221. Which will decay faster if exposed freely to the air

A Heart wood
B Sap wood
C Wood with lots of fibres
D Soft wood
Answer :   Sap wood
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222. Which one of the following statements pertaining to plant structure is correct

A Cork lacks stomata, but lenticels carry out transpiration
B Passage cells help in transfer of food form cortex to phloem
C Sieve tube elements posses cytoplasm but no nuclei
D The shoot apical meristem has a quiescent centre
Answer :   Cork lacks stomata, but lenticels carry out transpiration
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223. A narrow layer of thin walled cells found between phloem/bark and wood of a dicot is

A Cork cambium
B Vascular cambium
C Endodermis
D Pericycle
Answer :   Vascular cambium
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224. In monocotyledon roots, the histogen present at the apex of the root tip is

A Dermatogen
B Procambium
C Calyptrogen
D Plerome
Answer :   Calyptrogen
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225. Many grass leaves are capable to folding and unfolding due to

A Parallel veins
B Isobilateral nature
C Thin lamina
D Bulliform cells
Answer :   Bulliform cells
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226. What is not true about sclereids?

A These are parenchyma cells with thickened lignified walls
B These are elongated and flexible with tapered ends
C These are commonly found in the shells of nuts and in the pulp of guava, pear, etc
D These are also called the stone cells
Answer :   These are parenchyma cells with thickened lignified walls
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227. The dicot root is identify by the presence of

A Exarch xylem
B 2-6 radial vascular bundles
C > 6 radial vascular bundles
D Absence of pith and endodermis
Answer :   2-6 radial vascular bundles
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228. Age of a tree can be estimated by:

A biomass
B number of annual rings
C diameter of its heartwood
D its height and girth
Answer :   number of annual rings
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229. Identify the wrong statement in context of heartwood:

A It is highly durable
B It conducts water and minerals efficiently
C It comprises dead elements with highly lignified walls
D Organic compounds are deposited in it
Answer :   It conducts water and minerals efficiently
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230. Formation of which tissue is example of dedifferentiation

A Inter fascicular cambium
B Apical meristem
C Intra fascicular cambium
D Inter calary meristem
Answer :   Inter fascicular cambium
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