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Cell and tissue - Test Set 2

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20 questions

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  1. Question 1

    Location of intercalary meristem:
    1. Base of leaves/internodes
    2. Stems/roots
    3. Tips of stems
    4. Flower pedicel base
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  2. Question 2

    Living xylem tissue component:
    1. Tracheid
    2. Vessel
    3. Xylem parenchyma
    4. Xylem fibre
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  3. Question 3

    Processes for water ascent in tall trees:
    1. Respiration + cohesion
    2. Transpiration pull + cohesion/adhesion
    3. Root pressure + cohesion/adhesion
    4. Transpiration + adhesion
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  4. Question 4

    Non-haploid cell in angiosperm ovules:
    1. Nucellus
    2. Synergid
    3. Egg
    4. Antipodal
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  5. Question 5

    Non-nucleated cells at maturity:
    1. Xylem parenchyma
    2. Xylem fibre
    3. Palisade parenchyma
    4. Companion cell
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  6. Question 6

    Correct water pathway in roots:
    1. Pericycle → Endodermis → Cortex → Epidermis
    2. Epidermis → Pericycle → Endodermis → Cortex
    3. Epidermis → Cortex → Endodermis → Pericycle
    4. Epidermis → Endodermis → Cortex → Pericycle
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  7. Question 7

    Living but non-nucleated at maturity:
    1. Sieve tubes
    2. Companion cells
    3. Collenchyma
    4. Parenchyma
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  8. Question 8

    Process transforming meristem to permanent tissue:
    1. Cell differentiation
    2. Cell division
    3. Cell multiplication
    4. Cell regeneration
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  9. Question 9

    Driver of cohesion-tension-transpiration model:
    1. Evapotranspiration
    2. Transpiration
    3. Cohesion
    4. Surface tension
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  10. Question 10

    Cambium is an example of:
    1. Lateral meristem
    2. Apical meristem
    3. Intercalary meristem
    4. Permanent tissue
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  11. Question 11

    In which plant tissue does photosynthesis primarily occur?
    1. Xylem
    2. Phloem
    3. Mesophyll
    4. Parenchyma
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  12. Question 12

    Which part of xylem tissue in plants stores food?
    1. Xylem parenchyma
    2. Tracheids
    3. Xylem fibres
    4. Vessels
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  13. Question 13

    Husk of a coconut is made of:
    1. Collenchyma
    2. Sclerenchyma
    3. Parenchyma
    4. Aerenchyma
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  14. Question 14

    Cells of meristematic tissue lack:
    1. Nuclei
    2. Vacuoles
    3. Cytoplasm
    4. Cellulose wall
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  15. Question 15

    Which is part of the apical meristem in roots?
    1. Protoderm
    2. Leaf primordium
    3. Differentiating vascular tissue
    4. Axillary bud
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  16. Question 16

    Plant tissue with large air spaces:
    1. Sclerenchyma
    2. Meristem
    3. Collenchyma
    4. Aerenchyma
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  17. Question 17

    Location of intercalary meristem:
    1. Base of leaves/internodes
    2. Stems/roots
    3. Tips of stems
    4. Base of flower pedicel
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  18. Question 18

    Living xylem tissue component:
    1. Tracheid
    2. Vessel
    3. Xylem parenchyma
    4. Xylem fibre
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  19. Question 19

    Processes for water ascent in tall trees:
    1. Respiration + cohesion
    2. Transpiration pull + cohesion/adhesion
    3. Root pressure + cohesion/adhesion
    4. Transpiration and adhesion
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  20. Question 20

    Non-haploid cell in angiosperm ovules:
    1. Nucellus
    2. Synergid
    3. Egg
    4. Antipodal
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