D. A. V.

PUBLIC SCHOOL, CHENNAI

Class-IX Biology

Ch-6 TISSUES MCQ- Question Bank

1. -------------- are fibrous tissues with great strength but limited flexibility
a) Ligament
b) Bone
c) Tendon
d) Cartilage
Ans. c
2. Tendons connect
a) Cartilage to muscle b) Bone to muscle c) Ligament to muscle d) Bone to bone
Ans. b
3. Meristematic tissues in plants are
(a) localised and permanent (b) not limited to certain regions
(c) localised and dividing cells (d) growing in volume
Ans. c
4. The size of the stem increases in the width due to
(a) apical meristem (b) intercalary meristem (c) primary meristem (d) lateral meristem
Ans. d
5. The tissue present in the lining of kidney tubules and ducts of salivary glands
(a) squamous epithelium tissue (b) glandular epithelium tissue
(c) cuboidal epithelium tissue (d) columnar epithelium
Ans. c
6. Meristems have dense cytoplasm with prominent nuclei and thin cell wall but lack
a. Mitochondria b. Ribosome c. Vacuole d. Starch
Ans. c
7. Lignified thick cell wall with no cytoplasmic space in a cell is characteristic of:
a. Parenchyma b. Collenchyma c. Sclerenchyma d. Epidermis
Ans. c
8. Tissue with least or no intercellular space is:
a. Epithelial tissue b. Connective tissue c. Muscular tissue d. Nervous tissue.
Ans. a
9. Type of epithelial tissue present on places where the exchange of materials occur
selectively is:
a. Squamous b. Stratified squamous c. Cuboidal d. Columnar
Ans. a
10. Between an epithelium and underlying tissue is:
a. Connective tissue b. Fibrous basement membrane c. Cavity d. Ligament
Ans: b
11. Heart muscle cells are:
I. Cylindrical II. Unbranched III. Uninucleate IV. Multinucleate
a) I and II
b) II and III
c) I and III
d) II and IV
Ans. c
12. In desert plants, rate of water loss gets reduced due to the presence of a chemical called
a) Cutin b) Pectin c) Suberin d) Lignin
Ans. a
13. The cells of this tissue consists of a cell body with a nucleus and ______.
a) cytoplasm b) neurons c) muscle d) cilia
Ans. a
14. The solid matrix of cartilage is made up of:
a) Sugar b) Proteins c) Neither a nor b d) Both a and b
Ans. d
15. Gases like carbon dioxide or oxygen can move across the cell membrane by a process
called:
a) Osmosis b) Diffusion c) Membrane Biogenesis d) Cellular Respiration
Ans. b
16. Which is not a function of epidermis?
a) Protection from adverse condition b) Gaseous exchange
c) Conduction of water d) Transpiration
Ans. c
17. 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) Walls of Sclerenchymatous tissues are lignified.
Ans. c
18. Which muscle is found in the iris of the eye, in ureters and bronchi of the lungs??
a)Skeletal muscle b)Cardiac muscle c)Smooth muscle d)Voluntary muscle
Ans. c
19. The large intercellular spaces are found in this type of plant tissue.
a)Collenchyma b)Sclerenchyma c)Parenchyma d)Xylem
Ans. c
20. Contraction and relaxation in these cells cause movement in our body parts.
a. Epithelial tissue b. Connective tissue c. Muscular tissue d. Nervous Tissue.
Ans. c
21. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
i. Parenchyma tissues have intercellular spaces.
ii. Collenchyma tissues are irregularly thickened at corners.
iii. Apical and intercalary meristems are permanent tissues.
iv. Meristematic tissues, in its early stage, lack vacuoles.
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) Only (iii)
(c) (iii) and (iv)
(d) Only (ii)
Ans: (b)
22. Epithelial tissue always has an exposed outer surface and an inner surface anchored to
connective tissue by a thin, non- cellular structure called the
(a) Non stratified layer (b) Stratified layer
(c) Extracellular fibrous basement membrane (d) Fibroblast
Ans: (c)
23. 1. Tissue is a group of similar kind of cells specialized to perform a particular function in
the body. Therefore presence of tissues in a multicellular organism ensures:
(a) Faster development (b) Division of labour
(c) Higher reproductive potential (d) Body strength
Ans: (b)
24. Identify the connective tissues labelled as a,b,c,d and e from the picture:

.
(a) a-Adipose, b-bone, c-cartilage, d-blood, e-areolar
(b) a-areolar, b-adipose, c-bone, d-cartilage, e-blood
(c) a-bone, b- cartilage, c-blood, d-adipose, e-areolar
(d) a-cartilage, b-areolar, c-adipose, d-blood, e-bone
Ans: (b)

25. Select the correct option with the help of the given diagram:

A. (a)- Smooth muscular tissue: Long, cylindrical, multiinucleated and unbranched

B. (b): Skeletal muscular tissue: Spindle shaped, long, uninucleated and unbranched
C. (c): Cardiac muscular tissue: Long, cylindrical, striated, uninucleated and branched
D. (c): Cardiac muscular tissue: Spindle shaped, multinucleated and branched
Ans: C