Meristematic

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Question 2
Where is apical meristem found?

Q. Where is the apical meristem located in plants?

1. Stems
2. Leaves
3. Flowers
4. Roots

Q.

Which type of the following is not true for meristematic tissue?

1. It has living, thin-walled cells

2. Cells have dense protoplasm

3. They have no intercellular spaces

4. They store reserve food material

Q. Which among the following are characteristics of meristematic tissues?

1. Lack vacuole
2. Thin cellulosic cell wall
3. Prominent nuclei
4. Have intercellular spaces

Q. Which of the following cell organelle is absent in the cells of meristematic tissues?

1. Lysosome
2. Chloroplast
3. Vacuole
4. Ribosome

Q.

A type of meristem that occurs on the lateral sides of stem.

Q. __ is found in the areas from which branching takes place.

1. Cork cambium
2. Vascular meristem
3. Apical meristem
4. Intercalary meristem

Q. The girth of the stem increases due to the presence of ___ .

1. apical meristem
2. lateral meristem
3. intercalary meristem
4. vertical meristem

Q.

Which of the following is a feature of meristematic tissues ?

1. Presence of thin cell wall

2. Presence of compact tissue

3. Presence of large number of cell organelles

4. All of the above

Q. Question 2
Where is apical meristem found?

Q. is responsible for the unilateral growth of plants.

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

Q. Meristematic cells are thick walled and loosely packed.

1. True
2. False

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In plants, cell division is restricted to

1. Meristematic cells

2. Permanent cells

3. Xylem

4. Phloem

Q. Apical meristem is found in root and shoot tips.

1. True
2. False

Q. Question 3
Girth of stem increases due to

(a) apical meristem
(b) lateral meristem
(c) intercalary meristem
(d) vertical meristem

Q. Depending on the region where they are present, meristematic tissues are classified into ___________.

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Q.

Define meristematic tissue. Why do meristematic cells lack vacuoles? [2 MARKS]

Q. The apical meristematic tissue helps to increase the girth of the tree.

1. True
2. False

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Find the odd man out regarding the chief characteristics of the meristematic tissue.

1. Cells are large

2. Cells are usually cubical

3. Cell walls are thin

4. Cells tightly packed with almost no intercellular spaces

1. 3

2. 4

3. 1

4. 2

Q. is responsible for the unilateral growth of plants.

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

Q. Which of the following are the characteristics of meristematic tissue?

1. Thin walled
2. Divide continuosly
3. Possess all the cell organelles
4. Densely packed

Q.

Find the correct sets from the following.

$\begin{array}{ccc}\text{Type of meristematic tissue}& \text{Location}& \text{Function}\\ \text{i. Apical meristem}& \text{Tip of stem and roots}& \text{Increases length}\\ \text{ii. Lateral meristem}& \text{Lateral sides of stem and root}& \text{Increases girth}\\ \text{iii. Intercalary meristem}& \text{Base of leaves and internodes}& \text{Growth of leaves and stem}\end{array}$

1. Only i is correct
2. Both i and ii are correct
3. Both i and iii are correct
4. All are correct

Q. Which of the following cell organelle is absent in the cells of meristematic tissues?

1. Lysosome
2. Chloroplast
3. Vacuole
4. Ribosome

Q. Apical meristem is found in root and shoot tips.

1. True
2. False

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Question 2
Where is apical meristem found?

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Identify the meristematic tissues A, B and C given in the image.

1. A: Apical meristem
   B: Lateral meristem
   C: Intercalary meristem
2. A: Intercalary meristem
   B: Lateral meristem
   C: Apical meristem
3. A: Apical meristem
   B: Intercalary meristem
   C: Lateral meristem
4. A: Lateral meristem
   B: Apical meristem
   C: Intercalary meristem

Q. is responsible for the unilateral growth of plants.

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

Q. Apical meristem is found in root and shoot tips.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which among the following are characteristics of meristematic tissues?

1. Lack vacuole
2. Thin cellulosic cell wall
3. Prominent nuclei
4. Have intercellular spaces

Q. Cells of meristematic tissue differentiate to form different types of permanent tissue.

1. False
2. True