Anatomy of Leaf
Anatomy of Leaf: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Dicot Leaf, Monocot Leaf and, Anatomy of Leaf
Important Questions on Anatomy of Leaf
Find the incorrectly matched pair.
Phloem in dorsiventral leaves is directed towards which of the following?
+The desert grasses often curl their leaf to minimise water loss due to the presence of
Bulliform cells that help in the rolling down of Lamina in drought, are present in the epidermis of which of the following?
In a dorsiventral leaf, xylem is located on
More number of stomata in lower surface of leaf is found in
Which of the following is true?
Unifacial leaves are found in
In which type stomata are exclusively present on the upper surface of leaf
In monocotyledonous plants, leaves generally do not possess
What does the dorsiventral leaf of plant have?
(a) Conspicuous cuticle present on both epidermises.
(b) Palisade tissue towards abaxial epidermis and spongy parenchyma towards adaxial epidermis.
(c) Bulliform cells in adaxial epidermis.
(d) Vascular bundles surrounded by a layer of thick- walled bundle sheath cells.
Bulliform cells are associated with
Find out the characters which is/are related to dorsiventral leaf from the following statements.
(a) Stomata are present on adaxial epidermis.
(b) Mesophyll is differentiated into palisade tissue and spongy parenchyma.
(c) Certain adaxial epidermis cells along the vein modify themselves into large empty colourless cells.
The few epidermal cells, which in the vicinity of guard cells become specialized in their shape and size, are called
Identify the given figure and choose the wrong statement.
The stomatal apparatus includes
Which of the following characters is not a difference between dicot and monocot leaves?
Leaves of grasses roll and unroll due to
Select the incorrect statements from the given below.
(i) The parallel venation in monocot leaves is reflected in the nearly sizes of vascular bundles except in the main vein.
(ii) Starch sheath is present in root endodermis with casparian strips on tangential and radial walls.
(iii) Conjunctive tissue is parenchymatous cells, which lie between xylem and phloem in dicot root.
(iv) In maize stem, vascular bundles are scattered in ground tissue with smaller towards centre and larger towards periphery.
