Botany -I
4marks Questions
Biological Classification
1) What are the Characteristic features of Euglenoids?
2) Give the salient features of chrysophytes?
3) 3) Give a brief account of Dinoflagellates?
4) Write the role of Fungi in our daily life?
Plant kingdom
5) Differentiate between red algae & brown algae?
6) Differentiate between liverworts & mosses?
7) Write a note on economic importance of Algae & Bryophytes?
8) What is meant by homosporous & heterosporous pteridophytes, give two
examples.
9) What is heterospory? Briefly comment on it’s significance .Give two examples?
10) Give a brief account of prothallus?
11) How would you distinguish monocots from dicots ?
Taxonomy of Angiosperms
12) Describe non – essential floral parts of plants belongs to Fabaceae?
13) Describe essential floral parts of Liliaceae?
14) Describe essential floral parts of Solanaceae?
15) Give economic importance of plants belonging to Fabaceae?
The unit of life
16) Describe the cell organelle which contain chlorophyll pigments?
17) Describe the structure & function of power houses of cell?
18) Describe the structure of nucleus?
19) Give a brief account of types of chromosomes based on the position of
centromere?
20) What are nucleosomes ? What are they made of ?
21) What are characteristics of prokaryotic cell?
22) Differentiate between RER & SER ?
23) Though redundantly describe as a resting phase, interphase does not really
involve rest comment ?
24) Explain prophase I of meiosis?
25) Which division is necessary to mantain constant chromosomes number in all
body cells of multicellular organism & why?
26) Mention key features of meiosis ?
Histology & Anatomy of flowering plants
27) State the location &function of different types of meristems?
28) What is the difference between lenticles & stomata?
29) What is periderm? How does periderm formation take place in the dicot stem?
30) A transverse section of the trunk of tree shows concentric rings which are known
as annul rings . How are these rings formed? What is the significance of these
rings?
31) Name the three basic tissue systems in the flowering plants .give the tissue
names under each system?
Ecological Adaptations ,succession & Ecological services
32) What are hydrophytes ? Briefly discuss the different kinds of hydrophytes with
examples?
33) Write a brief account on classification of Xerophytes?
34) Enumerate the morphological adaptations of hydrophytes?
35) Enumerate the morphological adaptations of xerophytes?
36) List out the anatomical adaptations of hydrophytes?
37) Give in details the anatomical adaptations shows by xerophytes?
38) Define plant succession .Differentiate primary secondary successions?