Multiple Choice Questions

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In monocot roots which types of vascular bundles are found?

  • Collateral, conjoint and closed

  • Radial with exarch xylem

  • Bicollateral, conjoint and closed

  • Radial with endarch xylem


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Radial with exarch xylem

When xylem and phloem groups are located on different radii, the bundles are said to be radial e.g. root. The protoxylem element lie at the periphery and metaxylem in the centre, this condition is called exarch e.g. root.


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In a woody dicotyledonous tree, which of the following parts will mainly consist of primary tissues?

  • Stem and root

  • All parts

  • Shoot tips and root tips

  • Flowers, fruits and leaves


Periderm includes

  • cork cambium only

  • cork cambium and cork

  • cork and secondary cortex

  • cork cambium, cork and secondary cortex


As secondary growth proceeds, in a dicot stem, the thickness of

  • sapwood increases

  • heartwood increases

  • both sapwood and heartwood increases

  • both sapwood and heartwood remains the same


Select the correct pair amongst the following

  • Spring wood- light colour, high density

  • Spring wood - dark colour, low density

  • Autumn wood - light colour, high density

  • Autumn wood - dark colour, high density


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Assertion : Protostele is the simplest stele.

Reason : Protostele is the most advanced type of stele.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If assertion is true but reason is false.

  • If both assertion and reason are false.


Why are vascular bundles closed in monocots?

  • Xylem and phloem are present.

  • Xylem and phloem occur in separate bundles.

  • Vascular cambium is present between xylem and phloem.

  • Vascular cambium is not present.


Assertion : Cork prevents the loss of water by evaporation.

Reason : Cork cells contain tannins.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

  • If assertion is true but reason is false

  • If both assertion and reason are false


Bark refers to

  • phellem + phellogen + phelloderm

  • periderm + cortex

  • phellem + phelloderm + secondary phloem

  • periderm + cortex + pericycle + secondary phloem


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Jute fibres deteriorate quickly because

  • cellulose content is high

  • lignin content is high

  • cellulose content is low

  • lignin content is low


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