Page 1 - Home Assignment I

SAI International School
Subject- Biology, Class- IX
Chapter- Tissues
Subtopic- Plant Tissue, Meristematic Tissue
Module- 9
Home Assignment–I

Objective(MCQ)

1. Tissue is a group of similar kind of cells specialized to perform a particular
function in the body. Therefore presence of tissues in a multicellular organism
ensures:
(a) Faster development
(b) Division of labour
(c) Higher reproductive potential
(d) Body strength
2. Which of these plant parts would have apical meristem?
(a) Node of stem
(b) Internode of stem
(c) Tip of stem
(d) Inner part of stem
3. Meristematic tissues are those which help in increasing the length and girth of the
plant. Which of the following statements given below is correct about the
meristematic tissue?
(a) It is made up of cells that are incapable of cell division
(b) It is made up of cells that are capable of cell division
(c) It is composed of single type of cells
(d) It is composed of more than one type of cells
4 Meristematic tissues in plants are
(a) localised and permanent
(b) not limited to certain regions
(c) localised and dividing cells
(d) growing in volume
5 A nail is inserted in the trunk of a tree at a height of 1 metre from the ground level.
After 3 years the nail will
(a) move downwards
(b) move upwards
(c) remain at the same position
(d) move sideways
6 The size of the stem increases in the width due to
(a) apical meristem
(b) intercalary meristem
(c) primary meristem
(d) lateral meristem
7 A tissue whose cells are capable of dividing and re-dividing is called
(a) complex tissue
(b) connective tissue
(c) permanent tissue
(d) meristematic tissue