Questions & Answers: "Tissues"

Complete guide to "Tissues" for Biology students. Below you will find important questions and model answers to help you prepare.

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Question 1

1 Mark

Which of the following tissues has dead cells?

Options

Option A

Parenchyma

Option B is correct

Sclerenchyma

Option C

Collenchyma

Option D

Epithelial tissue

Question 2

1 Mark

Find out incorrect sentence

Options

Option A

Parenchymatous tissues have intercellular spaces

Option B

Collenchymatous tissues are irregularly thickened at corners

Option C is correct

Apical and intercalary meristems are permanent tissues

Option D

Meristematic tissues, in its early stage, lack vacuoles

Question 3

1 Mark

Girth of stem increases due to

Options

Option A

apical meristem

Option B is correct

lateral meristem

Option C

intercalary meristem

Option D

vertical meristem

Question 4

1 Mark

Which cell does not have perforated cell wall?

Options

Option A

Tracheids

Option B is correct

Companion cells

Option C

Sieve tubes

Option D

Vessels

Question 5

1 Mark

Intestine absorb the digested food materials. What type of epithelial cells are responsible for that?

Options

Option A

Stratified squamous epithelium

Option B is correct

Columnar epithelium

Option C

Spindle fibres

Option D

Cuboidal epithelium

Question 6

1 Mark

A person met with an accident in which two long bones of hand were dislocated. Which among the following may be the possible reason?

Options

Option A

Tendon break

Option B

Break of skeletal muscle

Option C is correct

Ligament break

Option D

Areolar tissue break

Question 7

1 Mark

While doing work and running, you move your organs like hands, legs etc. Which among the following is correct?

Options

Option A

Smooth muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones

Option B

Smooth muscles contract and pull the tendons to move the bones

Option C

Skeletal muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones

Option D is correct

Skeletal muscles contract and pull the tendon to move the bones

Question 8

1 Mark

Which muscles act involuntarily? (i) Striated muscles (ii) Smooth muscles (iii) Cardiac muscles (iv) Skeletal muslces

Options

Option A

(i) and (ii)

Option B is correct

(ii) and (iii)

Option C

(iii) and (iv)

Option D

(i) and (iv)

Question 9

1 Mark

Meristematic tissues in plants are

Options

Option A

localised and permanent

Option B

not limited to certain regions

Option C is correct

localised and dividing cells

Option D

growing in volume

Question 10

1 Mark

Which is not a function of epidermis?

Options

Option A

Protection from adverse condition

Option B

Gaseous exchange

Option C is correct

Conduction of water

Option D

Transpiration

Question 11

1 Mark

Select the incorrect sentence

Options

Option A

Blood has matrix containing proteins, salts and hormones

Option B

Two bones are connected with ligament

Option C is correct

Tendons are non-fibrous tissue and fragile

Option D

Cartilage is a form of connective tissue

Question 12

1 Mark

Cartilage is not found in

Options

Option A

nose

Option B

ear

Option C is correct

kidney

Option D

larynx

Question 13

1 Mark

Fats are stored in human body as

Options

Option A

cuboidal epithelium

Option B is correct

adipose tissue

Option C

bones

Option D

cartilage

Question 14

1 Mark

Bone matrix is rich in

Options

Option A

fluoride and calcium

Option B is correct

calcium and phosphorus

Option C

calcium and potassium

Option D

phosphorus and potassium

Question 15

1 Mark

Contractile proteins are found in

Options

Option A

bones

Option B

blood

Option C is correct

muscles

Option D

cartilage

Question 16

1 Mark

Voluntary muscles are found in

Options

Option A

alimentary canal

Option B is correct

limbs

Option C

iris of the eye

Option D

bronchi of lungs

Question 17

1 Mark

Nervous tissue is not found in

Options

Option A

brain

Option B

spinal cord

Option C is correct

tendons

Option D

nerves

Question 18

1 Mark

Nerve cell does not contain

Options

Option A

axon

Option B

nerve endings

Option C is correct

tendons

Option D

dendrites

Question 19

1 Mark

Which of the following helps in repair of tissue and fills up the space inside the organ?

Options

Option A

Tendon

Option B

Adipose tissue

Option C is correct

Areolar

Option D

Cartilage

Question 20

1 Mark

The muscular tissue which function throughout the life continuously without fatigue is

Options

Option A

skeletal muscle

Option B is correct

cardiac muscle

Option C

smooth muscle

Option D

voluntary muscle

Question 21

1 Mark

Which of the following cells is found in the cartilaginous tissue of the body?

Options

Option A

Mast cells

Option B

Basophils

Option C

Osteocytes

Option D is correct

Chondrocytes

Question 22

1 Mark

The dead element present in the phloem is

Options

Option A

companion cells

Option B is correct

phloem fibres

Option C

phloem parenchyma

Option D

sieve tubes

Question 23

1 Mark

Which of the following does not lose their nucleus at maturity?

Options

Option A is correct

Companion cells

Option B

Red blood cells

Option C

Vessel

Option D

Sieve tube cells

Question 24

1 Mark

In desert plants, rate of water loss gets reduced due to the presence of

Options

Option A is correct

cuticle

Option B

stomata

Option C

lignin

Option D

suberin

Question 25

1 Mark

A long tree has several branches. The tissue that helps in the side ways conduction of water in the branches is

Options

Option A

collenchyma

Option B

xylem parenchyma

Option C

parenchyma

Option D is correct

xylem vessels

Question 26

1 Mark

If the tip of sugarcane plant is removed from the field, even then it keeps on growing in length. It is due to the presence of

Options

Option A

cambium

Option B

apical meristem

Option C

lateral meristem

Option D is correct

intercalary meristem

Question 27

1 Mark

A nail is inserted in the trunk of a tree at a height of 1 meter from the ground level. After 3 years the nail will

Options

Option A

move downwards

Option B

move upwards

Option C is correct

remain at the same position

Option D

move sideways

Question 28

1 Mark

Parenchyma cells are

Options

Option A is correct

relatively unspecified and thin walled

Option B

thick walled and specialised

Option C

lignified

Option D

none of these

Question 29

1 Mark

Flexibility in plants is due to

Options

Option A is correct

collenchyma

Option B

sclerenchyma

Option C

parenchyma

Option D

chlorenchyma

Question 30

1 Mark

Cork cells are made impervious to water and gases by the presence of

Options

Option A

cellulose

Option B

lipids

Option C is correct

suberin

Option D

lignin

Question 31

1 Mark

Survival of plants in terrestrial environment has been made possible by the presence of

Options

Option A

intercalary meristem

Option B is correct

conducting tissue

Option C

apical meristem

Option D

parenchymatous tissue

Question 32

1 Mark

Choose the wrong statement

Options

Option A

The nature of matrix differs according to the function of the tissue

Option B

Fats are stored below the skin and in between the internal organs

Option C is correct

Epithelial tissues have intercellular spaces between them

Option D

Cells of striated muscles are multinucleate and unbranched

Question 33

1 Mark

The water conducting tissue generally present in gymnosperm is

Options

Option A

vessels

Option B

sieve tube

Option C is correct

tracheids

Option D

xylem fibres