PLANT TISSUES - PRACTICE QUESTIONS 

1. A tissue whose cells are capable of dividing and re-dividing is called

 (a)  complex tissue
(b)  connective tissue
(c)  permanent tissue
(d)  meristematic tissue
D
2. The size of the stem increases in the width due to
  (a)  apical meristem
(b)  intercalary meristem
 (c)  primary meristem
(d)  lateral meristem
D
3. Sieve tubes and companion cells are present in
 (a)  xylem
(b)  phloem
(c)  cork
(d)  cambium
B
4. The cells of cork are dead and have a chemical in their walls that makes them impervious to
gases and water. The chemical is
(a)  lignin
(b)  suberin
(c)  cutin
(d)  wax
B
 5. Permanent tissue takes a fixed shape, size and function after its formation. So we call them
a. Totipotent b. Differentiated c. lenticel d. cloned
B
6. Food storing simple permanent tissue is:
a. Parenchyma b. Collenchyma c. Scleroid d. None
A
7. Chlorenchyma and aerenchyma both are a type of:
a. Parenchyma b. Vascular bundle c. Xylem d. Phloem.
A
8. Tissues in tendrils of a climber plant and leaf stalk of a plant are examples of which tissue?
a. Parenchyma b. Collenchyma c. Vascular d. Bark
A
9. Lignified thick cell wall with no cytoplasmic space in a cell is characteristic of:
a. Parenchyma b. Collenchyma c. Sclerenchyma d. Epidermis
C
10. The pore through which transpiration in plant occurs is:
a. Stoma b. Vacuole c. Plastid d. None
A
11. Guard cells and stoma are found in which part of the plant?
a. Parenchyma b. Collenchyma c. Sclerenchyma d. Epidermis
D
12. One of the tissues in the given options is dead tissue. Identify it.
a. Parenchyma b. Collenchyma c. Sclerenchyma d. Xylem
C
13. Phloems and xylems are:
a Simple permanent tissue b. Complex permanent tissue c. Vascular tissue d. b & c
D
14. Which of the following tissues has dead cells?
(a) Parenchyma
(b) Sclerenchyma
(c) Collenchyma
(d) Epithelial tissue
B
15. Find out incorrect sentence
(a) Parenchymatous tissues have intercellular spaces
(b) Collenchymatous tissues are irregularly thickened at corners
(c) Apical and intercalary meristems are permanent tissues
(d) Meristematic tissues, in its early stage, lack vacuoles
C
16. Girth of stem increases due to
(a) apical meristem
(b) lateral meristem
(c) intercalary meristem
(d) vertical meristem
B
17. Which cell does not have perforated cell wall?
(a) Tracheids
(b) Companion cells
(c) Sieve tubes
(d) Vessels
B
18. Meristematic tissues in plants are
(a) localised and permanent
(b) not limited to certain regions
(c) localised and dividing cells
(d) growing in volume
C
19. Which is not a function of epidermis?
(a) Protection from adverse condition
(b) Gaseous exchange
(c) Conduction of water
(d) Transpiration
C
20. The dead element present in the phloem is
(a) companion cells
(b) phloem fibres
(c) phloem parenchyma
(d) sieve tubes
B
21. Which of the following does not lose their nucleus at maturity?
(a) Companion cells
(b) Red blood cells
(c) Vessel
(d) Sieve tube cells
A
22. In desert plants, rate of water loss gets reduced due to the presence of
(a) cuticle
(b) stomata
(c) lignin
(d) suberin
A
23. A long tree has several branches. The tissue that helps in the side ways conduction of water in
the branches is
(a) collenchyma
(b) xylem parenchyma
(c) parenchyma
(d) xylem vessels
B
24. A nail is inserted in the trunk of a tree at a height of 1 metre from the ground level. After 3
years the nail will
(a) move downwards
(b) move upwards
(c) remain at the same position
(d) move sideways
C
25. Parenchyma cells are
(a) relatively unspecified and thin walled
(b) thick walled and specialised
(c) lignified
(d) none of these
A
26. Cork cells are made impervious to water and gases by the presence of
(a) cellulose
(b) lipids
(c) suberin
(d) lignin
C
27. The water conducting tissue generally present in gymnosperm is
(a) vessels
(b) sieve tube
(c) tracheids
(d) xylem fibres
C

Fill in the blanks

(a) ________ are forms of complex tissue. XYLEM AND PHLOEM
(b) ________ have guard cells. STOMATA
(c) Cells of cork contain a chemical called ________ . SUBERIN
(d) Husk of coconut is made of ________ tissue. SCLERENCHYMA
(e) ________ gives flexibility in plants. COLLENCHYMA
(f) ________ and ________ are both conducting tissues. XYLEM AND PHLOEM

(g) Xylem transports ________ and ________ from soil. WATER AND MINERALS
(h) Phloem transport ________ from ________ to other parts of the plant. FOOD, LEAVES

(i) Cork cells possesses ________ on their walls that makes it impervious to gases and water.
SUBERIN

(j) ________ have tubular cells with perforated walls and are living in nature. SIEVE TUBES
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