1. Name the associated structure of companion cell.

2. Name an enucleated plant cell.

3. Name the conductory elements of xylem.
4. What is periderm?
5. What is annual ring?
6. Name the meristem which is responsible for growth in diameter of the cortex.
7. What is intrafascicular cambium?
8. What is interfascicular cambium?
9. Name the outermost layer of stele.
10. What is plant anatomy?
11. Mention the different types of meristems.
12. What is simple permanent tissue?
13. What is complex permanent tissue?
14. What are sclereids?
15. Name a dead mechanical tissue.
16. Name a living mechanical tissue.
17. Mention the components of Xylem tissue.
18. Mention the components of phloem tissue.
19. What is endarch xylem?
20. What is exarch xylem?
21. Name the outermost layer of the primary plant body.
22. What are trichomes?
23. What are casparian strips?
24. Mention the components of stele.
25. Which layer is also referred to as the starch sheath?
26. Mention the two types of parenchyma that make up the mesophyll of a dicot leaf.
27. Where are bulliform cells present?
28. Mention the various cell layers which constitute the bark.
29. What are lenticles?
30. What constitutes the stomatal apparatus?
Question No : 1
A tissue is a group of cells which are
A similar in origin, but dissimilar in form and function.
B dissimilar in origin, form and function.
C dissimilar in origin, but similar in form and function.
D similar in origin, form and function.
Question No : 2
Apical, intercalary and lateral meristems are differentiated on the basis of
A origin
B function
C position
D development
Question No : 3
Which of following helps bamboo and grasses to elongate ?
A Apical meristems
B Lateral meristems
C Secondary meristems
D Intercalary meristems
Question No : 4
Which meristem helps in increasing girth?
A Lateral meristem
B Intercalary meristem
C Primary meristem
D Apical meristem

Question No : 5
Cells of permanent tissues are specialized
A functionally.
B only structurally.
C both structurally and functionally.
D for mitosis.

Question No : 6
The apical meristem of the root is present
A in all the roots.
B only in radicals.
C only in tap roots.
D only in adventitious roots.

Question No : 7
During the formation of leaves and elongation of stem, some cells left behind from the shoot apical
meristem, constitute the
A lateral meristem
B axillary bud
C cork cambium
D fascicular cambium

Question No : 8
A plant tissue when stained showed the presence of hemicellulose and pectin in cells wall of its
cells. The tissue is called
A collenchyma
B sclerenchyma
C xylem
D meristem

Question No : 8
A plant tissue when stained showed the presence of hemicellulose and pectin in cells wall of its
cells. The tissue is called
A collenchyma
B sclerenchyma
C xylem
D meristem

Question No : 9
Various functions like photosynthesis, storage, excretion performed by _____________.
A sclerenchyma
B parenchyma
C collenchyma
D aerenchyma

Question No : 10
Sclerenchyma usually___________and_____________ protoplasts.
A live, without
B dead, with
C live, with
D dead, without

Question No : 11
The __________ occurs in layers below the epidermis in dicotyledonous plants.
A parenchyma
B sclerenchyma
C collenchyma
D aerenchyma

Question No : 12
Xylem functions as a conducting tissue for water and minerals from _________to the
______and__________.
A roots, stems, leaves
B stems, roots, leaves
C leaves, stems, roots
D leaves, stems, leaves

Question No : 13
Lignin is the important constituent in the cell wall of
A phloem
B parenchyma
C xylem
D cambium

Question No : 14
Cork cambium and vascular cambium are
A the parts of secondary xylem and phloem.
B the parts of pericycle.
C lateral meristems.
D apical meristems.

Question No : 15
Which one of the following have vessels as their characteristic feature?
A Angiosperms
B Gymnosperms
C Pteridophytes
D Bryophytes

Question No : 16
Phellogen and phellem respectively denote
A cork and cork cambium,
B cork cambium and cork,
C secondary cortex and cork,
D cork and secondary corte

Question No : 17
In stems, the protoxylem lies towards the _____________ and the metaxylem lies towards the
____________ of the organ.
A centre; periphery
B periphery; centre
C periphery; periphery
D centre; centre

Question No : 18
Bast fibres are made up of _____________cells.
A sclerenchymatous
B chlorenchymatous
C parenchymatous
D aerenchymatous

Question No : 19
An organised and differentiated cellular structure having cytoplasm but no nucleus is called
_________.
A vessels
B xylem parenchyma
C sieve tubes
D tracheids

Question No : 20
A vascular bundle in which the protoxylem is pointing to the periphery is called __________.
A endarch
B exarch
C radial
D closed

Question No : 21
A narrow layer of thin walled cells found between phloem/ bark and wood of a dicot is
A cork cambium
B vascular cambium
C endodermis
D both (a) & (c)

Question No : 22
Main function of lenticel is
A transpiration
B guttation
C gaseous exchange
D both (a) & (c)

Question No : 23
Cork is formed from
A phellogen
B vascular cambium
C phloem
D xylem

Question No : 24
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of an embryonic shoot called axillary bud?
A Lateral meristem
B Apical meristem
C Intercalary meristem
D Both

Question No : 25
Read the following statements and answer the question.
1. Cambium is very active and produces a large number of xylary elements having vessels with
wider cavities.
2. It is also called early wood.
3. It is lighter in colour and has lower density.

Which type of wood is described by the above statements?

A Sap wood B Heart wood C Spring wood D Autumn wood

Question No : 26
Read the following statements and answer the question.
1. It has a sclerenchymatous hypodermis, a large number of scattered vascular bundles and a
large parenchymatous ground tissue.
2. Vascular bundles are conjoint and closed.
3. Peripheral vascular bundles are generally smaller than the centrally located ones.
4. Phloem parenchyma is absent, and water- containing cavities are present within the vascular
bundles.

Which plant anatomy is being described by the above statements?

A Dicotyledonous root
B Monocotyledonous root
C Dicotyledonous stem
D Monocotyledonous stem

Question No : 27
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?
1. Uneven thickening of cell wall is characteristic of sclerenchyma.
2. Periblem forms cortex of the stem and the root.
 3. Tracheids are the chief water transporting elements in gymnosperms.
4. Companion cell is devoid of nucleus at maturity.
5. The commercial cork is obtained from Quercus suber.
A (i) and (iv) only B (ii) and (v) only C (iii) and (iv) only D (ii), (iii) and (v) only

Question No : 29
Which type of plant tissue is being described by the given statements?
1. It consists of long, narrow cells with thick and lignified cell walls having a few or numerous
pits.
2. They are dead and without protoplasts.
3. On the basis of variation in form, structure, origin and development, it may be either fibres
or sclereids.
4. It provides mechanical support to organs.
A Parenchyma B Sclerenchyma C Collenchyma D Chlorenchyma

Question No : 30
Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct?
1. Cork cambium is also called phellogen.
2. Cork is also called phellem.
3. Secondary cortex is also called periderm.
4. Cork cambium, cork and secondary cortex are collectively called phelloderm.
A (iii) and (iv)
B (i) and (ii)
C (ii) and (iii)
D (ii) and (iv)

Question No : 31
Which one of the following statement is incorrect ?
1. Epidermal cell has small amount of cytoplasm and a large vacuole.
2. Waxy cuticle layer is absent in roots.
3. Root hairs are unicellular, while stem hairs / trichomes are multicellular.
4. Trichomes may be branched or unbranched, soft or stiff and prevent transpiration.
5. Guard cells are dumbell shaped in dicots and beanshaped in monocots (e.g. grass).
A Only (i)
B Only (iv)
C Only (iii)
D Only (v)

Question No : 32
Which of the following statements is correct?
A Lenticels occur in most woody trees.
B Sclerenchymatous cells are usually present in cortex.
C The vascular tissue system is divided into three main zones- cortex, pericycle and pith.
D The conjoint vascular bundles usually have the xylem located only on the outer side of the
phloem.