Plant Tissues is one of 9 topics in the Grade 10 Life Sciences CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Meristematic tissue is best described as tissue that:
Consists of cells that are continuously able to divide by mitosis
Consists only of dead cells
Cannot divide at all
Is found only in animal bodies
Answer: Consists of cells that are continuously able to divide by mitosis — Meristematic tissue retains the ability to divide by mitosis throughout the plant's life, making it the source of all new plant cells.
Easy
2. Where are apical meristems located in a plant?
At the tips of roots and shoots
In the middle of mature leaves only
In the centre of the flower only
Nowhere; apical meristems do not exist
Answer: At the tips of roots and shoots — Apical meristems are found at the very tips (apices) of roots and shoots, where their division drives an increase in the length of the plant (primary growth).
Medium
3. What type of growth do lateral meristems (such as the vascular cambium) cause?
Secondary growth, increasing the girth (width) of roots and stems
Primary growth, increasing the length of roots and shoots
No growth at all; lateral meristems are inactive
Growth of leaves only, never stems or roots
Answer: Secondary growth, increasing the girth (width) of roots and stems — Lateral meristems, running as cylindrical layers along roots and stems, are responsible for secondary growth, which increases the width or girth of these structures, such as the widening trunk of a tree.
