Questions
Which of the following belong to the category of meristematic tissue??
a. Lateral tissue
b. Parenchyma tissue
c. Intercalary tissue
d. Collenchyma tissue
- Only a and b
- Only b and c
- Only a and c
- Only b and d
- Only a and d
Which of the following statements is/are false?
a. In animal tissues, living tissues are more abundant as compared to dead tissues.
b. Impulse is the passage of electrical activity along the axon of a nerve cell.
c. Lymph transports excretory products from the tissues to the liver and kidney.
- Only a
- Only a and b
- Only b
- Only b and c
- Only c
Which of the following is/are absent in monocot stems, roots and leaves?
a. Sclerenchyma
b. Parenchyma
c. Collenchyma
- Only a
- Only a and b
- Only b
- Only b and c
- Only c
Which of the following tissues is/are found in the soft parts of the plant such as cortex of roots, ground tissues in stems and mesophyll of leaves?
a. Parenchyma
b. Collenchyma
c. Sclerenchyma
- Only a
- Only a and b
- Only b
- Only b and c
- Only c
The function of which of the following tissues is mainly mechanical and protective, giving strength, rigidity, flexibility and elasticity to the plant body?
a. Collenchyma
b. Sclerenchyma
c. Parenchyma
- Only a
- Only a and b
- Only b
- Only b and c
- Only c
Which of the following is/are the function(s) of intercalary meristem?
a. Intercalary meristem brings about the elongation of the root and stem.
b. Intercalary meristem causes the stem or root to increase in diameter and girth.
c. Intercalary meristem produces an increase in the length of organs such as leaves and internodes.
- Only a
- Only a and b
- Only b
- Only b and c
- Only c
Which of the following is/are conducting tissue(s) and is/are known as vascular tissue(s)?
a. Xylem
b. Epidermis
c. Phloem
- Only b
- Only a and b
- Only b and c
- Only a and c
- Only c
Which of the following xylem elements is/are living and not bounded by thick lignified walls?
a. Tracheids
b. Vessels
c. Xylem parenchyma
d. Xylem sclerenchyma
- Only a
- Only a and c
- Only b and c
- Only c and d
- Only c
Which of the following statements is/are false?
a. Epidermis is one cell thick and is covered with cuticle.
b. The cells of cork cambium are rectangular and their protoplasts contain tannins and chloroplasts.
c. Each stoma is bounded by a specialised kidney-shaped cell called the guard cell.
- Only a
- Only a and b
- Only b
- Only b and c
- Only c
Which of the following is not a connective tissue?
- Areolar tissue
- Striated tissue
- Skeletal tissue
- Adipose tissue
- None of these
Which of the following statements is/are false?
a. In phloem, conduction may be bidirectional or from storage organs to growing parts of plants.
b. The blood plasma contains protein fibers and cells called blood corpuscles.
c. Striated, smooth and cardiac muscles perform movement by contraction and relaxation.
- Only a
- Only a and b
- Only b
- Only b and c
- Only c
Which of the following tissues join skin to the muscles, fill spaces inside organs and are found around muscles, blood vessels and nerves?
- Tendons
- Adipose tissues
- Areolar tissues
- Ligaments
- Aponeuroses
Which of the following muscle fibers are spindle-shaped?
a. Smooth muscles
b. Skeletal muscles
c. Cardiac muscles
- Only a
- Only a and b
- Only b
- Only b and c
- Only c
__________ are dead cells and are devoid of protoplasm.
a. Sclerenchyma cells
b. Collenchyma cells
c. Parenchyma cells
- Only a
- Only a and b
- Only b
- Only b and c
- Only c
Match the following:
| Type of cells | Function |
| a. Cambium | 1. Protection |
| b. Epidermis | 2. Transportation of food |
| c. Xylem | 3. Growth |
| d. Phloem | 4. Conduction of water |
- a - 2, b - 1, c - 4, d - 3
- a - 3, b - 1, c - 4, d - 2
- a - 1, b - 3, c - 4, d - 2
- a - 1, b - 2, c - 3, d - 4
- a - 3, b - 1, c - 2, d - 4
Which of the following is not a function of the adipose tissue?
- It acts as an insulator.
- It keeps visceral organs in position.
- It provides shape to the limbs and the body.
- It serves as a storage site for calcium and phosphate.
- It serves as a fat reservoir.
Phagocytes and immunocytes are the two main kinds of WBCs. Which of the following is a type of immunocyte?
- Lymphocyte
- Neutrophil
- Monocyte
- Basophil
- Eosinophil
Which of the following blood cells are non-living?
a. Red blood corpuscles
b. White bloos corpuscles
c. Platelets
- Only a
- Only a and b
- Only b
- Only b and c
- Only c
Match the following:
| a. Squamous epithelium | 1. It is found in kidney tubules, thyroid vesicles and glands. |
| b. Cuboidal epithelium | 2. It forms the delicate lining of cavities and of blood vessels and covering of the tongue and skin. |
| c. Columnar epithelium | 3. It forms the lining of stomach, small intestines and colon, forming mucous membrane. |
- a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
- a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
- a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
- a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
- a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
Match the following:
| a. Cardiac muscles | 1. They are found in the walls of alimentary canal and internal organs, ducts of glands and blood vessels. |
| b. Smooth muscles | 2. They are found in the muscles of limbs, body wall, face, neck, tongue, pharynx and diaphragm. |
| c. Striated muscles | 3. They are found in the walls of the heart. |
- a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
- a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
- a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
- a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
- a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
Match the following
| a. Axons | 1. They are the single, long cylindrical process of uniform diameter forming fine branches terminally. |
| b. Cytons | 2. They are short processes arising from the cell body and further branching into dendrites. |
| c. Dendrons | 3. They contain a central nucleus and cytoplasm with characteristic deeply stained particles called Nissl's granules. |
- a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
- a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
- a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
- a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
- a - 3, b - 2, c - 1