Permanent Tissues Multiple Choice Questions
1.Which tissue provides maximum mechanical strength to the plant
- Parenchyma
- Xylem
- Collenchymas
- Phloem
Answer: 2
2. Which tissue provides mechanical strength to plant
- Sclerenchyma
- Parenchyma
- Collenchymas
- Chlorenchyma
Answer: 1
3. The simple tissue consisting of living cells and providing mechanical strength to plants is
- Sclerenchyma
- Parenchyma
- Chlorenchyma
- Collenchymas
Answer: 4
4. A collateral vascular bundle is one in which xylem and phloem towards with phloem towards
- Outer side of the xylem
- Inner side of the xylem
- All around the xylem
- On both sides of the xylem
Answer: 1
5. A bi-collateral vascular bundle is one in which xylem and phloem strands are present on the same radius with phloem towards
- Outer side of the xylem
- Inner side of the xylem
- All around the xylem
- On both sides of the xylem
Answer: 4
6. Radial vascular bundles are the ones in which xylem and phloem occur on
- Same radius
- Alternate radii
- Xylem outside and phloem inside
- Phloem outside and xylem inside
Answer: 2
7. A conjoint vascular bundle is one in which xylem and phloem are
- Joined together
- Separate
- On same radius
- On alternate radii
Answer: 1
8. The plant tissue become woody by a process of
- Suberisation
- Pectification
- Calcification
- Lignifications
Answer: 4
9. Cellular layer covering plant organs is
- Epidermis
- Hypodermis
- Cuticle
- Endodermis
Answer: 1
10. The protective noncellular layer found on the outside of plant organs is
- Epiblema
- Velamen
- Cuticle
- Cork
Answer: 3
11. Tissue forming long flexible but strong strands in leaf stalks is
- Sclerenchyma
- Collenchymas
- Xylem
- Prosenchyma
Answer: 2
12. Flesh of a fruit mostly made of
- Parenchyma
- Collenchymas
- Sclereids
- Meristem
Answer: 1
13. The most common ground tissue in plant is
- Epidermis
- Cortex
- Parenchyma
- Collenchymas
Answer: 3
14. Most metabolism of the plants is carried in tissue
- Phloem
- Meristem
- parenchymas
- Collenchymas
Answer: 4
15. Which is absent in the area of pits
- Middle lamella
- Primary wall
- Secondary wall
- All the above
Answer: 3
16. Pit membrane is made of
- Plasmalemma
- Primary wall
- Middle wall
- Both B and C
Answer: 4
17. The tissue most abundant in Hydrilla/Eichhornia is
- Aerenchyma
- Collenchymas
- Phloem
- Sclerenchyma
Answer: 1
18. The tissue which has dead cells in the functional state is
- Collenchymas
- Sclerenchyma
- Parenchyma
- Phloem
Answer: 2
19. The tissue having dead cells is
- xylem
- Collenchymas
- Parenchyma
- Phellogen
Answer: 1
20. Water conducting elements of gymnosperms and primitive angiosperms are
- Vessels
- Vessel elements
- Tracheids
- Fibrotracheids
Answer: 3
- Sugar transport elements of gymnosperms and pteriodophytes are
- Sieve cells
- Sieve elements
- Sieve tubes
- Sieve tube elements
Answer: 1
22. Plant regeneration can occur from mature parenchyma because
- It forms the bulk of ground tissue
- It can dedifferentiate
- There are no cells walls
- Only they are nucleate
Answer: 2
23. Enzymes controlling metabolism in mature sieve tubes are formed on instructions from DNA of
- Albuminous cells
- Companion cells
- Subsidiary cells
- Phloem parenchyma
Answer: 2
24. Internal plant organization is studied under
- Anatomy
- Cytology
- Chronology
- Morphology
Answer: 1
25. Anatomy is also called
- Histology
- Internal morphology
- Morphology
- Histochemistry
Answer: 2
26. Xylem and phloem belong to the group of
- Complex tissues
- Simple tissues
- Specialized tissues
- Laticiferous tissues
Answer: 1
27. Vessels are absent in
- Dicots
- Monocots
- Gymnosperms
- None of the above
Answer: 3
28. Lumen is minimum in
- Sclerenchyma
- Collenchymas
- Parenchyma
- Epidermis
Answer: 1
29. Shoot is the first to die when
- Phloem is blocked
- Bark is removed
- Apical meristem is injured
- Xylem is removed
Answer: 4
30. Prosenchyma is type of
- Chlorenchyma
- Collenchymas
- Parenchyma
- Sclerenchyma
Answer: 3
31. Tissue taking part in transporting organic nutrients from source or storage region is
- Phloem
- Parenchyma
- Vascular rays
- Xylem
Answer: 1
32. Sieve tubes are ideal for nutrient transport because they have
- No end walls
- Bordered pits
- Narrow lumen rich in cytoplasm
- Broad lumen with little peripheral cytoplasm
Answer: 4
33. Tracheary elements are
- Suberised
- Full of dense cytosol
- Elongated with lignified walls
- Small and numerous
Answer: 3
34. The term parenchyma was given by
- Schleiden
- Grew
- Strasburger
- Sachs
Answer: 2
35. Sclereid is a
- Parenchymatous cell
- An individual sclerenchymatous cell
- Collenchymatous cell
- Chlorenchymatous cell
Answer: 2
36. Long pointed sclerenchyma cells are
- Fibres
- Tracheae
- Wood parenchyma
- Sclereids
Answer: 1
37. Leptom is the name of
- Outer part of bark
- Living part of bark
- Phloem
- Conducting part of phloem
Answer: 4
38. Tracheae occur in
- Cambium
- Ground tissue
- Xylem
- Phloem
Answer: 3
39. Conducting part of Xylem is also known as
- Leptom
- Bast
- Rhytidome
- Hadrom
Answer: 4
40. Centrifugal xylem occurs in
- Stem
- Leaf
- Root
- Heartwood
Answer: 1
41. The function of sieve tubes is to
- Translocate water and minerals
- Translocate organic food
- Sieve the passing substance
- Eliminate water from organic food
Answer: 2
42. The function of vessels/xylem is to
- Translocate water and minerals
- Translocate organic food
- Translocate water alone
- Tanslocate water, minerals and provide mechanical strength
Answer: 4
43. The exarch condition is found in
- Petiole
- Leaves
- Stem
- Roots
Answer: 4
44. When protoxylem faces pericycle, it is called
- Endarch
- Mesarch
- Exarch
- Polyarch
Answer: 3
45. When protoxylem faces pith, condition is called
- Exarch
- Endarch
- Mesarch
- None of the above
Answer: 2
46. When protoxylem is surrounded by metaxylem, it is
- Mesarch condition
- Endarch condition
- Exarch condition
- None of the above
Answer: 1
47. Tracheary elements are
- Vessels and tracheids
- Sieve tubes and vessels
- Sieve tubes, vessels and tracheids
- Sieve tubes, sieve cells, vessels and tracheids
Answer: 1
48. Early formed xylem is
- Uniseriate
- Multiseriate
- Protoxylem
- Metaxylem
Answer: 3
49. Fatty substance found in epidermal cell walls is
- Cutin
- Suberin
- Wax
- Both B and C
Answer: 1
50. An angiosperm lacking vessels is
- Trochondendron
- Acacia
- Salix
- Dendrocalamus
Answer: 1
51. Resin ducts of Pinus are an example of
- Lysigenous cavity
- Schizogenous cavity
- Vacuolated cells
- Intercellular cells
Answer: 2
52. Collenchymas is characterized by
- Isodiametric cells with uniform thickenings
- Isodiametric with uneven thickenings
- Elongated cells with thickenings at selected places
- Elongated cells with uniform thickenings
Answer: 2
53. Elongated cells with tapering ends are
- Vessels
- Sclereids
- Tracheids
- Collenchymas
Answer: 3
54. Sieve tubes are characterized by
- Absence of septa
- Simple oblique septa
- Perforated longitudinal walls
- Perforated oblique septa
Answer: 4
55. A parenchyma cell storing ergastic materials is
- Storage cell
- Idioblast
- Conidioblast
- Phragmoplast
Answer: 2
56. Callose blocks
- Older tracheids
- Heartwood
- Sieve tubes in summer
- Sieve tubes in winter
Answer: 4
57. Name the tissue where cells are living, thin-walled, isodiametric with intercellular spaces
- Prosenchyma
- Arenchyma
- Parenchyma
- Collenchymas
Answer: 3
58. Enucleate thin-walled cells with perforated septa are
- Prosenchyma
- Sieve cells
- Sieve tube elements
- Companion cells
Answer: 3
59. Latex cells occur in
- Banyan
- Calotropis
- Oleander
- All the above
Answer: 4
60. Latex vessels are found in
- Hevea
- Papaya
- Poppy
- All the above
Answer: 4
61. Suberin is
- Polysaccharide
- Protein
- Fatty substance
- Pectocellulose
Answer: 3
62. Tracheary elements of protoxylem are
- Larger and broader
- Formed towards the end
- With advanced type of thickenings
- Short narrow with primitive type of thickenings
Answer: 4
63. A mature sieve tube differs from a vessel in
- Lacking a functional nucleus
- Presence of cytoplasm
- Being nearly dead
- Lacking cytoplasm
Answer: 2
64. Safranin stains
- Pectin
- Lignified regions
- Cellulose
- Starch
Answer: 2
65. Pectic material are stained with
- Cotton blue
- Acetocarmine
- Iodine
- Methylene
Answer: 4