Class 9 Science Chapter 3 MCQs – Tissues in Action are designed to help students revise important concepts related to plant and animal tissues. These MCQs cover meristematic tissues, permanent tissues, simple and complex permanent tissues, protective tissues, connective tissue, muscular tissue, nervous tissue, and their functions.

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1. What is a tissue?

A. A group of organs performing different functions
B. A group of similar cells performing a specific function
C. A single cell performing all functions
D. A group of organisms

Answer: B. A group of similar cells performing a specific function

2. Which type of tissue is responsible for growth in plants?

A. Permanent tissue
B. Meristematic tissue
C. Protective tissue
D. Conducting tissue

Answer: B. Meristematic tissue

3. Meristematic cells are generally:

A. Dead and non-dividing
B. Actively dividing
C. Filled with large vacuoles
D. Without a nucleus

Answer: B. Actively dividing

4. Which of the following is a characteristic of meristematic cells?

A. Large intercellular spaces
B. Dense cytoplasm and prominent nucleus
C. Large central vacuole
D. Thick lignified walls in every case

Answer: B. Dense cytoplasm and prominent nucleus

5. Which meristem is present at the growing tips of roots and shoots?

A. Lateral meristem
B. Apical meristem
C. Intercalary meristem
D. Permanent meristem

Answer: B. Apical meristem

6. Apical meristem mainly helps in:

A. Increase in length of the plant
B. Increase in thickness only
C. Transport of food
D. Protection from water loss

Answer: A. Increase in length of the plant

7. Lateral meristem is mainly responsible for:

A. Increase in length
B. Increase in girth or thickness
C. Transport of water
D. Photosynthesis

Answer: B. Increase in girth or thickness

8. Intercalary meristem is commonly found:

A. At the tips of roots only
B. At the base of leaves or internodes
C. Inside the xylem
D. In the bark only

Answer: B. At the base of leaves or internodes

9. Permanent tissues are formed from:

A. Meristematic tissues
B. Blood cells
C. Nervous tissues
D. Muscle cells

Answer: A. Meristematic tissues

10. Which of the following is a simple permanent tissue?

A. Xylem
B. Phloem
C. Parenchyma
D. Blood

Answer: C. Parenchyma

11. Which of the following is NOT a simple permanent tissue?

A. Parenchyma
B. Collenchyma
C. Sclerenchyma
D. Xylem

Answer: D. Xylem

12. Parenchyma cells are generally:

A. Living and thin-walled
B. Dead and heavily lignified
C. Without cytoplasm
D. Always without a nucleus

Answer: A. Living and thin-walled

13. The main function of parenchyma is:

A. Storage and other basic functions
B. Only conduction of water
C. Only conduction of food
D. Only mechanical protection

Answer: A. Storage and other basic functions

14. Parenchyma containing chlorophyll is called:

A. Aerenchyma
B. Chlorenchyma
C. Sclerenchyma
D. Collenchyma

Answer: B. Chlorenchyma

15. Aerenchyma is a type of tissue that contains:

A. Large air spaces
B. Large amounts of lignin
C. No intercellular spaces
D. Only dead cells

Answer: A. Large air spaces

16. Aerenchyma is commonly found in:

A. Aquatic plants
B. Desert animals
C. Human muscles
D. Bones

Answer: A. Aquatic plants

17. Collenchyma mainly provides:

A. Flexibility and mechanical support
B. Food transport
C. Water transport
D. Photosynthesis only

Answer: A. Flexibility and mechanical support

18. Collenchyma cells have:

A. Unevenly thickened cell walls at the corners
B. No cell wall
C. Completely lignified walls
D. No cytoplasm

Answer: A. Unevenly thickened cell walls at the corners

19. Sclerenchyma cells are generally:

A. Living and thin-walled
B. Dead at maturity and thick-walled
C. Actively dividing
D. Without a cell wall

Answer: B. Dead at maturity and thick-walled

20. The cell walls of sclerenchyma are mainly strengthened by:

A. Cellulose only
B. Lignin
C. Starch
D. Protein only

Answer: B. Lignin

21. Which tissue provides strength and rigidity to plant parts?

A. Parenchyma
B. Collenchyma
C. Sclerenchyma
D. Meristem

Answer: C. Sclerenchyma

22. Coconut husk is mainly composed of:

A. Parenchyma
B. Collenchyma
C. Sclerenchyma fibres
D. Meristematic tissue

Answer: C. Sclerenchyma fibres

23. Which tissue is responsible for the transport of water and minerals in plants?

A. Phloem
B. Xylem
C. Parenchyma
D. Collenchyma

Answer: B. Xylem

24. Which tissue transports food from leaves to other parts of the plant?

A. Xylem
B. Phloem
C. Sclerenchyma
D. Epidermis

Answer: B. Phloem

25. Xylem is a:

A. Simple permanent tissue
B. Complex permanent tissue
C. Meristematic tissue
D. Protective tissue only

Answer: B. Complex permanent tissue

26. Which of the following is a component of xylem?

A. Sieve tube
B. Companion cell
C. Vessel
D. Guard cell

Answer: C. Vessel

27. Which of the following is a component of phloem?

A. Tracheid
B. Vessel
C. Sieve tube
D. Xylem fibre

Answer: C. Sieve tube

28. Which tissue forms the outer protective covering of many plant parts?

A. Epidermis
B. Xylem
C. Phloem
D. Meristem

Answer: A. Epidermis

29. The waxy layer present on the outer surface of many aerial parts of plants is called:

A. Cuticle
B. Cortex
C. Pith
D. Cambium

Answer: A. Cuticle

30. Stomata are mainly involved in:

A. Gas exchange and transpiration
B. Food storage only
C. Water absorption from soil
D. Cell division

Answer: A. Gas exchange and transpiration

31. Which cells control the opening and closing of stomata?

A. Epidermal cells
B. Guard cells
C. Companion cells
D. Sclerenchyma cells

Answer: B. Guard cells

32. Which tissue in animals connects different parts of the body?

A. Muscular tissue
B. Connective tissue
C. Nervous tissue
D. Epithelial tissue

Answer: B. Connective tissue

33. Which of the following is a connective tissue?

A. Blood
B. Muscle
C. Neuron
D. Epidermis

Answer: A. Blood

34. Blood is classified as:

A. Epithelial tissue
B. Connective tissue
C. Muscular tissue
D. Nervous tissue

Answer: B. Connective tissue

35. Which connective tissue connects muscle to bone?

A. Ligament
B. Tendon
C. Cartilage
D. Areolar tissue

Answer: B. Tendon

36. Which connective tissue connects bone to bone?

A. Tendon
B. Ligament
C. Blood
D. Adipose tissue

Answer: B. Ligament

37. Which tissue stores fat in the body?

A. Adipose tissue
B. Areolar tissue
C. Cartilage
D. Bone

Answer: A. Adipose tissue

38. Which connective tissue provides support and flexibility at joints?

A. Blood
B. Cartilage
C. Adipose tissue
D. Tendon

Answer: B. Cartilage

39. Which tissue forms the framework of the body and provides support?

A. Bone
B. Blood
C. Adipose tissue
D. Areolar tissue

Answer: A. Bone

40. Which type of tissue covers the external surface of the body and lines internal organs?

A. Connective tissue
B. Epithelial tissue
C. Muscular tissue
D. Nervous tissue

Answer: B. Epithelial tissue

41. Which epithelial tissue is found in the lining of the mouth and oesophagus?

A. Simple squamous epithelium
B. Stratified squamous epithelium
C. Cuboidal epithelium
D. Columnar epithelium

Answer: B. Stratified squamous epithelium

42. Which epithelial tissue is specialized for absorption and secretion?

A. Columnar epithelium
B. Squamous epithelium
C. Stratified epithelium
D. Nervous tissue

Answer: A. Columnar epithelium

43. Which type of muscle is under our conscious control?

A. Cardiac muscle
B. Smooth muscle
C. Striated muscle
D. Involuntary muscle

Answer: C. Striated muscle

44. Cardiac muscles are found in:

A. Stomach
B. Heart
C. Arms
D. Intestine

Answer: B. Heart

45. Cardiac muscles are:

A. Voluntary and unbranched
B. Involuntary and branched
C. Voluntary and branched
D. Non-contractile

Answer: B. Involuntary and branched

46. Smooth muscles are commonly found in:

A. Walls of internal organs
B. Bones
C. Heart only
D. Tendons

Answer: A. Walls of internal organs

47. Which tissue is responsible for transmitting electrical signals in the body?

A. Epithelial tissue
B. Connective tissue
C. Nervous tissue
D. Muscular tissue

Answer: C. Nervous tissue

48. The structural and functional unit of nervous tissue is:

A. Nephron
B. Neuron
C. Sarcomere
D. Osteocyte

Answer: B. Neuron

49. Which part of a neuron generally receives signals from other cells?

A. Axon
B. Dendrite
C. Cell wall
D. Tendon

Answer: B. Dendrite

50. Which statement correctly compares plant and animal tissues?

A. Plant tissues are always actively dividing
B. Animal tissues are always dead
C. Plant tissues are specialized mainly for growth, support, protection and transport, while animal tissues perform specialized body functions
D. Plant and animal tissues are structurally identical

Answer: C. Plant tissues are specialized mainly for growth, support, protection and transport, while animal tissues perform specialized body functions

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