Plant & Animal Tissues — Homi Bhabha Class 9 Biology MCQs with Solutions
Free Homi Bhabha Class 9 Biology Plant & Animal Tissues MCQs with step-by-step solutions (10 questions). Part of Cell Biology & Tissues. Practise online on Prepizo — no login needed.
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Questions with solutions
Q1 — Plant & Animal Tissues · medium · theory
A group of similar cells performing a particular function is called a:
A. organ
B. tissue ✓ Correct
C. cell
D. organ system
Solution: A tissue is a group of similar cells that work together for a specific function.
Q2 — Plant & Animal Tissues · hard · theory
The plant tissue responsible for growth in length, found at the tips of roots and shoots, is:
A. nervous tissue
B. meristematic tissue ✓ Correct
C. muscular tissue
D. permanent tissue
Solution: Meristematic tissue consists of actively dividing cells that make the plant grow.
Q3 — Plant & Animal Tissues · medium · theory
In plants, water is transported from the roots to the leaves by:
A. phloem
B. cambium
C. epidermis
D. xylem ✓ Correct
Solution: Xylem conducts water and minerals upward; phloem transports food.
Q4 — Plant & Animal Tissues · hard · theory
Blood is classified as which type of animal tissue?
A. nervous tissue
B. muscular tissue
C. epithelial tissue
D. connective tissue ✓ Correct
Solution: Blood is a fluid connective tissue that transports substances around the body.
Q5 — Plant & Animal Tissues · medium · theory
The animal tissue that covers the body surface and lines internal organs is:
A. epithelial tissue ✓ Correct
B. nervous tissue
C. connective tissue
D. muscular tissue
Solution: Epithelial tissue forms protective coverings and linings.
Q6 — Plant & Animal Tissues · hard · theory
The tissue that receives and conducts electrical impulses in animals is:
A. connective tissue
B. xylem
C. nervous tissue ✓ Correct
D. epithelial tissue
Solution: Nervous tissue (neurons) carries impulses to coordinate body activities.
Q7 — Plant & Animal Tissues · easy · theory
Which plant tissue is mainly responsible for transporting water from the roots to the leaves?
A. Cambium
B. Epidermis
C. Xylem ✓ Correct
D. Phloem
Solution: Xylem conducts water and dissolved minerals upward from the roots to the rest of the plant; phloem transports food.
Q8 — Plant & Animal Tissues · medium · theory
Blood is classified as a CONNECTIVE tissue mainly because:
A. It carries electrical impulses
B. Its cells are suspended in a liquid intercellular matrix called plasma ✓ Correct
C. It can contract and relax like a muscle
D. It covers and protects the body surface
Solution: Connective tissue has cells embedded in a matrix. In blood the cells (red cells, white cells and platelets) float in a fluid matrix, plasma, which is why blood is a connective tissue.
Q9 — Plant & Animal Tissues · hard · theory
Match each job to a tissue: (i) the tissue that lets us move a bone, (ii) the tissue lining the inside of the mouth. The correct pairing is:
A. (i) nervous tissue, (ii) connective tissue
B. (i) connective tissue, (ii) nervous tissue
C. (i) epithelial tissue, (ii) muscular tissue
D. (i) muscular tissue, (ii) epithelial tissue ✓ Correct
Solution: Skeletal muscular tissue contracts to move bones, while epithelial tissue lines and protects surfaces such as the inner lining of the mouth.
Q10 — Plant & Animal Tissues · hard · theory
A permanent plant tissue whose cells are dead and thick-walled with lignin and which provides mechanical strength (as in the fibrous husk of a coconut) is:
A. Meristem
B. Sclerenchyma ✓ Correct
C. Parenchyma
D. Collenchyma
Solution: Sclerenchyma consists of dead cells with thick, lignified walls that give hardness and support, such as the coconut husk. Parenchyma and collenchyma are living tissues, and meristem is dividing tissue.