Model Question Paper - Application Oriented Subject I - Paper X - TAXONOMY AND EMBRYOLOGY

Time 3 Hrs. Maximum 100 Marks

Draw Diagrams wherever necessary
Section - A (10 x 3 = 30 marks)

Answer any 10 question each answer should not exceed 50 words:

Section - B (5 x 6 = 30 Marks)

Answer any 5 Questions:

All questions carry equal marks each answer should not exceed 200 words:

13. Write the medicinal uses of a) Aloe vera b) Andrographis paniculata

14. Give a brief account on the economic importance of binominal nomenclature

15. List out the salient features of Sapotaceae

16. Give a concise aount on the structure of mature pollen

17. Give a short account of post fertilization changes

18. Trace the development of monocot embryo

19. Describe the structure at the time of fertilization

Section - C (4 x 10 = 40 Marks)

Answer any 4 Questions:

All questions carry equal marks Each answer should not exceed 500 words:

20. Write an account of Bentham and Hooker's system of classification. Discuss it's merits and demerits

21. Give the diagonistic features of the family Euphorbiaceae. Add a note on it's economic importance

22. Write briefly about the taxonomic position, biochemistry, cultivation and medicinal uses of Phyllanthus amarus

23. Write an essay on the types and functions of endosperms

24. With suitable diagrams, describe the develoment of dicot embryo

25. Trace the development of female gametophyte