GENBIO - Plant Tissue

Question 1

TWO TYPES OF PLANT TISSUE

Answer 1

• Meristematic Tissue
• Permanent Tissue

Question 2

Cells are found in meristems, which are plant regions of continuous cell division and growth.

Answer 2

Meristematic Tissue

Question 3

Tissue found in the growing region of a plant

Answer 3

Meristematic Tissue

Question 4

KINDS OF MERISTEMATIC TISSUE

Answer 4

• Apical Meristem
• Lateral Meristem
• Intercalary Meristem

Question 5

Found in the root and shoot tips that increases the length.

Answer 5

Apical Meristem

Question 6

They enable the plant to extend upwards and downwards.

Answer 6

Apical Meristem

Question 7

They are present laterally in the non- flowering plants.

Answer 7

Lateral Meristems

Question 8

Due to their division the root and stem grow in thickness or girth.

Answer 8

Lateral Meristems

Question 9

Lateral Meristems are found in ____________.

Answer 9

• Vascular cambium
• Cork cambium

Question 10

These tissues are found in between permanent tissue.

Answer 10

Intercalary Meristem

Question 11

They are found in
monocotyledonous stem and leaf sheath.

Answer 11

Intercalary Meristem

Question 12

They are at the bases of leaf blades and at nodes.

Answer 12

Intercalary Meristem

Question 13

Intercalary Meristem enables the

Answer 13

Monocot leaf blade to
increase in length from
the leaf base

Question 14

Tissues formed from meristematic tissue slowly mature, have lost the ability of division, and get differentiated.

Answer 14

Permanent Tissue

Question 15

Three Types of Permanent Tissue

Answer 15

• Simple tissue
• Complex tissue
• Special tissue

Question 16

Found in the soft part of a leaf flower.

Answer 16

Simple Tissue

Question 17

Made up of a single cell type

Answer 17

Simple Tissue

Question 18

Simple permanent tissue is further classified into three types. What are these?

Answer 18

1. parenchyma
2. collenchyma
3. sclerenchyma

Question 19

The cell is thin-walled, may be spherical oval , cubical or cylindrical in shape.

Answer 19

Parenchyma

Question 20

It has numerous chloroplast called chlorenchyma found in palisade and spongy parenchyma of leaves.

Answer 20

Parenchyma

Question 21

It is the large spaces which stores gases.

Answer 21

Aerenchyma

Question 22

The cells are living and have large vacuoles in their cytoplasm

Answer 22

Parenchyma

Question 23

Function of Parenchyma

Answer 23

✓ Repair
✓ Photosynthesis
✓ Storage

Question 24

Tissue usually found in the stem just below the epidermis.

Answer 24

Collenchyma

Question 25

Cells of these tissues looks elongated or cubical, thick-walled.

Answer 25

Collenchyma

Question 26

Chloroplast is less in this tissue.

Answer 26

Collenchyma

Question 27

Function of Collenchyma

Answer 27

✓ Mechanical support ✓ Elasticity ✓ Strength ✓ flexibility

Question 28

They are dead tissues, very hard and rigid in texture.

Answer 28

Sclerenchyma

Question 29

They are thick-walled with various size and shapes

Answer 29

Sclerenchyma

Question 30

Function of Sclerenchyma

Answer 30

✓ mechanical support ✓ Rigidity ✓ Aids in water and food transport ✓ Protection

Question 31

They are made up of various types of cells carrying out distinct functions

Answer 31

Complex Tissue

Question 32

Complex permanent tissue is further classified into two types:

Answer 32

1. Xylem 2. Ploem

Question 33

Their structure is different but individually they collect together to perform similar function

Answer 33

Complex Tissue

Question 34

Cells of certain tissues get modified to secret some substance

Answer 34

Special Tissue

Question 35

Special permanent tissue is further classified into two types:

Answer 35

1. Glandular tissue 2. Laticiferous tissue

Question 36

Tissue that have different types of glands that have secretory or excretory products in them.

Answer 36

Glandular Tissue

Question 37

In Glandular Tissue, the gland is situated on the ________.

Answer 37

Epidermis

Question 38

Tissues with long, thin walled and branched cells.

Answer 38

Laticiferous Tissue

Question 39

Laticiferous Tissue produce whit milk like secretion called

Answer 39

Latex

Question 40

It carries water and minerals from roots to other parts of the plant.

Answer 40

Xylem

Question 41

It is composed of dead cells.

Answer 41

Xylem

Question 42

It transports food and organic nutrients from leaves to other parts of the plant.

Answer 42

Ploem

Question 43

It is composed of living cells.

Answer 43

Ploem