Q.1 Which of the following is a simple tissue in plants?
Xylem
Collenchyma
Phloem
Pericycle
Explanation - Simple tissues are made up of similar types of cells. Collenchyma is a simple living tissue that provides support.
Correct answer is: Collenchyma
Q.2 Sclerenchyma tissue is primarily responsible for:
Photosynthesis
Transport of water
Mechanical support
Storage of food
Explanation - Sclerenchyma cells have thick lignified walls that provide mechanical strength to plants.
Correct answer is: Mechanical support
Q.3 The tissue responsible for transport of water in plants is:
Phloem
Xylem
Collenchyma
Parenchyma
Explanation - Xylem is a vascular tissue that conducts water and minerals from roots to other parts of the plant.
Correct answer is: Xylem
Q.4 Phloem is made up of the following cell types except:
Sieve tubes
Companion cells
Tracheids
Phloem parenchyma
Explanation - Tracheids are part of xylem, not phloem.
Correct answer is: Tracheids
Q.5 Which connective tissue connects muscles to bones?
Ligament
Tendon
Cartilage
Adipose tissue
Explanation - Tendons are strong connective tissues that attach muscles to bones.
Correct answer is: Tendon
Q.6 Ligaments connect:
Muscle to bone
Bone to bone
Bone to cartilage
Cartilage to muscle
Explanation - Ligaments are fibrous connective tissues that connect bones to other bones at joints.
Correct answer is: Bone to bone
Q.7 Which of the following is a type of muscle tissue?
Skeletal
Cartilaginous
Adipose
Areolar
Explanation - Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscles are the three types of muscle tissue in animals.
Correct answer is: Skeletal
Q.8 Cartilage differs from bone because it:
Is living
Is avascular
Contains osteocytes
Is flexible
Explanation - Cartilage is more flexible than bone and is avascular, whereas bones are rigid and vascular.
Correct answer is: Is flexible
Q.9 Blood is considered a connective tissue because:
It connects muscles
It has a matrix called plasma
It has fibers
It is derived from mesoderm
Explanation - Connective tissues are characterized by an extracellular matrix; blood has plasma as its matrix.
Correct answer is: It has a matrix called plasma
Q.10 Which plant tissue stores food?
Parenchyma
Collenchyma
Xylem
Phloem
Explanation - Parenchyma cells store starch, oils, and water in various parts of the plant.
Correct answer is: Parenchyma
Q.11 Which of the following is not a connective tissue?
Adipose
Bone
Cartilage
Epithelial
Explanation - Epithelial tissue covers surfaces and does not connect or support organs.
Correct answer is: Epithelial
Q.12 Simple squamous epithelium is found in:
Kidney glomerulus
Skin surface
Stomach lining
Trachea lining
Explanation - Simple squamous epithelium is a thin layer of cells allowing diffusion, as in the glomerulus of the kidney.
Correct answer is: Kidney glomerulus
Q.13 Which type of epithelium is found lining the respiratory tract?
Cuboidal
Columnar ciliated
Squamous
Transitional
Explanation - Ciliated columnar epithelium helps in moving mucus and trapped particles in the respiratory tract.
Correct answer is: Columnar ciliated
Q.14 Which connective tissue stores fat in animals?
Bone
Adipose tissue
Cartilage
Ligament
Explanation - Adipose tissue stores fat which acts as an energy reserve and insulates the body.
Correct answer is: Adipose tissue
Q.15 Striated voluntary muscles are also called:
Skeletal muscles
Smooth muscles
Cardiac muscles
Ligaments
Explanation - Skeletal muscles are striated and under voluntary control.
Correct answer is: Skeletal muscles
Q.16 Smooth muscles are found in:
Heart
Digestive tract
Biceps
Tendons
Explanation - Smooth muscles are involuntary and found in the walls of internal organs like the stomach and intestines.
Correct answer is: Digestive tract
Q.17 Which plant tissue is dead at maturity and provides mechanical support?
Collenchyma
Sclerenchyma
Parenchyma
Phloem
Explanation - Sclerenchyma cells have thick lignified walls and are dead at maturity, providing strength and support.
Correct answer is: Sclerenchyma
Q.18 Phloem transports:
Water and minerals
Food
Hormones
Oxygen
Explanation - Phloem conducts organic food materials like sucrose from leaves to other parts of the plant.
Correct answer is: Food
Q.19 Which of the following is a permanent plant tissue?
Meristematic tissue
Parenchyma
Apical tissue
Intercalary tissue
Explanation - Permanent tissues are those which have lost the power of division. Parenchyma is a permanent simple tissue.
Correct answer is: Parenchyma
Q.20 Which of the following tissues has both living and dead cells?
Xylem
Phloem
Sclerenchyma
Collenchyma
Explanation - Xylem is a complex tissue with tracheids and vessels (dead) and xylem parenchyma and fibres (living).
Correct answer is: Xylem
Q.21 Which connective tissue provides elasticity to organs like lungs and arteries?
Reticular tissue
Elastic tissue
Adipose tissue
Cartilage
Explanation - Elastic connective tissue contains elastin fibers which allow stretching and recoil of organs.
Correct answer is: Elastic tissue
Q.22 Which plant tissue is responsible for secondary growth?
Apical meristem
Lateral meristem
Intercalary meristem
Parenchyma
Explanation - Lateral meristems, such as vascular cambium and cork cambium, are responsible for increasing the thickness of the plant.
Correct answer is: Lateral meristem
Q.23 Which animal tissue forms a protective covering and also performs absorption and secretion?
Epithelial tissue
Connective tissue
Muscular tissue
Nervous tissue
Explanation - Epithelial tissue covers body surfaces, lines cavities, and forms glands for secretion and absorption.
Correct answer is: Epithelial tissue
Q.24 Which of the following is a meristematic tissue?
Collenchyma
Parenchyma
Xylem
Apical meristem
Explanation - Meristematic tissues are actively dividing cells found at tips of roots and shoots, e.g., apical meristem.
Correct answer is: Apical meristem