Plant Meristematic Tissues

Learn about meristematic tissues in plants, their types, characteristics, and functions in growth and development.

11 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is the only living tissue in the human body that does not contain any blood vessels

  1. Lymphatic Tissue
  2. Epithelial Tissue
  3. Cornea
  4. Connective
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. Apical
  2. Parenchyma
  3. Lateral
  4. Intercalary
  5. None of these
Question 3 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 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Meristematic tissues

  1. have power of cell division
  2. lack power of cell division
  3. are highly differentiated cells
  4. none of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding meristematic tissue?

P. Meristematic tissue cells have retaining ability.
Q. Meristematic tissue cells are isodimetric and have bigger vacuoles than permanent tissue cells.
R. The rate of respiration in meristematic tissue cells is low.

  1. Only P
  2. Only Q
  3. Only R
  4. P and Q
  5. Q and R
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Meristematic tissues are distinguished by which of the following features?

  1. They have power of cell division.
  2. They lack power of cell division.
  3. They are highly differentiated cells.
  4. They are lignified.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements regarding the meristematic tissues is false?

  1. They have dense cytoplasm.
  2. They have big vacuoles.
  3. Lateral meristem is responsible for growth in the girth.
  4. They are of three types.
  5. None of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Meristematic cells divide continuously.
b. The cells of meristematic tissues have thin walls and change shape continuously.
c. They are present only at the growing regions of the plant.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and c
  5. a, b and c
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements about permanent tissues is/are correct?

a. Plant permanent tissues are produced by meristematic tissues.
b. They have a vacuolated cytoplasm.
c. Permanent tissues are living tissues.

  1. a, b and c
  2. a and b
  3. a and c
  4. b and c
  5. b only
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following belong to the category of meristematic tissue??

a. Lateral tissue
b. Parenchyma tissue
c. Intercalary tissue
d. Collenchyma tissue

  1. Only a and b
  2. Only b and c
  3. Only a and c
  4. Only b and d
  5. Only a and d
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which type of meristematic tissue is responsible for the secondary growth in plants?

  1. Apical meristem
  2. Lateral meristem
  3. Intercalary meristem
  4. All of the above