Universal Science College

(B. Sc. Biochemistry)

Third Semester 2004
Internal Examination Full Marks: 100
Subject: Biol 213 (Plant Biology) Pass Marks: 45
Date: Feb 13, 2005 Time: 3 hours
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figure in the margin
indicates full marks.
Group A
Long Questions (Any three) ×14 = 42)
(3×
1. Describe the key phases of the cell cycle and its control mechanism. Illustrate the main events of mitosis and describe how
the chromosome number is conserved here.
2. What are plant growth regulators? Describe the main functions of each of the five PGRs. Show the pathways of biosynthesis
of auxin and ethylene.
3. Give general characteristics of fern with its ecology.
4. Discuss in detail the early seed plants – Pteridosperms and Bennettitales.
5.
Group - B

Short Questions: (Any six) (6××7 = 42)

1. Draw the structure of a plant gene and explain how it is activated and expressed?
2. Draw a longitudinal section through a shoot apical meristem and explain how plantlets derived from apical meristem of a
diseased plant may be free from the viral diseases.
3. Explain different pathways of molecular actions of hormones in plants. Show how auxin and ethylene control gene
expression leading to elongation growth and fruit ripening.
4. Elucidate the role of GA3 in the germination of barley seeds.
5. What is polyploidy? How it helps in evolution? Explain
6. Discuss the characteristic features and reproduction in Ginkgo.
7. Explain the vegetative structure of liverwort.
8. What is dormancy of seed? How this knowledge is used in different fields.

Group – C
Write short notes on: (Any eight) ×8 = 16)
(2×
1. Plasma membrane
2. Endoplasmic Reticulum
3. Nucellar seedling
4. Phytochrome
5. Short Day plant
6. Seed Dormancy
7. Name two unicellular algae found in fresh water.
8. What is a semelparous plant. How it differs with iteroparous plant.
9. Name two medicinal plants and their major chemical ingredient.
10. Name two periods which existed before 400 millions of years ago.
11. Name two plants from which alkaloids are extracted.
12. Name two plants from carboniferous rocks.

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