Multiple Choice Questions

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Largest number of chloroplast is found in :

  • palisade tissue

  • spongy tissue

  • transfusion tissue

  • bundle sheath cells


A.

palisade tissue

Dorsiventral leaf of dicot plant consits of epidermis, mesophyll and vascular bundles. Mesophyll is further divided into palisade tissue and spongy tissue.

Palisade tissue is a upper layer that consists of closely arranged cells containing numerous chloroplasts. Spongy tissue consists of losely arranged cells. Most of the photosynthesis takes place in palisade tissue.


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Which of the following does not match ?

  • Muscular movement - ATP

  • Heart - pace maker

  • Monocyte - haemoglobin

  • Nerve impulse - acetylcholine


Defect in amino acid metabolism may results in :

  • albinism

  • porphyria

  • Wilson's disease

  • phenylketonuria


Which of the following taxonomist described classification of plant kingdom in "Families of flowering plants" ?

  • Cronquist

  • Takhtajan

  • Benson

  • Hutchinson


Rarely among angiosperms the pollen grains influenced the endosperm. This is called as :

  • Metaxenia

  • Nemec phenomenon

  • Xenia

  • Mesogamy


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Teeth of rabbits are :

  • thecodont

  • diphyodont

  • heterodont

  • all of these


Growth rings are formed due to activity of :

  • extrastelar cambium

  • intrastelar cambium

  • interstelar cambium

  • both 'b' and 'c'


Sudoriferous glands occur in :

  • lung

  • kidney

  • skin

  • alimentary canal


A protein rich green alga is :

  • Chlorella

  • Spirulina

  • Spirogyra

  • Ulothrix


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In the sporogonium of which plant, columella is present ?

  • Penicillium

  • Spirogyra

  • Rhizopus

  • Ulothrix