The most important function of the trichomes is:
| 1. | They prevent water loss due to transpiration |
| 2. | They prevent herbivory |
| 3. | They are sensory structures that decipher the wind velocity and direction |
| 4. | They play an important part in pollination of plants |
Which of the following has unevenly thick cell wall, has a primary wall (cellulose) and a secondary wall (hemicellulose or pectin), and is a simple, living, primarily mechanical tissue of the plant body?
1. Parenchyma
2. Collenchyma
3. Sclerenchyma
4. Aerenchyma
Identify the correct statement regarding collenchymas in plants:-
| 1. | They occur in layers below the epidermis of monocotyledonous plants. |
| 2. | Cells are much thickened at the corners due to the deposition of lignin. |
| 3. | Collenchymatous cells do not contain chloroplasts. |
| 4. | They provide mechanical strength to the growing parts of the plant. |
What is the number of correct statements amongst the following regarding the phloem tissue of plants?
| I: | Gymnosperms lack albuminous cells and sieve cells. |
| II: | The companion cells are specialized parenchymatous cells. |
| III: | Phloem parenchyma is absent in most of the monocotyledons. |
| IV: | Phloem fibers are generally absent in the primary phloem. |
1. 0
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
In dicot roots, the initiation of the lateral roots and the vascular cambium during the secondary growth takes place in:
| 1. | Pericycle |
| 2. | Endodermis |
| 3. | Conjuctive tissue |
| 4. | Epidermis |
In dicot stem the vascular bundle is:-
| 1. | Conjoint, open and with exarch protoxylem. |
| 2. | Conjoint, open and with endarch protoxylem. |
| 3. | Conjoint and closed. |
| 4. | Scattered, each surrounded by a sclerenchymatous bundle sheath. |
Bulliform cells are found in:
| 1. | dorsiventral leaves and help in photosynthesis. |
| 2. | dorsiventral leaves and help in minimizing water loss. |
| 3. | isobilateral leaves and help in minimizing water loss. |
| 4. | isobilateral leaves and help in photosynthesis. |
The endodermis is absent or indistinct in the:-
1. Roots of all plants
2. Leaves of pteridophytes
3. Leaves of gymnosperms
4. Stems of woody plants
Identify the incorrect statement:
| 1. | The presence of vessels is a characteristic of angiosperms |
| 2. | In roots the primary xylem is exarch |
| 3. | Gymnosperms lack albuminous cells and sieve cells |
| 4. | Bast fibers are generally absent in primary phloem |
The given transverse section is of:

| 1. | Monocot stem | 2. | Dicot stem |
| 3. | Monocot root | 4. | Dicot root |