Tissues: Plant and Animal Tissues

Assertion (A): Lateral (or cambium) meristem is responsible for the increase in the girth (diameter) of the stem.

Reason (R): Cambium is located near the tips of the root and stem and also on the tips of axillary buds where growth occurs at a faster rate.

1. A is True and R is False.
2. A is False and R is True.
3. Both A and R are True.
4. Both A and R are False.

Assertion (A): Collenchyma is composed of long and narrow cells. These cells have very thick walls due to the deposition of lignin.

Reason (R): Collenchyma stores food and provides temporary support to the parts of a plant.

1. A is True and R is False.
2. A is False and R is True.
3. Both A and R are True.
4. Both A and R are False.

Assertion (A): Tracheids are made up of elongated dead cells with large cavities without any contents.

Reason (R) : Tracheids help in the conduction of prepared food from the leaves to other parts of a plant.

1. A is True and R is False.
2. A is False and R is True.
3. Both A and R are True.
4. Both A and R are False.

Assertion (A): Lymph is a fluid connective tissue which does not contain any blood cells.

Reason (R): Lymph is concerned with transportation and immunity.

1. A is True and R is False.
2. A is False and R is True.
3. Both A and R are True.
4. Both A and R are False.

Assertion (A): Cardiac muscles are striated, uninucleated and branched. Cells are relatively short and located in the muscles of the heart.

Reason (R): Cardiac muscles can contract without outside stimulation and do not get tired easily.

1. A is True and R is False.
2. A is False and R is True.
3. Both A and R are True.
4. Both A and R are False.

Distinguish between following pairs with reference to what is asked in the brackets.

(a) Parenchyma and Collenchyma (cellular structure)

(b) Meristematic and Permanent tissue (cell division)

(c) Blood and Lymph (cellular components)

(d) Bone and Cartilage (porosity)

(e) Voluntary and Involuntary muscles (shape and cellular structure)

What is the difference between-

1. Cell and tissue?
2. Organ and organism?
3. Organ and organelle?
4. Organ and organ system?

In potato, starch is stored in :

1. Sclerenchyma
2. Collenchyma
3. Parenchyma
4. Chlorenchyma

Tendons and ligaments are examples of :

1. Cartilage
2. Muscular tissue
3. Fibrous connective tissue
4. Adipose tissue

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

1. Meristem — Actively dividing cells
2. Xylem — Transport of food
3. Phloem — Transport of water
4. Sclerenchyma — Storage of starch

Parenchyma containing chloroplasts is known as:

1. Parenchyma
2. Aerenchyma
3. Collenchyma
4. Chlorenchyma

Annual rings are the number of :

1. Internodes in a stem
2. Rings of vascular bundles in a monocot stem.
3. Bark layers in a woody stem.
4. Layers of Xylem in a stem.

Which of the following cells in plants are said to be dead ?

1. Meristem
2. Parenchyma
3. Collenchyma
4. Sclerenchyma

Which of the following connects a muscle to a bone?

1. Cartilage
2. Ligament
3. Tendon
4. Interstitial fluid

Which of the following tissues is richly found in the tear gland ?

1. Ciliated epithelium
2. Cuboidal epithelium
3. Squamous epithelium
4. Glandular epithelium

Which one of the following tissues helps in the growth of plants lengthwise?

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

Cardiac muscle is:

1. Involuntary
2. Smooth
3. Striated
4. Involuntary and Striated.

Animals have two kinds of supportive connective tissue. The type which has a good supply of blood vessels and nerves is (P) ............... whereas the one which has no blood vessels or nerves is (Q) ............... .

1. P — Cartilage, Q — Bone
2. P — Areolar tissue, Q — Adipose tissue
3. P — Adipose tissue, Q — Areolar tissue
4. P — Bone, Q — Cartilage

A biology teacher asked her students to give two specific characteristic features of cardiac muscles.

Neeta said: Striated and involuntary.
Nitesh said: Unstriated and unbranched.
Isha said: Striated and branched.
Kabeer said: Unstriated and voluntary.

Who were correct?

1. Neeta and Nitesh
2. Neeta and Isha
3. Isha and Kabeer
4. Nitesh and Kabeer

Deepali tried to match the kind of supporting tissues in plants with their characteristic features.
She tabulated the pairs as follows:

Identify P and Q

1. P — Collenchyma, Q — Sclerenchyma
2. P — Sclerenchyma, Q — Collenchyma
3. P — Parenchyma, Q — Sclerenchyma
4. P — Collenchyma, Q — Parenchyma

What are the two basic types of plant tissues?

Give the technical terms for the following:

1. The category of plant tissues that have lost their ability to multiply.
2. The kind of plant cells with thin walls and usually a single large vacuole.
3. Elongated cells which are thickened at the corners.
4. The two types of tissues which provide the upward movement of water and dissolved food materials from the roots/leaves to other parts of the plant.

Mention if the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

1. Phloem cells carry manufactured food from leaves to other parts.
2. Veins of leaves have both xylem and phloem.
3. The older xylem tissue does not participate in transport.
4. The sclerenchyma consists of actively dividing cells.

Name the kind of animal tissue in which

1. Cells are flat, cuboidal or columnar, forming protective layer.
2. Cells produce and pour out chemical substances.
3. Cells can contract and relax.
4. Cells can conduct impulses.

Give one example of each of the following tissues where they are located.

1. Ciliated columnar epithelium
2. Elastic cartilage
3. Unstriated muscles

Write one speciality each of the following :

1. Cartilage
2. Bone
3. Striated muscle
4. Cardiac muscle

Mention if the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

1. Axons of nerve cells are very long.
2. Dendrons bundled together form a nerve.
3. Cardiac muscles get tired soon.
4. Epithelial cells leave space in between.
5. Perikaryon is the nucleus of a nerve cell.
6. Muscles of the iris of the eye are of voluntary type.
7. Cartilage has no blood vessels or the nerves in it.

Name any one body part where ciliated epithelium is found in humans? What is its function?

Define the terms:

1. Tissue
2. Organ
3. Organ system
4. Lymph
5. Neuron

Write the specific locations of the following tissues in plants/animals.

1. Sclerenchyma
2. Collenchyma
3. Ciliated columnar epithelium
4. Cardiac muscles

List the tissues found in the human heart?

Can you consider a cluster of eggs as a tissue? Why?

Name the three kinds of muscles found in the human body. In each case, name one region in the body where they are found.

Study the diagram given below and then answer the questions that follow:

1. Identify the tissue and give a reason to support your answer.
2. Name the parts labelled 1,2,3 and 4.
3. Where is this tissue likely to be found in the plant?
4. State the function of the parts labelled 1,2,3 and 4.

Study the diagram given below and then answer the questions that follow:

1. Identify the cell.
2. Name the parts labeled 1,2,3,4,5, and 6.
3. Where is this cell likely to be found in the human body and what is its function.

The figures (A and B) given below are two kinds of animal tissues. Study the figures and answer the following questions:

1. Identify the tissue A and B.
2. Label all the guidelines marked in the figures A and B.
3. Write one common function of both the tissues A and B.
4. Mention one functional difference between A and B.
5. Write one specific location of each (A and B) in human body.

1. What are the two kinds of fibrous connective tissue?
2. Write one important function of each.
3. Draw a neat diagram of fibrous connective tissue. Label its four important parts.

Sandesh observed a slide containing the longitudinal section of a plant tissue found in all parts of the plant like-root, stem and leaves. Different types of cells are visible in the tissue as shown alongside in the diagram:

(a) Identify and name the kind of tissue shown above. Is it a kind of simple permanent tissue or complex tissue ?

(b) Distinguish between simple permanent tissue and complex permanent tissue.

(c) Write one important role of the above mentioned tissue.

Given below is the structure of a specific cell found in the body of animals and humans. Read the information below the diagram and fill in the blanks:

The above mentioned cell is found in all the part of body but richly located in the brain and spinal cord. The tissue formed by these cells is concerned with the perception and responses of animals.

The cell shown above is the basic structural and functional unit of the (a) ............... . Each cell consists of a round or oval body, called (b) ............... containing the nucleus. It has one or more elongated hair-like extensions called (c) ............... or ............... . One of these extensions is very long and is termed as (d) ............... . Many of these extensions are bundled together to form a (e) ............... .

Name the kind of tissue found

1. At the tip of plant roots
2. At the lower surface of leaf
3. In the inner lining of intestine
4. At the joint between two long bones
5. In the walls of the veins of leaves
6. As gritty masses in the skin of pears

Where is the least specialized tissue located in plants

Give one word for each of the following:

1. A group of similar cells performing a specific function.
2. Cells least specialized in the plants.
3. Cells responsible for increase in diameter of the stem and root of dicot plants.

Name one place each in living organisms where the following tissues are located:

1. Meristematic tissue
2. Cartilage
3. Squamous epithelium
4. Sclerenchyma
5. Ciliated epithelium
6. Ligament

Name the kinds of cells found in the following places:

1. Salivary gland
2. Brain
3. Surface of the human skin
4. Inner lining of the wind pipe