Plant Tissues
Test your knowledge of plant tissues including meristematic tissues, simple permanent tissues (parenchyma, collenchyma, sclerenchyma), complex tissues (xylem, phloem), and specialized tissues (aerenchyma, chlorenchyma).
Questions
Which of the following is not a characteristic of phloem fibres?
- They have elongated cells.
- They have lignified cells.
- They have living cells.
- They provide mechanical support.
Which of the following statements is incorrect for a simple permanent tissue?
- It consists of relatively unspecialised cells with thin cell walls.
- It consists of live cells.
- It is usually packed tightly.
- It provides support to plants and stores food.
Which tissue provides buoyancy to aquatic plants?
- Parenchyma
- Chlorenchyma
- Aerenchyma
- Sclerenchyma
Chlorenchyma is a modification of
- parenchyma
- collenchyma
- sclerenchyma
- None of these
Which of the following statements is true for collenchyma?
- Cells of this tissue are dead.
- Cell wall of this tissue is made of lignin.
- It has little intercellular spaces.
- It has hard and rigid walls.
Which of the following tissues is/are present in the husk of coconut?
- Parenchyma
- Collenchyma
- Sclerenchyma
- All of the above
Which of the following statements is true?
- Meristematic tissues have immature cells, capable of division.
- Meristematic tissues have mature cells, capable of division.
- Permanent tissues have mature cells, capable of division.
- Permanent tissues have immature cells, incapable of division.
Which of the following has living cells?
- Xylem tracheid
- Xylem vessel
- Xylem parenchyma
- Xylem fibre
Which of the following tissues increases the width or girth of parts of a plant?
- Apical meristem
- Latex meristem
- Intercalary meristem
- Lateral meristem
Sclerenchyma occurs in
- mesophyll
- peripheral regions of stems and leaves
- veins of leaves
- cortex