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The main function of bulliform cells in grasses is :

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Match List I with List II : List I List II A. Conjunctive tissue I. Specialised cells in the vicinity of guard cells B. Casparian strips II. Endodermal cells rich in starch C. Subs

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Find the statement that is NOT correct with regard to the structure of monocot stem.

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Which of the following simple tissues are commonly found in the fruit walls of nuts and pulp of pear?

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Given below are two statements: Statement I: In a dicotyledonous leaf, the adaxial epidermis generally bears more stomata than the abaxial epidermis. Statement II: In a dicotyledon

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Given below are two statements: Statement I : Parenchyma is living but collenchyma is dead tissue. Statement II : Gymnosperms lack xylem vessels but presence of xylem vessels is th

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Bulliform cells are responsible for

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Formation of interfascicular cambium from fully developed parenchyma cells is an example for

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Consider the following tissues in the stelar region of a stem showing secondary growth. (A) Primary xylem (B) Secondary xylem (C) Primary phloem (D) Secondary phloem Arrange these

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The transverse section of a plant part showed polyarch, radial and exarch xylem, with endodermis and pericycle. The plant part is identified as :

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Consider the following plant tissues: (A) Axillary buds (B) Fascicular vascular cambium (C) Interfascicular cambium (D) Cork cambium (E) Intercalary meristem Identify the lateral m

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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R: Assertion A: Late wood has fewer xylary elements with narrow vessels. Reason R

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Identify the correct statements: A. Lenticels are the lens-shaped openings permitting the exchange of gases. B. Bark formed early in the season is called hard bark. C. Bark is a te

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Given below are two statements: Statement I: Endarch and exarch are the terms often used for describing the position of secondary xylem in the plant body. Statement II: Exarch cond

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Initiation of lateral roots and vascular cambium during secondary growth takes place in cells of :

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The phenomenon by which the undividing parenchyma cells start to divide mitotically during plant tissue culture is called as :

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The type of tissue commonly found in the fruit wall of nuts is :

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Interfascicular cambium is present between :

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The ascent of xylem sap in plants is mainly accomplished by the :

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In old trees the greater part of secondary xylem is dark brown and resistant to insect attack due to: (a) secretion of secondary metabolites and their deposition in the lumen of ve

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Read the following statements about the vascular bundles: (a) In roots, xylem and phloem in a vascular bundle are arranged in an alternate manner along the different radii. (b) Con

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The anatomy of spring wood shows some peculiar features. Identify the correct set of statements about spring wood. (a) It is also called the early wood. (b) In spring, cambium prod

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Match List - I with List.-II. List-I List-II (a) Cells with active cell division capacity (i) Vascular tissues (b) Tissue having all cells similar in structure and function (ii) Me

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Match List - I with List.-II. List-I List-II (a) Lenticels (i) Phellogen (b) Cork cambium (ii) Suberin deposition (c) Secondary cortex (iii) Exchange of gases (d) Cork (iv) Phellod

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Select the correct pair.

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Large, empty colourless cells of the adaxial epidermis along the veins of grass leaves are:

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Which of the following statements about cork cambium is incorrect?

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Identify the incorrect statement.

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The transverse section of a plant shows following anatomical features: (a) Large number of scattered vascular bundles surrounded by bundle sheath (b) Large conspicuous parenchymato

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Assertion : Annual rings are used to calculate the age of tree. Reason : Secondary growth is not found in bamboo.

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Assertion : Quiescent centre is found in the centre of the root apex. Reason : Quiescent centre consists of actively dividing cells.

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Regeneration of damaged growing grass following grazing is largely due to

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In dicot root, the vascular cambium originates from

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Grass leaves curl inwards during very dry weather. Select the most appropriate reason from the following.

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Phloem in gymnosperms lacks:

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Which of the statements given below is not true about the formation of annual rings in trees?

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Vessels in xylem are found in

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Companion cells are associated with

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Casparian strips occur in:

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Plants having little or no secondary growth are

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Secondary xylem and phloem in dicot stem are produced by

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Phellogen and phellem respectively denote

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Which of the following is made up of dead cells?

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Identify the wrong statement in the context of heartwood.

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The vascular cambium normally gives rise to

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

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Cortex is the region found between:

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Specialized epidermal cells surrounding the guard cells are called:

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The balloon-shaped structures called tyloses

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Assertion : No secondary growth takes place in monocots. Reason : Secondary growth is not related with cambium.

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Read the different components from (i) to (iv) in the list given below and tell the correct order of the components with reference to their arrangement from the outer side to the i

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A major characteristic of the monocot root is the presence of:

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Vascular bundles in monocotyledons are considered closed because:

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Tyloses an out growth from ray or axial parenchyma cell into the lumen of a vessel, which partially or completely blocks the cavity are present in

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An old piece of dicot stem and a dicot root is given to a candidate during practical examination. Which of the following anatomical structures can be used to distinguish between th

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Tracheids differ from the tracheary elements in:

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Assertion : Protostele is the simplest stele. Reason : Protostele is the most advanced type of stele.

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Select the correct pair amongst the following

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The interxylary phloem is found in the stem of

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The structures present in the roots to absorb water and minerals is

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Angular collenchyma occurs in

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In pteridophytes, phloem is without

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Which of the following is an epidermal cell containing chloroplast?

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Wound healing is due to

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Meristematic tissue responsible for increase in girth of tree trunk is:

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Interfascicular cambium develops from the cells of

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Age of a tree can be estimated by

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Which is a useful product of epidermal origin?

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Vascular tissues in flowering plants develop from

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Which of the following tissues consist of living cells?

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Which part would be most suitable for raising virus-free plants for micropropagation?

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Companion cells are closely associated with

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Closed vascular bundles lack

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Gymnosperms are also called soft wood spermatophytes because they lack

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Read the following four statements. I. Both, photophosphorylation and oxidative phosphorylation involve up hill transport of protons across the membrane. II. In dicot stems, a new

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As compared to a dicot root, a monocot root has

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Cuscuta is an example of

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The common bottle cork is a product of

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Water containing cavities in vascular bundles are found in

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Given figure shows

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The quiescent centre in root meristem serves as a

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The term 'bark' refers to

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In the sieve elements, which one of the following is the most likely function of P-proteins?

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Ground tissue includes

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The cork cambium, cork and secondary cortex are collectively called

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Some vascular bundles are described as open because these

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In land plants, the guard cells differ from other epidermal cells in having

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Why are vascular bundles closed in monocots?

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Assertion : Cork prevents the loss of water by evaporation. Reason : Cork cells contain tannins.

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What differentiates leaf of dicots from monocots?

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The chief water conducting elements of xylem in gymnosperms are

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Heartwood differs from sapwood in

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Which one of the following is not a lateral meristem?

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The branched sclereids present in hydrophytes

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Duramen is present in

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The annular and spirally thickened conducting elements generally develop in the protoxylem when the root or stem is

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In barley stem, vascular bundles are

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Anatomically fairly old dicotyledonous root is distinguished from the dicotyledonous stem by

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Palisade parenchyma is absent in leaves of

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In barley stem vascular bundles are -

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Anatomically fairly old dicotyledonous root is distinguished from the dicotyledonous stem by :

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Palisade parenchyma is absent in leaves of -

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Ectophloic siphonostele is found in

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Chlorenchyma is known to develop in the

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Species can be identified on the basis of

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Meristematic tissue in vascular bundle is

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Vessels and companion cells are found in

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Secretion of pancreatic juice is stimulated by

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Vascular tissues in flowering plants develop from

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The rupture and fractionation do not usually occur in the water column in vessel/tracheids during the ascent of sap because of

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The length of different internodes in a culm of sugarcane is variable because of

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Vascular tissues in flowering plants develop from

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The length of different internodes in a culm of sugarcane is variable because of

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Assertion : In woody stems, the amount of heart wood continues to increase year after year. Reason : The cambial activity continues uninterrupted.

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

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Assertion : In angiosperms the conduction of water is more efficient because their xylem has vessels. Reason : Conduction of water by vessel elements is an active process with ener

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In the sieve elements, which one of the following is the most likely function of P-proteins ?

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Quiescent centre is the zone of :

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A common structural feature of vessel elements and sieve tube elements is:

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Which one of the following statements pertaining to plant structure is correct?

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