AIM: Temporary mount of a leaf peel to show its stomata.

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1.Which of the following stain is used to see the stomata during temporary mount
of a leaf peel?

a. safranin >>>>>>>>>>>>

b. methylene blue

c. cotton blue

d. none of these

2. Temporary mount of a peel is made in:

a. alcohol

b.wax

c. glycerine >>>>>>>>>>>>>

d. acetone

3. Stomata are present in dicot leaves on:

a. upper epidermis

b. lower epidermis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

c. both of these

d. none of these

4. Guard cells in monocot plants are of which shape?

a. bean

b. dumb bell >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

c. circular

d. polygonal

5. Guard cell walls have

a. uniform thickening

b. differential thickening >>>>>>>>>

c. angular thickening

d. none of these

6. Cells are focused in microscope first in

a. 10 X

b. 40X >>>>>>>>>>>>>

c.100X

d. any of the above

7. Stomata generally open when guard cells are :

a. turgid >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

b. flaccid

c. any of these

d. none of these

8. The peel is generally transferred from Petri dish to the slide by :

a. needle

b. forceps

c. brush >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

d. any of the above

9. We put cover slips on the slides very gently to avoid :

a. entry of air bubbles >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>..

b. crushing of materials

c. oozing of glycerine

d. none of these

10.The minute apertures generally present on leaf surface are called

a. guard cells

b. stomata >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

c. epidermal cells

d. hydathode

11. Guard cells differ from epidermal cells in :

a. shape

b. dense protoplasm

c. differential thickening of cell walls >>>>>>>>>>>>

d. all of these
12.Each stomatal pore is guarded by

a. subsidiary cells

b. epidermal cells

c. guard cells >>>>>>>>>>>

d. trichomes

13. Guard cells are usually

a. kidney shaped >>>>>>>>>>>>

b. rectangular

c. nucleus

d. chloroplasts

14. The colour of guard cell is

a . red

b. green >>>>>>>>>>>>>>

c. yellow

d. no colour

15.Tick the correct statement

a. stomata are always surrounded by subsidiary cells

b. stomata are absent in the leaves of submerged plants >>>>>>>>>>.

c. stomata are absent in the leaves of free floating plants

d. the guard cells are absent in some stomata.

16. Mark the odd one out

a. vascular tissue >>>>>>>>>>>>>

b. guard cells

c. epidermal cells

d. subsidiary cells

17. More stomata are present in

a. flower peel

b. lower epidermis of dicot leaf >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

c. upper epidermis of dicot leaf

d. potato peel

18. Stomatal pore opens when

a. water from surrounding cells enter into guard cells >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

b. water from guard cells goes to surrounding cells

c. the plants are in dark

d. no movement of water between guard and surrounding cells.

19. Each stoma opens into a small

a. vesicle

b. sub-stomatal air chamber >>>>>>>>>>>

c. chamber filled with water

d. haustorium

20. While preparing a temporary stained slide, the extra stain is removed by

a. washing with water

b. washing with calcium chloride solution

c. soaking with filter paper >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

d. absorbing with cotton wool.