Chapter 6 – Anatomy Of Flowering Plants

Class 11 Biology · 18 questions · 0 with answers

Questions

Q1Multiple choice

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
Q2Multiple choice

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
Q3Multiple choice

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
Q4Multiple choice

Identify the simple tissue system from the following

  • a.Parenchyma
  • b.Xylem
  • c.Epidermis
  • d.Phloem
Q5Multiple choice

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
Q6Multiple choice

Epiblema of roots is equivalent to

  • a.Pericycle
  • b.Endodermis
  • c.Epidermis
  • d.Stele
Q7Multiple choice

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
Q8Multiple choice

Interfascicular cambium and cork cambium are formed due to

  • a.Cell division
  • b.Cell differentiation
  • c.Cell dedifferentiation
  • d.Redifferentiation
Q9Multiple choice

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
Q10Multiple choice

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
Q11Multiple choice

How many shoot apical meristems are likely to be present in a twig of a plant possessing 4 branches and 26 leaves?

  • a.26
  • b.1
  • c.5
  • d.30 e. 4
Q12Multiple choice

A piece of wood having no vessels (trachea) must belong to

  • a.Teak
  • b.Mango
  • c.Pine
  • d.Palm
Q13Multiple choice

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
Q14Multiple choice

In conifers fibres are likely to be absent in

  • a.Secondary phloem
  • b.Secondary xylem
  • c.Primary phloem
  • d.Leaves
Q15Multiple choice

When we peel the skin of a potato tuber, we remove

  • a.Periderm
  • b.Epidermis
  • c.Cuticle
  • d.Sapwood
Q16Multiple choice

A vesselless piece of stem possessing prominent sieve tubes would belong to

  • a.Pinus
  • b.Eucalyptus
  • c.Grass
  • d.Trochodendron
Q17Multiple choice

Which one of the following cell types always divides by anticlinal cell division? a. fusiform initial cells b, root cap c. protoderm d. phellogen

Q18Multiple choice

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