Plant Anatomy

Anatomy of plant roots and stems, covering monocot and dicot characteristics including tissues, vascular bundles, and structural features.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an all-root plant?

  1. Utricularia
  2. Banyan
  3. Podostemon
  4. Mimosa
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following plants are roots absent?

  1. Monotropa
  2. Wolffia arhiza
  3. Oak
  4. Grass
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Where is the connective tissue present in a dicot root?

  1. Just below epiblema
  2. Between xylem and phloem
  3. In the central part of stele
  4. Outside cortex
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a dicot root?

  1. Endodermal cells are barrel-shaped.
  2. Radial walls of endodermis contain casparian strip.
  3. It has less developed pith.
  4. It has more than 8 vascular bundles.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are absent in monocot roots?

  1. Barrel-shaped cells
  2. Unicellular root hairs
  3. Phloem parenchyma
  4. Exarch xylem
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

From which layer do lateral roots arise?

  1. Epiblema
  2. Endodermis
  3. Pericycle
  4. Connective tissue
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Multicellular hairs are found in the

  1. stem of maize
  2. stem of sunflower
  3. root of pea
  4. root of maize
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following is pith absent?

  1. Sunflower stem
  2. Maize stem
  3. Maize root
  4. Pea root
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
(i) Epidermis (a) Medulla
(ii) Endodermis (b) Stele
(iii) Pericycle (c) Root hairs
(iv) Pith (d) Casparian strip
  1. (i) - d, (ii) - c, (iii) - a, (iv) - b
  2. (i) - c, (ii) - d, (iii) - b, (iv) - a
  3. (i) - b, (ii) - a, (iii) - c, (iv) - d
  4. (i) - a, (ii) - b, (iii) - d, (iv) - c
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the correct sequence of structural features in T.S. of the dicot root?

  1. Epidermis - Cortex - Endodermis - Pericycle
  2. Epiblema - Cortex - Endodermis - Pericycle
  3. Pericycle - Epiblema - Cortex - Endodermis
  4. Epiblema - Hypodermis - Endodermis - Pericycle
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Cambium strip is found

  1. between xylem and phloem of sunflower stem
  2. between xylem and phloem of maize stem
  3. below the epidermis of sunflower stem
  4. between xylem and phloem of monocot root
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Vascular bundles are conjoint, collateral, open and endarch in the

  1. monocot stem
  2. monocot root
  3. dicot stem
  4. dicot root
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are situated between hypodermis and endodermis of dicot stem?

  1. Pericycle
  2. Vascular bundles
  3. General cortex
  4. Pith
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The type of vascular bundles in root are

  1. collateral
  2. bicollateral
  3. radial
  4. conjoint
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Polyarch xylem and siphonostele are characteristics of

  1. dicot stem
  2. monocot root
  3. monocot stem
  4. dicot root