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Plant Anatomy (GATE - XL)

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Which of the following organelles is/are not present in meristematic cells?

  1. Vacuoles

  2. Mitochondria

  3. Plastids

  4. Cell wall


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Meristematic cells do not contain plastids as they do not carry out photosynthesis.

Usually, apical meristems are found in two locations: the root and the stem. In which of the following plants is apical meristem found in lower/middle parts of the plant?

  1. Desert plants

  2. Arctic plants

  3. Tropical plants

  4. Aquatic plants


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Apical meristem is found in the lower/middle parts of the arctic plants. It is thought that this kind of meristem evolved because it is advantageous in arctic conditions.

A kind of vascular bundle in which phloem lies only on one side of xylem, usually towards the stem interior, is found in

  1. lilies

  2. rose

  3. pumpkin

  4. yucca


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A kind of vascular bundle in which phloem lies only on one side of xylem, usually towards the stem interior, is found in rose plant. This kind of a vascular bundle is called collateral. Such vascular bundles are found in dicots like rose.

In which of the following plants is unifacial cambium found?

  1. Rosemary

  2. Lycophyte

  3. Mango

  4. Lianas


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Unifacial cambium is found in Lycophyte trees. Unifacial cambium does not produce phloem to its exterior and is unable to expand its circumference with anticlinal cell division.

Which kind of xylem development takes place in ferns?

  1. Endarch

  2. Exarch

  3. Mesarch

  4. Centrarch


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The leaves and stems of ferns have mesarch development. Here, there is more than one strand of primary xylem in a stem or root, and the xylem develops from the middle of a strand in both directions.

Caudex is the thickened, usually underground base of the stem of many perennial herbaceous plants, from which new leaves and flowering stems arise. In which of the following plants is it found?

  1. Polygonum glaucum

  2. Uraria Picta

  3. Jatropha cathartica

  4. Polygonum plebeium


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Caudex is present in Jatropha cathartica. It has a large globose caudex. It is underground in the wild, but becomes exposed if cultivated in a container.

Who first used the term meristem?

  1. Ernst Haeckel

  2. Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli

  3. Van Neil

  4. Stephen Hales


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli first used the term meristem in 1858 in his book Beiträge zur Wissenschaftlichen Botanik.

Stele is the central part of root or stem containing the tissues derived from the procambium. Which of the following stelae is prevalent in Rhynia?

  1. Haplostele

  2. Plectostele

  3. Actinostele

  4. Siphonostele


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Haplostele is prevalent in Rhynia. It consists of a cylindrical core of xylem surrounded by a ring of phloem. It is surrounded by endodermis.

In plant-root anatomy, what is the band of cells located between the endodermis and phloem known as?

  1. Pith

  2. Pericycle

  3. Vascular cambium

  4. Cork cambium


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The band of cells located between the endodermis and phloem in plant roots is called pericycle. It regulates the formation of lateral roots by rapidly dividing near the xylem elements of the root.

Which of the following statements about central zone is false?

  1. Central zone is a small group of rapidly dividing cells.

  2. Central zone cells function like stem cells.

  3. Central zone plays a prominent role in meristem maintenance.

  4. Central zone is present at the meristem summit.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is false. Central zone is a small group of fast dividing cells.

Which plant(s) is/are used to make pith helmet?

  1. Sago palm

  2. Sola pith plant

  3. Walnuts

  4. Ivy plant


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sola pith plant is used for making pith helmets. These helmets are made from the pith of the sola.

Consider the statements given below:

A: Aphids are typically found on the underside of a leaf. B: Phloem is oriented towards the abaxial surface of a leaf.

Which of the following options is correct?

  1. A is incorrect, but B is correct.

  2. Both A and B are correct and B is the correct explanation of A.

  3. Both A and B are correct, but B is not a correct explanation of A.

  4. A is correct, but B is incorrect.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Both A and B are correct and B is the correct explanation of A. In plants, aphids are found on the underside of a leaf because phloem is present there, from which the aphids obtain their food.

Which of the following organisms induce(s) meristem in the roots of Lotus japonicus?

  1. Archaebacteria

  2. Mycorrhiza

  3. Phosphate solubilising bacteria (PSB)

  4. Rhizobium


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rhizobium induces meristem in Lotus japonicus. Lotus japonicus is a leguminous plant and has rhizobium as a symbioant.

Maryland Mammoth is a mutant tobacco plant. Which of the following meristems was manipulated to obtain this mutant?

  1. Shoot meristem

  2. Floral meristem

  3. Intercalary meristem

  4. Shoot meristem


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Manipulation of floral meristem resulted in tobacco mutant called Maryland Mammoth. It grows much faster than other tobacco plants.

Which of the following is the correct term for rate of emergence of leaves from the apical bud?

  1. Chronaxis

  2. Plastochron

  3. Phyllochron

  4. Isochron


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The rate of emergence of leaves from the apical bud is called phyllochron.

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