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MCQs For Class 9 Science

Chapter 6 : Tissues

MCQs For Class 9 Science Chapter 6 Tissues

Updated on: 16 Jan, 2026
Q1. A group of cells that are similar in structure and work together to achieve a particular function is called:
A. Organ
B. Tissue
C. Organism
D. Cellular colony
Correct Answer: B
Q2. Which of the following tissues has dead cells?
A. Parenchyma
B. Sclerenchyma
C. Collenchyma
D. Epithelial tissue
Correct Answer: B
Q3. Girth of stem increases due to:
A. Apical meristem
B. Lateral meristem
C. Intercalary meristem
D. Vertical meristem
Correct Answer: B
Q4. Which tissue is responsible for the increase in length of stems and roots?
A. Lateral meristem
B. Intercalary meristem
C. Apical meristem
D. Permanent tissue
Correct Answer: C
Q5. Flexibility in plants is due to which tissue?
A. Collenchyma
B. Sclerenchyma
C. Parenchyma
D. Chlorenchyma
Correct Answer: A
Q6. The husk of a coconut is made of:
A. Parenchymatous tissue
B. Sclerenchymatous tissue
C. Collenchymatous tissue
D. Xylem
Correct Answer: B
Q7. Which of the following is NOT a simple permanent tissue?
A. Parenchyma
B. Collenchyma
C. Sclerenchyma
D. Xylem
Correct Answer: D
Q8. The aquatic plants float on water due to the presence of:
A. Chlorenchyma
B. Aerenchyma
C. Sclerenchyma
D. Phloem
Correct Answer: B
Q9. The cells of which tissue are thickened at the corners due to pectin deposition?
A. Parenchyma
B. Sclerenchyma
C. Collenchyma
D. Xylem vessels
Correct Answer: C
Q10. Survival of plants in terrestrial environment has been made possible by the presence of:
A. Intercalary meristem
B. Conducting (Vascular) tissue
C. Parenchyma
D. Apical meristem
Correct Answer: B
Q11. Which of the following are the constituents of Phloem?
A. Sieve tubes, companion cells, phloem parenchyma, phloem fibres
B. Tracheids, vessels, xylem parenchyma, xylem fibres
C. Sieve tubes, tracheids, companion cells
D. Vessels, sieve tubes, phloem fibres
Correct Answer: A
Q12. Xylem helps in the transport of:
A. Food only
B. Water and minerals
C. Only minerals
D. Oxygen
Correct Answer: B
Q13. Which cell does not have a perforated cell wall?
A. Tracheids
B. Companion cells
C. Sieve tubes
D. Vessels
Correct Answer: B
Q14. The pores present on the surface of the leaves are called:
A. Hydathodes
B. Stomata
C. Lenticels
D. Pits
Correct Answer: B
Q15. The kidney-shaped cells that guard the stomata are called:
A. Epidermal cells
B. Guard cells
C. Subsidiary cells
D. Mesophyll cells
Correct Answer: B
Q16. Desert plants have a thick waxy coating of ________ on their epidermis.
A. Lignin
B. Cutin
C. Suberin
D. Cellulose
Correct Answer: B
Q17. Cork cells are made impervious to water and gases by the presence of:
A. Cellulose
B. Lignin
C. Suberin
D. Pectin
Correct Answer: C
Q18. Which of the following is a characteristic of Meristematic tissue?
A. Presence of large central vacuole
B. Lack of vacuoles and very active cytoplasm
C. Thick lignified walls
D. Intercellular spaces are large
Correct Answer: B
Q19. Differentiation is the process of:
A. Cell division
B. Taking up a permanent shape, size, and function
C. Transport of food
D. Increase in girth
Correct Answer: B
Q20. Simple permanent tissue that contains chlorophyll and performs photosynthesis is:
A. Aerenchyma
B. Chlorenchyma
C. Sclerenchyma
D. Cambium
Correct Answer: B
Q21. Epithelial tissue found in the lining of the mouth and esophagus is:
A. Simple squamous epithelium
B. Cuboidal epithelium
C. Columnar epithelium
D. Stratified squamous epithelium
Correct Answer: A
Q22. The tissue that forms the inner lining of the blood vessels is:
A. Nervous tissue
B. Connective tissue
C. Squamous epithelium
D. Muscle tissue
Correct Answer: C
Q23. Which epithelium is responsible for absorption and secretion, found in the inner lining of the intestine?
A. Squamous
B. Columnar
C. Cuboidal
D. Stratified
Correct Answer: B
Q24. Lining of kidney tubules and ducts of salivary glands are made of:
A. Squamous epithelium
B. Columnar epithelium
C. Cuboidal epithelium
D. Ciliated epithelium
Correct Answer: C
Q25. Which of the following is a fluid connective tissue?
A. Bone
B. Cartilage
C. Blood
D. Ligament
Correct Answer: C
Q26. Bone cells are embedded in a hard matrix composed of:
A. Calcium and Phosphorus
B. Sodium and Potassium
C. Iron and Magnesium
D. Carbon and Silicon
Correct Answer: A
Q27. Two bones are connected to each other by:
A. Tendons
B. Ligaments
C. Cartilage
D. Muscles
Correct Answer: B
Q28. Muscles are connected to bones by:
A. Ligaments
B. Tendons
C. Areolar tissue
D. Cartilage
Correct Answer: B
Q29. Cartilage is NOT found in:
A. Nose
B. Ear
C. Kidney
D. Larynx
Correct Answer: C
Q30. Which tissue fills the space inside the organs and supports internal organs?
A. Adipose tissue
B. Areolar tissue
C. Epithelial tissue
D. Tendon
Correct Answer: B
Q31. Fat-storing tissue in our body is:
A. Areolar tissue
B. Adipose tissue
C. Cartilage
D. Bone
Correct Answer: B
Q32. Muscles which can be moved by conscious will are called:
A. Involuntary muscles
B. Cardiac muscles
C. Voluntary muscles (Striated)
D. Smooth muscles
Correct Answer: C
Q33. Which muscles show rhythmic contraction and relaxation throughout life?
A. Skeletal muscles
B. Smooth muscles
C. Cardiac muscles
D. Striated muscles
Correct Answer: C
Q34. Striated muscles are also known as skeletal muscles because:
A. They are found in the heart
B. They are mostly attached to bones
C. They are involuntary
D. They have no nucleus
Correct Answer: B
Q35. Smooth muscles are found in:
A. Iris of the eye
B. Ureters
C. Bronchi of the lungs
D. All of the above
Correct Answer: D
Q36. A neuron consists of:
A. Cell body, dendrites, and axon
B. Cyton, nucleus, and nephron
C. Cell body, cilia, and flagella
D. Axon only
Correct Answer: A
Q37. Which tissue is responsible for receiving and transmitting stimuli in the body?
A. Muscular tissue
B. Connective tissue
C. Nervous tissue
D. Epithelial tissue
Correct Answer: C
Q38. The long part of a neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body is:
A. Dendrite
B. Axon
C. Nucleus
D. Nerve ending
Correct Answer: B
Q39. Nerve tissue is NOT found in:
A. Brain
B. Spinal cord
C. Tendons
D. Nerves
Correct Answer: C
Q40. Matrix of blood is called:
A. RBC
B. WBC
C. Plasma
D. Platelets
Correct Answer: C
Q41. Which of the following are dead cells of Xylem?
A. Xylem parenchyma
B. Tracheids and vessels
C. Only vessels
D. Companion cells
Correct Answer: B
Q42. Sclerenchyma cells are dead and have thick walls due to:
A. Cellulose
B. Lignin
C. Pectin
D. Hemicellulose
Correct Answer: B
Q43. Intercalary meristem is found at:
A. Tips of roots
B. Base of leaves or internodes
C. Sides of stem
D. Flowers
Correct Answer: B
Q44. Which type of tissue forms the skin of humans?
A. Connective
B. Muscular
C. Stratified squamous epithelium
D. Nervous
Correct Answer: C
Q45. The signal that passes along the nerve fibre is called:
A. Blood pressure
B. Nerve impulse
C. Muscular contraction
D. Digestion
Correct Answer: B
Q46. Nodes of Ranvier are found in:
A. Bone
B. Muscle
C. Nerve cells (Neurons)
D. Xylem
Correct Answer: C
Q47. Unstriated (Smooth) muscles are:
A. Multinucleate
B. Uninucleate and spindle-shaped
C. Branched
D. Voluntary
Correct Answer: B
Q48. Which tissue provides buoyancy to aquatic plants?
A. Sclerenchyma
B. Parenchyma (Aerenchyma)
C. Collenchyma
D. Phloem
Correct Answer: B
Q49. Ligaments are very ________ and have considerable strength.
A. Brittle
B. Elastic
C. Hard
D. Liquid
Correct Answer: B
Q50. The cells of which tissue are commonly called "Chondrocytes"?
A. Bone
B. Cartilage
C. Adipose
D. Blood
Correct Answer: B