Description : Tyloses are: (a) Lactiferous channels (b) Secretory cells (c) Sieve plates (d) Tracheal plugs plugging the lumen of vessels and tracheids
Last Answer : Ans. ((d))
Description : Wood without xylem vessels are called as
Last Answer : Wood without xylem vessels are called as – Soft wood
Description : Why tracheids are less efficient than vessels in conduction
Last Answer : Ans: Tracheids do not have uniform diameter, overlapped on each other at the ends and have solid cross walls. Vessels have uniform diameter, perforated cross walls and their elements are not overlapped but arranged one above the other.
Description : Hormone pair required for a callus to differentiate is a. auxin and cytokinin b. auxin and ethylene c. auxin and abscisic acid d. cytokinin and gibberellins
Last Answer : a. auxin and cytokinin
Description : Differentiate Rhizome and corm
Last Answer : Ans:
Description : Differentiate eustele and atactostele
Last Answer : Ans: In Eustele the vascular bundles are arranged regularly in the form a ring as in dicot stem. In atactostele the vascular bundles are scattered in the ground parenchyma as in monocot stem.
Description : Differentiate between Phellum and Phelloderm
Last Answer : Ans: Phellum or Cork is dead tissue formed from phellogen towards outside of the axis and consists of lenticels for exchange of gases. Phelloderm or secondary cortex is living photosynthetic tissue with intercellular spaces formed inside from cork cambium and less in amount.
Description : Differentiate Duramen and Alburnum
Last Answer : Ans: Duramen is dark colored with tyloses and useless for conduction but has timber value. Alburnum is recently formed, light coloured secondary xylem without naturally formed tyloses useful for conduction but not having timber value.
Description : Differentiate between fascicular cambium and interfascicular cambium.
Last Answer : Ans: Cambium present between xylem and Phloem of primary dicot stem bundles is called as fascicular cambium and the cambium dedifferentiated from medullary rays region present between ... as interfascicular cambium. Fascicualr cambium is primary meristem and interfascicular is secondary meristem.
Description : How do differentiate Bulb from Pseudobulb?
Last Answer : Ans: A bulb is underground modified stem whose leaves store food materials where as pseudobulb is aerial modified stem of Bulbophyllum which stores food materials and has few leaves.
Description : Differentiate between Phycobiont and Mycobiont.
Last Answer : Ans: Phycobiont is algal partner of a Lichen. It synthesizes food materials and gives to the plant. Mycobiont is fungal partner of Lichen and it protects the alga and supplies absorbed water and nutrients to the fungus.
Description : Differentiate nucleotide and nucleoside.
Last Answer : Ans: A nucleotide is unit of nucleic acid consisting of a nitrogen base, phosphate and a pentose sugar. A nucleoside is nucleotide without phosphate.
Description : Differentiate between spontaneous and induced mutations?
Last Answer : Ans: Mutations that occur themselves in nature are called as spontaneous mutations. Ex: GEB – 24 variety of Paddy. Mutations caused deliberately by using mutagens are called as induced mutations.
Description : What is the law of evaporation of water from plant cells ?
Last Answer : Perspiration is the process by which water evaporates from a plant cell.
Description : What are the totiptent stem cells of plants ?
Last Answer : : Totiptent stem is the type of cell from which it is possible to produce plant seedlings directly.
Description : How many types of cells ?
Last Answer : There are two main types of cells based on the type of nucleus. Namely: (1) stem cell. (2) The actual cell.
Description : Consider the following statement: (1) In plant cells, cytokinesis start with the formation of the phragmoplast (2) Phragmoplast comprises intrazonal microtubules and Golgi vesicles (3) Primary cell wall is produced by microtubules (4) Phragmoplast is formed by nucleus
Last Answer : Ans. ((a))
Description : With reference to plant tissue culture select the matching pair: (1) Sterile triploid—banana and seedless fruit (2) Somaclonal variations—differences appearing (3) Embryoids—non-zygatic embryo produced from somatic cells (4) Pulses—belong to cruciferae
Description : Nucleotide found free in the cells is: (a) CAMP (b) AMP (c) ADP (d) ATP
Description : Retort cells are found in: (a) Funaria (b) Pogonatum (c) Sphagnum (d) Porella
Last Answer : Ans. ((c))
Description : Abscission layer developed during leaf fall is made of: (a) Cork cells (b) Sclerenchymatous cells (c) Sclerenchymatous cells (d) Parenchymatous cells
Description : The specific characters of C4 plant is: (a) Bulliform cells (b) Kranz anatomy (c) Parallel venation (d) Isobilateral leaf
Last Answer : Ans. ((b))
Description : Haploid cells belong to: (a) Integument, pollen grain, endosperm (b) Embryo, endosperm and pollen grain (c) Megaspore, pollen grain, antipodal (d) Integument, pollen grain and antipodal
Description : Golgi apparatus is absent in (a) Higher plants (b) Yeast (c) Bacteria and blue-green algae (d) Liver cells
Description : Rod-shaped elongated thick-walled lignified dead cells found in seed coat of pulses (Legumes) are (a) Macrosciereids (b) Astrosclereids (c) Brachysclereids (d) Osteosclereids
Description : In the secondary culture, cells are obtained from a. primary culture b. the organism c. organ culture d. phenotypic culture
Last Answer : a. primary culture
Description : Callus is a. Tissue that forms embryo b. An insoluble carbohydrate c. Tissue that grows to form embryoid d. Unorganized actively dividing mass of cells maintained in cultured
Last Answer : d. Unorganized actively dividing mass of cells maintained in cultured
Description : In Dracaena, the cambium arises from the cells of
Last Answer : In Dracaena, the cambium arises from the cells of - parenchyma outside the outermost vascular bundles
Description : The living cells having thickening at the corners due to deposition of pectin are known as
Last Answer : The living cells having thickening at the corners due to deposition of pectin are known as – Collenchyma cells.
Description : When the diploid embryosac is formed from the cells of nucellus, it is known as
Last Answer : When the diploid embryosac is formed from the cells of nucellus, it is known as – Apospory
Description : When embryo arises directly from the (2n) sporophytic cells like nucellus or integuments it is called as
Last Answer : When embryo arises directly from the (2n) sporophytic cells like nucellus or integuments it is called as – Adventive embryony
Description : When polyembryony is due to activation of some sporophytic cells of ovule, it is called as
Last Answer : When polyembryony is due to activation of some sporophytic cells of ovule, it is called as – Adventive polyembryony
Description : Cells of aleurone layer function for
Last Answer : Cells of aleurone layer function for – hydrolyzing the food material of seeds
Description : In cereals, the layer containing specialized cells filled with starch are called
Last Answer : In cereals, the layer containing specialized cells filled with starch are called – Aleuron layer
Description : Whent the subsidiary or neighboring cells have a common origin with the guard cells such type of stomata ontogeny is called as –
Last Answer : Whent the subsidiary or neighboring cells have a common origin with the guard cells such type of stomata ontogeny is called as – Mesogenous development
Description : In roots, mitotically and metabolically inactive cells that are positioned just behind the root cap are called as
Last Answer : In roots, mitotically and metabolically inactive cells that are positioned just behind the root cap are called as – Quiescent center
Description : What are bulliform cells? What is their role?
Last Answer : Ans: Specialised larger epidermal cells seen in the upper epidermis of grass leaves which store water are called as bulliform cells or motor cells. They help in rolling and unrolling of lamina.
Description : What are the cells found in the egg apparatus of matured embryosac?
Last Answer : Ans: Two synergids and one egg cell
Description : Who discovered living cells? Name the first discovered living organism
Last Answer : Ans: Leeuwenhoek, Bacteria
Description : The ability of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels to transport oxygen to muscle cells.?
Last Answer : cardiorespiresatory endurance
Description : A closed circulatory system is one in which blood circulates only inside blood vessels. For this reason the blood pressure is higher in animals with closed circulatory system. The ... annelids, cephalopod molluscs and vertebrates. The Circulatory System - Image Diversity: closed circulatory system
Last Answer : What are the advantages of the closed circulatory system over the open circulatory system?
Description : Which of the following structures present in mammalian skin directly helps in keeping the body warm? (1) Pigmented cells (2) Sweat glands (3) Lymph vessels (4) Blood capillaries
Last Answer : (2) Sweat glands Explanation: In the skin, two types of glands are present.
Last Answer : (3) Lymph vessels Explanation: The lymphatic system consists of a network of specialized lymphatic vessels and various tissues and organs throughout the body that contain lymphocytes (White Blood Cells) and ... skin and in the deeper fatty tissues near the muscles and can be found near arteries.
Description : Angiotensinogen is a protein produced and secreted by (a) juxtaglomerular (JG) cells (b) macula densa cells (c) endothelial cells (cells lining the blood vessels) (d) liver cells.
Last Answer : d) liver cells.
Description : The cells lining the blood vessels belong to the category of (a) smooth muscle tissue (b) squamous epithelium (c) columnar epithelium (d) connective tissue.
Last Answer : (b) squamous epithelium
Description : The balloon-shaped structures called tyloses (a) originate in the lumen of vessels (b) characterise the sapwood (c) are extensions of xylem parenchyma cells into vessels (d) are linked to the ascent of sap through xylem vessels.
Last Answer : (c) are extensions of xylem parenchyma cells into vessels
Description : Grass leaves curl inwards during very dry weather. Select the most appropriate reason from the following. (a) Tyloses in vessels (b) Closure of stomata (c) Flaccidity of bulliform cells (d) Shrinkage of air spaces in spongy mesophyll
Last Answer : (c) Flaccidity of bulliform cells
Description : Which of the following plant cells will show totipotency? (a) Sieve tubes (b) Xylem vessels (c) Meristem (d) Cork cells
Last Answer : (c) Meristem
Description : Which of the following terms refers to chest pain brought on by physical or emotional stress and relieved by rest or medication? a) angina pectoris Angina pectoris is a symptom of myocardial ischemia. ... d) ischemia Ischemia is insufficient tissue oxygenation and may occur in any part of the body.
Last Answer : a) angina pectoris Angina pectoris is a symptom of myocardial ischemia.