The Mystery of Growth - 1

The Mystery of Growth - 1

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following cells in a plant organ helps the organism to perform conduction of water?

  1. Phloem
  2. Epidermis
  3. Xylem
  4. Cambium
  5. Collenchyma
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a characteristic of meristematic tissue?

  1. Its component cells are small, spherical or polygonal and undifferentiated.
  2. Intercellular spaces are absent.
  3. Cell wall of its cells is thin and elastic.
  4. A large central vacuole occurs in living permanent cells.
  5. Its cells grow and divide regularly.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a function of parenchyma?

  1. Parenchyma acts as a primary support to the stem of herbaceous plants.
  2. Parenchyma stores and assimilates food.
  3. Transport of material occurs through cell walls of parenchyma cells.
  4. It is a mechanical tissue in young dicotyledonous stems and provide mechanical support and elasticity.
  5. The intercellular air spaces of parenchyma cells allow gaseous exchange.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The walls of cork cells are heavily thickened with an organic substance called

  1. epidermis
  2. suberin
  3. phelloderm
  4. cutin
  5. pectin
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

a. Apical meristems 1. These are located at the base of leaves and internodes.
b. Lateral meristems 2. These are found beneath the bark and in vascular bundles of dicot roots and stems.
c. Intercalary meristems 3. These are situated at the growing tip of stems and roots.
  1. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
  2. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  3. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  4. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
  5. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The cell walls of sclerenchyma are greatly thickened with

  1. xylem
  2. phloem
  3. lignin
  4. aerenchyma
  5. epidermis
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Acne and pimples on the face are due to the secretion of ____________________.

  1. tear glands
  2. sebaceous glands
  3. bile from liver
  4. enzymes in the digestive tract
  5. sweat glands
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the protruding part of the throat seen in boys during adolescence called?

  1. Voice chamber
  2. Larynx
  3. Pharynx
  4. Adam's orange
  5. Proboscis
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which hormone helps the body in controlling stress?

  1. Estrogen
  2. Testosterone
  3. Adrenaline
  4. Thyroxine
  5. Insulin
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Suresh's father was suffering from ‘diabetes’ because his pancreas was not producing a hormone in a sufficient quantity. Identify the hormone.

  1. Thyroxine
  2. Vasopressin
  3. Insulin
  4. Estrogen
  5. Adrenaline
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following changes are seen in a boy during puberty?

a. Wider chest
b. Broadening of shoulders
c. Wider spine bones
d. Broadening of pelvis

  1. a and d
  2. c and d
  3. a and d
  4. a and b
  5. b and d
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If fertilisation does not occur, the process of shedding of the uterine wall is called

  1. menarche
  2. menstruation
  3. implantation
  4. pregnancy
  5. menopause
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

By which mode of reproduction does a hydra reproduce?

  1. Regeneration
  2. Budding
  3. Zygote formation
  4. Binary fission
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following organisms reproduces by asexual reproduction?

  1. Frog
  2. Cow
  3. Butterfly
  4. Amoeba
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is true about binary fission?

  1. It involves the division of nucleus only.
  2. It involves the division of nucleus and then the complete cell.
  3. It involves the division of nucleus into four nuclei.
  4. The division of nucleus does not take place, but the cell divides to form daughter cells.