1. Study of internal structure of plants is called
(a) morphology (b) physiology (c) anatomy (d) autotomy
 2. Find out incorrect statement:
(a) Monocot and dicot are anatomically diff erent
(b) Internal structures also show adaptations to diverse environment
(c) Basic unit of plant is made up of cells
(d) Diff erent organs of plants are similar in their internal structure
 3. A tissue is a group of cells having a
(a) common origin and always a common function
(b) common origin and always a diff erent function
(c) common origin and usually a common function
(d) diff erent origin and a diff erent function
 4. Depending on whether the cells being formed are capable of dividing or not, plant tissues are
classifi ed into how many types?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
 5. Find the example of primary meristem.
(a) Apical meristem (b) Intercalary meristem
(c) Lateral meristem (d) Both (a) and (b)
 6. Apical meristem is present at
(a) root and shoot apex (b) place between mature tissue
(c) vascular cambium (d) cork cambium
 7. Axillary bud is
(a) present in axil of leaf (b) capable of forming branch
(c) capable of forming fl ower (d) all
 8. Which tissue occurs in grasses and regenerate parts removed by the grazing herbivores?
(a) Apical meristem (b) Lateral meristem
(c) Intercalary meristem (d) All
 9. The meristem that occurs in the mature regions of roots and shoots of many plants, particularly
those that produce woody axis and appear later than primary meristem, is called
(a) Intercalary meristem
(b) Apical meristem
(c) Secondary or lateral meristem
(d) All
 10. Find the example of lateral meristem.
(a) Fascicular cambium (b) Interfascicular cambium
(c) Cork-cambium (d) All

11. Newly-formed cells from primary and secondary meristem, which becomes structurally and
functionally specialized and lose the ability to divide, are known as
(a) permanent cells (b) mature cells (c) both (d) none
 12. During the formation of the primary plant body, specifi c regions of the apical meristem
produces
(a) dermal tissues (b) ground tissues (c) vascular tissues (d) all
 13. Permanent tissues, which have all cell similar in structure and function, are called
(a) complex tissues (b) simple tissues
(c) meristematic tissues (d) all
 14. Permanent tissues, which have many diff erent types of cells are called
(a) complex tissues (b) simple tissues
(c) meristematic tissues (d) all
 15. Which tissue is the most abundant in plant organ?
(a) Parenchyma (b) Collenchyma
(c) Sclerenchyma (d) Sclereids
 16. Following features belong to
 I. Cells are generally isodiametric. They may be spherical, oval, round, polygonal, or
elongated in shape.
 II. Cells have thin wall and are made up of cellulose.
 III. Cells may be closely packed or may have intercellular spaces.
 IV. Tissue perform various kind of functions like photosynthesis, storage and secretion.
(a) collenchyma (b) parenchyma (c) xylem (d) sclerenchyma
 17. Following features belong to
 I. Cells are thick at corner due to deposition of cellulose, hemicelluloses and pectin.
 II. Cells may contain chloroplast and gets assimilated.
 III. Intercellular spaces are absent.
 IV. Provide mechanical support to growing parts of the plant such as young stem and petiole of leaf.
(a) collenchyma (b) parenchyma (c) xylem (d) sclerenchyma
 18. Which simple tissue is characterized by pits?
(a) Collenchyma (b) Parenchyma
(c) Sclerenchyma (d) All
 19. _________ are spherical, oval, cylindrical, highly thickened dead cell with very narrow
cavities.
(a) Sieve tube (b) Companion cell (c) Fibres (d) Sclereids
 20. Secondary thickening in collenchyma is of
(a) cellulose (b) hemicellulose (c) pectin (d) all
 21. On what basis we classify sclerenchyma into fi bres or sclereids?
(a) Structure (b) Orgin (c) Development (d) All
 22. Sclereids are present in the pulp of
(a) guava (b) pear (c) sapota (d) all
 23. Sclereids are present in
(a) fruit wall of nuts (b) seed coat of legumes
(c) leaves of tea (d) all
 24. Which tissue is usually dead and without protoplast?
(a) Parenchyma (b) Collenchyma (c) Sclerenchyma (d) All

25. Collenchyma tissue is characterized by
(a) elongated cells with thickness at the corners
(b) isodiametric cells with deposits of cellulose and pectin at the corners
(c) elongated cells with deposits of cellulose and pectin all over the wall
(d) isodiametric cells with thickness all over the cell wall
 26. In which way collenchyma diff ers from sclerenchyma?
(a) Retaining protoplasm at maturity (b) Having thick walls
(c) Having wide lumen (d) Being meristematic
 27. Walls of sclerenchyma are
(a) rigid (b) lignifi ed (c) pectinised (d) suberised
 28. Collenchyma diff ers from parenchyma in having
(a) living protoplasm (b) cellulose walls
(c) vacuoles (d) pectin deposits at corners
 29. Which of the following are simple tissues?
(a) Parenchyma, xylem and phloem
(b) Parenchyma, collenchyma and sclerenchyma
(c) Parenchyma, xylem and collenchymas
(d) Parenchyma, xylem and sclerenchyma
 30. What is the most common type of permanent tissue found in almost all plants?
(a) Sclerenchyma (b) Collenchyma
(c) Parenchyma (d) Xylem
 31. Which of the following tissues gives tensile strength against bending and swaying?
(a) Parenchyma (b) Collenchyma (c) Sclereids (d) All
 32. A simple mechanical tissue devoid of lignin is
(a) parenchyma (b) collenchymas (c) sclerenchyma (d) chlorenchyma
 33. Primary plant body is made up of
(a) meristematic tissues (b) simple tissues
(c) complex tissues (d) all the above
 34. Hard lignifi ed thick-walled long and pointed cells of a plant are
(a) parenchyma (b) sclerenchyma fi bers
(c) collenchymas (d) sclereids
 35. A thick-walled lignifi ed simple mechanical tissue is
(a) parenchyma (b) collenchymas (c) sclerenchyma (d) chlorenchyma
 36. How many types of cells consist in complex tissue?
(a) More than one (b) More than three
(c) One type (d) None of the above
 37. Function of xylem are
(a) conduct water from root to stem and leaves
(b) conduct mineral from root to stem and leaves
(c) provide mechanical strength to plant
(d) all
 38. Xylem is composed of how many diff erent elements?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
 39. Gymnosperm lacks _________ in their xylem.
(a) tracheids (b) vessels
(c) xylem fi bres (d) xylem parenchyma

40. Select the correct matching
Column I Column II
 A. Tracheids – 1. Elongated and tube like cells with thick and lignifi ed
wall and tapering ends.
 B. Vessels – 2. Tube like structure made up of many cells, each cell
with lignifi ed wall and large central cavity.
 C. Xylem fi bre – 3. Highly thickened walls and obliterated central humans.
 D. Xylem parenchyma – 4. Living cell with thin cell wall made up of cellulose.
 (a) A–2, B–1, C–3, D–4 (b) A–3, B–1, C–2, D–4
(c) A–1, B–2, C–3, D–4 (d) A–3, B–2, C–1, D–4
 41. Xylem parenchyma stores
(a) starch (b) fat (c) tannins (d) all
 42. Phloem parenchyma stores
(a) resins (b) latex (c) mucilage (d) all
 43. Select the incorrect statement from the following:
(a) Vessel members are interconnected through perforations in their common walls
(b) Presence of vessel is a characteristic feature of angiosperms
(c) Radial conduction of water takes place by the ray parenchymatous cells
(d) Tracheids, vessel, xylem sclerenchyma and parenchyma are without protoplast
 44. Protoplast is absent in all except
(a) tracheids (b) vessels
(c) xylem sclerenchyma (d) xylem parenchyma
 45. The primary xylem elements formed are called _________ and the secondary xylem formed
is called _________.
(a) protoxylem, protoxylem (b) metaxylem, metaxylem
(c) protoxylem, metaxylem (d) metaxylem, protoxylem
 46. In stem
(a) protoxylem lies towards pith (centre)
(b) metaxylem lies towards periphery of the organs
(c) endarch arrangement present
(d) all
 47. In root
(a) endarch arrangement is present (b) exarch arrangement is present
(c) protoxylem lies towards the centre (d) metaxylem lies towards the periphery
 48. Phloem transports
(a) water (b) mineral (c) food materials (d) all
 49. How many elements are composed in phloem in angiosperm?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
 50. Phloem is composed of all except
(a) sieve tube elements (b) companion cells
(c) phloem parenchyma and sclerenchyma (d) vessels
 51. Gymnosperm posses
(a) sieve tubes (b) companion cells
(c) albuminous cell and sieve cells (d) all

52. Select the incorrect statement from the following:
 (a) End walls of sieve tube have sieve plates
 (b) Sieve tube and companion cell are connected by pit present between common
longitudinal wall
 (c) Companion cells are specialized parenchymatous cells having nucleus which control
function of sieve tubes
 (d) Phloem parenchyma is present in most of monocots
 53. Following are live components of phloem except
(a) sieve tube (b) companion cell
(c) phloem parenchyma (d) phloem fi bre (bast fi bre)
 54. Following are dead components of xylem except
(a) tracheids (b) vessels
(c) xylem sclerenchyma (wood fi bres) (d) xylem parenchyma
 55. Select the correct statement from the following:
(a) Companion cells help in maintaining pressure gradients in the sieve tubes
(b) Phloem parenchyma stores food material
(c) Bast fi bres are generally absent in the primary phloem but are found in secondary phloem
(d) All
 56. Following are the features of phloem fi bres except
(a) pointed apices (b) more elongated (c) branched (d) unbranched
 57. Phloem fi bre, which is commercially used, is actually
(a) jute (b) fl ax (c) hemp (d) all
 58. Select the incorrect matching:
(a) Protophloem – Narrow sieve tubes
(b) Metaphloem – Bigger sieve tubes
(c) Gymnosperm – Albuminous cells and sieve cells
(d) Gymnosperm – Vessels in xylem
 59. A mature sieve tube diff ers from vessel in
(a) being nearly dead (b) lacking cytoplasm
(c) lacking a functional nucleus (d) absence of lignifi ed walls
 60. In pteridophyta and gymnosperms, which cells are present in place of companion cell?
(a) Sclereids (b) Albuminous cells
(c) Idioblasts (d) None of the above
 61. Both vessels and companion cells are absent in
(a) angiosperms (b) pteridophyta (c) gymnosperms (d) both (b) and (c)
 62. The only plant cells without nuclei among the following are
(a) cambium cells (b) cells of pericycle
(c) xylem parenchyma (d) sieve tubes
 63. Vessels diff er from tracheids
 (a) in being derived from single cell
(b) in having vertical rows of cells with cross walls dissolved
(c) in being alive
(d) in helping in the conduction of water
 64. Companion cells are usually seen associated with
(a) fi bres (b) vessels (c) tracheids (d) sieve tubes

65. Sieve tubes are better-suited for translocation because they
(a) possess broader lumen and perforated cross walls
(b) are broader than long
(c) possess bordered pits
(d) possess no end walls
 66. Lignifi ed cell wall is the characteristic feature of
(a) phloem cells (b) epidermal cells
(c) cambial cells (d) xylem cells
 67. The chief function of sieve tube is
(a) to translocate the organic materials manufactured in the leaves
(b) to conduct minerals
(c) to transport water from root to leaves
(d) to help the plant in forming wood
 68. Function of storage is performed by
(a) parenchyma (b) sclerenchyma (c) phloem (d) all
 69. Which is present in the vascular bundles of gymnosperms?
(a) Tracheids (b) Vessels (c) Companion cells (d) All
 70. How many types of tissue systems are present in plant depending on their structure and
function?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
 71. Tissue system include
(a) epidermal tissue system
(b) ground tissue system or fundamental tissue system
(c) vascular tissue system
(d) all
 72. Epidermal tissue system is made up of
(a) epidermal cells (b) stomata
(c) epidermal appendages (d) all
 73. Which of the following is epidermal appendage?
(a) Trichome (b) Guard cell
(c) Sclereid (d) Subsidiary cell
 74. Select T/F (True/False).
(a) Epidermis is usually single-layered.
(b) Epidermal cells are parenchymatous cell with abundant cytoplasm.
(c) Vessel members of xylem are interconnected through perforation in their common walls.
(d) Sclerenchyma provides mechanical support to organs.
(a) TTTT (b) TFFT (c) TFTT (d) FFTT
 75. The epidermis is generally covered with a waxy thick layer called the _________ which
prevents the loss of water.
(a) suberin (b) tunicin (c) cuticle (d) chitin
 76. Which of the following is true about stomata?
(a) Formed by guard cells
(b) Regulate process of transpiration and gaseous exchange
(c) Mainly present on epidermis of leaves
(d) All

77. Which of the following is true about guard cells?
(a) Outer wall is thin
(b) Inner wall (towards stomatal pore) is thick
(c) Bean-shaped in dicots and dumb-bell-shaped in grasses
(d) All
 78. Which of the following cell posses chloroplast?
(a) Mesophyll cells of leaf (b) Guard cells
(c) Sometimes in cells of collenhcyma (d) All
 79. Stomatal apparatus consists of
(a) subsidiary cells (b) guard cells (c) stomatal aperture (d) all
 80. Stem hairs are
(a) unicellular (b) acellular (c) multicellular (d) any of them
 81. Trichomes are
(a) epidermal hair of stem (b) either soft or stiff
(c) branched or unbranched (d) all
 82. Select the incorrect statement from the following:
(a) Trichomes help in preventing water loss due to transpiration
(b) Cuticle prevents loss of water
(c) Cuticle is absent in roots
(d) Epidermis is made up of elongated, loosely arranged cell, which forms continuous layer
 83. Ground tissue is made up of
(a) parenchyma (b) collenchymas (c) sclerenchma (d) all
 84. Parenchymatous cells are usually present in
(a) cortex, pericycle (b) pith and medullary rays
(c) primary stem and roots (d) all
 85. Thin-walled chloroplast containing mesophyll cells are present in
(a) root (b) stem (c) leaf (d) all
 86. Vascular system consist of
(a) simple tissue (b) complex tissue (c) xylem (d) phloem
 87. Closed vascular bundle is present in
(a) monocot (b) dicot (c) both (d) none
 88. Conjoint vascular bundle is present in
(a) monocot stem (b) dicot stem (c) leaf (d) all
 89. A root hair is formed by
(a) epidermal cell (b) endodermal cell (c) cortical cell (d) pericycle cell
 90. Epidermal outgrowths are known as
(a) stomata (b) leaves (c) trichomes (d) fl ower buds
 91. Vascular bundles having xylem and phloem which lie at the same radius is termed as
(a) concentric (b) radial (c) collateral (d) amphicribral
 92. Which of the following would not secrete a cuticle?
(a) Root epidermis (b) Leaf epidermis (c) Xerophytes (d) Stem epidermis
 93. Which one of the following is a type of tissue system?
(a) Parenchyma (b) Sclerenchyma (c) Vascular (d) All
 94. Root hairs are
(a) acellular (b) unicellular
(c) multicellular (d) multicellular and unicellular

95. Vascular bundles of roots are
(a) conjoint (b) concentric (c) bicollateral (d) radial
 96. Radial vascular bundle can be seen in
(a) leaf (b) dicot root (c) stem (d) fl ower
 97. When xylem and phloem are separated by a strip of cambium it is called
(a) collateral and open (b) collateral and closed
(c) bicollatoral and open (d) concentric and closed
 98. Vascular bundle is closed when
(a) cambium is present (b) cambium is absent
(c) pericycle is absent (d) none
 99. Following features belong to which option?
 I. Cortex is made up of several layers of thin-walled parenchyma cells with intercellular spaces.
 II. Endoderm is made up of single layer of barrel-shaped cells without any intercellular spaces.
 III. Few layers of thick-walled parenchymatous cell forms pericycle.
 IV. Pith is small or incospicous.
 V. Cojunctive tissue present 2 to 4 xylem and phloem patches.
(a) dicot root (b) dicot stem (c) monocot root (d) monocot stem
 100. Stele is made up of (in dicot root)
(a) pericycle (b) vascular bundle (c) pith (d) all
 101. Outside to inside the layer of monocot root are
(a) Endodermis‒Epidermis‒Cortex‒Pith‒Vascular bundle‒Pericycle
(b) Pith‒Epidermis‒Endodermis‒Cortex‒Pericycle‒Vascular bundle
(c) Epidermis‒Cortex‒Endodermis‒Pericycle‒Vascular bundle‒Pith
(d) Pericycle‒Vascular bundle‒Cortex‒Pith‒Epidermis‒Endodermis
 102. Following features belong to which option?
 I. Epidermis may bear trachoma and few stomata.
 II. Cortex is divided into three sub-zones.
 III. Hypodermis made up of collenchymas starch seath.
 IV. Pericycle above phloem in form of semilunar pathes of sclerenchyma.
(a) dicot root (b) dicot stem
(c) monocot root (d) monocot stem
 103. Select the incorrect statement among the following:
(a) Ring arrangement of vascular bundle is a characteristic of dicot stem
(b) Phloem parenchyma is absent in monocot stem
(c) Monocots have sclerenchy motous hypodermis
(d) In monocot peripheral, vascular bundle, which are generally large and centrally located,
are small and water-containing cavities are present within the vascular bundle
 104. Which of the following is correct about dorsiventral leaf?
(a) The veins vary in thickness in the reticulate venation
(b) Palisade parenchyma is abaxially placed
(c) Abaxial surface bears no stomata
(d) The size of vascular bundles are independent on the size of veins
 105. Which of the following is incorrect about isobilateral leaf?
(a) Stomata present on both surfaces
(b) Undiff erentiated mesophyll
(c) Nearly same size vascular bundle present all over leaf
(d) It is monocot leaf









Answer Keys -

 1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (d)
 11. (c) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (a) 18. (c) 19. (d) 20. (d)
 21. (d) 22. (d) 23. (d) 24. (c) 25. (b) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (d) 29. (b) 30. (c)
 31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (d) 34. (b) 35. (c) 36. (a) 37. (d) 38. (d) 39. (b) 40. (c)
 41. (d) 42. (d) 43. (d) 44. (d) 45. (c) 46. (d) 47. (b) 48. (c) 49. (d) 50. (d)
 51. (c) 52. (d) 53. (d) 54. (d) 55. (d) 56. (c) 57. (d) 58. (d) 59. (d) 60. (b)
 61. (d) 62. (d) 63. (b) 64. (d) 65. (a) 66. (d) 67. (a) 68. (a) 69. (a) 70. (c)
 71. (d) 72. (d) 73. (a) 74. (c) 75. (c) 76. (d) 77. (d) 78. (d) 79. (d) 80. (c)
 81. (d) 82. (d) 83. (d) 84. (d) 85. (c) 86. (b) 87. (a) 88. (d) 89. (a) 90. (c)
 91. (c) 92. (a) 93. (c) 94. (b) 95. (d) 96. (b) 97. (a) 98. (b) 99. (a) 100. (d)
 101. (c) 102. (b) 103. (d) 104. (a) 105. (c)