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The Mystery of Growth - 1

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Which of the following cells in a plant organ helps the organism to perform conduction of water?

  1. Phloem

  2. Epidermis

  3. Xylem

  4. Cambium

  5. Collenchyma


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct option. 

Which of the following is not a characteristic of meristematic tissue?

  1. Its component cells are small, spherical or polygonal and undifferentiated.

  2. Intercellular spaces are absent.

  3. Cell wall of its cells is thin and elastic.

  4. A large central vacuole occurs in living permanent cells.

  5. Its cells grow and divide regularly.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option as this is not a characteristic of the meristematic tissue. Cytoplasm is dense in it. Vacuoles are nearly absent.

Which of the following is not a function of parenchyma?

  1. Parenchyma acts as a primary support to the stem of herbaceous plants.

  2. Parenchyma stores and assimilates food.

  3. Transport of material occurs through cell walls of parenchyma cells.

  4. It is a mechanical tissue in young dicotyledonous stems and provide mechanical support and elasticity.

  5. The intercellular air spaces of parenchyma cells allow gaseous exchange.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option as this is not a function of parenchyma.

The walls of cork cells are heavily thickened with an organic substance called

  1. epidermis

  2. suberin

  3. phelloderm

  4. cutin

  5. pectin


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. The walls of cork cells are heavily thickened with an organic substance called suberin. Suberin makes these cells impermeable to water and gases. 

Match the following:

a. Apical meristems 1. These are located at the base of leaves and internodes.
b. Lateral meristems 2. These are found beneath the bark and in vascular bundles of dicot roots and stems.
c. Intercalary meristems 3. These are situated at the growing tip of stems and roots.
  1. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2

  2. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1

  3. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1

  4. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2

  5. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Apical meristems - These are situated at the growing tip of stems and roots. Lateral meristems - These are found beneath the bark and in vascular bundles of dicot roots and stems. Intercalary meristems - These are located at the base of leaves and internodes.

The cell walls of sclerenchyma are greatly thickened with

  1. xylem

  2. phloem

  3. lignin

  4. aerenchyma

  5. epidermis


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct option. The cell walls of sclerenchyma are greatly thickened with lignin. Lignin is a complex polymer which acts as a cement and hardens the cell walls.

Acne and pimples on the face are due to the secretion of ____________________.

  1. tear glands

  2. sebaceous glands

  3. bile from liver

  4. enzymes in the digestive tract

  5. sweat glands


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sebaceous glands secrete sebum which causes acne and pimples in adolescents.

What is the protruding part of the throat seen in boys during adolescence called?

  1. Voice chamber

  2. Larynx

  3. Pharynx

  4. Adam's orange

  5. Proboscis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The protruding part of the throat seen in boys is also called larynx.

Which hormone helps the body in controlling stress?

  1. Estrogen

  2. Testosterone

  3. Adrenaline

  4. Thyroxine

  5. Insulin


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Adrenaline is a hormone produced by the adrenal glands during high stress or exciting situations. This powerful hormone is a part of the human body's acute stress response system, also called the "fight or flight" response.

Suresh's father was suffering from ‘diabetes’ because his pancreas was not producing a hormone in a sufficient quantity. Identify the hormone.

  1. Thyroxine

  2. Vasopressin

  3. Insulin

  4. Estrogen

  5. Adrenaline


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Suresh's father was suffering from ‘diabetes’ because his pancreas was not producing the hormone insulin in sufficient quantities.

Which of the following changes are seen in a boy during puberty?

a. Wider chest b. Broadening of shoulders c. Wider spine bones d. Broadening of pelvis

  1. a and d

  2. c and d

  3. a and d

  4. a and b

  5. b and d


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Changes seen in a boy during puberty are : a) Wider chest b) Broadening of shoulders

If fertilisation does not occur, the process of shedding of the uterine wall is called

  1. menarche

  2. menstruation

  3. implantation

  4. pregnancy

  5. menopause


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

If fertilisation does not occur, the released egg and the thickened lining of the uterus along with its blood vessels are shed off. This causes bleeding in women which is called menstruation. Menstruation occurs once in about 28 to 30 days.

By which mode of reproduction does a hydra reproduce?

  1. Regeneration

  2. Budding

  3. Zygote formation

  4. Binary fission


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hydra reproduces by budding.

Which of the following organisms reproduces by asexual reproduction?

  1. Frog

  2. Cow

  3. Butterfly

  4. Amoeba


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Amoeba reproduces by binary fission, which is a mode of asexual reproduction.

Which of the following is true about binary fission?

  1. It involves the division of nucleus only.

  2. It involves the division of nucleus and then the complete cell.

  3. It involves the division of nucleus into four nuclei.

  4. The division of nucleus does not take place, but the cell divides to form daughter cells.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In binary fission, first the nucleus divides into two nuclei followed by the division of the cell body into two.

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