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Plant Structures

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The central vacuole of the plant cell performs all of the following functions, except

  1. controlling movement of molecules between the cytosol and sap

  2. storing useful material

  3. digesting waste proteins

  4. excreting unwanted materials


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The central vacuole of the plant cell does not excrete unwanted materials.

The middle lamella of the plant cell wall is rich in

  1. glycoproteins

  2. hemicellulose

  3. pectin

  4. microfibrils


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The middle lamella is rich in pectin. It is the outermost layer and joins together adjacent plant cells and holds them together.

Non-flagellated sperms are found in

  1. conifers

  2. pteridophytes

  3. cycads

  4. ginkgo


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sperms of conifers lack flagella. They are non-flagellated.

Which of the following structures is/are formed during late cytokineses and serve(s) as a scaffold for plant cell assembly?

  1. Plasmodesmata

  2. Phragmoplast

  3. Phragmosome

  4. Microfilaments


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Phragmoplast is formed during late cytokineses and serves as a scaffold for cell plate assembly and subsequent formation of a new cell wall separating the two daughter cells.

In plant cells, the synthesis of palmitic acid takes place in

  1. chromoplasts

  2. leucoplasts

  3. mitochondria

  4. vacuoles


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In plant cells, the synthesis of palmitic acid takes place in leucoplasts.

Gerontoplasts are a type of plastids. They are involved in

  1. pigment synthesis and storage

  2. dismantling of the photosynthetic apparatus

  3. protein modification

  4. detecting gravity


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gerontoplasts are involved in dismantling of the photosynthetic apparatus during senescence.

Besides carrying out photosynthesis, plastids also function in

  1. synthesising fatty acids

  2. synthesis of plasma membrane

  3. cell division

  4. excretion of unused substrates


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Besides photosynthesis, plastids also function in synthesising fatty acids and terpenes.

In moss sporophyte, leptomes perform the function of

  1. xylem

  2. phloem

  3. cuticle

  4. trichomes


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In moss sporophyte, leptomes perform the function of phloem. They conduct food material.

Brefeldin A is a lactone antibiotic produced by fungal organisms such as Eupenicillium brefeldianum. It is used to check the activity of which of the following cell organelles?

  1. Mitochondria

  2. Nucleus

  3. Golgi apparatus

  4. Endoplasmic reticulum


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Brefeldin A is used to test Golgi function. It blocks the activation of some ADP-ribosylation factors (ARFs) which regulate vesicular trafficking through the binding of COPs to the Golgi. Thus, treatment with Brefeldin A disrupts the secretion pathway.

Which of the following pairs of organelles is not present in sieve tube elements?

  1. Cell wall and nuclei

  2. Mitochondria and nuclear membrane

  3. Nuclei and ribosomes

  4. Golgi bodies and vacuoles


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sieve tube elements lack nuclei and ribosomes.

The space outside the plasma membrane of a plant cell, within which material can diffuse freely, is

  1. tonoplast

  2. symplast

  3. apoplast

  4. elaioplast


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Apoplast is the space outside the plasma membrane, within which material can diffuse freely. The apoplast facilitates the transport of water and solutes across cells.

Which of the following cells of plants are specialised in nectar secretion?

  1. Chlorenchyma

  2. Sclerenchyma

  3. Collenchyma

  4. Parenchyma


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Parenchyma cells specialise in nectar secretion.

Pyrenoids are sub-cellular micro-compartments found in chloroplasts of many algae. They are the centers of CO2 fixation. They are found in which of the following algae?

  1. Prymnesium parvum

  2. Cyanophora paradoxa

  3. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

  4. Rhodogorgon ramosissima


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii bears a single prominent pyrenoid.

The space resulting from separation of cell walls from each other, as the cells grow older by partial dissolution of inter-cellular substance, is called

  1. lysigenous intercellular space

  2. schizogenous intercellular space

  3. gap junction

  4. phragmosome


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The space resulting from separation of cell walls from each other, as the cells grow older by partial dissolution of inter-cellular substance, is called schizogenous intercellular space.

Which of the following statements about sclereids is false?

  1. They have highly thickened lignified walls.

  2. They are always isodiametric in shape.

  3. Cores of apples are due to sclereids.

  4. They protect other cells.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is false. Sclereids have variable shapes. The cells can be isodiametric, prosenchymatic, forked or elaborately branched.

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