Tissue - 1

Tissue - 1

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following organisms are activities like intracellular digestion, metabolism, respiration, etc. done by the same single cell?

  1. Cynobacteria
  2. Rotifers
  3. Earthworm
  4. Spider
  5. Amoeba
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. All neurons of the nervous tissue have originated from the same germinal layer called dendrites.
b. Tissues become organised to form organs and organs are formed into an organ system.
c. Workload of individual cells has decreased due to the origin of tissues.

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

Who among the following is considered as the 'father of histology'?

  1. Marie Francois Xavier
  2. Marcello Malpighi
  3. Mayer
  4. J. E. Purkinje
  5. Jakob Matthias Scleiden
Question 4 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 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Parenchymatous tissue is found in the soft parts of the plant such as the

  1. cortex of roots
  2. midribs of dicot leaves
  3. epidermis of dicotyledon stem
  4. petiole
  5. hard covering of seeds and nuts
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following have an isodiametric shape?

  1. Collenchyma
  2. Sclerenchyma
  3. Parenchyma
  4. Apical meristematic
  5. Intercalary meristematic
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following performs the function of protecting the plant from desiccation and infection?

  1. Stroma
  2. Epidermis
  3. Cuticle
  4. Cytoplasm
  5. Nucleus
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following are also known as a 'vascular tissue'?

  1. Apical tissue
  2. Collenchyma
  3. Intercalary tissue
  4. Phloem
  5. Parenchyma
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. Sclereids occur singularly or in small groups.
b. Sclereids provide mechanical strength to the plant.
c. Sclerenchyma fibres are elongated, spindle-shaped, thick-walled dead cells.

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

Which of the following is not a connective animal tissue?

  1. Areolar tissue
  2. Adipose tissue
  3. Ciliated tissue
  4. Skeletal tissue
  5. Fluid tissue
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

_____________ is also known as the tesselated and pavement epithelium.

  1. Squamous epithelium
  2. Cuboidal epithelium
  3. Columnar epithelium
  4. Glandular epithelium
  5. Ciliated epithelium
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following are also known as striped, skeletal or voluntary muscles?

  1. Smooth muscles
  2. Cardiac muscles
  3. Tendons
  4. Ligaments
  5. Striated muscles
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following do not belong to connective tissue?

  1. Fibroblasts
  2. Adipose cells
  3. Macrophages
  4. Prokaryotic cells
  5. Mast cells
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is waterproof and highly resistant to mechanical injuries?

  1. Cuboidal epithelium
  2. Columnar epithelium
  3. Stratified squamous epithelium
  4. Ciliated epithelium
  5. Glandular epithelium
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a function of areolar tissue?

  1. It acts as a supporting and packing tissue between the organs lying in the body cavity.
  2. It helps in the repair of tissues after an injury.
  3. It provides support and flexibility to the body parts.
  4. It helps in combating foreign toxins.
  5. It fixes skin to the underlying muscles.
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following tissues is found below the skin and between the internal organs?

  1. Adipose tissue
  2. Areolar tissue
  3. Dense regular connective tissue
  4. Skeletal tissue
  5. Fluid connective tissue
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. Striated muscles are powerful and undergo rapid contraction.
b. Smooth muscles occur in the muscles of limbs, body wall, face, neck, etc.
c. Each smooth muscle is enclosed in a plasma membrane and has a single centrally located cigar-shaped nucleus in the centre of the cytoplasm.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following proteins is not included in the matrix of bone?

  1. Osteonectin
  2. Proteoglycan
  3. Collagen
  4. Actin
  5. Osteocalcin
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following tissues specialises in transmitting messages within our body?

  1. Adipose tissue
  2. Areolar tissue
  3. Nervous tissue
  4. Skeletal tissue
  5. Fluid connective tissue
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. Vessels in xylem are made of a row of cells.
b. In vessels, the end (transverse) walls get dissolved and become perforated.
c. The walls of tracheids are thinner with a wider lumen.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only c
  5. Only b and c
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Blood is a type of

  1. areolar tissue
  2. squamous tissue
  3. striated tissue
  4. fluid tissue
  5. adipose tissue
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

____________ forms the delicate lining of mouth, nose, etc. and the covering of tongue and skin.

  1. Cuboidal epithelium
  2. Columnar epithelium
  3. Glandular epithelium
  4. Ciliated epithelium
  5. Squamous epithelium
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. In columnar epithelium, the component cells are thin and flat.
b. In squamous epithelium, the nucleus lies in the centre of the cell which generally bulges out.
c. The columnar epithelium forms lining of gall bladder and oviducts, and facilitates movement across the cells.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following cells in a plant organ helps the organism to perform conduction of water?

  1. Phloem
  2. Epidermis
  3. Xylem
  4. Cambium
  5. Collenchyma
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following elements of phloem consist(s) of dead cells?

  1. Sieve tubes
  2. Companion cells
  3. Phloem parenchyma
  4. Phloem fibres
  5. None of these
Question 26 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 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a function of parenchyma?

  1. Parenchyma acts as a primary support to the stem of herbaceous plants.
  2. Parenchyma stores and assimilates food.
  3. Transport of material occurs through cell walls of parenchyma cells.
  4. It is a mechanical tissue in young dicotyledonous stems and provide mechanical support and elasticity.
  5. The intercellular air spaces of parenchyma cells allow gaseous exchange.
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The walls of cork cells are heavily thickened with an organic substance called

  1. epidermis
  2. suberin
  3. phelloderm
  4. cutin
  5. pectin
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

a. Apical meristems 1. These are located at the base of leaves and internodes.
b. Lateral meristems 2. These are found beneath the bark and in vascular bundles of dicot roots and stems.
c. Intercalary meristems 3. These are situated at the growing tip of stems and roots.
  1. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
  2. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  3. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  4. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
  5. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The cell walls of sclerenchyma are greatly thickened with

  1. xylem
  2. phloem
  3. lignin
  4. aerenchyma
  5. epidermis