Plant Tissues - III
Tests knowledge of plant tissue types, their characteristics, functions, and classification
Questions
Which of the following tissues acquires a specific role and loses the ability of cell division?
- Meristematic tissue
- Permanent tissue
- Cambium
- Vascular cambium
Which of the following meristems helps in increasing the girth of a plant?
- Lateral meristem
- Intercalary meristem
- Primary meristem
- Apical meristem
Which of the following tissues has dead cells?
- Collenchyma
- Sclerenchyma
- Parenchyma
- Phloem
Name the chemical secreted by cork cells that makes them impervious to gases and water.
- Suberin
- Lignin
- Cutin
- Melanin
Which of the following help(s) in the conduction of water in plants?
- Root hairs
- Phloem fibres
- Xylem vessels
- Phloem parenchyma
Meristematic tissues are distinguished by which of the following features?
- They have power of cell division.
- They lack power of cell division.
- They are highly differentiated cells.
- They are lignified.
Which type of tissue is cambium?
- Intercalary
- Permanent
- Apical meristem
- Lateral meristem
Which of the following tissues is present in the husk of coconut?
- Sclerenchyma
- Chlorenchyma
- Aerenchyma
- Meristematic tissue
Match the following:
| 1. Tracheids | (a) Complex permanent tissue |
| 2. Companion cells | (b) Transport metabolic products |
| 3. Sieve tubes | (c) Dense cytoplasm |
| 4. Xylem | (d) Transport minerals |
- 1 – (d), 2 – (b), 3 – (a), 4 – (c)
- 1 – (d), 2 – (c), 3 – (b), 4 – (a)
- 1 – (c), 2 – (b), 3 – (d), 4 – (a)
- 1 – (c), 2 – (d), 3 – (c), 4 – (b)
What do you call the cells having the ability to divide?
- Specialised cells
- Permanent cells
- Meristematic cells
- Glandular cells
Which distinctive feature makes it possible for plants to survive in a terrestrial environment?
- The presence of meristemic tissues
- The presence of epidermal tissues
- The presence of aerenchymal tissues
- The presence of conductive tissues
Match the following tissues correctly with their functions.
| 1. Tracheids | (a) Store food |
| 2. Xylem fibres | (b) Transport metabolic products |
| 3. Sieve tubes | (c) Mechanical support |
| 4. Parenchyma | (d) Transport minerals vertically |
- 1 – d, 2 – b, 3 – a, 4 – c
- 1 – d, 2 – c, 3 – b, 4 – a
- 1 – c, 2 – b, 3 – d, 4 – a
- 1 – c, 2 – d, 3 – c, 4 – b