an annual ring is/are
A. secondary xylem and phloem.
B. primary xylem and phloem.
C. secondary xylem only.
D. primary phloem and secondary xylem.
Answer : C
12. Gymnosperms are also called soft wood spermatophytes because they lack
A. cambium
B. phloem fibres
C. thick-walled tracheids
D. xylem fibres
Answer : D
13. Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct?
- Cork cambium is also called phellogen.
- Cork is also called phellem.
- Secondary cortex is also called periderm.
- Cork cambium, cork and secondary cortex are collectively called phelloderm.
A. (iii) and (iv)
B. (i) and (ii)
C. (ii) and (iii)
D. (ii) and (iv)
Answer : A
14. In an experiment, a student cut a transverse section of young stem of a plant which he has taken from his school garden.
After observing it under the microscope how would he ascertain whether it is a monocot stem or a dicot stem?
A. With the help of bulliform cells.
B. With the help of casparian strips.
C. With the help of vascular bundles.
D. With the help of stomatal apparatus.
Answer : C
15. Match the terms given in column I with their features given in column II and choose the correct option.
Column-I | Column-II |
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(Terms) | (Features) |
A. Fibres | (i) Cells are living and thin walled with cellulosic cell wall, store food materials in the form of starch or fat |
B. Sclereids | (ii) Main water conductive cells of the pteridophytes and the gymnosperms |
C. Tracheids | (iii) Thick walled, elongated and pointed cells, generally occurring in groups |
D. Vessels | (iv) Long cylindrical tube like structure and cells are devoid of protoplasm. Characteristic feature of angiosperms |
E. Xylem parnchyma | (v) Reduced form of sclerenchyma cells with highly thickened lignified cellular walls that form small bundles of durable layers of tissue in most plants. |
A. A - (i), B - (ii), C - (iii), D - (iv), E - (v)
B. A - (iii), B - (v), C - (ii), D - (iv), E - (i)
C. A - (iii), B - (i), C - (v), D - (ii), E - (iv)
D. A - (v), B - (iv), C - (iii), D - (i), E - (ii)
Answer : B
16. Sieve tubes are suited for translocation of food because they possess
A. bordered pits.
B. no ends walls.
C. broader lumen and perforated cross walls.
D. no protoplasm.
Answer : C
17. Phellogen and phellem respectively denote
A. cork and cork cambium,
B. cork cambium and cork,
C. secondary cortex and cork,
D. cork and secondary cortex,
Answer : B
18. 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
19. T.S. of dicot stem is given below, certain parts have been marked by alphabets (A I). Choose the option which shows their correct labelling.
A. A Epidermis, B Epidermal hair, C Parenchyma, D Starch sheath, E Hypodermis (collenchyma), F Vascular bundle, G Bundle cap, H Medulla or pith, I Medullary rays
B. A Epidermal hair, B Epidermis, C Hypodermis (collenchyma), D Parenchyma, E Endoderm is (Starch Sheath), F Pericycle, G Vascular bundle, H Medullary rays, I Medulla or pith
C. A Epidermal hair, B Epidermis, C Hypodermis (collenchyma), D Starch sheath, E Parenchyma, F Vascular bundle, G Bundle cap, H Medulla or pith, I Medullary rays
D. A Epidermal hair, B Epidermis, C Parenchyma, D Hypodermis (collenchyma), E Starch sheath, F Vascular bundle, G Bundle cap, H Medulla or pith, I Medullary rays
Answer : B
20. The apical meristem of the root is present
A. in all the roots.
B. only in radicals.
C. only in tap roots.
D. only in adventitious roots.
Answer : A
21. Xylem functions as a conducting tissue for water and minerals from _________to the ______and__________.
A. roots, stems, leaves
B. stems, roots, leaves
C. leaves, stems, roots
D. leaves, stems, leaves
Answer : A
22. Apical, intercalary and lateral meristems are differentiated on the basis of
A. origin
B. function
C. position
D. development
Answer : C
23. A common structural feature of vessel elements and sieve tube elements are
A. pores on lateral walls.
B. presence of p-protein.
C. enucleate condition.
D. thick secondary walls.
Answer : C
24. In the given columns, column I contain structures of female reproductive system and column II contain its feature. Select the correct match.
Column-I | Column-II |
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A. Lateral meristem | (i) Fascicular vascular cambium, interfascicular cambium and cork cambium. |
B. Apical meristem | (ii) Produces dermal tissue, ground tissues and vascular tissue. |
C. Bast fibres | (iii) Generally absent in primary phloem but found in secondary phloem. |
D. Sap wood | (iv) Involved in the conduction of water and minerals from the root to leaf. |
A. A - (i), B - (ii), C - (iii), D - (iv)
B. A - (iii), B - (i), C - (ii), D - (iv)
C. A - (i), B - (iv), C - (iii), D - (ii)
D. A - (ii), B - (iv), C - (iii), D - (i)
Answer : A
25. 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
26. Choose the correct labelling of (A J) in the given figure of T.S. of monocot root.
A. A Root hair, B Epiblema, C Cortex, D Endodermis, E Passage cell, F Pericycle, G Pith, H Phloem, I Metaxylem.
B. A Root hair, B Epiblema, C Cortex, D Endodermis, E Passage cell, F Pith, G Pericycle, H Metaxylem, I Phloem.
C. A Root hair, B Epiblema, C Cortex, D Endodermis, E Pericycle, F Phloem, G Protoxylem, I Metaxylem
D. A Root hair, B Cortex, C Epiblema, D Pericycle, E Endodermis, F Pith, G Phloem, H Protoxylem, I Metaxylem
Answer : C
27. 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
28. 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
29. 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
30. Which of the following is responsible for the formation of an embryonic shoot called axillary bud?
A. Lateral meristem
B. Apical meristem
C. Intercalary meristem
D. Both
Answer : C
33. T.S. of dicot leaf passing through the midrib is given below. Certain parts have been marked by alphabets (A to H). Choose the option showing their correct labelling.
A. A Epidermis, B Spongy mesophyll, C Palisade mesophyll, D Stomata, E Guard cells, F Phloem, G Metaxylem, H Protoxylem
B. A Epidermis, B Palisade mesophyll, C Spongy mesophyll, D Sub-stomatal cavity, E Stoma, F Phloem, G Xylem, H Bundle sheath
C. A Epidermis, B Palisade mesophyll, C Spongy mesophyll, D Stomata, E Guard cells, F Epidermis, G Xylem, H Phloem
D. A Epidermis, C Palisade mesophyll, C Spongy mesophyll, D Stomata, E Guard cells, F Phloem, G Metaxylem, H Protoxylem
Answer : B
41. The given figure shows the T.S of dicot root. Some parts are marked as A, B, C, D, E, & F. Choose the option which shows the correct labelling of marked part.
A. A Epiblema, B Root hair, C Cortex, D Endodermis, E Pith, F Pericycle
B. A Cortex, B Pith, C Epiblema, D Endodermis, E Root hair, F Pericycle
C. A Epiblema, B Endodermis, C Cortex, D Root hair, E Pith, F Pericycle
D. A Cortex, B Epiblema, C Pith, D Endodermis, E Root hair, F Pericycle
Answer : D