Identify the incorrect statement.
1. Sapwood is involved in conduction of water and minerals from root to leafs.
2. Sapwood is the innermost secondary xylem and is lighter in colour
3. Due to deposition of tannins, resins, oils etc., heart wood is dark in colour.
4. Heart wood does not conduct water but gives mechanical support.

Subtopic:  Types of Wood (OLD NCERT) |
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Identify the correctly matched pairs regarding anatomy of a dicot root:
I: Epiblema Many of the cells of epiblema protrude in the form of unicellular root hairs.
II: Endodermis The tangential as well as radial walls of the cells have a deposition of suberin in the form of casparian strips.
III: Pericycle Initiation of lateral roots and vascular cambium during the secondary growth takes place in these cells
IV: Pith Large and well developed.
1. Only II and III
2. Only I, II and III
3. Only I, III and IV
4. Only II, III and IV
Subtopic:  Anatomy of Root |
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Give 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 condition is the most common feature of the root system.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
4. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Subtopic:  Dicot Stem |
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Give 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): Cambium is less active in winters.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the option given below :
1. (A) is False but (R) is True.
2. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
3. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
4. (A) is True but (R) is False
Subtopic:  Types of Wood (OLD NCERT) |
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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 technical term that refers to all tissues exterior to vascular cambium.
D: Bark refers to periderm and secondary phloem.
E: Phellogen is single- layered in thickness.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. B and C only 2. B, C and E only
3. A and D only  4. A, B and D only
Subtopic:  Activity of Cork Cambium |
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The transverse section of plant part showed polyarch, radial and exarch xylem, with endodermis and pericycle. The plant part is identified as:
1. Monocot root 2. Dicot root
3. Dicot stem 4. Monocot stem
Subtopic:  Anatomy of Root |
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Consider the following tissues in the stellar region of a stem showing secondary growth.
(A) Primary xylem
(B) Secondary xylem
(C) Primary phloem
(D) Secondary phloem

Arrange these in the correct sequence of their position from pith towards cortex.
1. (A), (B), (D), (C) 2. (B), (A), (C), (D)
3. (A), (B), (C), (D) 4. (B), (A), (D), (C)
Subtopic:  Dicot Stem |
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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 meristems among the above:
1. (A), (C) and (D) only 2. (B), (C) and (D) only
3. (A), (B), (C) and (E) only 4. (A), (B), (D) and (E) only
Subtopic:  Meristematic Tissue:Classification (OLD NCERT) |
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Given below are two statements: 
Assertion (A): Both apical and intercalary meristems are primary meristems 
Reason (R): Apical and intercalary meristem appear early in life and contribute to the formation of primary plant body 
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.

 
Subtopic:  Meristematic Tissue:Classification (OLD NCERT) |
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Given below are two statements: 
Assertion (A): Vascular bundles in dicot stem, possess the ability to form secondary xylem and phloem tissues 
Reason (R): In dicotyledonous stems, cambium is present between xylem and phloem 
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.


 
Subtopic:  Vascular Tissue System |
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