Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy - Plant Anatomy - Life Sciences Previous Year Questions

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2007 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2007

Identify the mismatch tissue.

A

Periderm

B

Phelloderm

C

Phellem

D

Pallisade

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2007 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2007

Group I	Group II
P. Funiculus	1. Pea pod
Q. Seed coat dormancy	2. Coconut
R. Reserve food stored in endosperm	3. Rice seed
S. Vivipary germination	4. Erycibe
	5. Malvaceae
	6. Rhizophora

A

P-1, Q-4, R-3, S-5

B

P-1, Q-6, R-5, S-4

C

P-1, Q-5, R-3, S-6

D

P-1, Q-2, R-6, S-3

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2007 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2007

Group I	Group II
(P) Epidermal cells with guard cells	1. Amino acid
(Q) Cross section of a leaf showing bulliform cells	2. Glucose
(R) Chemical structure of IAA	3. IAA
(S) Chemical structure of an amino acid	4. Bulliform cells
	5. Tyloses
	6. Kinetin

A

P-5, Q-4, R-6, S-3

B

P-4, Q-5, R-3, S-1

C

P-5, Q-4, R-2, S-3

D

P-4, Q-5, R-3, S-6

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2008 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2008

Identify the correct statements P Caryopsis, one-seeded dry indehiscent fruit of Gramineae Q Lithocyst, a cell containing starch R Aleurone layer contains protein granules and enzymes S Embryo development is not of a single cell origin

A

Q, R

B

P, S

C

P, R

D

Q, S

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2008 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2008

Group-I: P: Foliaceous bracts, Q: Spathe, R: Petaloid bracts, S: Involucre
Group-II: 1. A large and commonly boat shaped bract enclosing a cluster of flowers, 2. One or more whorls of bracteoles developing at the base of a calyx, 3. Green, flat and leaf like in appearance, 4. Brightly coloured bracts looking somewhat like petals, 5. Special bracts- small, dry and scaly, 6. One or more whorls of bracts, normally green in colour present around a cluster of flowers

A

P-5, Q-2, R-3, S-4

B

P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-6

C

P-3, Q-6, R-3, S-2

D

P-4, Q-5, R-2, S-1

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2008 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2008

Identify the type of stamen

A

Diadelphous

B

Monadelphous

C

Polyadelphous

D

Syngenesious

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2009 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2009

In hypogynous flower

A

Ovary occupies the highest position on the thalamus

B

Ovary may be partially sunken in the thalamus

C

Ovary is completely sunken in the thalamus

D

Ovary is naked

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2009 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2009

Fill up the blanks with appropriate matches.
The main axis of the inflorescence is known as ______ and the stalk of the individual flower is called ______.

A

Pedicle and Panicle

B

Panicle and Pedicel

C

Pedicel and Peduncle

D

Peduncle and Pedicel

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2010 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2010

Identify the correct match

Group I (Anther)	Group II (Type of fixation)
P	1. Basifixed
Q	2. Longitudinal
R	3. Dorsifixed
S	4. Adnate
	5. Versatile

A

P-1, Q-4, R-6, S-3

B

P-2, Q-3, R-5, S-6

C

P-1, Q-2, R-6, S-5

D

P-4, Q-3, R-5, S-6

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2011 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2011

The stalk with which the ovule remains attached to the placenta is called

A

Micropyle

B

Chalaza

C

Funiculus

D

Hilum

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2011 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2011

Identify the CORRECT statements.
P. Specialized parenchymatous cells with tannins and crystals of calcium oxalate are termed as sclereids
Q. The sieve elements of angiosperms are surrounded by companion cells and are essential component of phloem loading
R. The exudation of water by guttation occurs through trichomes
S. The bulliform cells control the unrolling and hygroscopic movement of grass leaves

A

P, Q

B

P, R

C

Q, S

D

D, S

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2012 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2012

The swollen base of a petiole is known as

A

Ligule

B

Hastule

C

Pulvinus

D

Stipule

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2012 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2012

Parenchyma cells associated with sieve tube members are called

A

Albuminous cells

B

Companion cells

C

Bulliform cells

D

Subsidiary cells

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2013 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2013

Bast fibres are present in

A

Xylem

B

Phloem

C

Collenchyma

D

Parenchyma

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2014 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2014

Find the odd one out

A

Petal

B

Sepal

C

Petiole

D

Tepal

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2015 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2015

An organized and differentiated cell having cytoplasm but no nucleus is found in

A

Companion cell

B

Xylem parenchyma

C

Sieve tube element

D

Phloem parenchyma

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2016 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2016

Which of the following is most abundant in the aleurone layer of wheat seeds?

A

Tannin

B

Starch

C

Protein

D

Lipid

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2016 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2016

4',6 diamidino 2-phenylindole (DAPI) is a fluorescent dye used to stain the nucleus. Which of the following plant cells, when mature, cannot be stained by DAPI?

A

Trichomes

B

Tracheids

C

Collenchyma

D

Mesophyll

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2017 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2017

A cavity, lysigenous in origin and possessing volatile oil is found in the pericarp of one of the following plants. Identify the CORRECT answer.

A

Litchi

B

Citrus

C

Mango

D

Coconut

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2018 · Life Sciences · Plant Anatomy · Plant Cells, Tissues and Organ Anatomy

Life Sciences (XL) 2018

Which of the following stains is used to visualize callose under the microscope?

A

Alcian blue

B

Aniline blue

C

Toluidine blue

D

Thymol blue

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