CBSE Questions for Class 9 Biology Tissues Quiz 12 - MCQExams.com

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
The _______ produces red blood cells, which transport _______ and some _______.
  • Liver; oxygen; mineral ions
  • Liver; oxygen; carbon dioxide
  • Bone marrow; oxygen; hormones
  • Bone marrow; oxygen; carbon dioxide
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
The __ produces white blood cells, which function in __ and __.
  • liver; oxygen transport; defense
  • lymph nodes; oxygen transport; pH stabilization
  • bone marrow; housekeeping; defense
  • bone marrow; PH stabilization; defense
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
After oxygen diffusion into pulmonary capillaries, it diffuses into, and binds with
  • interstitial fluid; red blood cells
  • interstitial fluid; carbon dioxide
  • red blood cells; haemoglobin
  • red blood cells; carbon dioxide
Synaptic vesicles are seen
  • at the ends of dendrites and axons
  • at the ends of axons only
  • along the length of all long fibres
  • all of the above
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Grey matter is
  • located on the outside of the spinal cord
  • restricted to the brain
  • populated by cell bodies of neurons
  • found in the ventricles of the vertebrate brain
The ends of the two bones are connected by
  • Muscles
  • Tendons
  • Cartilages
  • Ligaments
Adipose tissue prevents:
  • Loss of salts from the body
  • Loss of essential body fluids
  • Loss of heat from the body
  • Entry of harmful micro-organisms from the environment
Which of the following is true about cardiac muscle cells?
  • They lack an orderly arrangement of actin and myosin filaments
  • They have less extensive sarcoplasmic reticulum and thus contract more slowly than smooth muscle.
  • They are connected by intercalated discs, through which action potentials spread to all cells in the heart.
  • They have a relatively low sodium permeability with resting potentials more positive than an action potential threshold
Biceps muscles connect humerous with the ________
  • Radius, ulna
  • Tibia, fibula
  • Pectoral girdle
  • Skull
Tessellated epithelium lines the
  • Trachea
  • Gonads
  • Stomach
  • Coelom
Select the incorrect pair out of the following.
Type of tissue -Function
(A)Parenchyma - Storage, Photosynthesis
(B) Sclerenchyma- Mechanical strength
(C) Xylem - Ascent of sap
(D) Phloem - Conduction of water and minerals
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
Cardiac muscles are different from skeletal muscle as they are ____________.
  • Smooth
  • Voluntary
  • Non-striated
  • Involuntary
Areolar connective tissues joins ________________.
  • Bone with bone
  • Fats with muscles
  • Skin with muscles
  • Bone with muscles
'Mummies' of Egypt still have their arteries preserved due to the presence of
  • Yellow elastic connective tissues fibres
  • White fibrous connective tissue fibres
  • Cartilage
  • Valves
Bone is connected to muscles with the help of ______________.
  • Ligament
  • Cartilage
  • Tendon
  • None of these
Which of the following statement is/are not correct regarding connective tissue?

(i) They are the most abundant and widely distributed in the body of complex animals.
(ii) They connect and support other tissues.
(iii) They include diverse tissues such as bones, cartilage, tendons, adipose, and other loose connective tissues.
(iv) They form the internal and external lining of many organs.
(v) Blood is an example of a fluid connective tissue.
  • (iv) only
  • (v) only
  • (i) and (ii)
  • (ii) and (v)
A common structural feature of vessel elements and sieve tube elements is
  • Enucleate condition
  • Thick secondary walls
  • Pores on lateral walls
  • Presence of P-protein
Mammalian bone differs from cartilage in the presence of _______________.
  • lymph vessels
  • collagen
  • blood vessels
  • Haversian canals
Who discovered the red blood corpuscles?
  • Georges Louis Buffon
  • Olof Rudbeck
  • Jan Swammerdam
  • Carolus Linnaeus
Read the following statements and select the correct option:
Statement 1: Cardiac muscle of the heart is striated and has intercalated discs between its fibres (cells)
Statement 2: It provides for quick, powerful and rhythmic contractions of the heart.
  • Both statements 1 and 2 are correct
  • Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect
  • Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct
  • Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect
Match the following and choose the correct option:

(A) Adipose tissue(i) Nose
(B) Stratified epithelium(ii) Blood
(C) Hyaline cartilage(iii) Skin
(D) Fluid connective tissue(iv) Fat storage
  • A- (i); B- (ii), C- (iii); D- (iv)
  • A- (iv); B- (iii), C- (i); D- (ii)
  • A- (iii); B- (i), C- (iv); D- (ii)
  • A- (ii); B- (i), C- (iv); D- (iii)
Match the following and choose the correct option from below.
A. Secondary meristem  (i) Guard cells
B. Tracheids         (ii) Single layer
C. Stomata(iii) Cork
D. Epidermis(iv) Tubular dead cells
  • A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(ii)
  • A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv)
  • A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(iv), D-(i)
  • A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iv)
Consider the following statements (A - C) each with one or two blanks.
(A)(1) are the most abundant cells (60-65 per cent) of the total WBCs and (2) are the least (0.5-1 per cent) among them.
(B)Platelets are cell fragments produced from (3).
(C)During clot formation, fibrins are formed by the conversion of inactive (4) in the plasma by the enzyme (5).
Which one of the following options, gives the correct fill ups for the respective blank numbers from (1) to (5) in the statements?
  • (l)-Neutrophils, (2)-basophiIs, (4)-fibrinogens, (5)-thrombin
  • (3)-mast cells, (4)-throm bo kinase, (5)prothrombin
  • (3)-megakaryocytes, (4) prothrombin, (5)thrombin
  • (1)-Basophils, (2)-neutrophils, (3)-reticulocytes
Select the correct option regarding the given figure:
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  • D is eosinophil which is found more in asthma patients.
  • B is lymphocyte which helps in blood clotting.
  • C is neutrophil which is phagocytic in nature
  • A is monocyte which releases histamine, serotonin and heparin.
Juxtaglomerular apparatus is made up of 
  • Juxtaglomerular cells, macula densa and lacis cells
  • Juxtaglomerular cells, Purkinje cells and chief cells
  • Juxtaglomerular cells, lacis cells and myoepithelial cells
  • Juxtaglomerular cells, macula densa and argentaffin cells
Mineral nutrients absorbed by roots, move to leaves through
  • Xylem
  • Phloem
  • Sieve tube
  • Companion cell
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
  • Erythrocytes/RBCs are the least abundant of all the cells in blood.
  • The number of RBCs in adult man per mm3 of blood is 5 million to 5.5 million.
  • RBCs are formed in the red bone, marrow in the adults.
  • RBCs are enucleated in most of the mammals.
People living at sea level have around 5 million RBC per cubic millimetre of their blood whereas, those living at an altitude of 5400 metres have around 8 million. This is because at high altitude:
  • people eat more nutritive food so more RBCs are formed
  • people get pollution-free air to breathe and more oxygen is available
  • atmospheric oxygen level is less and hence, more RBCs are needed to absorb the required amount of oxygen to survive
  • there is more UV radiation which enhances RBC production
In a healthy adult man, the smallest type of leucocytes are
  • Basophils
  • Monocytes
  • Eosinophils
  • Lymphocytes
Muscles with characteristic striations and which are involuntary are:
  • Muscles in the wall of alimentary canal
  • Muscles of the heart
  • Muscles assisting locomotion
  • Muscles of the eyelids
Which of the following is/are true?
  • The red blood cells (RBCs) in an elephant are much bigger than those in a mouse.
  • There is no correlation between cell size and body size.
  • The red blood cells (RBCs) of an elephant and mouse will be of the same size
  • Both B and C
Which one of the following muscles is correctly matched with their locations in the body.
  • Heart - Smooth muscles
  • Stomach - Smooth muscles
  • Urinary bladders - Striated muscles
  • Triceps - Cardiac muscles
Which among the following is not a type of muscular tissue?
  • Cardiac muscles
  • Skeletal muscles
  • Smooth muscles
  • None of the above
Smooth muscles are found in
  • External anal sphincter
  • Internal anal sphincter
  • Internal urethral sphincter
  • Both B and C
Cardiomyocytes are connected by
  • Plasmodesmata
  • Flagella
  • Intercalated discs
  • None of the above
The bulbous structure present at the terminal end of an axon is ________.
  • Synaptic vesicle
  • Synaptic knob
  • Dendrites
  • Schwann cells
Cell organelle(s) not found in mature erythrocytes of many mammals is/are:
  • Mitochondria
  • Ribosomes
  • Nucleus
  • All of the above
Nodes of Ranvier are found in
  • Axon
  • Sperm
  • Muscle fibre
  • Neuron
Which of the following statements is true about muscle?
  • Skeletal muscle is an involuntary muscle.
  • Smooth muscle is striated.
  • Cardiac muscle is a voluntary muscle.
  • None of the above
Name the part of neuron through which information travels as an electrical impulse away from the cell body.
  • Dendrites
  • Axon
  • Schwann cells
  • None of these
Immunocomplexes are removed by 
  • Basophils and monocytes
  • Basophils and eosinophils
  • Eosinophils and monocytes
  • Neutrophils and basophils
Name the part of the neuron, where information is acquired.
  • Axon
  • Dendrites
  • Synapse
  • Schwann cells
Most abundant connective tissue is:
  • Areolar
  • Fibrous
  • Adipose
  • Vascular
Neurilemma is name for:
  • Plasmamembrane of axon
  • Coating formed by myelin sheath
  • Covering of schwann cells
  • Connective tissue covering of nerve fasciculus
Mast cells contain vesicles that store large amounts of histamine. After staining with eosin, these vesicles are stained red in color. Identify which of the following interactions is involved between histamine and eosin?
  • Hydrophobic interaction
  • Electrostatic interaction
  • Covalent bonding
  • Hydrogen bonding
Which of the following muscles is present in the urinary bladder?
  • Smooth muscles
  • Skeletal muscles
  • Striated muscles
  • Cardiac muscles
Bone is the hardest substance in the body.
  • True
  • False
Which of the following cells are found in areolar tissue?
  • Mast cells
  • Plasma cells
  • Histiocytes
  • All of these
Bones are elastic tissues.
  • True
  • False
State whether true or false.
In Adipose tissue fat is stored in the adipose cells.
  • True
  • False
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