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2301.

In which one of the following species of Selaginella, the apex continues its vegetative growth beyond the formation of strobilus                                                                      [BHU 1991]

A.            S. helvetica                              
B.            S. cuspidiata
C.            S. rupestris                               
D.            None of these
Answer» C.            S. rupestris                               
2302.

The basal portion of ligule of Selaginella is hemispherical and is called                                        [BHU 1991]

A.            Glossopodium                        
B.            Awn of ligule
C.            Bundle sheath                         
D.            Pedicel of ligule
Answer» B.            Awn of ligule
2303.

Which of the following is not correct with reference to Selaginella                                 [BHU 1991]

A.          Selaginella is commonly distributed on hills and plains
B.            Some species of Selaginella are truly xerophytic
C.            The vascular cylinder is protostelic
D.            The endodermis is trabeculated
Answer» B.            Some species of Selaginella are truly xerophytic
2304.

Selaginella has the character of evolutionary importance. That character is [CBSE PMT 1989; JIPMER 1993; BHU 1994]

A.            Ligule                                       
B.            Seed
C.            Heterospory                             
D.            Strobilus
Answer» D.            Strobilus
2305.

Trabeculae endodermis is found in [BHU 1987; MP PMT 2000]

A.            Axis and capsule of moss plant
B.          Stem of Selaginella
C.            Stem of Cycas
D.            Stem of Pinus
Answer» C.            Stem of Cycas
2306.

Rhizophores are formed in

A.            Bryophytes                              
B.          Selaginella
C.            Pteridium                                 
D.            Gymnosperms
Answer» C.            Pteridium                                 
2307.

If four radial vascular bundles are present, then the structure will be [CBSE PMT 2002]

A. Monocot stem
B. Monocot root
C. Dicot stem
D. Dicot root
Answer» E.
2308.

Growth rings are formed due to activity of [CPMT 2004]

A. Extrastelar cambium
B. Intrastelar cambium
C. Interstelar cambium
D. Both [b] and [c]
Answer» E.
2309.

Auxenometer is used to measure [Pb. PMT 2004]

A. Length
B. Width
C. Depth
D. Growth
Answer» E.
2310.

In dicot stem, vascular bundles are [Orissa JEE 2004]

A. Numerous scattered
B. Arranged in a ring
C. Without cambium
D. Surrounded by bundle sheath
Answer» C. Without cambium
2311.

The best method to determine the age of tree is [MP PMT 2004]

A. To find out the number of branches
B. To count the number of annual rings
C. To measure its diameter
D. To count the number of leaves
Answer» C. To measure its diameter
2312.

Which of the following is known as wood [AFMC 2003]

A. Primary xylem
B. Secondary xylem
C. Secondary phloem
D. Cambium
Answer» C. Secondary phloem
2313.

The bark of tree comprises [CPMT 1979, 96; CET Pune 1998]

A. All the tissues outside the vascular cambium
B. All the tissues outside the cork cambium
C. Only the cork
D. The cork and secondary cortex
Answer» C. Only the cork
2314.

The periderm includes [CBSE PMT 1998; Pb. PMT 2004]

A. Cork
B. Cambium
C. Secondary phloem
D. All of these
Answer» E.
2315.

Periderm is made up of [MP PMT 1995]

A. Phellem
B. Phellogen
C. Phelloderm
D. All the above
Answer» E.
2316.

Which of the following meristems is responsible for extrastelar secondary growth in dicotyledonous stem [CBSE PMT 1998]

A. Phellogen
B. Intrafascicular cambium
C. Interfascicular cambium
D. Intercalary meristem
Answer» B. Intrafascicular cambium
2317.

The cell wall is impermeable to water and deposition of suberin is also found in [CPMT 1998]

A. Bast
B. Cork
C. Bark
D. Xylem
Answer» C. Bark
2318.

Secondary growth is absent in [CPMT 1998]

A. Hydrophytes
B. Mesophytes
C. Halophytes
D. Xerophytes
Answer» B. Mesophytes
2319.

Girth of a dicot stem is increased by [CET Pune 1998]

A. Xylem
B. Cambium
C. Phloem
D. Ground tissue
Answer» C. Phloem
2320.

Which of the following is a secondary meristem [CET Pune 1998]

A. Phelloderm
B. Primary cambium
C. Cork cambium
D. Promeristem
Answer» D. Promeristem
2321.

Cork cambium is otherwise called [EAMCET 1993; RPMT 1997; CPMT 1999; Haryana PMT 2005]

A. Phellem
B. Phelloderm
C. Periderm
D. Phellogen
Answer» E.
2322.

The collective name for cork cambium and phelloderm is  [Kashmir MEE 1995]

A. Phellogen
B. Periderm
C. Endoderm
D. Secondary tissue
Answer» C. Endoderm
2323.

Which will decay faster if exposed freely [CBSE PMT 1993]

A. Soft wood
B. Heart wood
C. Sap wood
D. Wood with lots of fibres
Answer» B. Heart wood
2324.

Secondary growth or increase in diameter is due to [RPMT 1990]

A. Ground meristem
B. Procambium
C. Cork and phelloderm
D. Vascular cambium
Answer» E.
2325.

Which of the following are derived from the secondary meristems

A. Wood
B. Phellem
C. Phelloderm
D. All the above
Answer» E.
2326.

Lenticels are found in [RPMT 1995]

A. Young dicot stem
B. Old dicot stem
C. Monocot root
D. Young root
Answer» C. Monocot root
2327.

Commercial cork is obtained from [CPMT 1980; BHU 2003]

A. Mango
B. Oak (Quercus suber)
C. Ficus religiosa
D. Pinus
Answer» C. Ficus religiosa
2328.

One cannot age a tree by its rings if that tree is located in which of the following forests

A. Tropical deciduous
B. Tropical evergreen
C. Temperate deciduous
D. Temperate evergreen
Answer» C. Temperate deciduous
2329.

Lenticels are formed in bark, which are

A. Aerating pores
B. Made up of phloem
C. Made up of xylem
D. Found in monocot plants
Answer» B. Made up of phloem
2330.

Cork is a derivative of [CBSE PMT 1988; BHU 1982]

A. Cork cambium (phellogen) or extra fascicular cambium
B. Vascular cambium
C. Fascicular cambium
D. Interfascicular cambium
Answer» B. Vascular cambium
2331.

Other names of secondary cortex, cork cambium and cork are

A. Phellem, phelloderm and phellogen
B. Phellogen, phellem and phelloderm
C. Phelloderm, phellogen  and phellem
D. Phellogen, phelloderm and phellem
Answer» D. Phellogen, phelloderm and phellem
2332.

After the secondary growth the youngest layer of secondary phloem in a dicot stem is located [CPMT 1980]

A. Just outside the vascular cambium
B. Just inside the vascular cambium
C. Just inside the primary phloem
D. Just outside the secondary xylem
Answer» B. Just inside the vascular cambium
2333.

Each annual growth ring has

A. An inner layer and an outer layer
B. A single layer of xylem elements
C. Uniform layer of xylem elements
D. Many layers of xylem elements
Answer» B. A single layer of xylem elements
2334.

The number of cambial strands in vascular bundle of Cucurbita is

A. Two
B. Three
C. One
D. Four
Answer» B. Three
2335.

If the heart wood region of plant is removed or decays

A. Root will die first
B. Shoot will die first
C. Root and shoot die together
D. Neither root nor shoot will die
Answer» E.
2336.

Ring bark is present in

A. Acer rebrum
B. Pyrus communis
C. Betula utilis
D. Carya ovate
Answer» D. Carya ovate
2337.

The waxy substance associated with cell walls of cork cells is or cork cells are impervious to water because of the presence or what is deposited on cork cells [CPMT 1981, 90; CBSE PMT 1994; AFMC 1985;  DPMT 1990; MP PMT 2000; AIIMS 2004]

A. Cutin
B. Suberin
C. Lignin
D. Hemicellulose
Answer» C. Lignin
2338.

Vascular cambium is a meristematic layer that cuts off [CBSE PMT 1990]

A. Primary xylem and primary phloem
B. Xylem vessels and xylem tracheids
C. Primary xylem and secondary xylem
D. Secondary xylem and secondary phloem
Answer» E.
2339.

Stem and roots of cruciferae grow due to activity of

A. Cortex
B. Cambium
C. Phloem
D. Endoderm
Answer» C. Phloem
2340.

The function of cork cambium (phellogen) is to produce [CPMT 1981, 84; AFMC 1985]

A. Cork and secondary cortex
B. Secondary xylem and secondary phloem
C. Cork
D. Secondary cortex and phloem
Answer» B. Secondary xylem and secondary phloem
2341.

The tissue made up of thin-walled rectangular cells responsible for the secondary growth is

A. Cortex
B. Xylem
C. Cambium
D. Pith
Answer» D. Pith
2342.

In summer, cambium

A. Dies
B. Is more active
C. Is less active
D. Is not active
Answer» E.
2343.

The lateral roots generally originate in [DPMT 2003]

A. Endodermal cells lying against phloem
B. Cortex
C. Pericycle cells lying against protoxylem
D. Cork cambium
Answer» D. Cork cambium
2344.

Intrafascicular cambium is situated in [BVP 2003]

A. Outside the vascular bundles
B. In medullary rays
C. Inside the vascular bundles
D. In between the vascular bundles
Answer» D. In between the vascular bundles
2345.

Which of the following tissues originate from ray initials of a cambium

A. Vascular rays
B. Tracheids and vessels
C. Xylem and phloem fibres
D. Sieve tube and companion cells
Answer» B. Tracheids and vessels
2346.

In a stratified cambium, the fusiform initials are [CBSE PMT 1994]

A. Long and overlap each other at the ends
B. Short and overlap each other at the ends
C. Short and arranged in horizontal tiers
D. Short or long and overlap each other at the ends
Answer» D. Short or long and overlap each other at the ends
2347.

The axillary buds arise [DPMT 1990]

A. Endogenously from the pericycle
B. Exogenously from the tissues of the main growing point
C. Endogenously from the cambial tissues
D. Exogenously from the innermost cortex
Answer» E.
2348.

As a tree grows older, which increases rapidly in thickness [DPMT 1990]

A. Its heart wood
B. Its cortex
C. Its sap wood
D. Its phloem
Answer» B. Its cortex
2349.

In roots and stems, secondary growth takes place after the formation of [Bihar MDAT 1992]

A. Cambium
B. Sclerenchyma
C. Cork
D. Bark
Answer» B. Sclerenchyma
2350.

The total time in which growth occurs is called [CPMT 1987]

A. Phase of maturation
B. Phase of cell division
C. Phase of elongation
D. Grand period of growth
Answer» E.