Parenchymal cells have ________ walls and are made up of _____________.
1. Thick, cellulose
2. Thin, cellulose
3. Thick, hemicellulose
4. Thin, hemicellulose
Which of the following function can be performed by
both parenchyma and collenchyma?
1. Storage.
2. Photosynthesis.
3. Secretion.
4. All.
Which one is true of parenchyma
| 1. | help in storage, secretion and photosynthesis |
| 2. | intercellular spaces are schizogenous in origin |
| 3. | universal tissue |
| 4. | All of the above |
In parenchyma, all cells are isodiametric and
| 1. | Thin-walled |
| 2. | Thick-walled |
| 3. | Lignified-walled |
| 4. | Devoid of intercellular spaces |
The most abundant and common tissue in plants
| 1. | Has non-vacuolated cytoplasm |
| 2. | Is living and has cellulosic wall |
| 3. | Stores ergastic substances always |
| 4. | Cannot take part in photosynthesis |
All of the given characteristics are related to parenchyma tissue except
1. Composed of living cells
2. Generally isodiametric cells
3. Cell wall is mainly made up of suberin
4. Either closely packed cells with no intercellular spaces or have small intercellular spaces
| Statement I: | Parenchyma is living but collenchyma is dead tissue. |
| Statement II: | Gymnosperms lack xylem vessels but presence of xylem vessels is the characteristic of angiosperms. |
Match the following
| 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 |
1. A-i, B-iii, C-v, D-ii, E-iv
2. A-iii, B-i, C-ii, D-v, E-iv
3. A-ii, B-iv, C-v, D-i, E-iii
4. A-v, B-iv, C-iii, D-ii, E-i
Which of the following component of phloem is mainly responsible for the storage of food material and other substances like resins, latex and mucilage?
1. Sieve tube
2. Companion cell
3. Bast fibres
4. Phloem parenchyma