Q.1
Find the mismatched pair.
  • Vascular tissue: Transport
  • Ground tissue: Storage
  • Dermal tissue: Reduce transpiration
  • Permanent tissue: Growth
Q.2
The size of the stem increases in width due to ___________.
  • primary meristem
  • apical meristem
  • intercalary meristem
  • lateral meristem
Q.3
A twig of white-coloured flowers is placed in a beaker containing coloured water. After some time, the white petals become coloured. Which tissue is responsible for this?
  • Xylem
  • Phloem
  • cork
  • cambium
Q.4
Which of the following is not a function of epidermal tissue?
  • Protection
  • Absorption of water
  • Transport of water
  • Gaseous exchange
Q.5
When a grass lawn is mowed, its meristematic tissues get cut off. However, they still regrow. This is due to the presence of
  • lateral meristem
  • intercalary meristem
  • epidermis
  • apical meristem
Q.6
It is difficult to pull out the husk of coconut because
  • sclerenchyma cells are closely packed
  • collenchyma cells have thickened corners
  • xylem gives mechanical strength
  • epidermis has a thick cuticle
Q.7
Which of the following statements about meristematic tissue is incorrect?
  • Thin-walled cells with large prominent nuclei
  • Thick-walled cells with large intercellular spaces
  • Divide actively leading to growth
  • Small cells rich in cytoplasm
Q.8
Which of the following forms the main conducting unit of the xylem?
  • Tracheids
  • Vessels
  • Xylem fibres
  • Xylem parenchyma
Q.9
Which of the following statements is true for sieve tubes?
  • Perforated living cells that conduct food
  • Perforated dead cells that conduct food
  • Perforated living cells that conduct water
  • Perforated dead cells that conduct water
Q.10
A permanent tissue is described as complex tissue when it has ___________.
  • one type of cells, performing two or more different functions
  • more than one type of cells, performing different functions
  • one type of cells, performing one function
  • more than one type of cells, performing one common function
Q.11
What produces bark in woody plants?
  • Vascular cambium
  • epidermal tissue
  • Cork cambium
  • Meristematic tissue
Q.12
Intercalary meristems are found in which part of the plants?
  • Growing tips
  • Lateral side
  • Nodes
  • none of these
Q.13
Tissues commonly found in the fruit wall of nuts and seed coat is
  • Parenchyma
  • Sclerenchyma
  • Collenchyma
  • all of these
Q.14
Parenchyma walls are made up of
  • Pectin
  • Hemicellulose
  • Cellulose
  • cutin
Q.15
___ open and close the stomata.
  • Guard cells
  • Xylem
  • Roots
  • Phloem
Q.16
What type of vascular tissue is responsible for transporting the sugars made in photosynthesis from the leaves to the roots?
  • Cuticle
  • Phloem
  • Stomata
  • Xylem
Q.17
Which tissue provide support and mechanical strength to the plant?
  • parenchyma tissue
  • sclerenchyma tissue
  • xylem tissue
  • collenchyma tisssue
Q.18
Which of the following is a waxy substance that covers epidermal surfaces of plants?
  • Thorn
  • Lignin
  • Cutin
  • Sclereids
Q.19
The nuclei of meristematic cells are
  • small
  • large
  • medium sized
  • no nucleus
Q.20
Which one acts like Packaging tissue?
  • parenchyma
  • collenchyma
  • xylem
  • phloem
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