Tissues

Topics in this chapter

• Plant Tissue Organization
• Meristematic Plant Tissues
• Simple Permanent Plant Tissues
• Complex Vascular Plant Tissues
• Epithelial and Connective Tissues
• Muscular and Nervous Tissues
• Tissue Structure and Functions

Cheat sheet

Practice questions

1. Question 1Q-691E06

   Which of the following plant tissues is responsible for increasing the girth of the stem or root?

   1. A.Apical meristem
   2. B.Lateral meristem
   3. C.Intercalary meristem
   4. D.Permanent parenchyma
   See the answer and solution
2. Question 2Q-B44C3A

   A student observes a plant tissue under a microscope and notices cells with unevenly thickened corners containing a lot of intercellular space-free packing, providing mechanical support and flexibility. Identify the tissue.

   1. A.Parenchyma
   2. B.Collenchyma
   3. C.Sclerenchyma
   4. D.Xylem
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3. Question 3Q-C6EDE5

   Which of the following elements of xylem is purely living and stores food?

   1. A.Xylem vessels
   2. B.Xylem tracheids
   3. C.Xylem parenchyma
   4. D.Xylem fibres
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4. Question 4Q-12D799

   Which animal tissue forms the inner lining of blood vessels and lung alveoli, where extremely thin and flat transport of substances occurs through a selectively permeable surface?

   1. A.Cuboidal epithelium
   2. B.Columnar epithelium
   3. C.Squamous epithelium
   4. D.Ciliated epithelium
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5. Question 5Q-D02679

   Which type of muscular tissue is involuntary, uninucleated, and spindle-shaped, found in the walls of blood vessels and the alimentary canal?

   1. A.Striated skeletal muscle
   2. B.Unstriated (smooth) muscle
   3. C.Cardiac muscle
   4. D.Cardiac connective tissue
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