A transverse section of stem is stained first with safranin and then with fast green following the usual schedule of double staining for the preparation of a permanent slide. What would be the colour of the stained xylem and phloem?
- a.Red and green
- b.Green and red
- c.Orange and yellow
- d.Purple and orange
Match the followings and choose the correct option from below Column I Column II A. Meristem i. Photosynthesis, storage B. Parenchyma ii. mechanical support C. Collenchyma iii. Actively dividing cells D. Sclerenchyma iv. stomata E. Epidermal tissue v. sclereids Options:
- a.A-i, B-iii, C-v, D-ii, E-iv
- b.A-iii, B-i, C-ii, D-v, E-iv
- c.A-ii, B-iv, C-v, D-i, E-iii
- d.A-v, B-iv, C-iii, D-ii, E-i
Match the following and choose the correct option from below Column I Column II A. Cuticle i. guard cells B. Bulli form cells ii. single layer C. Stomata iii. waxy layer D. Epidermis iv. empty colourless cell Options:
- a.A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii
- b.A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv
- c.A-iii, B-ii, C-iv, D-i
- d.A-iii, B-ii, C-i, D-iv
Identify the simple tissue system from the following
- a.Parenchyma
- b.Xylem
- c.Epidermis
- d.Phloem
Cells of this tissue are living and show angular wall thickening. They also provide mechanical support. The tissue is
- a.Xylem
- b.Sclerenchyma
- c.Collenchyma
- d.Epidermis
Epiblema of roots is equivalent to
- a.Pericycle
- b.Endodermis
- c.Epidermis
- d.Stele
A conjoint and open vascular bundle will be observed in the transverse section of
- a.Monocot root
- b.Monocot stem
- c.Dicot root
- d.Dicot stem
Interfascicular cambium and cork cambium are formed due to
- a.Cell division
- b.Cell differentiation
- c.Cell dedifferentiation
- d.Redifferentiation
Phellogen and Phellem respectively denote
- a.Cork and cork cambium
- b.Cork cambium and cork
- c.Secondary cortex and cork
- d.Cork and secondary cortex ANATOMY OF FLOWERING PLANTS 29
In which of the following pairs of parts of a flowering plant is epidermis absent?
- a.Root tip and shoot tip
- b.Shoot bud and floral bud
- c.Ovule and seed
- d.Petiole and pedicel
How many shoot apical meristems are likely to be present in a twig of a plant possessing 4 branches and 26 leaves?
A piece of wood having no vessels (trachea) must belong to
- a.Teak
- b.Mango
- c.Pine
- d.Palm
A plant tissue, when stained, showed the presence of hemicellulose and pectin in cell wall of its cells. The tissue represents
- a.Collenchyma
- b.Sclerenchyma
- c.Xylem
- d.Meristem
In conifers fibres are likely to be absent in
- a.Secondary phloem
- b.Secondary xylem
- c.Primary phloem
- d.Leaves
When we peel the skin of a potato tuber, we remove
- a.Periderm
- b.Epidermis
- c.Cuticle
- d.Sapwood
A vesselless piece of stem possessing prominent sieve tubes would belong to
- a.Pinus
- b.Eucalyptus
- c.Grass
- d.Trochodendron
Which one of the following cell types always divides by anticlinal cell division? a. fusiform initial cells b, root cap c. protoderm d. phellogen
What is the fate of primary xylem in a dicot root showing extensive secondary growth?
- a.It is retained in the centre of the axis
- b.It gets crushed
- c.May or may not get crushed
- d.It gets surrounded by primary phloem