SRI CHAITANYA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, INDIA.

A.P,TELANGANA,KARNATAKA,TAMILNADU,MAHARASHTRA,DELHI,RANCHI
SEC: JUNIOR BiPC (BATCH-II) (TS) DATE :16-04-2022
SUB : BOTANY IPE PRE-FINAL EXAMINATION Max.Marks : 60M

Instructions to candidate:
1) Answer all questions from Section 'A'. Answer any five questions in Section 'B' and any five
questions in Section 'C'.
2) In Section 'A' questions from Sl.Nos.1 to 10 are of 'Very short answer type'.
Each question carries two marks.
3) In Section 'B', question from Sl.Nos 11 to 29 are of 'Short Answer type'.
Each question carries four marks.
4) In section 'C', questions from Sl.Nos 30 to 33 are of 'Long answer type'.
Each question carries seven marks.

SECTION – A
I. VSAQ’s: Answer any TEN of the following questions. [10 x 2 = 20M]
1. What is growth? What is the difference between the growth in living organisms and growth in non-
living objects.
2. Name 2 diseases caused by mycoplasmas.
3. What is the nature of cell wall in diatoms.
4. What is palaeobotany? What is its use.
5. Mention the fern characters found in cycas.
6. What type of inflorescence is found in fig trees? Why does the insect Blastophaga visits the
inflorescence of fig tree.
7. What is meant by epipetalous condition? Give example.
8. Define placentation. What type of placentation is found in mango.
9. What are first organisms to colonise rock. Give scientific name of peat moss.
10. What is natural system of classification. Name scientists who followed it.
11. Give technical description of anthers of Allium cepa.
12. What is referred to satellite chromosome.
13. What is osmosis?
14. Define population & community.
15. Define heliophytes & sciophytes. Mention example.

SECTION - B
II. SAQ’s: Answer any SIX of the following questions. [6 x 4 = 24M]
16. Write brief classification of xerophytes
17. Enumerate morphological adaptations of hydrophytes
18. Though redundantly described as a resting phase, interphase does not really involve rest. Comment
19. Explain binomial nomenclature.
20. What are nucleosomes? What are they made of?
21. Distinguish between active and passive transport.
22. Describe essential organs of solanaceae.
23. Give an account of floral diagram.
24. Describe 4types of placentations found in flowering plants.
25. Describe arrangement of floral members in relation to their insertion on thalamus.
26. Write economic importance algae and Bryophytes.
27. What are the different branches of Botany that deals with morphology of plants. Give features.
28. What are characteristic features of euglenoids.
29. Give an account on importance of chrysophytes.

SECTION - C
III. LAQ’s: Answer any TWO of the following questions. [2 x 8 = 16M]
30. Describe the structure of embryosac with neat labelled diagram. Explain role of synergids.
31. What are possible types of pollinations in chasmogamous flowers. Give reason.
32. Describe structure of monocot stem.
33. a) Describe structure and function of power house of a cell.
b) Describe the structure of centrosome.