TNPSC Biology - Tissue System
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Consider the following statements
1. The cells with similar structure and function are called tissues.
2. The branch of Zoology in which tissues are studied is called Histology.
3. In adult vertebrates, there are four kinds of tissue-epithelial, connective, muscular and nervous.
Which of the statements given above are correct about tissue?
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1 and 3
- (d)
All of these
Which of the following parts of blood carry out the function of body defence?
- (a)
Red blood cells
- (b)
White blood cells
- (c)
Platelets
- (d)
Haemoglobin
Consider the following statements
1. Annual rings are distinct in plant which grow in temperate region.
2. One growing ring of plant is consist of spring wood and autumn wood.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct about annual ring?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
1 and 2
- (d)
None of these
Which one among the following animal tissues transport hormones and heat and maintains water balance?
- (a)
Connective tissue
- (b)
Muscular tissue
- (c)
Blood
- (d)
Nervous tissue
Annual ring do not occur in dicot tree growing on sea shore because
- (a)
Soil is sandy
- (b)
There is little climate variation
- (c)
Increased moisture
- (d)
There is a large scale dimatic variation
Consider the following statements
1. Bones and blood are mesodermal in origin.
2. Mast cells are modified basophils secrete heparin.
3. Adipose cells store fat.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1, 2 and 3
- (d)
None of these
Consider the following statements.
1. Femur is the longest bone in human body.
2. Stapes is the smallest bone found in ear.
3. Stapedius is the smallest muscle in our body.
4. Turbinal bones can be traced in forelimbs.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- (a)
3 and 4
- (b)
1, 2 and 3
- (c)
2 and 3
- (d)
All of these
Coagulation of blood in the vessel is prevented during normal condition by
- (a)
Prothrombin
- (b)
Calcium
- (c)
Heparin
- (d)
Albumin
The corner of the cells of collenchyma tissue in plant are thickened due to deposition of
- (a)
Lignin and suberin
- (b)
Suberin and cutin
- (c)
Cellulose and pectin
- (d)
Chitin and lignin
Whose living cell provide tensile and mechanical strength?
- (a)
Collenchyma
- (b)
Sclerenchyma
- (c)
Phloem
- (d)
Sclereids
Study the following statements
1. Living member of phloem tissue is companion cell.
2. In tree, the growth ring represent secondary xylem.
3. Longest fibres are found in jute.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
1 and 2
- (d)
1, 2 and 3
Bark includes
- (a)
All the tissue outside vascular
- (b)
Tissue inside the vascular cambium
- (c)
Tissue inside xylem
- (d)
All the dead tissues outside vascular cambium
Age of tree is estimated by
- (a)
Its weight
- (b)
Its height
- (c)
By the number of annual rings
- (d)
By the length of its root
Total number of bones found in human
- (a)
212
- (b)
206
- (c)
202
- (d)
200
Transverse section of an old tree stem show fifty-five annual rings. The age of tree will be
- (a)
27 years
- (b)
54 years
- (c)
55 years
- (d)
110 years
Consider the following statements
1. The element found in bone and teeth is calcium and phosphorus.
2. Bones join with muscles with the help of tendons.
3. Bone of man became weak in old age due to deficiency of calcium.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
- (a)
1, 2 and 3
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1 and 2
- (d)
Only 1
Pair of ribs found in man
- (a)
12
- (b)
10
- (c)
14
- (d)
11
Consider the following statements
1. Humerus is found in human leg.
2. Smallest bone of human body is Stapes.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
1 and 2
- (d)
None of these
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I | List II |
A. Coating on the crown of a tooth | 1. Dentine |
B. Mineralized material that forms bulk of a tooth | 2. Enamel |
C. Top of a tooth | 3. Tooth root |
D. Base of a tooth | 4. Tooth crown |
- (a)
A B C D 1 3 4 2 - (b)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (c)
A B C D 3 4 2 1 - (d)
A B C D 4 2 1 3
Study the following statements
1. Study of bones is called Osteology.
2. Process of bone formation is known as Ossification.
3. Sesamoid bones formed by ossification in tendons.
Which of the statements given above are correct about bones?
- (a)
1, 2 and 3
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1 and 3
- (d)
1 and 2
Consider the following statements
1. Epithelium tissue forms protective layer of body.
2. Transmission of stimuli from one part of body to another part takes place through nervous tissue.
3. Blood is an example of tissue connective.
Which of the statements given above are correct about tissue?
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1 and 3
- (d)
1, 2 and 3
Consider the following statements
1. Bones and blood are mesodermal in origin.
2. Serum is plasma minus clotting factor.
3. Five types of leukocytes are found in mammals.
4. Bone forming cells are called Osteoblast.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1, 3 and 4
- (d)
1, 2, 3 and 4
Study the following statements
1. Neurones are considered as the longest cells of the body.
2. Neurones from the structural and functional unit of nervous system.
3. nervous tissues are found in brain, spinal cord and nerves.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1 and 3
- (d)
All of the above
White blood cells act
- (a)
As a defence against infection
- (b)
As source of blood
- (c)
For clotting blood
- (d)
As a medium for oxygen transport from lung to tissues
Consider the following function of xylem
1. Conduction of water
2. Conduction of minerals.
3. Mechanical support.
Which of the function(s) of xylem given above is/are correct?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
1, 2 and 3
- (c)
2 and 3
- (d)
Only 3
Match List I (Joints) with List II (Examples) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I | List II |
A. Hinge joint | 1. Vertebrae |
B. Sliding joint | 2. Pectoral girdle |
C. Pivotal joint | 3. Radius ulna of forelimbs |
D. Ball and socket joint | 4. Knee |
- (a)
A B C D 2 1 3 4 - (b)
A B C D 2 3 1 4 - (c)
A B C D 4 3 1 2 - (d)
A B C D 4 1 3 2
Which of the following statement(s) is/are wrong?
1. Cardiac muscles do not experience fatigue.
2. Smooth muscles are uninucleate and involuntary.
3. Gluteus maximus is the largest muscle of the human body.
4. Smooth muscles contains many nuclei (Uninucleate).
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
3 and 4
- (c)
Only 2
- (d)
Only 3
Consider the following statements.
1. Areolar connective tissue is found between the skin and muscles, around blood vessels and nerves and in the bone marrow.
2. Fat storing adipose tissue is found below the skin and between internal organs.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
1 and 2
- (d)
None of these
Consider the following statements
1. Parenchyma tissue provides support to plant and also stores food.
2. The flexibility in plants is due to collenchyma.
3. Sclerenchyma makes the plant hard and stiff.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1 and 2
- (d)
All of these
Tendons and ligaments are a kind of
- (a)
Muscular tissue
- (b)
Connective tissue
- (c)
Epidermal tissue
- (d)
Nervous tissue