Questions
Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following statements is true about the structure and function of plant tissues?
- Most of the tissues are supportive and dead.
- Most of the tissues are supportive and are uniformly distributed.
- Most of the tissues are live and uniformly distributed.
- Most of the tissues provide mechanical strength and are alive.
- Most of the tissues provide mechanical strength and are uniformly distributed.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
The parenchyma cells found in aquatic plants are called
- chlorenchyma
- aerenchyma
- collenchyma
- sclerenchyma
- phloem
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Primary growth in plants is initiated by
- apical meristems
- lateral meristems
- cambium
- dermal tissue
- intercalary meristems
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Mature sclerenchyma cells are
- thin walled and often contain chloroplasts
- lignified and contain no living protoplast
- suberised and contain living protoplasts
- lignified and contain living protoplasts
- lignified and suberised
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which type of epithelial cells does inner layer of intestines consist of?
- Squamous
- Columnar
- Ciliated columnar
- Cuboidal epithelium
- Stratified squamous epithelium
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Xylem consists of which of the following elements?
- Tracheids, sieve tubes, fibres and companion cells
- Tracheids, xylem fibres, companion cells and vessels
- Tracheids, xylem fibres, vessels and xylem parenchyma
- Tracheids, sieve tubes, fibres and parenchyma
- Tracheids, sieve tubes, phloem fibres and vessels
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Ciliated columnar epithelium forms the lining of
- mouth
- intestine
- respiratory tract
- kidney tubules
- ducts of salivary glands
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which simple permanent tissue is thickened at the corner?
- Chlorenchyma
- Aerenchyma
- Collenchyma
- Sclerenchyma
- Phloem
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Corners of Collenchyma are thick due the presence of
- lignin
- pectin
- chloroplast
- plastids
- chromoplasts
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Bone cells are embedded in a hard matrix that is composed of
- calcium and phosphorus compounds
- calcium compounds only
- phosphorus compounds only
- proteins and sugars
- proteins and phosphorus
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which tissue makes the husk of coconut?
- Parenchyma
- Sclerenchyma
- Collenchyma
- Chlorenchyma
- Vascular bundles
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Two bones can be connected to each other by which type of connective tissue?
- Ligament
- Tendon
- Cartilage
- Areolar connective tissue
- Blood
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Main features of striated muscle are
- multinucleate with dark and light bands
- uninucleate and unbranched
- spindle shaped and involuntary
- branched and multinucleated
- branched and cylindrical
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Neuron consists of a
- nerve cell with cytoplasm and nucleus
- nerve cell with short fibres called axon
- nerve cell with long part as axon and short branches called dendrites
- nerve cell with nerve endings
- nerve cell without nucleus