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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

Correct Answer :

A. collenchyma


Collenchyma is living mechanical tissue, found beneath the epidermis (i.e., hypodermis) of herbaceous dicot stem. The intercellular spaces in this tissue are absent because in intercellular spaces at the corner of cells thickenings of cellulose and pectin develop due to which the cell wall become rigid and thick at corners.

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Which one of the following option shows the correct labelling of the parts marked as A, B, C and D in the given figure of a typical dicot root?

A. A Primary phloem, B Vascular cambium, C Secondary phloem, D Primary xylem

B. A Secondary phloem, B Vascular cambium, C Primary phloem, D Primary xylem

C. A Primary phloem, B Primary xylem, C Secondary phloem, D Vascular cambium

D. A Secondary phloem, B Primary xylem, C Primary phloem, D Vascular cambium

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A piece of wood having no vessels (trachea) must be belonged to

A. teak

B. mango

C. pine

D. palm

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A student was given a tissue to observe under the microscope. He observes the tissue and concludes that the tissue is a type of simple plant tissue and provides mechanical support to young stem and petiole of leaf.
Identify the tissue.

A. Parenchyma

B. Collenchyma

C. Sclerenchyma

D. Xylem parenchyma

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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.

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Bast fibres are made up of _____________cells.

A. sclerenchymatous

B. chlorenchymatous

C. parenchymatous

D. aerenchymatous

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A narrow layer of thin walled cells found between phloem/ bark and wood of a dicot is

A. cork cambium

B. vascular cambium

C. endodermis

D. both (a) & (c)

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Which one of the following have vessels as their characteristic feature?

A. Angiosperms

B. Gymnosperms

C. Pteridophytes

D. Bryophytes

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Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.
A. Spring wood orI. Lighter in colour early wood
B. Autumn wood orII. 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

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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

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Which of the following figure is a type of permanent tissue having many different types of cell?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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Which of the following process helps the trichomes in preventing water loss?

A. Where companion cells helps in maintaining the pressure gradient in the sieve tubes.

B. Where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves.

C. Where activity of cork cambium builds pressure on the remaining layers peripheral to phellogen and ultimately these layers dies and slough off.

D. None of the above

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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

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Identify the types of simple tissue indicated by A, B, C and D and their function.

A. A Parenchyma, Photosynthesis, Storage and Secretion.

B. B Sclerenchyma Scleriods; Transport food material

C. C Collenchyma; Provides mechanical support to organs.

D. D Sclerenchyma Fibres; Provide Mechanical support to the growing parts of the plant such as young stem and petiole of a leaf.

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Which meristem helps in increasing girth?

A. Lateral meristem

B. Intercalary meristem

C. Primary meristem

D. Apical meristem

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Tissues are classified into two main groups, namely meristematic and permanent tissues on the basis of

A. whether the cells being able to divide or not.

B. position of the cells.

C. whether they are living or dead.

D. none of the above

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Match the terms given in column I with their features given in column II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
(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 parenchyma(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)

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Apical and intercalary meristems are primary meristems because

A. they occur in the mature region of roots and shoots of many plants.

B. they made up of different kinds of tissues.

C. they involved in secondary growth.

D. they appear early in life of a plant and contribute to the formation of the primary plant body.

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Cork is formed from

A. phellogen

B. vascular cambium

C. phloem

D. xylem

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct?
  1. Cork cambium is also called phellogen.
  2. Cork is also called phellem.
  3. Secondary cortex is also called periderm.
  4. 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)

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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

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Match the elements of xylem given in column I with their character given in the column II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
A. Xylem vesselsI. Store food materials
B. Xylem tracheidsII. Obliterated lumen
C. Xylem fibresIII. Perforated plates
D. Xylem parenchymaIV. Chisel-like ends

A. A IV; B III; C II; D I

B. A III; B II; C I; D IV

C. A II; B I; C IV; D III

D. A III; B IV; C II; D I

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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

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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.

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Gymnosperms are also called soft wood spermatophytes because they lack

A. cambium

B. phloem fibres

C. thick-walled tracheids

D. xylem fibres

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Which one of the following statement is incorrect ?
  1. Epidermal cell has small amount of cytoplasm and a large vacuole.
  2. Waxy cuticle layer is absent in roots.
  3. Root hairs are unicellular, while stem hairs / trichomes are multicellular.
  4. Trichomes may be branched or unbranched, soft or stiff and prevent transpiration.
  5. Guard cells are dumbell shaped in dicots and beanshaped in monocots (e.g. grass).

A. Only (i)

B. Only (iv)

C. Only (iii)

D. Only (v)

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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

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Lignin is the important constituent in the cell wall of

A. phloem

B. parenchyma

C. xylem

D. cambium

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Which of following helps bamboo and grasses to elongate ?

A. Apical meristems

B. Lateral meristems

C. Secondary meristems

D. Intercalary meristems

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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

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In the given columns, column I contain structures of female reproductive system and column II contain its feature. Select the correct match.
Column-IColumn-II
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)