Prepare for NEET with Botany-specific practice questions. Covering all major Botany chapters, this is perfect for your NEET Biology needs.
The apical meristem of the root is protected by a structure called:
root cap
root hair
casparian strip
pericycle
Considering the ontogeny of a dicot leaf, which tissue is primarily responsible for the differentiation of the palisade and spongy mesophyll layers?
Protoderm
Procambium
Ground Meristem
Intercalary Meristem
In a monocot stem, the scattered vascular bundles are surrounded by a sclerenchymatous sheath. This sheath primarily functions to:
Store starch and other carbohydrates for the plant.
Regulate the transport of water and nutrients within the bundle.
Provide mechanical strength and support to the vascular bundles.
Facilitate gaseous exchange between the vascular tissues and the surrounding parenchyma.
Which of the following features distinguishes a monocot vascular bundle from a dicot vascular bundle in the stem?
Presence of a well-developed pith and a ring of vascular bundles
Presence of a sclerenchymatous bundle sheath and absence of cambium
Presence of a continuous vascular cylinder and presence of cambium
Presence of conjoint and open vascular bundles with a prominent pericycle
The ground tissue in a monocot stem is often described as 'undifferentiated'. This implies that:
It consists only of parenchyma cells with no other cell types.
It lacks intercellular spaces and is compactly arranged.
The cortex, endodermis, and pericycle are not clearly distinguishable.
It is incapable of further differentiation into specialized tissues.
The hypodermis in a monocot stem is typically composed of:
Parenchyma
Collenchyma
Sclerenchyma
Aerenchyma
What is the arrangement of protoxylem and metaxylem in the vascular bundles of a monocot stem?
Exarch
Endarch
Mesarch
Centrifugal
In a typical monocot stem, which tissue is immediately external to the phloem in a vascular bundle?
Xylem
Parenchyma
Sclerenchyma
Cambium
Which tissue provides structural support in plants and is composed of parenchyma, collenchyma, and sclerenchyma?
Vascular tissue
Epidermal tissue
Ground tissue
Meristematic tissue
The waxy layer covering the epidermis of plants, preventing water loss, is called:
Stomata
Trichomes
Cuticle
Cambium
