Which of the following will not be true for gymnosperms?
1. Gymnosperms lack vessels in their xylem.
2. Gymnosperms have albuminous cells and sieve cells.
3. Gymnosperms lack sieve tubes and companion cells.
4. Gymnosperms lack secondary growth.

Subtopic:  Complex Tissue: Xylem | Complex Tissue: Phloem | Secondary Growth in Root (OLD NCERT) |
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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the correct match from the codes given:
Column I [Plant part] Column II [Vascular bundle]
A Dicot root P Conjoint and open
B Monocot root Q Conjoint and closed
C Dicot stem R Radial, exarch, 2-6 in number
D Monocot stem S Radial, exarch, polyarch [more than 6]
Codes:
A B C D
1. R S Q P
2. R S P Q
3. P Q R S
4. Q P S R
Subtopic:  Anatomy of Root | Dicot Stem | Monocot Stem |
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All the following produce secondary tissues in a plant body except:
1. Fascicular vascular cambium
2. Interfascicular cambium
3. Cork-cambium
4. Intercalary meristem
Subtopic:  Meristematic Tissue:Classification (OLD NCERT) |
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In a monocot stem:
I: hypodermis is collenchymatous
II: vascular bundles are conjoint and closed
III: phloem parenchyma is absent
1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are correct
Subtopic:  Monocot Stem |
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A transverse section of a plant part shows the following features:

I: Innermost layer of cortex has casparian strips.
II: Pericycle has parenchymatous cells.
III: Radially arranged two to four xylem and phloem patches.

This transverse section must be of:
1. Dicot root
2. Monocot root
3. Dicot stem
4. Monocot stem

Subtopic:  Anatomy of Root |
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Identify the incorrect statement regarding guard cells in the epidermal tissue system?
 
1. They enclose stomata.
2. They are bean shaped in grasses.
3. The outer walls are thin and the inner walls are highly thickened.
4. They possess chloroplasts.
Subtopic:  Epidermal Tissue System |
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Which of the following statements about cork cambium is/are correct?
I: It usually develops in the cortex region and is a couple of layers thick.
II: It cuts off cells on both sides where the inner cells differentiate into cork and the outer cells differentiate into secondary cortex.
1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II
Subtopic:  Activity of Cork Cambium |
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Identify the incorrect statement.
1. Sapwood is involved in conduction of water and minerals from root to leafs.
2. Sapwood is the innermost secondary xylem and is lighter in colour
3. Due to deposition of tannins, resins, oils etc., heart wood is dark in colour.
4. Heart wood does not conduct water but gives mechanical support.
Subtopic:  Types of Wood (OLD NCERT) |
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Identify the correctly matched pairs regarding anatomy of a dicot root:
I Epiblema Many of the cells of epiblema protrude in the form of unicellular root hairs.
II Endodermis The tangential as well as radial walls of the cells have a deposition of suberin in the form of casparian strips.
III Pericycle Initiation of lateral roots and vascular cambium during the secondary growth takes place in these cells
IV Pith Large and well developed.
1. Only II and III
2. Only I, II and III
3. Only I, III and IV
4. Only II, III and IV
Subtopic:  Anatomy of Root |
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Give below are two statements :
Statement I: Endarch and exarch are the terms often used for describing the position of secondary xylem in the plant body.
Statement II: Exarch condition is the most common feature of the root system.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
4. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Subtopic:  Dicot Stem |
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