Class 9 - Arihant - All in one (Science) - Tissues

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1. What is a tissue? 19. Name the following.

(i) Tissue that forms the inner lining of the
2. What is the utility of tissue in multicellular mouth.
organisms? (ii) Tissue that connects muscle to bone in
humans.
3. Name the types of simple tissue. (iii) Tissue that transports food in plants.
(iv) Tissue that stores fat in our body.
4. Where is apical meristem found? (v) Connective tissue with a fluid matrix.
(vi) Tissue present in the brain.
5. Which tissue makes up the husk of cococut?
20. Identify the type of tissue in following: skin,
6. What are the constituents of phloem? bark of tree, bone, lining of kidney tubule,
vascular bundle.
7. Name the tissue responsible for movement in
our body. 21. Name the regions in which parenchyma
tissue is present.
8. What does a neuron look like?
22. What is the role of epidermis in plants?
9. Give three features of cardiac muscles.
23. How does the cork act as a protective
10. What are the functions of areolar tissue? tissue?

11. How many types of elements together make 24. Complete the table.
up the xylem tissue? Name them.

12. How many simple tissues different from

complex tissues in plants?

13. Differentiate between parenchyma,

collenchyma and sclerenchyma on the basis of
their cell wall.

14. What are the functions of the stomata? 25. Meristematic tissues in plans are
(1) localised and permanent
15. Diagrammatically show the difference (2) not limited to certain regions
between the three types of muscle fibres. (3) localised and dividing cells
(4) growing in volume
16. What is the specific function of cardiac
muscle? 26. Parenchyma cells are
(1) relatively unspecified and thin-walled
17. Differentiate between striated, unstriated (2) thick-walled and specialised
and cardiac muscles on the basis of their (3) lignified
structure and site/location in the body. (4) None of the above

18. Draw a labelled diagram of a neuron. 27. Flexibility in plants is due to

(1) collenchyma
(2) sclerenchyma
(3) parenchyma
(4) Chlorenchyma

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28. Which of the following is true? 33. Connective tissue is

(1) Vessels are multicellular tube-like structure (1) ectodermal in origin with intercellular
with wide lumen spaces
(2) Tracheids are multicellular tube-like (2) ectodermal in origin without intercellular
structure with wide narrow lumen spaces
(3) Vessels are unicellular tube-like structure (3) mesodermal in origin without intercellular
with wide lumen spaces
(4) Tracheids are unicellular tube-like structure (4) mesodermal in origin with intercellular
with wide lumen spaces

29. A long tree has several branches. The tissue 34. Which of the following helps in repair of
that help in the sideways conduction of water tissue and fills up the space inside the organs?
in the branches is (1) Tendon
(1) Collenchyma (2) Adipose tissue
(2) xylem parenchyma (3) Areolar
(3) parenchyma (4) Cartilage
(4) xylem vessels
35. While doing work and running, you move
30. Choose the wrong statement your organs like hands, legs, etc. Which among
(1) The nature of matrix differs according to the the following is correct?
function of the tissue. (1) Smooth muscles contract and pull the
(2) Fats are stored below the skin and in ligament to move the bones
between the internal organs (2) Smooth muscles contract and pull the
(3) Epithelial tissues have intercellular spaces tendons to move the bones
between them (3) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the
(4) Cells of striated muscles are multinucleate ligament to move the bones
and unbranched (4) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the
tendon to move the bones
31. Lining of kidney tubules is made up of
(1) Stratified columnar epithelium 36. Select the incorrect sentence
(2) Simple cuboidal epithelium (1) Blood has matrix containing proteins, salts
(3) stratified squamous epithelium and hormones
(4) Simple columnar epithelium (2) Two bones are connected with ligament
(3) Tendons are non-fibrous tissue and fragile
32. Choose the correctly matched pair. (4) Cartilage is a form of connective tissue
(1) Inner lining of salivary ducts - Ciliated
epithelium 37. Assertion Lateral meristems are present
(2) Moist surface of buccal cavity - Glandular along the side of various organs in plants.
epithelium Reason These help in the healing of wounds in
(3) Tubular parts of nephrons - Cuboidal plants.
epithelium (1) Both assertion and reason are true and
(4) Inner surface of bronchioles - squamous reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
epithelium (2) Both assertion and reason are true but
reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
(3) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(4) Assertion is false, but reason is true.
(5) Both assertion and reason are false.

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38. Assertion Cork is a protective tissue present 41. Assertion Axon and dendrites are special
in plants. feature of neurons.
Reason It aids in protection against water loss, Reason They help in the rapid conduction of
mechanical injury and microbial infestation. nerve impulses.
(1) Both assertion and reason are true and (1) Both assertion and reason are true and
reason is the correct explanation of assertion. reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(2) Both assertion and reason are true but (2) Both assertion and reason are true but
reason is not the correct explanation of reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion. assertion.
(3) Assertion is true but reason is false. (3) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(4) Assertion is false, but reason is true. (4) Assertion is false, but reason is true.
(5) Both assertion and reason are false. (5) Both assertion and reason are false.

39. Assertion Blood is a fluid connective tissue. 42. Which process in meristematic tissue
Reason It is a motile connecting tissue which converts it to permanent tissue?
connects all the tissues, organs with each other.
(1) Both assertion and reason are true and 43. Which feature of meristemataic tissue helps
reason is the correct explanation of assertion. aquatic plants to maintain buoyancy in water?
(2) Both assertion and reason are true but
reason is not the correct explanation of 44. Why epidermis of plants living in dry
assertion. habitats is thicker?
(3) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(4) Assertion is false, but reason is true. 45. Highlight the function of xylem and phloem.
(5) Both assertion and reason are false.
46. Identify the following
40. Assertion Alimentary canal, iris of the eye (i) Living component of xylem
and bronchi of lungs, the movements of these (ii) Dead element of phloem
organs are not under our will.
Reason These are voluntary muscles. 47. Which type of conducting tissues conduct
(1) Both assertion and reason are true and water and minerals vertically?
reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(2) Both assertion and reason are true but 48. Stratified squamous epithelium is
reason is not the correct explanation of abundantly found in the outer side of skin.
assertion. What is the advantage of this arrangement in
(3) Assertion is true but reason is false. living body?
(4) Assertion is false, but reason is true.
(5) Both assertion and reason are false. 49. Which kind of cells can secrete substances
at the epithelial surface?

50. Blood, bone, ligaments, cartilages etc are all

types of connective tissue present in body with
different nature of matrix. Why?

51. Which body cell provides resistance against

infection?

52. State one function of bone.

53. What is the function of ligament

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54. The matrix of cartilage is made up of a 63. (i) A plant tissue is observed under a
different compound than that of bone. Give its microscope, as shown in figure below. Identify
name. the tissue.

55. Name the connective tissue, which provides

smoothness to the bone surfaces at the joints.

56. What is the prominent function of adipose

tissue?

57. Which type of muscle fibre has light and

dark bands on its surface?

58. What will happen if the cardiac muscles

stop performing the rhythmic contraction and
relaxation in living body? (ii) State the characteristic features of these
cells.
59. Name the following: (iii) Name any two parts of the plant, where
(i) Multinucleate muscle such cells are present.
(ii) Muscle with intercalated discs.
64. List any six characteristics of parenchyma.
60. Which type of tissue contracts, when it is
stimulated by nerve impulse? 65. (i) Identify the tissue given in the following
figure.
61. Draw a diagrammatic labelled sketch of (ii) Mention the characteristic features of the
stem tip to show the location of meristematic cells.
tissue. Mention the functions of different types (iii) Specify the function of this tissue.
of meristematic tissue. (iv) Name any one part of the plant, where
these cells are present.
62. Explain the basic criteria for classification
of permanent tissue in plants.

66. What is the difference between

sclerenchyma and collenchyma?

67. Name the tissue responsible for the

flexibility in plants. How would you
differentiate it from other permanent tissues?

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68. Answer the following: 76. Mention three different types of blood cells
(i) How is the epidermis of the plants living in with their functions. Draw diagrams also.
very dry habitats adapted?
(ii) Write functions of guard cells of stomata in 77. Differentiate between bone and cartilage.
the leaf.
(iii) Epidermal cells help in the absorption of 78. Name the tissue that smoothens bones
water and nutrients from soil. How? surfaces at joints. Describe its structure with
the help of a diagram.
69. Describe three functions of protective tissue
in plants. 79. Give the differences between tendon and
ligament.
70. (i) Identify the given figures
80. State the functions of skeletal connective
tissue.

81. Write a note about structure and

significance of striated muscles with diagram.

82. Name the kinds of muscles found in your

limbs and lungs. How do they differ from each
other structurally and functionally?

83. Which type of muscle, smooth or striated is

(ii) Give any two major differences between the found in the iris of eye? Why are smooth
structures identified. muscles called involuntary muscles? In what
(iii) Describe the role performed by these two in way are they different from striated muscles
the plant body. with respect to number of nuclei?

71. List the constituents of phloem. What will 84. Draw a labelled diagram of unstriated
happen if the phloem at the base of a branch is muscle tissue and mention its occurrence,
removed? features and functions.

72. Give the name of the following: 85. Draw a well-labelled diagram of cardiac
(i) Tissue concerned with the conduction of muscle found in the human body. Write two
food materials. differences between striated and smooth
(ii) Tissue capable of cell division. muscles.
(iii) Multiple pores present in epidermis of leaf.

73. Which is the simplest protective tissue 86. What are neurons? Where are they found in
present in animal body? State its two functions. the body? What function do they perform in the
body of an organism?
74. Name the type of epithelium present in
respiratory tract. What is its specialisation? 87. Differentiate between axon and dendrite.

75. Give three differences between epithelial 88. Give one function of each of the following.
tissue and connective tissue. (i) Stomata
(ii) Contractile proteins in muscles
(iii) Cardiac muscle fibres

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89. Write functions of the following: 97. (i) Describe adipose tissue with the help of
(i) Areolar connective tissues diagram.
(ii) Neurons (ii) How is adipose tissue different from blood
(iii) Adipose connective tissues tissue?

90. What happens, when 98. 'We can control some of the actions of our
(i) Formation of cork in older stem does not body, but some are not in our control'.
occur. Comment on this statement.
(ii) Blood platelets are removed from blood.
(iii) apical meristem is damaged in plants. 99. (i) What will happen if cells are not properly
organised in tissue?
91. Give reasons for the following: (ii) Under certain circumstances squamous
(i) Meristematic cells have prominent nucleus epithelium is known as stratified squamous
and dense cytoplasm, but they lack vacuole. epithelium. Justify.
(ii) Intercellular spaces are absent in
sclerenchymatous tissue. 100. All phloem cells are living except
(iii) We get crunchy and granular feeling, when (1) phloem fibres
we chew pear fruit. (2) companion cells
(iv) Branches of tree move and bend freely in (3) sieve tubes
high wind velocity. (4) phloem parenchyma
(v) It is difficult to pull out husk of coconut.
101. Which of the following is not a part of
92. Write a note on the protective tissue in epidermal tissue system?
plants. (Give appropriate diagram also). (1) Companion cells
(2) Guard cells
93. List the characteristics of cork. How is it (3) Root hairs
formed? Mention its role. (4) Subsidiary cells

94. The transportation system of plants is 102. Find out correct sentence
composed of complex permanent tissue. They (1) Parenchymatous tissues have not
have their transportation system within intercellular spaces
themselves. Justify in detail with appropriate (2) Collenchymatous tissues are irregularly
diagrams. thickened at corners
(3) Apical and intercalary meristems are
95. Differentiate between bone and cartilage permanent tissues
with respect to structure, function and location. (4) All are correct statement

96. Explain the significance of the following: 103. The striated appearance of a myofibril is
(i) Hair-like structures on epidermal cells. due to the distribution pattern of
(ii) Epidermis has a thick waxy coating of cutin (1) meromyosin
in desert plants. (2) actin and myosin
(iii) Small pores in epidermis of leaf. (3) sarcoplasmic reticulum
(iv) Numerous layers of epidermis in cactus. (4) troponin and fascicles
(v) Presence of a chemical suberin in cork cells.

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104. Intestine absorbs the digested food

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responsible for that?
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(2) Columnar epithelium from where you got the pdf and fill OMR from
(3) Spindle fibres there
(4) Cuboidal epithelium

105. Assertion Apical meristem is present at

shoot and root tips.
Reason It helps in the longitudinal growth of
plants.
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106. Assertion Water hyacinth can float on

water surface.
Reason Aerenchyma tissue is present in water
hyacinth.
(1) Both assertion and reason are true and
reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(2) Both assertion and reason are true but
reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
(3) Assertion is true, but reason is false.
(4) Assertion is false, but reason is true.
(5) Both assertion and reason are false.

107. Assertion Heart can pump blood

throughout the body.
Reason It is made up of cardiac muscles.
(1) Both assertion and reason are true and
reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(2) Both assertion and reason are true but
reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
(3) Assertion is true, but reason is false.
(4) Assertion is false, but reason is true.
(5) Both assertion and reason are false.

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