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BOARD OF INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION
JUNIOR INTER MODEL PAPER - 2020
Time: 3 Hours Botany (English Medium) Max. Marks: 60

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I. i) Very short answer type questions.
ii) Answer ALL questions.
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iii) Each question carries TWO marks.

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1. Who is popularly known as father of Botany? What was the book written by him?
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What is Geocarpy? Name the plant which exhibits this phenomenon.

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3. Plants are autotrophic. Name some plants which are partially heterotrophic.
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5. Define population and community.
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What is the nature of cell walls in diatoms?

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What is the dominant phase in the life cycle of an angiosperm?
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What is the significance of vacuole in a plant cell?
Select an appropriate chemical bond among ester bond, glycosidic bond, peptide bond and hydrogen

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bond. Write against each of the following.

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a) Polysaccharide b) Protein c) Fat d) Water

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9. If a tissue has at a given time 1024 cells. How many cycles of mitosis had the original parental single

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a) Date palm

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Which of the following are monoecious and dioecious organisms.

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II. i) Short answer type questions.

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ii) Answer any SIX questions.

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iii) Each question carries FOUR marks. (6 ´ 4 = 24)
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Briefly describe the cell theory.
Explain binomial nomenclature.
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Differentiate between liverworts and mosses.
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Explain different types of Phyllotaxy with examples.
Describe the essential floral parts of belonging to Liliaceae.
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Mention the key features of meiosis.
Name the three basic tissue systems in the flowering plants. Give the tissue names under each system.
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What are the hydrophytes? Briefly discuss the different kinds of hydrophytes with examples.

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SECTION - C
III. i) Long answer type questions.
ii) Answer any TWO questions.

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iii) Each question carries EIGHT marks. (2 ´ 8 = 16)
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Explain different types of racemose inflorescences.

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20. With a neat, labelled diagram, describe the parts of a mature angiosperm embryo sac. Mention the role

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Describe the internal structure of dorsiventral leaf with the help of labelled diagram.

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