Prepare for NEET with Botany-specific practice questions. Covering all major Botany chapters, this is perfect for your NEET Biology needs.
Which of these is NOT a function of meristematic tissue?
Photosynthesis
Cell division
Growth in length
Growth in girth
The primary function of lateral meristems is:
Increase in length of the plant.
Increase in girth or thickness of the plant.
Development of flowers and fruits.
Formation of leaves and branches.
Collenchyma tissue is primarily involved in providing what to plants?
Flexible support
Storage of food
Transport of water
Photosynthesis
The primary function of collenchyma in plants is to:
Provide flexible support to growing parts
Transport water and nutrients
Store food reserves
Protect against pathogens
Which tissue system is responsible for the primary growth of plants?
Ground tissue
Vascular tissue
Epidermal tissue
Meristematic tissue
The region of the root where cell division primarily occurs is the:
Zone of maturation
Zone of elongation
Zone of cell division
Root cap
The function of the cambium in a dicot stem is:
Photosynthesis
Water transport
Food storage
Secondary growth
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a monocot stem?
Scattered vascular bundles
Presence of a well-defined pith
Absence of secondary growth
Presence of ground tissue
The vascular bundles in a monocot stem are:
Open and arranged in a ring
Closed and scattered
Open and scattered
Closed and arranged in a ring
Why is secondary growth generally absent in monocot stems?
Presence of scattered vascular bundles
Lack of cambium in vascular bundles
Presence of a sclerenchymatous sheath
Absence of a distinct pith
