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NEET MCQs Anatomy of Flowering Plants – Sample
- Cambium activity is
a) More active towards the periphery of stem
b) More active towards the lateral sides of stem
c) More active towards the inner side of stem
d) Same on the both sides - Cambium is a type of
a) Apical meristem
b) Intercalary meristem
c) Lateral meristem
d) Permanent of mature meristem - Pith is a central part of the ground tissues generally made up of
a) Parenchyma b) Collenchyma c) Chlorenchyma d) Sclerenchyma - Interfascicular cambium is found
a) Between pith and vascular bundle b) Between two vascular bundles
c) In the vascular bundle d) Outside the bundle - Meristematic tissue are
a) Premature having ability of division
b) Mature does not have ability of division
c) Premature not having ability of division
d) Complex differentiating in xylem, phloem and cambium - I. The 1° and 2° phloem get gradually crushed due to the continued formation and accumulation of 2°
xylem
II. 1° xylem remains more or less intact in or near the centre
III. Secondary growth results in an increase in the length of the axis
Select the correct statements
a) I and II b) II and III c) I and III d) I, II and III - Cork is used as the stopper for bottles, for shock absorption and insulation because of
a) It is light and compressible b) Non-reactive
c) Sufficiently resistant to fire d) All of the above - Medullary rays are formed by the
a) Radially placed parenchymatous cells between vascular bundles
b) Longitudinally placed parenchymatous cells between vascular bundles
c) Laterally placed parenchymatous cells between vascular bundles
d) Obliquely placed parenchymatous cells between vascular bundles - Identify 𝐴 to 𝐷 in the given diagram and choose the correct option a) A-Epidermal cell, B-Guard cell, C-Subsidiary cell, D-Chloroplast
b) A-Epidermal cell, B-Subsidiary cell, C-Chloroplast, D-Guard cell
c) A-Epidermal cell, B-Chloroplast, C-Subsidiary cell, D-Guard cell
d) A-Guard cell, B-Chloroplast, C-Subsidiary cell, D-Epidermal cell
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- The jute fibres anatomically are
a) Bast fibres b) Cortical fibres c) Xylem fibres d) Pith fibres - The merismatic tissue responsible for the cutting of vascular tissue (xylem and phloem) is called
a) Cork cambium b) Vascular cambium c) Lateral meristem d) Endodermis - Secondary phloem of a dicot root is made up of
I. sieve tube
II. companion cell
III. phloem parenchyma
Select the correct option for given statement
a) I and II b) II and III c) I and III d) All of these - The internal structure of a plant stem is observed. There is a discontinuous ring of angular collenchyma
below the epidermis. Type of vascular bundles are of the same type as in the stems of solanaceous plants.
Sieve tube elements possess simple sieve plates, identify the plant.
a) Helianthus b) Cucurbi ta c) Zea mays d) Hydrilla - The innermost layer of cortex is called
a) Epidermis b) Casparian strips c) Endodermis d) Pericycle - Amphistomatic leaf is
a) Dicotyledonous leaf b) Monocotyledonous leaf
c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these - Which is not a characteristic of plant cell walls?
a) Found only in the sporophyte phase of life cycle
b) Among other compounds contains compounds built of simple sugars
c) May contain enzymes that are biologically active
d) Often contain strengthening polymers - The ring arrangement of vascular bundle is the characteristic feature of
a) Dicot root b) Monocot root c) Monocot stem d) Dicot stem - Primary meristem is
a) Apical meristem b) Intercalary meristem
c) Root apical meristem and shoot apical meristem d) Both (a) and (b) - I. These tissue are found as layers or patches
II. It consists of cells which are thickened at the corners
III. It often contains chloroplast
IV. Intercellular spaces are absent
V. They provide mechanical support to growing parts of plants
The above characters are attributed to
a) Vascular tissue b) Collenchyma
c) Parenchyma d) Simple sclerenchyma - Examples for lateral meristems are
a) Phellogen and procambium b) Fascicular cambium and procambium
c) Procambium and dermatogen d) Fascicular cambium and cork cambium - Medullary or pith ray is the
a) Radial strip of parenchyma which is present between vascular bundles
b) Radial strip of collenchyma which is present between vascular bundles
c) Radial strip of sclerenchyma which is present between vascular bundles
d) The another name of stele - Which of the function in the given options does not belongs to the monocot root?
a) Conduction of water from the root hairs to the inner tissue
b) Storage of food
c) The outer most layer or layers of the cortex produce protective exodermis in the older roots
d) Presence of secondary growth
- Conjoint vascular bundles are common in
a) Roots b) Stems c) Leaves d) Both (b) and (c) - Periderm is produced from
a) Cork cambium b) Procambium c) Secondary cortex d) Vascular cambium - In stem, the xylem is
a) Exarch b) Mesarch c) Endarch d) All of these - Root apical meristem is derived from the
a) Plumule part of embryo
b) Scutellum part of embryo
c) Radical part of embryo
d) Endosperm part of embryo - Which of the following plants shows multiple epidermis?
a) Croton b) Allium c) Nerium d) Cucurbita - The growth of root and stem in length with the help of apical meristem is called …A…. Apart from primary
growth most dicotyledonous plant exhibit an increase in girth called …B…
Choose the correct combination of A, B and C in respect to the above paragraph
a) A-primary growth; B-secondary growth b) A-secondary growth; B-primary growth
c) A-secondary growth; B-tertiary growth d) A-primary growth; B-tertiary growth - Which of the following statement is correct?
a) Study of the internal structure is called anatomy
b) Plants have cells as the basic unit cells, are organised into tissues
c) Tissues are organised into organs
d) All of the above - In monocotyledonous stem, the vascular bundles are
a) Conjoint and open
b) Conjoint and closed
c) Scattered through out the ground tissue
d) Both (b) and (c) - Select the wrong statements
I. Primary and secondary phloem gets crushed during secondary growth
II. During secondary growth, primary xylem remains more or less intact
a) I is correct and II is incorrect b) II is correct and I is incorrect
c) Both are incorrect d) Both are correct - I. Fat
II. Protein
III. Sugar
IV. Salt
Which of the above is/are present in higher concentration with the meristematic cells?
a) Only I b) I and II c) Only IV d) III and IV - G H Shull observed inbreeding depression in a plant. Miller and Letham isolated a hormone from the
immature seeds of that plant. Which of the following characters is not associated with the plant?
a) Atactostelic condition in stem
b) Bundle sheath in leaf
c) Chromosomal number of endospermous cell is 30
d) Medulla absent in the root - The position of protoxylem in leaf is
a) Adaxial b) Abaxial
c) Surrounded by metaxylem d) Lateral
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35.The inner, darker and harder portion of secondary xylem that cannot conduct water, in an older dicot
stem, is called
a) Alburnum b) Bast c) Wood d) Duramen
- The cells arranged in multiple layers between the epidermis and pericycle is called
a) Pith b) Stele c) Medullary rays d) Cortex - Hardness of seed coats is due to the presence of
a) Sclerenchymatous fibres b) Sclereids
c) Bast d) Stone cells - Epidermis is derived from
a) Cambium b) Primary xylem c) Secondary xylem d) Protoderm - The activity of cambium in plants is under the control of
a) Many physiological factors
b) Many environmental factors
c) Only water availability
d) Both (a) and (b) - Bark includes
I. phellogen
II. phellem
III. secondary phloem
IV. secondary xylem
Select the correct combination
a) Only I b) I, II and III c) Only III d) All of these - Initiation of lateral roots and vascular cambium during secondary growth organs occurs due to activity of
a) Endodermis b) Pericycle c) Casparian strip d) Periderm - I. Sunflower seed
II. A wheat leaf
III. Pea plant
IV. Leaf blade of grass
Bulliform cells are present in which of the above plants?
a) I and II b) II and III c) III and IV d) II and IV - I. Vessel, II. Tracheids, III. Companion cells
Which of the following is/are living cells?
a) I and II b) Only III c) II and III d) Only I - Vascular bundles, in which xylem and phloem occur as separate bundles are known as
a) Collateral b) Bicollateral c) Radial d) Amphivasal - In old trees, the greater part of secondary xylem is dark brown due to the
a) Deposition of inorganic material b) Deposition of organic material
c) Activity of cambium d) Activity of secondary xylem - Conjuctive tissue is made up of
a) Parenchymatous cells, i.e., in between the xylem
and phloem
b) Sclerenchymatous cells, i.e., in between the xylem
and phloem
c) Collenchymatous cells, i.e., in between the xylem
and phloem
d) Merismatic cells, i.e., in between the xylem and
phloem - I. Peripheral vascular bundles are smaller than the centrally located vascular bundles
II. Phloem parenchyma is absent
III. Water parenchyma cavities are present within the vascular bundles
Which of the above characters belong to the monocotyledonous stem?
a) I and II b) II and III
c) III and I d) I, II and III - Early wood is formed in dicot plant during
a) Spring season b) Winter season c) Autumn season d) Summer season
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