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Anatomy of Flowering Plants · Question 75

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1

The cells of the quiescent centre are characterised by :

  1. Having light cytoplasm and small nuclei
  2. Dividing regularly to add to tunica
  3. Having dense cytoplasm and prominent nuclei
  4. Dividing regularly to add to the corpus

Answer

(1) Having light cytoplasm and small nuclei

Solution

The quiescent centre is a group of cells in the root apical meristem (between the root cap and the actively dividing initials) which divide very rarely.

∵ They are mitotically inactive, their cells have light (less dense) cytoplasm, small nuclei and low rates of DNA, RNA and protein synthesis.

Tunica and corpus belong to the shoot apex, not to the root, so options (2) and (4) do not apply; dense cytoplasm with prominent nuclei is the feature of actively dividing meristematic cells.

∴ Quiescent centre cells have light cytoplasm and small nuclei.

Answer: (1)

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2

Which of the following statements is true ?

  1. Tracheids are unicellular and with wide lumen
  2. Tracheids are multicellular and with narrow lumen
  3. Vessels are multicellular and with wide lumen
  4. Vessels are unicellular and with narrow lumen
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3

Axillary bud and terminal bud derived from the activity of : -

  1. Apical meristem
  2. Parenchyma
  3. Lateral meristem
  4. Intercalary meristem
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4

Four radial vascular bundles are found in : -

  1. Monocot stem
  2. Dicot stem
  3. Dicot root
  4. Monocot root
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5

Vessels are found in:

  1. Most of the angiosperms and a few gymnosperms
  2. All angiosperms and some gymnosperms
  3. All pteridophyta
  4. All angiosperms, all gymnosperms and some pteridophyta
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6

Main function of lenticel is

  1. transpiration
  2. guttation
  3. gaseous exchange
  4. bleeding.
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7

In which of the following plants sunken stomata are found?

  1. Nerium
  2. Hydrilla
  3. Mango
  4. Guava
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8

What happens in plants during vascularisation?

  1. Formation of procambium, primary phloem and xylem simultaneously
  2. Differentiation of procambium followed by the formation of secondary xylem
  3. Differentiation of procambium, formation of primary phloem followed by formation of primary xylem
  4. Differentiation of procambium followed by the formation of primary phloem and xylem simultaneously
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