Solved Examples on Anatomy of Flowering Plants

Question1: Passage cells are found in [AIIMS 2002]

(a)      Dicot stem  

(b)      Aerial root  

(c)       Monocot root        

(d)      Monocot stem

Answer: c

Solution:  

Passage cells and casparian thickenings are present in the endodermis of monocot root.

Question2: Axillary bud and terminal bud are derived from the activity of [CBSE PMT 2002]

(a)   Parenchyma                

(b)   Lateral meristem       

(c)    Apical meristem        

(d)   Intercalary meristem

Answer: c

Solution:

Axillary bud and terminal bud are derived from the activity of apical meristem.

Question3: Apical meristem of root is present [CBSE PMT 2003]

(a)      Only in radicles    

(b)      Only in tap roots  

(c)       Only in adventitious roots       

(d)      In all the roots

Answer: d

Solution:

Apical meristem is found at the apices of the plant (the tip of the shoot and the root) and is a region of actively dividing cells.