Selina solutions for Concise Biology [English] Class 7 ICSE chapter 1 - Plant And Animal Tissues [Latest edition]

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A group of similar cells to perform a specific function forms a ___________ .

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The fine branches given out from the cell body of a nerve cell are __________.

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Fluid connective tissue of humans is _______________ .

Define the following term: 

Tissue

Define the following term:

Organ

What is a meristematic tissue? 

How is meristematic tissue different from permanent tissues?

Which living material would you take to demonstrate meristematic tissue?

What is the function of meristematic tissue? 

A tissue is formed of only one type of cells.

State whether the following statement is True or False.  

Only one type of tissue forms an organ. 

State whether the following statement is True or False.  

Permanent tissue is made up of undifferentiated and dividing Cells.

State whether the following statement is True or False.  

Meristematic tissue is found at the growing tips of a plant.

State whether the following statement is True or False. 

Phloem is formed of dead tubular cells.

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A group of different ............... working together to perform a function is called an organ.

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Xylem and phloem form the ............... tissue.

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Conducting tissue is also called .............. tissue.

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Cells are elongated and thick at the comers in...................... tissue.

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Parenchyma is composed of large ..............cell

Match the items given is column A with those given in column B: 

How do you rank the Amoeba

How do you rank the Euglena ?

How do you rank the Skin

How do you rank the Lungs

How do you rank the Neuron

How do you rank the Cardiac muscles

Each of the tissues listed in Column A is related to one of the functions given in Column B. Match the lines correct pairs by drawing  

Name the kind of tissue that Carries oxygen around your body

Name the kind of tissue that Brings about movements in animals

Name the kind of tissue that Transports food to different parts of plant 

Name the kind of tissue that Transports water in plants

Name the kind of tissue that Supports an animal’s body

Name the kind of tissue that Binds different tissues together

Name the kind of tissue that Conducts messages from one part of the body to another

Based on the following information, identify the three types of epithelial tissue in the figures given below :  

a

b

c

(1) Cuboidal epithelium: It consists of a single layer of cuboidal cells.

(2) Columnar epithelium: It is composed of tall, cylindrical cells with oval nuclei usually placed at the base of the cells.

(3) Ciliated epithelium: It consists of cells being hair-like cilia on their free surface.

Write three differences between the two principal vascular tissues found in plants.  

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......................... tissue is situated at the tip of root and stem.

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........................ tissue consists of more than one kind of cells.

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............... is a complex tissue that distributes food in plants.

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Epithelial tissue is made of cells without any ...................... spaces.

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................. muscles help in the movement of limbs. 

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The .................. or nerve fibers constitute the nerves.

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........................ connects one bone to another.

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.................... tissue cushions and insulates the body.

Write true or false of the statement. Rewrite the false statement correctly. 

Sclerenchyma cells are dead cells with no protoplasmic content.

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Voluntary muscles are present in the internal organs of the body.

Write true or false of the statement. Rewrite the false statement correctly. 

Cardiac muscles are involuntary muscles.

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Cardiac muscles have dark and light bands.

Write true or false of the statement. Rewrite the false statement correctly. 

Short thread-like branches arising from the surface of the cyton are called axons.

Write true or false of the statement. Rewrite the false statement correctly. 

Yellow fibrous tissue, a type of connective tissue, is found in ligaments.

Write true or false of the statement. Rewrite the false statement correctly. 

Tendons connect muscles to muscles 

Write true or false of the statement. Rewrite the false statement correctly. 

The fluid-filled spaces in which cartilage cells are present are called lacunae.

Write true or false of the statement. Rewrite the false statement correctly. 

RBCs and WBCs are formed in the bone marrow.

Write true or false of the statement. Rewrite the false statement correctly. 

The fluid part of the blood is called plasma.

Define the term tissue.

 Define the term of species

Define the term of population

Define the term of the biotic community

Define the term of the biosphere

Define the term of neuron

Define the term of connective tissue

Differentiate between 

lower level of organization and higher level of organization

Differentiate between 

community and biosphere.

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Name the lowest level of organization

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What is a species?

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Define population.

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What is an ecosystem?

Write a short answer

What constitutes the vascular system of the plant?

Write a short answer

What is a neuron?

Write a short answer

Where is the white fibrous tissue found in the human body?

Answer in detail. 

Explain the lower levels of the organization.

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What is the difference between an organ and an organ system?  

Answer in detail. 

Which tissue is responsible for the increase in the height of a plant? Where is it locate?