Sub-topic 1
2013 · National Preliminary
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Fibres and sclereids as sclerenchyma cell types
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Sub-topic 2
2013 · National Preliminary
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Cell types making up cortical (ground) tissue in plants
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Sub-topic 3
2013 · National Preliminary
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Stomata as openings between paired guard cells
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Sub-topic 4
2013 · National Preliminary
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Trichomes as epidermal outgrowths (true/false)
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Sub-topic 5
2013 · National Preliminary
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Root hairs as extensions of single epidermal cells (true/false)
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Sub-topic 6
2013 · National Preliminary
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Guard cells occurring in pairs (true/false)
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Sub-topic 7
2013 · National Preliminary
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The lamina as the broad flat part of a leaf
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Sub-topic 8
2013 · National Preliminary
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The petiole as the point where a leaf connects to the stem
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Sub-topic 9
2013 · National Preliminary
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Simple (undivided) leaf blades
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Sub-topic 10
2013 · National Preliminary
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Parenchyma cells lack secondary walls (true/false)
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Sub-topic 11
2013 · National Preliminary
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Parenchyma cells functioning as storage depots (true/false)
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Sub-topic 12
2013 · National Preliminary
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Parenchyma cells remain alive at maturity (true/false)
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Sub-topic 13
2013 · National Preliminary
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Cocoyam (taro) storage organ: corm, not rhizome (true/false)
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Sub-topic 14
2013 · National Preliminary
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A rhizome is a modified stem, not a root (true/false)
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Sub-topic 15
2013 · National Preliminary
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Ginger is a rhizome, not a bulb (true/false)
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Sub-topic 16
2013 · National Preliminary
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Lignin strengthening plant cell walls
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Sub-topic 17
2013 · National Preliminary
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Suberin (suberization) reducing water loss in plant tissues
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Sub-topic 18
2013 · National Preliminary
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Parenchyma as the most abundant plant cell type
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Sub-topic 19
2013 · National Preliminary
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Aerenchyma: parenchyma with extensive connected air spaces
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Sub-topic 20
2013 · National Preliminary
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Chlorenchyma as chloroplast-rich parenchyma cells
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Sub-topic 21
2013 · National Preliminary
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Vascular and cork cambium are absent in monocots (true/false)
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Sub-topic 22
2013 · National Preliminary
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Dicot stem vascular bundles are arranged in a ring, not scattered (true/false)
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Sub-topic 23
2013 · National Preliminary
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Monocot flower parts occur in threes, not fours (true/false)
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Sub-topic 24
2013 · National Quarterfinal
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Lenticels in the periderm allow gas exchange (true/false)
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Sub-topic 25
2013 · National Quarterfinal
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Periderm forms during secondary, not primary, growth (true/false)
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Sub-topic 26
2013 · National Quarterfinal
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Periderm is an outer, not innermost, plant tissue (true/false)
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Sub-topic 27
2013 · National Semifinal
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Turgor pressure providing structural support against gravity in plants (true/false)
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Sub-topic 28
2016 · National Preliminary
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The root epidermis (proliferous layer) has a thin cuticle, not a thick one (true/false)
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Sub-topic 29
2016 · National Preliminary
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The root epidermis (proliferous layer) bears root hairs (true/false)
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Sub-topic 30
2018 · National Preliminary
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Monocot leaves show parallel, not reticulate, venation (true/false)
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Sub-topic 31
2018 · National Preliminary
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Bulliform cells are present, not absent, in the monocot leaf epidermis (true/false)
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Sub-topic 32
2018 · National Preliminary
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Monocot leaf mesophyll is undifferentiated, unlike the palisade/spongy layers of dicots (true/false)
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