Which one is true for sclereids
(1)highly thickened dead walls with narrow lumen
(2)present in fruit walls of nuts
(3)pulp of guava, pear, and sapots
(4)All of the above
Sclerenchymatous fibres are
1. thick walled, elongated and pointed cells
2. contains simple and bordered pits
3. smallest cells in plant body
4. All of these
Which one is true regarding xylem?
1. vessels are absent in gymnosperms
2. cells of vessel are called vessel members
3. tracheid and vessel lack protoplasm
4. All of these
The elements of xylem which does food storage is
(1)tracheids
(2)vessels
(3)xylem parenchyma
(4) xylem fibres
In angiosperms, the main water transporting elements are
(1)tracheids
(2)vessels
(3)Both A and B
(4)tracheids, vessels, xylem fibres, xylem parenchyma
The first formed primary xylem elements are__________and later formed is _____________
(1)protoxylem , metaxylem
(2)metaxylem , protoxylem
(3)tracheids, vessels
(4)Both B and C
The type of primary xylem when protoxylem lies towards the pith is known as
1. endarch
2. exarch
3. endoexarch
4. Both (1) and (3)
A mature sieve tube elements have
(1)large vacuole
(2)peripheral cytoplasm
(3)lack nucleus
(4)All of the above
Pressure gradient in the sieve tubes is maintained by
(1)companion cells
(2)phloem fibres
(3)phloem parenchyma
(4)All of these
Which of the following is true for phloem parenchyma?
(1)made up of elongated, tapering cylindrical cells
(2)have dense cytoplasm and nucleus
(3)stores food material and resins, latex and mucilage
(4)All of the above