Q 1 – Which of the following tissues has dead cells?
(a) Parenchyma
(b) Sclerenchyma
(c) Collenchyma
(d) Epithelial tissue
(b) Sclerenchyma
Q 2 – Which of the following is also known as packaging tissue?
(a) Adipose tissue
(b) Areolar tissue
(c) Ligaments
(d) Bones
(b) Areolar tissue
Q 3 – Find out the incorrect sentences.
(a) Parenchymatous tissues have intercellular spaces.
(b) Collenchymatous tissues are irregularly thickened at corners.
(c) Apical and intercalary meristems are permanent tissues.
(d) Meristematic tissues, in their early stage, lack vacuoles
(c) Apical and intercalary meristems are permanent tissues
Q 4 – 2. Bone is important to the body since it:
(a) Transports gases and nutrients within the body.
(b) Acts as a fat reservoir.
(c) Fills up the space inside organs.
(d) Gives a well-defined shape to the body.
(d) Gives well-defined shape to the body.
Q 5 – Girth of stem increases due to
(a) apical meristem
(b) lateral meristem
(c) intercalary meristem
(d) vertical meristem
(b) lateral meristem
Q 6 – Lysosomes function as the digestive system of the cell. It is also called the suicide bag of the cell because:
(a) It causes any cell to commit suicide
(b) Its enzymes digest the cell itself
(c) Its enzymes kill surrounding cells
(d) All of the above
(b) Its enzymes digest the cell itself
Q 7 – Which cell does not have a perforated cell wall?
(a) Tracheids
(b) Companion cells
(c) Sieve tubes
(d) Vessels
(b) Companion cells
Q 8 – the dead element present in the phloem is
(a) companion ceils
(b) phloem fibres
(c) phloem parenchyma
(d) sieve tubes
(b) phloem fibres
Q 9 – Intestine absorbs the digested food materials. What type of epithelial cells is responsible for that?
(a) Stratified squamous epithelium
(b) Columnar epithelium
(c) Spindle fibres
(d) Cuboidal epithelium
(b) Columnar epithelium
Q 10 – Histamine secreting cells are found in
(a) connective tissues
(b) lungs
(c) muscular tissue
(d) nervous tissue.
(a) connective tissues
Q 11 – A person met with an accident in which two long bones of the hand were dislocated. Which among the following may be the possible
reason?
(a) Tendon break
(b) Break of skeletal muscle
(c) Ligament break
(d) Areolar tissue break
(c) Ligament break
Q 12 – While doing work and running, you move your organs Like hands, legs etc. Which among the following is correct?
(a) Smooth muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones.
(b) Smooth muscles contract and pull the tendons to move the bones.
(c) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones.
(d) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the tendon to move the bones.
(d) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the tendon to move the bones
Q 13 – Mammary glands are modified
(a) Sebaceous gland
(b) Sweat gland
(c) Oil gland
(d) Lymph gland
(b) Sweat gland
Q 14 – Which muscles act involuntarily?
(i) Striated muscles
(ii) Smooth muscles
(iii) Cardiac muscles
(iv) Skeletal muscles
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (iii) and (iv)
(d) (i) and (iv)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
Q 15 – In an emergency, which tissue helps in making quick decisions after analyzing the situation?
(a) Epithelial tissue
(b) Nervous tissue
(c) Muscular tissue
(d) Connective tissue
(b) Nervous tissue
Q 16 – Meristematic tissues in plants are
(a) localised and permanent
(b) not limited Lo certain regions
(c) localised and dividing cells
(d) growing in volume
(c) localised and dividing cells
Q 17 – Epiblema bears:
(a) Cutinised hair
(b) Uncutinised hair
(c) Root hair
(d) Both B and C
(d) Both B and C
Q 18 – Which is not a function of the epidermis?
(a) Protection from adverse conditions
(b) Gaseous exchange
(c) Conduction of water
(d) Transpiration
(c) Conduction of water
Q 19 – Select the incorrect sentence.
(a) Blood has a matrix containing proteins, salts and hormones
(b) Two bones are connected by a ligament
(c) Tendons are non-fibrous tissue and fragile
(d) Cartilage is a form of connective tissue
(c) Tendons are non-fibrous tissue and fragile
Q 20 – Cartilage is not found in
(a) nose
(b) ear
(c) kidney
(d) larynx
(c) kidney
Q 21 – Fats are stored in the human body as
(a) Cuboidal epithelium
(b) Adipose tissue
(c) Bones
(d) Cartilage
(b) Adipose tissue
Q 22 – Bone matrix is rich in
(a) Fluoride and calcium
(b) Calcium and phosphorus
(c) Calcium and potassium
(d) Phosphorus and potassium
(b) Calcium and phosphorus
Q 23 – Contractile proteins are found in
(a) bones
(b) blood
(c) muscles
(d) cartilage
(c) muscles
Q 24 – Voluntary muscles are found in
(a) alimentary canal
(b) limbo
(c) iris of the eye
(d) bronchi of lungs
(b) limbo
Q 25 – Nervous tissue is not found in
(a) brain
(b) spinal cord
(c) tendons
(d) nerves
(c) tendons
Q 26 – Nerve cell does not contain
(a) axon
(b) nerve endings
(c) tendons
(d) dendrites
(c) tendons
Q 27 – Which of the following helps in the repair of tissue and fills up the space inside the organ?
(a) Tendon
(b) Adipose tissue
(c) Areolar
(d) Cartilage.
(c) Areolar
Q 28 – The muscular tissue which functions throughout life continuously without fatigue is
(a) skeletal muscle
(b) cardiac muscle.
(c) smooth muscle
(d) voluntary muscle
(b) cardiac muscle.
Q 29 – Which of the following cells is found in the cartilaginous tissue of the body?
(a) Mast cells
(b) Basophils
(c) Osteocytes
(d) Chondrocytes
(d) Chondrocytes
Q 30 – The dead element present in the phloem is
(a) companion cells
(b) phloem fibers
(c) phloem parenchyma
(d) sieve tubes
(b) phloem fibres
Q 31 – Which of the following does not lose its nucleus at maturity?
(a) Companion cells
(b) Red blood cells
(c) Vessel
(d) Sieve tube cells
(a) Companion cells
Q 32 – In desert plants, the rate of water loss gets reduced due to the presence of
(a) cuticle
(b) stomata
(c) lignin
(d) suberin
(a) cuticle
Q 33 – A long tree has several branches. The tissue that helps in the sideways conduction of water in the branches is
(a) collenchyma
(b) xylem parenchyma
(c) parenchyma
(d) xylem vessels
(b) xylem parenchyma
Q 34 – If the tip of the sugar cane plant is removed from the field, even then it keeps on growing in length. It is due to the presence of
(a) cambium
(b) apical meristem
(c) lateral meristem
(d) intercalary meristem
(d) intercalary meristem
Q 35 – A nail is inserted in the trunk of a tree at a height of 1 metre from the ground level. After 3 years the nail will
(a) move downwards
(b) move upwards
(c) remain at the same position
(d) move sideways
(c) remain at the same position
Q 36 – Parenchyma cells are
(a) relatively unspecified and thin-walled
(b) thick-walled and specialized
(c) lignified
(d) none of these
(a) relatively unspecified and thin-walled
Q 37 – Flexibility in plants is due to
(a) collenchyma
(b) scierenchyma
(c) parenchyma
(d) chiorenchyma
(a) collenchyma
Q 38 – Cork cells are made impervious to water and gases by the presence of
(a) cellulose
(b) lipids
(c) suberin
(d) lignin
(c) suberin
Q 39 – Survival of plants in the terrestrial environments has been made possible by the presence of
(a) intercalary meristem
(b) conducting tissue
(c) apical meristem
(d) parenchymatous tissue
(b) conducting tissue
Q 40 – Choose the wrong statement.
(a) The nature of the matrix differs according to the function of the tissue
(b) Fats are stored below the skin and in between the internal organs
(c) Epithelial tissues have intercellular spaces between them
(d) Cells of striated muscles are multinucleate and unbranched
(c) Epithelial tissues have intercellular spaces between them
Q 41 – Epiblema bears:
(a) Cutinised hair
(b) Uncutinised hair
(c) Root hair
(d) Both B and C
(d) Both B and C
Q 42 – Branched involuntary muscle fibres are found in
(a) limbs
(b) ureters
(c) heart
(d) tongue
(c) heart
Q 43 – Cells of squamous epithelium are
(a) Columnar
(b) Tall with elongated nuclei
(c) Flat plate-like
(d) Cube like
(c) Flat plate-like
Q 44 – Survival of plants in the terrestrial environments has been made possible by the presence of
(a) intercalary meristem
(b) conducting tissue
(c) apical meristem
(d) parenchymatous tissue
(b) conducting tissue
Q 45 – A tissue is a:
(a) Group of separate organs that are coordinated in their activities
(b) Group of similar cells that function together in a specialised activity
(c) Layer of cells surrounding an organ
(d) Sheet of cells, one layer thick
(b) Group of similar cells that function together in a specialised activity
Q 46 – The water-conducting tissue generally present in gymnosperm is
(a) vessels
(b) sieve tube
(c) tracheids
(d) xylem fibres
(c) tracheids
Q 47 – Fill in the blanks:
- Apical meristem is present at the growing tips of stems and roots and increases the ………….. of the stem and the root
- The …………… meristem helps to increase the girth of the stem or root
- The process by which cells take up a permanent shape, size, and a function is called …………………..
- Large air cavities present in parenchyma of aquatic plants give ……………… to the plants to help them float.
- Collenchyma is a ………………. tissue present in plants which provides flexibility in plants
- The husk of a coconut is composed of ………………. tissue.
- Two kidney-shaped cells called …………… cells enclose the stomata.
- Cells of cork are dead and have a chemical called ……………. in their walls that makes them impervious to gases and water
- The ………….. parenchyma stores food and helps in the sideways conduction of water.
- An extracellular fibrous …………….. membrane separates all epithelium from the underlying tissue
- The …………………. and the lining of the mouth are covered with Squamous epithelium.
- The ……………… epithelium is formed when the epithelial tissue folds inward and form a multicellular gland
- Blood has a fluid (liquid) matrix called …………………….in which red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs) and are suspended.
- Bone cells are embedded in a hard matrix that is composed of …………… and ……………. compounds.
- Tendon is a connective tissue which connects ………….. to bones
- Cartilage ………………..bone surfaces at joints and is also present in the nose, ear, trachea and larynx.
- The connective tissue found between the skin and muscles, around blood vessels and nerves and in the bone marrow is called as
……………… Tissue - The cells of …………… muscular tissue are long, cylindrical, unbranched and multinucleate (having many nuclei).
- Heart muscle cells are cylindrical, …………….and uninucleate.
- Each neuron has a single long part, caalled the ……….. and many short, branched parts called ………………
- Length
- lateral
- specialisation
- buoyancy.
- simple permanent
- sclerenchyrna
- guard.
- Suberin
- Xylem
- Basement
- Squamous
- glandula
- plasma,platelets
- Calcium and Phoshorus
- Muscles
- Smoothens
- Aerolar
- Striated
- branched
- Axon and dandrites
Q 48 – Match the following column
| Column A | Column B |
| (a) Adipocytes | (i) Blood |
| (b) Cartilage | (ii) Join bone to bone |
| (c) Tendon | (iii) Cambium |
| (d) Skin | (iv) Platelets |
| (e) Veins of leaves | (v) Fat containing cell |
| (f) Clotting of blood | (vi) Joins muscle to bones |
| (g) Fluid connective tissue | (vii) Stratified squamous epithelium |
| (h) Increases girth of the stem | (viii) Composed of proteins and sugars |
| (i) Ligament | (ix) Sclerenchyma |
| Column A | Column B |
| (a) Adipocytes | (v) Fat containing cell |
| (b) Cartilage | (viii) Composed of proteins and sugars |
| (c) Tendon | (vi) Joins muscle to bones |
| (d) Skin | (vii) Stratified squamous epithelium |
| (e) Veins of leaves | (ix) Sclerenchyma |
| (f) Clotting of blood | (iv) Platelets |
| (g) Fluid connective tissue | (i) Blood |
| (h) Increases girth of the stem | (iii) Cambium |
| (i) Ligament | (ii) Join bone to bone |
Q 49 – Name the non-nucleated blood cells.
(a) Neutrophils
(b) Basophils
(c) Lymphocytes
(d) Erythrocytes
(d) Erythrocytes
Q 50 – Epithelial tissue always has an exposed outer surface and an inner surface anchored to connective tissue by a thin, noncellular structure called the
(a) Nonstratified layer
(b) Stratified layer
(c) Basement membrane
(d) Fibroblast.
(c) Basement membrane
Q 51 – Tissue that is absent in monocots is:
(a) Aerenchyma
(b) Chlorenchyma
(c) Collenchyma
(d) Sclerenchyma
(c) Collenchyma
Q 52 – Nucleus is not present in-
(a) Companion cell
(b) Mature sieve tube
(c) Phloem parenchyma
(d) Collenchyma
(b) Mature sieve tube
Q 53 – The substance found in the cell wall of cork or bark that makes it impervious to water is
(a) lignin
(b) cutin
(c) suberin
(d) pectin
(c) suberin
Q 54 – The life span of RBC is
(a) 50 days
(b) 75 days
(c) 120 days
(d) 100 days
(c) 120 days
Q 55 – During a performance, if a dancer wants to stop her dancing, which muscles will execute this decision?
(a) Striated
(b) Smooth
(c) Cardiac
(d) Involuntary
(a) Striated
Q 56 – Which of the following muscles are involuntary?
(a) Cardiac and skeletal
(b) Cardiac and smooth
(c) Skeletal and smooth
(d) Only smooth
(b) Cardiac and smooth
Q 57 – Endothelium of the inner surface of blood vessels in vertebrates is formed
(a) Simple squamous epithelium
(b) Columnar epithelium
(c) Cuboidal epithelium
(d) Ciliated cells
(a) Simple squamous epithelium
Q 58 – Interfascicular cambium is an example of-
(a) Primary meristem
(b) Secondary meristem
(c) Lateral meristem
(d) Apical meristem
(b) Secondary meristem
Q 59 – The plant tissue which provides mechanical strength and consists of living cells, is
(a) parenchyma
(b) aerenchyma
(c) collenchyma
(d) sclerenchyma
(c) collenchyma
Q 60 – Intestine absorbs the digested food materials. What type of epithelial cells is responsible for that?
(a) Stratified squamous epithelium
(b) Columnar epithelium
(c) Spindle fibres
(d) Cuboidal epithelium
(b) Columnar epithelium
Q 61 – Name the long part of the neuron.
(a) Axon
(b) Dendrites
(c) Terminal branches
(d) Cyton
(a) Axon
Q 62 – Sieve tubes and companion cells occur in-
(a) Xylem
(b) Cambium
(c) Meristem
(d) Phloem
(d) Phloem
Q 63 – Cartilage is produced by
(a) Osteoblasts
(b) Epithelium
(c) Fibroblasts
(d) Chondroblasts
(d) Chondroblasts
Q 64 – Which of the following is not a feature of skeletal muscle?
(a) Cylindrical
(b) Striated
(c) Multinucleate
(d) Branched
(d) Branched
Q 65 – The mineral elements found in our bone making it hard, are
(a) sodium and calcium
(b) calcium and phosphorus
(c) phosphorus and sodium
(d) sodium and potassium
(b) calcium and phosphorus
Q 66 – The conducting cells of the xylem are
(a) tracheids and xylem fibres
(b) vessels and xylem fibres
(c) tracheids and vessels
(d) vessels and sieve tube
(c) tracheids and vessels
Q 67 – The mechanical strength and rigidity of the cell wall is due to
(a) cellulose
(b) lignin
(c) suberin
(d) cutin
(b) lignin
Q 68 – Which one is made of dead cells:
(a) Sclerenchyma
(b) Tracheids
(c) Vessels
(d) All the above
(d) All the above
Q 69 – Which is not a function of the epidermis?
(a) Protection from adverse condition
(b) Gaseous exchange
(c) Conduction of water
(d) Transpiration
(c) Conduction of water.
Q 70 – Elongated lignified cells with pointed ends belong to-
(a) Collenchyma
(b) Parenchyma
(c) Sclerenchyma
(d) None of these
(c) Sclerenchyma
Q 71 – Striated muscles are found in
(a) Gall bladder
(b) Wall of bronchi
(c) Skeletal muscles
(d) Lungs
(c) Skeletal muscles
Q 72 – The contraction of muscle tissue is carried out by the action of
(a) Actin and myosin
(b) Actin and relaxin
(c) Fibrin and relaxin
(d) Secretin and myosin
(a) Actin and myosin
Q 73 – Bone marrow is important for
(a) Breakdown of WBC
(b) Production of RBC
(c) Breakdown of RBC
(d) Production of WBC
(b) Production of RBC
Q 74 – Cork cambium is an example of-
(a) Lateral meristem
(b) Primary meristem
(c) Apical meristem
(d) Intercalary meristem
(a) Lateral meristem