Class 9 Science – Tissues

Top 50 MCQs

  1. What is a tissue?
    A) A single cell
    B) A group of similar cells performing a specific function
    C) A group of organs
    D) A dead cell
    Answer: B

  2. Which tissue is responsible for growth in plants?
    A) Permanent tissue
    B) Meristematic tissue
    C) Epidermis
    D) Sclerenchyma
    Answer: B

  3. Where is apical meristem found?
    A) Tips of roots and shoots
    B) Leaves only
    C) Middle of stem
    D) Bark
    Answer: A

  4. Apical meristem increases the:
    A) Thickness of plant
    B) Length of plant
    C) Weight of plant
    D) Width of leaf
    Answer: B

  5. Lateral meristem helps in increasing:
    A) Length
    B) Girth
    C) Colour
    D) Number of leaves
    Answer: B

  6. Intercalary meristem is generally found at:
    A) Root cap
    B) Base of leaves or internodes
    C) Root hairs
    D) Bark
    Answer: B

  7. Meristematic cells are:
    A) Actively dividing
    B) Dead
    C) Without nucleus
    D) Filled with large vacuoles
    Answer: A

  8. Which is a simple permanent tissue?
    A) Xylem
    B) Phloem
    C) Parenchyma
    D) Blood
    Answer: C

  9. The main function of parenchyma is:
    A) Storage of food
    B) Transport of water
    C) Movement
    D) Protection only
    Answer: A

  10. Chlorenchyma is a type of:
    A) Parenchyma
    B) Sclerenchyma
    C) Xylem
    D) Phloem
    Answer: A

  11. Aerenchyma helps aquatic plants in:
    A) Buoyancy
    B) Reproduction
    C) Digestion
    D) Blood circulation
    Answer: A

  12. Collenchyma provides:
    A) Flexibility and support
    B) Water transport
    C) Food transport
    D) Blood circulation
    Answer: A

  13. In collenchyma, cell walls are thickened mainly at the:
    A) Centre
    B) Corners
    C) Nucleus
    D) Vacuole
    Answer: B

  14. Sclerenchyma cells are generally:
    A) Living and thin-walled
    B) Dead and thick-walled
    C) Without cell walls
    D) Soft and flexible
    Answer: B

  15. Coconut husk mainly contains:
    A) Parenchyma
    B) Collenchyma
    C) Sclerenchyma
    D) Phloem
    Answer: C

  16. The cell wall of sclerenchyma contains:
    A) Starch
    B) Lignin
    C) Glucose
    D) Protein
    Answer: B

  17. The main function of xylem is to transport:
    A) Food
    B) Water and minerals
    C) Hormones
    D) Oxygen
    Answer: B

  18. The main function of phloem is to transport:
    A) Water
    B) Food
    C) Minerals
    D) Oxygen
    Answer: B

  19. Xylem and phloem are:
    A) Simple permanent tissues
    B) Complex permanent tissues
    C) Meristematic tissues
    D) Animal tissues
    Answer: B

  20. Which part of xylem is living?
    A) Tracheid
    B) Vessel
    C) Xylem fibre
    D) Xylem parenchyma
    Answer: D

  21. Food is transported through:
    A) Sieve tubes
    B) Tracheids
    C) Vessels
    D) Xylem fibres
    Answer: A

  22. Companion cells are found in:
    A) Xylem
    B) Phloem
    C) Sclerenchyma
    D) Collenchyma
    Answer: B

  23. The outer protective layer of a plant is:
    A) Epidermis
    B) Phloem
    C) Xylem
    D) Cambium
    Answer: A

  24. Stomata mainly help in:
    A) Gas exchange and transpiration
    B) Food storage
    C) Growth
    D) Support
    Answer: A

  25. Stomata are controlled by:
    A) Guard cells
    B) Companion cells
    C) Sieve tubes
    D) Tracheids
    Answer: A

  26. How many main types of animal tissues are there?
    A) 2
    B) 3
    C) 4
    D) 5
    Answer: C

  27. Which of the following is NOT an animal tissue?
    A) Epithelial tissue
    B) Connective tissue
    C) Muscular tissue
    D) Meristematic tissue
    Answer: D

  28. The main function of epithelial tissue is:
    A) Protection
    B) Movement
    C) Food storage
    D) Water transport
    Answer: A

  29. The outer covering of our skin is mainly made of:
    A) Epithelial tissue
    B) Muscular tissue
    C) Nervous tissue
    D) Connective tissue
    Answer: A

  30. The alveoli of lungs have:
    A) Squamous epithelium
    B) Cuboidal epithelium
    C) Columnar epithelium
    D) Ciliated epithelium
    Answer: A

  31. Kidney tubules are lined by:
    A) Squamous epithelium
    B) Cuboidal epithelium
    C) Columnar epithelium
    D) Ciliated epithelium
    Answer: B

  32. The lining of the intestine mainly contains:
    A) Columnar epithelium
    B) Squamous epithelium
    C) Cuboidal epithelium
    D) Muscular tissue
    Answer: A

  33. The lining of the respiratory tract contains:
    A) Ciliated epithelium
    B) Squamous epithelium
    C) Cuboidal epithelium
    D) Bone tissue
    Answer: A

  34. The main function of connective tissue is to:
    A) Connect and support body parts
    B) Produce movement only
    C) Receive impulses only
    D) Store food only
    Answer: A

  35. Blood is a type of:
    A) Epithelial tissue
    B) Connective tissue
    C) Muscular tissue
    D) Nervous tissue
    Answer: B

  36. Bone is a type of:
    A) Connective tissue
    B) Epithelial tissue
    C) Muscular tissue
    D) Nervous tissue
    Answer: A

  37. A tendon connects:
    A) Bone to bone
    B) Muscle to bone
    C) Muscle to muscle
    D) Nerve to bone
    Answer: B

  38. A ligament connects:
    A) Muscle to bone
    B) Bone to bone
    C) Nerve to muscle
    D) Skin to bone
    Answer: B

  39. The main function of adipose tissue is:
    A) Storage of fat
    B) Transport of water
    C) Transmission of impulses
    D) Movement
    Answer: A

  40. Cartilage is found in:
    A) Nose and ear
    B) Blood
    C) Brain only
    D) Skin only
    Answer: A

  41. The main function of muscular tissue is:
    A) Movement
    B) Food storage
    C) Protection only
    D) Water transport
    Answer: A

  42. Voluntary muscles are also called:
    A) Smooth muscles
    B) Striated muscles
    C) Cardiac muscles
    D) Involuntary muscles
    Answer: B

  43. Smooth muscles are found in the:
    A) Stomach and intestine
    B) Biceps
    C) Heart only
    D) Bones
    Answer: A

  44. Cardiac muscles are found in the:
    A) Stomach
    B) Heart
    C) Intestine
    D) Arms
    Answer: B

  45. Cardiac muscles are:
    A) Voluntary
    B) Involuntary
    C) Skeletal
    D) Non-contractile
    Answer: B

  46. The structural and functional unit of nervous tissue is:
    A) Neuron
    B) Nephron
    C) Platelet
    D) Muscle fibre
    Answer: A

  47. Nervous tissue helps in:
    A) Receiving and transmitting impulses
    B) Storing fat
    C) Transporting water
    D) Joining bones
    Answer: A

  48. The liquid matrix of blood is called:
    A) Plasma
    B) Lymph
    C) Cytoplasm
    D) Serum
    Answer: A

  49. Which tissue lines the surfaces and cavities of organs?
    A) Epithelial tissue
    B) Muscular tissue
    C) Nervous tissue
    D) Bone tissue
    Answer: A

  50. Which of the following pairs is correct?
    A) Tendon — Bone to bone
    B) Ligament — Muscle to bone
    C) Xylem — Water transport
    D) Phloem — Oxygen transport
    Answer: C