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Comment/Describe/Write short notes/Define the following: |
| 1. |
Floriculture. |
| 2. |
Pot culture. |
| 3. |
Wood ash. |
| 4. |
Pruning |
| 5. |
Manure pit in kitchen garden |
| 6. |
Irrigation for Mango |
| 7. |
Topiary. |
| 8. |
Edges |
| 9. |
Hanging baskets |
| 10. |
Hotspot analysis. |
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PART B - (5 x 5 = 25 marks)
Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b). |
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| 11. |
a) Give an account of Root cutting. |
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(b) Discuss in brief about tongue grafting |
| 12 |
(a) Explain hot bed. |
| Or |
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(b) Write an account of manuring. |
| 13. |
(a) Cultivation of brinjal – Discuss. |
| Or |
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(b) Discuss the cultivation of papaya. |
| 14 |
(a) Give an account of Arches. |
| Or |
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(b) Write about Roof garden |
| 15 |
(a) Importance of flowers in perfumery Illustrate. |
| Or |
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(b) use of orchids in horticulture. |
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PART C - (5 x 8 = 40 marks)
Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).
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| 16. |
(a) Write an essay on Layering. |
| Or |
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(b) Write an essay on Budding. |
| 17 |
(a) Discuss transplanting in detail. |
| Or |
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(b) Write an essay on irrigation techniques. |
| 18 |
(a) Write an essay on tomato cultivation. |
Or |
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(b) Discuss orchard layout in detail. |
| 19 |
(a) Describe Landscape gardening in detail. |
| Or |
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(b) Write an essay on water garden. |
| 20 |
(a) What is bonsai? Explain in detail. |
| Or |
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(b) Illustate the cultivation of rose. |
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Code No.: 7222 |
Sub. Code: C 11 B |
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M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2008.
First Semester
Botany – (CBCS)
Paper I – PLANT DIVERSITY – I – ALGAE, FUNGI, LICHENS AND
BRYOPHYTES
(For those who joined in July 2008 onwards) |
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Time: Three hours |
Maximum : 75 marks |
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PART A - (10 x 1 = 10 marks)
Answer ALL questions
Comment/Define/Write short notes of the following: |
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Choose the correct answer : |
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| 1 |
Hormogones. |
| 2 |
Reserve food of phaeophyceae. |
| 3 |
Heterothallism in Fungi. |
| 4 |
Plasmogamy. |
| 5 |
Isidia of Lichen. |
| 6 |
Micro chemical test. |
| 7 |
Calyptra. |
| 8 |
phagnum bog. |
| 9 |
Fossil bryophytes. |
10 |
Origin of bryophytes from pteridophytes. |
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PART B - (5 x 5 = 25 marks)
Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b). |
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(a) Write Fritsch classification of Algae. |
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Or |
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(b) Illustrate reproduction in Cyanophyceae. |
| 12 |
(a) Explain parasexuality in Fungi. |
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Or |
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(b) List the general characters of Deuteromycetes. |
| 13 |
(a) Mention the ecological significance of lichens. |
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Or |
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(b) Write about the synthesis of lichens. |
| 14 |
(a) Give the classification of bryophytes by Rothmaler (1915). |
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Or |
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(b) Explain thallus structure in Polytricales. |
| 15 |
15. (a) Give an account of fossil algae. |
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Or |
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(b) Discuss the uses of Spirulina. |
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PART C - (5 x 8 = 40 marks)
Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).
All questions carry equal marks. |
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| 16 |
(a) Discuss thallus organization in Bacillariophyceae. |
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Or |
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(b) Illustrate thallus organization in phyaeophyceae. |
| 17 |
(a) Explain the structure and reproduction seen in phycomycetes. |
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Or |
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(b) Describe the structure of Ascomycetes. |
| 18 |
(a) Illustrate nutrition in lichens. |
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Or |
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(b) Reproduction in lichens – Discuss. |
| 19 |
(a) Give an account of sexual reproduction in Marchantiales. |
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Or |
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(b) Outline the structure of sporophytes in Anthocerotiales. |
| 20 |
(a) Write an essay on origin and evolution of sex in algae. |
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Or |
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(b) Discuss the economic importance of fungi. |
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Code No.: 7223 |
Sub. Code: C 12 B |
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B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2008.
First Semester
Botany – (CBCS)
Paper II – MICROBIOLOGY AND PLANT PATHOLOGY
(For those who joined in July 2008 onwards) |
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Time: Three hours |
Maximum : 75 marks |
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PART A - (10 x 1 = 10 marks)
Answer ALL questions. |
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Comment/Describe/Write short notes/Define the following: |
| 1 |
Work of Louis Pasteur. |
| 2 |
Synchronous growth. |
| 3 |
Chemical composition of Virus. |
| 4 |
Mycoplasma. |
5 |
Molds in soil. |
| 6 |
Microbial flora of milk. |
| 7 |
Natural antibodies. |
| 8 |
Opsonic theory. |
| 9 |
Disease forecasting. |
| 10 |
Gummosis. |
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PART B - (5 x 5 = 25 marks)
Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b). |
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| 11 |
(a) List the contributions of Koch. |
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Or |
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(b) Write notes on bacterial growth curve. |
| 12 |
(a) Explain lysogenic cycle. |
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Or |
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(b) Enumerate the general features of Actinomycetes. |
| 13 |
(a) How lactic acid is produced using micribes? |
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Or |
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(b) Explain dye reduction rest. |
| 14 |
(a) What is cell mediated immunity? |
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Or |
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(b) Mention the types of antibodies. |
| 15 |
(a) Explain Host-Parasite interaction. |
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Or |
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(b) Describe White rust of Crucifer. |
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PART C – (5 x 8 = 40 Marks)
Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b). |
| 16 |
(a) Give an account of cell wall structure and chemistry of bacteria. |
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Or |
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(b) Illustrate the methods of isolation of pure culture. |
| 17 |
(a) Discuss the important features of Rickettsiales. |
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Or |
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(b) Explain the mode of action of antibiotics |
| 18 |
(a) Write an account on waste water treatment. |
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Or |
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(b) Describe industrial production of acetic acid. |
| 19 |
(a) Illustrate T-cell dependent antibody response |
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Or |
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(b) Elucidate Classical complement pathway |
| 20 |
20. (a) Write an essay on Tikka disease of Groundnut |
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Or |
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(b) Write the classification of plant diseases. |
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Code No.: 7224 |
Sub. Code: C 12 B |
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B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2008.
First Semester
Botany – (CBCS)
Paper III – ANATOMY AND EMBRYOLOGY OF ANGIOSPERMS
(For those who joined in July 2008 and afterwards) |
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Time: Three hours |
Maximum : 75 marks |
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PART A - (10 x 1 = 10 marks)
Answer ALL questions. |
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Comment/Describe/Write short notes/Define the following: |
| 1 |
Tunica – Carpus theory. |
| 2 |
Quiescent centre. |
| 3 |
Libriform fibers. |
| 4 |
Anomalous secondary growth in Bignonia. |
5 |
Knots in wood. |
| 6 |
Non-storied wood. |
| 7 |
Pollen dimorphism. |
| 8 |
Self incompatibility. |
| 9 |
Chalazal haustorium |
| 10 |
Apomixis. |
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PART B – (5 x 5 = 25 marks)
Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b). |
| 11 |
(a) Illustrate histogen theory. |
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Or |
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(b) Write the correlation between meristems and differentiation. |
| 12 |
(a) Give an account of lenticels. |
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Or |
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(b) Explain anomalous secondary growth in Aristolachia. |
| 13 |
(a) What is reaction wood? Explain its importance. |
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Or |
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(b) Mention the mechanical properties of wood. |
| 14 |
(a) Pollen-Pistil interaction – Discuss. |
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Or |
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(b) List out the barriers of fertilization. |
| 15 |
(a) Define parthenocarpy. Write its significance. |
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Or |
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(b) Explain the biochemical changes during maturation of fruit. |
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PART C – (5 x 8 = 40 Marks)
Answer ALL questions choosing either (a) or (b) |
| 16 |
(a) Write an essay on root apical meristem. |
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Or |
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(b) Explain the origin and structure of vascular cambium. |
| 17 |
(a) Give an account of phloem and its elements. |
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Or |
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(b) Illustrate the anomalous secondary growth in Dracaena. |
| 18 |
(a) Discuss the types and phylogenetic trends of nodes. |
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Or |
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(b) Write an essay on stomata. |
| 19 |
(a) Elucidate the development of pollen. |
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Or |
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(b) Illustrate the different types of embryosac development. |
| 20 |
(a) With suitable examples, explain polyembryony. |
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Or |
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(b) Histogenesis of monocot embryo- Discuss. |
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