What is the destiny of primary xylem in a dicot root showing extensive secondary growth?
1. It is retained in the centre of the axis
2 It gets crushed
3. May or may not get crushed
4. It gets surrounded by primary phloem
While removing the skin of a potato tuber, we remove
A. Periderm
B. Epidermis
C. Cuticle
D. Sapwood
In which of the following pairs of parts of a flowering plant is epidermis absent?
A. Root tip and shoot tip
B. Shoot bud and floral bud
C. Ovule and seed
D. Petiole and pedicel
Epiblema of roots is same as
A. Pericycle
B. Endodermis
C. Epidermis
D. Stele
Match the following
A.Cuticle | i. guard cells |
B. Bulliform cells | ii. single layer |
C. Stomata | iii. waxy layer |
D. Epidermis | iv. empty colourless cell |
A. A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii
B. A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv
C. A-iii, B-ii, C-iv, D-i
D. A-iii, B-ii, C-i, D-iv
Identify the tissue system from among the following
A. Parenchyma
B. Xylem
C. Epidermis
D. Phloem
A conjoint and open vascular bundle will be observed in the transverse section of
A. Monocot root
B. Monocot stem
C. Dicot root
D. Dicot stem
Anatomically fairly old root is distinguished from dicotyledonous stem by
1. Position of Protoxylem
2. Absence of secondary xylem
3. Absence of secondary phloem
4. Presence of cortex
Which of the following is correct
1. Uneven thickening of cell wall is characteristic of sclerenchyma
2. Periblem forms cortex of stem and root
3. Tracheids are chief water conducting element in gymnosperms
4. Companion cell is devoid of nucleus at maturity
A. 2,3
B. 1,4
C. 1,2
D. 4
The term bark means
A. Phellem, phelloderm and vascular cambium
B. Phellem, Phellogen, phelloderm and secondary phloem
C. Periderm and secondary xylem
D. Cork cambium and cork