Tissues class – 9s

1. Lysosomes are called suicide bags because

a. It causes the cell to break its cell membrane, causing death
b. It kills the surrounding cells by releasing enzymes
c. The enzymes are capable of digesting cells
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

Ans: (d) All of the above

2. One of the following is not true about Cardiac muscles

a. They can be controlled
b. They lack mitochondria
c. Cells are bi-nucleate
d. Found outside the heart such as the digestive tract
e. All of the above

Ans: (e) All of the above

3. ________ is not found in xylem tissues.

a. Sieve tubes
b. Xylem parenchyma
c. Tracheids
d. Vessels
e. None of the above

Ans: (A) Sieve tubes

4. One of the following is not a function of the stomata
a. Directly participates in the process of photosynthesis
b. Helps with the exchange of gases
c. Helps to create water pressure, forcing water upward
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

Ans: (a ) Directly participates in the process of photosynthesis

5. Which of the following statements are correct about meristematic tissues?

a. Composed of cells that are incapable of cell division
b. Composed of a single type of cell
c. It is composed of cells that are able to perform cell division
d. All the above
e. None of the above

Ans: (c ) It is composed of cells that are able to perform cell division

6. Which of the following is connective tissue?

a. Ligament
b. Tendon
c. Blood
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

Ans: (d) All of the above

7. __________ are cemented to one another, forming an irregular layer.

These form the outer protective layer of the skin in an animal’s body.
a. Connective tissue
b. Muscular tissues
c. Nervous tissues
d. Compound epithelium cells
e. None of the above

Ans: (d) Compound epithelium cells

 8. Rapid elongation of a bamboo stem is due to
a. Lateral meristem
b. Intercalary meristem
c. Apical meristem
d. Cambium
e. None of the above

Ans: (b) Intercalary meristem

9. The function of dismantling and recycling in a cell is undertaken by

a. Nucleus
b. Chromosomes
c. Lysosomes
d. Mitochondria
e. None of the above

Ans: (c) Lysosomes

10. The Nodes of Ranvier are found in:

a. Nerve cells
b. Heart cells
c. Liver cells
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

Ans: (a) Nerve cells

11. Meristematic tissues in plants are

A) localised and permanent

B) not limited to certain regions

C) localised and dividing cells

D) growing in volume
Correct Answer: C
12. Girth of stem increases due to

A) apical meristem

B) lateral meristem

C) intercalary meristem

D) vertical meristem
Correct Answer: B

13. Cells of intercalary meristem lacks

A) vacuoles

B) nuclei

C) cytoplasm

D) cell wall
Correct Answer: A

14. Meristematic tissue is classified as apical, lateral and intercalary on the

basis of shape.

A) True

B) False

C) Can't say

D) Partially true/false
Correct Answer: B
15. Parenchyma cells are

A) relatively unspecified and thin walled

B) thick walled and specialised

C) lignified

D) None of the above

Correct Answer: A

16. Aerenchyma provides

A) mechanical strength to plants

B) extra space for photosynthesis and storage of food

C) flexibility to plants

D) buoyancy to hydrophytic plants

Correct Answer: D

17. Flexibility in plants is due to

A) collenchyma

B) sclerenchyma

C) parenchyma

D) chlorenchyma
Correct Answer: A
18. The permanent tissue, collenchyma provides ...(A)... and ...(B)... to plants.

A) (A)-food, (B)-water

B) (A)-flexibility, (B)-mechanical support

C) (A)-buoyancy, (B)-support

D) (A)-flexibility, (B)-buoyancy
Correct Answer: B

19. Which of the following tissues has dead cells?

A) Parenchyma

B) Sclerenchyma

C) Collenchyma

D) Epithelial tissue
Correct Answer: B

20. The husk of coconut is made up of

A) sclerenchyma tissue

B) parenchyma tissue

C) collenchyma tissue

D) chlorenchyma tissue
Correct Answer: A
21. The walls of sclerenchyma tissues are thickened due to lignin.

A) True

B) False

C) Can't say

D) Partially true/false
Correct Answer: A

22. In desert plants, rate of water loss gets reduced due to the presence
of

A) cutin

B) stomata

C) lignin

D) suberin
Correct Answer: A

23. Small pores on epidermis of the leaf are called ...(A)... which are enclosed
by ...(B)... cells called guard cells.

A) (A)-stomata, (B)-bell-shaped

B) (A)-cuticle, (B)-stomata

C) (A)-stomata, (B)-kidney-shaped

D) (A)-cuticle, (B)-kidney-shaped
Correct Answer: C
24. Cork cells are made impervious to water and gases by the presence
of

A) cellulose

B) lipids

C) suberin

D) lignin
Correct Answer: C

25. Find out incorrect sentence.

A) Parenchymatous tissues have intercellular spaces

B) Collenchymatous tissues are irregularl thickened at corners

C) Apical and intercalary meristems are permanent tissues

D) Meristematic tissues, in its early stage, lack vacuoles

Correct Answer: C

26. Which of the following is not a part of epidermal tissue system?

A) Companion cells

B) Guard cells

C) Root hairs

D) Subsidiary cells
Correct Answer: A
27. Which is not a function of epidermis?

A) Protection from adverse condition

B) Gaseous exchange

C) Conduction of water

D) Transpiration
Correct Answer: C

28. Survival of plants in terrestrial environment has been made possible by

the presence of

A) intercalary meristem

B) conducting tissue

C) apical meristem

D) parenchymatous tissue
Correct Answer: B

29. A long tree has several branches. The tissue that helps in the side ways
conduction of water in the branches is

A) collenchyma

B) xylem parenchyma

C) parenchyma

D) xylem vessels
Correct Answer: B
30. Which cell does not have perforated cell wall?

A) Tracheids

B) Companion cells

C) Sieve tubes

D) Vessels
Correct Answer: B

31. Xylem fibres has role in storage of food.

A) True

B) False

C) Can't say

D) Partially true/false
Correct Answer: B

32. The dead element present in the phloem is

A) companion cells

B) phloem fibres

C) phloem parenchyma

D) sieve tubes
Correct Answer: B
33. On what basis, animal tissue are categorised into four types?

A) Functions and origin

B) Origin and structures

C) Functions only

D) Structures and functions

Correct Answer: D

34. What is true for epithelial cells?

A) It is highly vascularized

B) Cells are loosely packed with large intracellular matrix

C) Cells are compactly packed with little intercellular matrix

D) It is a supporting tissue
Correct Answer: C

35. Intestine absorb the digested food materials. What type of epithelial cells
are responsible for that? (NCERT Exemplar)

A) Stratified squamous epithelium

B) Columnar epithelium

C) Spindle fibres

D) Cuboidal epithelium
Correct Answer: B
36. The type of tissue lining of the nasal passage, bronchioles and Fallopian
tubes is

A) cuboidal epithelium

B) ciliated columnar epithelium

C) stratified squamous epithelium

D) simple squamous epithelium

Correct Answer: B

37. Choose the correctly matched pair.

A) Inner lining of salivary ducts- Ciliated epithelium

B) Moist surface of buccal cavity- Glandular epithelium

C) Tubular parts of nephrons- Cuboida epithelium

D) Inner surface of bronchioles- Squamou epithelium

Correct Answer: C

38. The cells of connective tissue are ...(A)... spaced and embedded in an
...(B)... matrix.

A) (A)-tightly, (B)-extracellular

B) (A)-loosely,(B)-intercellular

C) (A)-loosely',(B)-extracellular

D) (A)-tightly, (B)-intracellular
Correct Answer: B
39. Bone matrix is rich in

A) fluoride and calcium

B) calcium and phosphorus

C) calcium and potassium

D) phosphorus and potassium

Correct Answer: B

40. Cartilage is not found in

A) nose

B) ear

C) kidney

D) larynx
Correct Answer: C

41. Which of the following helps in repair of tissue and fills up the space
inside the organ?

A) Tendon

B) Adipose tissue

C) Areolartissue

D) Cartilage
Correct Answer: C
42. Select the incorrect sentence.

A) Blood has matrix containing proteins, salts and hormones

B) Two bones are connected with ligament

C) Tendons are non-fibrous tissue and fragile

D) Cartilage is a form of connective tissue

Correct Answer: C

43. Fats are stored in human body as

A) cuboidal epithelium

B) adipose tissue

C) bones

D) cartilage
Correct Answer: B

44. Choose the wrong statement.

A) The nature of matrix differs according to the function of the tissue

B) Fats are stored below the skin and in between the internal organs

C) Epithelial tissues have intercellular spaces between them

D) Cells of striated muscles are multinucleate and unbranched

Correct Answer: C
45. Contractile proteins are found in

A) bones

B) blood

C) muscles

D) cartilage
Correct Answer: C

46. Skeletal muscles are involuntary muscles.

A) True

B) False

C) Can't say

D) Partially true/false
Correct Answer: B

47. Voluntary muscles are found in

A) alimentary canal

B) limbs

C) iris of the eye

D) bronchi of lungs
Correct Answer: B
48.

Which muscles act involuntarily?

I. Striated muscles

II. Smooth muscles

III. Cardiac muscles

IV. Skeletal muscles

A) I and II

B) II and III

C) III and IV

D) I and IV
Correct Answer: B

49. The muscular tissue which function throughout the life continuously
without fatigue is

A) skeletal muscle

B) cardiac muscle

C) smooth muscle

D) voluntary muscle
Correct Answer: B
50. Heart muscles cells are cylindrical, ...(A)... and ...(B)...

A) (A)-branched,(B)-multinulceated

B) (A)-unbranched,(B)-uninucleated

C) (A)-branched, (B)-uninucleated

D) (A)-unbranched,(B)-multinucleated
Correct Answer: C

51. Nervous tissue is not found in

A) brain

B) spinal cord

C) tendons

D) nerves
Correct Answer: C

52. Axon and dendrites are special features of

A) cardiac muscle

B) cartilage

C) specialised epithelium

D) neuron
Correct Answer: D
53. The short, branched part of neuron is called axon.

A) True

B) False

C) Can't say

D) Partially true/false
Correct Answer: B

54. Tissue is a group of similar kind of cells specialized to perform a particular function
in the body. Therefore presence of tissues in a multicellular organism ensures:

(a) Faster development

(b) Division of labour

(c) Higher reproductive potential

(d) Body strength

Answer: (b) Division of labour

55. Lysosome is a cytoplasmic organelle containingenzymesthat break down biological

polymers. Lysosomes function as the digestive system of the cell. It is also called the
suicide bag of the cell because:

(a) It causes any cell to commit suicide

(b) Its enzymes digest the cell itself

(c) Its enzymes kill surrounding cells

(d) All of the above

Answer: (b) Its enzymes digest the cell itself

56. While doing work and running, you move your organs like hands, legs, etc. Which
among the following is correct?

(a) Smooth muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones

(b) Smooth muscles contract and pull the tendons to move the bones

(c) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones

(d) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the tendon to move the bones

Answer: (d) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the tendon to move the bones

57. Cardiac muscleis one of the three major types of muscles, the others being skeletal
and smooth muscles. It is found in the walls and histological foundation of the heart.
Which one of the following statements is not related to the cardiac muscles?

(a) They muscles show rhythmic contraction and relaxation throughout life.

(b) They do not work according to our will, so they are called involuntary muscles.

(c) They are non-striated, multinucleated and branched muscles.

(d) The contraction and relaxation of the heart muscles help to pump and distribute
blood to different parts of the body.

Answer: (c) They are non-striated, multinucleated and branched muscles

58. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

i. Parenchyma tissues have intercellular spaces.

ii. Collenchymatous tissues are irregularly thickened at corners.

iii. Apical and intercalary meristems are permanent tissues.

iv. Meristematic tissues, in its early stage, lack vacuoles.

(a) (i) and (ii)

(b) Only (iii)

(c) (iii) and (iv)

(d) Only (ii)

Answer: (b) Only (iii)

59. Xylemis the specializedtissue of the plants that transports water and nutrients
from the soil to the upper parts like stems and leaves of plant and provides mechanical
support to them. It is composed of four different types of the cells. Which of the
following is not one a type of cell found in xylem tissues?

(a) Tracheids

(b) Vessels

(c) Xylem parenchyma

(d) Sieve tubes

Answer: (d) Sieve tubes

60. A person met with an accident in which two long bones of his hand were dislocated.
Which among the following may be the possible reason for this?

(a) Tendon breaks

(b) Break of skeletal muscles tissue

(c) Ligament breaks

(d) Areoelar tissue breaks

Answer: (c) Ligament breaks

61. Epithelial tissue always has an exposed outer surface and an inner surface
anchored to connective tissue by a thin, non- cellular structure called the

(a) Nonstratified layer

(b) Stratified layer

(c) Basement membrane

(d) Fibroblast

Answer: (c) Basement membrane

62. Meristemetic tissues are those which help in increasing the length and girth of the
plan. Which of the following statements given below is correct about the meristematic
tissue?

(a) It is made up of cells that are incapable of cell division

(b) It is made up of cells that are capable of cell division

(c) It is composed of single type of cells

(d) It is composed of more than one type of cells

Answer: (b) It is made up of cells that are capable of cell division

63. Connective tissues are the tissues that help to bind or connect other tissues in the
body. They have widely spaced cells embedded in a matrix having a variety of proteins,
polysaccharides and mineral salts. Can you identify the connective tissues among the
following?

i. Ligament

ii. Epithelium

iii. Tendon

iv. Blood

(a) Both (i) and (iii)

(b) (i), (ii) and (iii)

(c) (i), (iii) and (iv)

(d) All (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Answer: (c) (i), (iii) and (iv)

64. Simple epithelium is a tissue, which form the outer protective layer of the skin of the
animal body, is composed of cells which are

(a) Hardened and provide support to organs

(b) Continuously diving to provide to form an organ

(c) Cemented directly to one another to form an irregular layer

(d) Loosely connected to one another to form an irregular layer

Answer: (c) Cemented directly to one another to form an irregular layer

65. If the tip of the sugarcane plant is removed from the field, even then it keeps on
growing in length. It is due to the presence of:

(a) Cambium

(b) Apical meristem

(c) Lateral meristem

(d) Intercalary meristem

Answer: (d) Intercalary meristem

Q.66. Which of the following is a type of meristematic tissue?

a) Epithelial tissue
b) Connective tissue
c) Muscular tissue
d) Simple permanent tissue

Ans: (d) Simple permanent tissue

Q.67. Plant tissues are mainly classified into how many types?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

Ans: (c) 3

Q.68. Meristematic tissues are responsible for:

a) Providing mechanical support
b) Transport of water and nutrients
c) Growth and development
d) Protection against external factors

Ans: (c) Growth and development

Q.69. Which of the following is an example of simple permanent tissue?
a) Xylem
b) Phloem
c) Parenchyma
d) Collenchyma
Ans: (c) Parenchyma
Q.70. Complex permanent tissues are composed of:
a) More than one type of cell
b) Only xylem cells
c) Only phloem cells
d) Only parenchyma cells
Ans: (a) More than one type of cell
Q.71. Epithelial tissue is found in:
a) Blood vessels
b) Muscle fibers
c) Lungs
d) Nerves
Ans: (c) Lungs
Q.72. Connective tissue is responsible for:
a) Covering and protecting organs
b) Muscle contraction
c) Transmitting electrical signals
d) Providing support and flexibility
Ans: (d) Providing support and flexibility

Q.73. Muscular tissue is specialized for:

a) Absorption of nutrients
b) Transport of oxygen
c) Contraction and movement
d) Coordination and control
Ans: (c) Contraction and movement

Q.74. Nervous tissue is composed of:

a) Neurons and neuroglial cells
b) Red and white blood cells
c) Xylem and phloem cells
d) Parenchyma and collenchyma cells
Ans: (a) Neurons and neuroglial cells
Q. 75. Which of the following is NOT a plant tissue?
a) Xylem
b) Epithelial tissue
c) Phloem
d) Parenchyma

Ans: (b) Epithelial tissue