Plant Anatomy — MCQs Biology 50 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. Plant anatomy deals with the study of: (A) External structure of plants (B) Internal structure of plants (C) Classification of plants (D) Physiology of plants 2. Which tissue is responsible for photosynthesis in leaves? (A) Palisade mesophyll (B) Phloem (C) Xylem (D) Cambium 3. The outermost protective tissue of plants is called: (A) Cortex (B) Pericycle (C) Endodermis (D) Epidermis 4. Which tissue transports water and minerals in plants? (A) Phloem (B) Xylem (C) Cambium (D) Cortex 5. Food is transported in plants through: (A) Xylem (B) Phloem (C) Cortex (D) Pith 6. Which cells are dead at maturity? (A) Parenchyma (B) Collenchyma (C) Meristem (D) Sclerenchyma 7. Collenchyma provides: (A) Storage (B) Protection (C) Conduction (D) Mechanical support and flexibility 8. Which tissue is mainly involved in storage of food? (A) Parenchyma (B) Collenchyma (C) Sclerenchyma (D) Xylem 9. The vascular bundle in dicot stem is: (A) Closed (B) Scattered (C) Concentric (D) Open 10. Which structure separates cortex from stele? (A) Epidermis (B) Pericycle (C) Cambium (D) Endodermis 11. Casparian strips are present in: (A) Epidermis (B) Endodermis (C) Cortex (D) Pericycle 12. Which tissue gives rise to lateral roots? (A) Endodermis (B) Cortex (C) Pericycle (D) Cambium 13. The central region of dicot stem is called: (A) Cortex (B) Pith (C) Phloem (D) Xylem 14. Which plant tissue is living and elastic? (A) Sclerenchyma (B) Xylem (C) Collenchyma (D) Cork 15. Vessels are the main conducting elements of: (A) Phloem (B) Cortex (C) Xylem (D) Cambium 16. Which cells help in lateral conduction of water? (A) Vessels (B) Xylem parenchyma (C) Tracheids (D) Fibers 17. Which tissue is absent in monocot stem? (A) Cambium (B) Vascular bundles (C) Epidermis (D) Ground tissue 18. In monocot stem, vascular bundles are: (A) In a ring (B) Scattered (C) Concentric (D) Radial 19. Which type of vascular bundle has xylem and phloem side by side? (A) Conjoint (B) Concentric (C) Radial (D) Amphivasal 20. Phloem consists of all except: (A) Vessels (B) Companion cells (C) Sieve tubes (D) Phloem parenchyma 21. Which cells are responsible for secondary growth? (A) Meristematic cells (B) Parenchyma cells (C) Cambium cells (D) Sclerenchyma cells 22. Cork is formed by: (A) Vascular cambium (B) Cork cambium (C) Apical meristem (D) Intercalary meristem 23. Which tissue replaces epidermis during secondary growth? (A) Cork (B) Phloem (C) Cortex (D) Pith 24. The radial arrangement of vascular tissues is seen in: (A) Stem (B) Leaf (C) Root (D) Flower 25. Which plant tissue lacks chloroplasts normally? (A) Epidermis (B) Spongy mesophyll (C) Palisade tissue (D) Cortex 26. Which type of cells are elongated with tapering ends? (A) Parenchyma (B) Fibers (C) Collenchyma (D) Companion cells 27. The tissue system that forms the bulk of plant body is: (A) Ground (B) Vascular (C) Epidermal (D) Meristematic 28. Which meristem is responsible for increase in length? (A) Lateral meristem (B) Apical meristem (C) Cork cambium (D) Vascular cambium 29. The main function of lenticels is: (A) Protection (B) Photosynthesis (C) Gas exchange (D) Water absorption 30. Which tissue is present only in angiosperms? (A) Tracheids (B) Fibers (C) Vessels (D) Xylem parenchyma 31. Which part of vascular bundle lies towards the periphery? (A) Phloem (B) Cambium (C) Xylem (D) Pith 32. Spongy mesophyll is mainly responsible for: (A) Gas exchange (B) Storage (C) Support (D) Conduction 33. Which tissue is continuous with epidermis of root? (A) Stele (B) Endodermis (C) Pericycle (D) Cortex 34. Which cell type lacks nucleus at maturity? (A) Parenchyma (B) Companion cell (C) Cambium cell (D) Sieve tube element 35. Which plant tissue provides maximum mechanical strength? (A) Collenchyma (B) Sclerenchyma (C) Parenchyma (D) Cortex 36. Which structure is absent in dicot root? (A) Endodermis (B) Xylem (C) Phloem (D) Pith 37. Which tissue is meristematic in nature? (A) Parenchyma (B) Collenchyma (C) Sclerenchyma (D) Cambium 38. In leaves, vascular bundles are called: (A) Bundles (B) Sori (C) Veins (D) Nodes 39. Which plant tissue has unevenly thickened cell walls? (A) Parenchyma (B) Sclerenchyma (C) Collenchyma (D) Xylem 40. Which tissue connects vascular bundles in dicot stem? (A) Cortex (B) Medullary rays (C) Pith (D) Pericycle 41. The function of medullary rays is: (A) Lateral transport (B) Conduction of food (C) Conduction of water (D) Support 42. Which part of stem is involved in food storage? (A) Cortex (B) Phloem (C) Cambium (D) Xylem 43. Which cell type is living in phloem? (A) Companion cell (B) Vessel (C) Fiber (D) Tracheid 44. Which tissue system includes epidermis and cork? (A) Vascular system (B) Ground system (C) Epidermal system (D) Meristematic system 45. The endodermis is characterized by: (A) Lignin (B) Cutin (C) Casparian strips (D) Suberin only 46. Which tissue is responsible for protection against water loss? (A) Cortex (B) Epidermis (C) Phloem (D) Xylem 47. Which tissue shows secondary thickening? (A) Parenchyma (B) Cambium (C) Sclerenchyma (D) Collenchyma 48. Which plant tissue contains sieve plates? (A) Xylem (B) Phloem (C) Cortex (D) Pith 49. Which tissue is absent in leaves? (A) Xylem (B) Cambium (C) Phloem (D) Parenchyma 50. The main function of xylem fibers is: (A) Conduction (B) Storage (C) Mechanical support (D) Photosynthesis