Jr. Botany IPE 2024 Imp Questions

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JUNIOR INTERMEDIATE BOTANY
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IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR IPE – 2024
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Marks Distribution of Chapters
VSAQ’s SAQ’s LAQ’s
Sr.No. Chapter Name Total
2M 4M 8M
Unit 1 Diversity in the Living World
1. The Living World 1 – – 2M
2. Biological Classification 1 1 – 6M
3 Science of Plants – Botany 1 – – 2M
4. Plant Kingdom – 1 – 4M
Unit 2 Structural Organisation in Plants
5. Morphology of Flowering Plants 2 – 1
Unit 3 Reproduction in Plants
6. Modes of Reproduction – 1 – 4M
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering
7. – – 1 8M
Plants
Unit 4 Plant Systematics
8. Taxonomy of Angiosperms 1 1 – 6M
Unit 5 Cell Structure and Function
9. Cell – The Unit of Life 1 1 – 6M
10. Biomolecules 1 – – 2M
11. Cell Cycle and Cell Division 1 1 – 6M
Unit 6 Internal Organisation of Plants
Histology and Anatomy of Flowering
12. – 1 1 12M
Plants
Unit 7 Plant Ecology
Ecological Adaptations, Succession
13. 1 1 – 6M
and Ecological Services
Total 10 8 3 76
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Model Paper – Jr. Botany
Section : A – Answer ALL the questions. 10 X 2 = 20M
Section : B – Answer any SIX questions. 6 X 4 = 24M 60 Marks
Section : C – Answer any TWO questions. 2 X 8 = 16M
Sample Question Paper According to Weightage
127/0127
PART – III
BOTANY
Paper – I
Marks : 60 Time : 3 Hours
Note : Read the following instructions carefully.
(i) Answer all the questions in Section – A. Answer any six questions out of eight in Section – B
and answer any two questions out of three in Section – C.
(ii) In Section – A, questions from Sr. Nos. 1 to 10 are of “Very Short Answer Type”. Each
question carries two marks. Every answer may be limited to 5 lines. Answer all questions at one
place in the same order.
(iii) In Section – B, questions from Sr. Nos. 11 to 18 are of “Short Answer Type”. Each question
carries four marks. Every answer may be limited to 20 lines.
(iv) In Section – C, questions from Sr. Nos. 19 to 21 are of “Long Answer Type”. Each question
carries eight marks. Every answer may be limited to 60 lines.
(v) Draw labelled diagrams, wherever necessary, for questions Section – B and C.
SECTION – A
Answer all the questions. Each answer maybe limited to 5 lines each. 10×2=20M
1. Why is Mendel Considered as the father of Genetics ?
2. Differentiate between apocarpous and syncarpous ovary.
3. Define the term couplet and lead in taxonomic key.
4. How are Viroids different from Viruses ?
5. What is Omega Taxonomy ?
6. Differentiate between actinomorphic from zygomorphic flower.
7. What is referred to as satellite chromosome ?
8. Hydrophytes show reduced xylem. Why ?
9. Explain Zwitterionic form of an amino acid.
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10. An another has 1200 pollen grains. How many pollen mother cells must have been there
to produce them ?
SECTION – B
Answer any SIX questions. Each answer maybe limited to 20 lines each. 6×4=24M
11. List the changes observed in angiosperm flower subsequent to pollination and
fertilisation.
12. Differentiate between red and brown algae.
13. Give a brief account of Dinoflagellates.
14. What are the characteristics of a prokaryotic cell ?
15. What is the difference between lenticels and stomata ?
16. Give economic importance of plants belonging to Fabaceae.
17. Though redundantly described as a resting phase, interphase does not really involve
rest. Comment.
18. List out the anatomical adaptations of hydrophytes.
SECTION – C
Answer any TWO questions. Each answer maybe limited 60 20 lines each. 2×8=16M
19. Describe the internal structure of a dicot root.
20. With a neat, labelled diagram, describe the parts of a mature angiosperm embryo sac.
Mention the role of synergids.
21. Explain how stem is modified variously to perform different functions.
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VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2M)

Chapter – 1 : The Living World (1Q)
1. What does ICBN stand for ?
2. What is flora ?
3. Define metabolism. What is the difference between anabolism and catabolism?
4. Which is the largest botanical garden in the World? Name a few well known
botanical gardens in India.
5. Define the terms couplet and lead in taxonomic key.
6. What is the basic unit of classification? Define it.
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7. Give the scientific name of Mango. Identify the ge iineric name and specific
epithet.
8. What is growth? What is the difference between the growth in living organisms
and growth in non-living objects?
Chapter – 2 : Biological Classification (1Q)

1. What is the nature of cell-walls in diatoms?
2. How are ‘Viroids’ different from ‘Viruses’?
3. What do the terms phycobiont arid mycobiont signify?
4. What do the term algal bloom and red tides signify?
5. State two economically important uses of heterotrophic bacteria.
6. State two economically important uses of heterotrophic bacteria.
7. What is the principle underlying the use of cyanobacteria in agricultural fields
for crop improvement ?
8. Who proposed five kingdom classification? How many kingdoms of this
classification contain eukaryotes?
9. Give the main criteria used for classification by Whittaker.
10. Name two diseases caused by Mycoplasmas.
11. What are slime moulds? Explain what is meant by piasmodium with reference
to slime moulds.
Chapter – 3 : Science of Plants – Botany (1Q)

1. Explain how the term Botany has emerged.
2. Name the books written Parasara and mention the important aspects discussed
in those books.
3. Who is popularly known as father of Botany ? What was the book written by
him.
4. Who are Herbalists ? What are the books written by them ?
5. What was the contribution of Carolus Von Linnaeus for the development of
plant taxonomy ?
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6. Why is Mendel considered as the Father of Genetics ?
7. Who discovered the cell and what was the book written by him ?
8. What is Palaeobotany ? What is its use ?
9. Name the branches of Botany which deal with the chlorophylfous autotrophic
thallophytes and non-chlorophyllous heterotrophic thallophytes.
10. What are the group of plants that live as symbionts in lichens ? Name the study
of Lichens.
11. Which group of plants are called Vascular cryptogams ? Name the branch of
Botany which deals with them ?
12. Which group of plants are called amphibians of plant kingdom? Name the
branch of Botany which deals with them.
Chapter – 5 : Morphology of Flowering Plants (2Q)

1. Differentiate fibrous roots from adventitious roots.
2. Define modification. Mention how root is modified in banyan tree and
mangrove plants ?
3. What type of specialized roots are found in epiphytic plants ? What is their
function ?
4. How does the sucker of Chrysanthemum differ from the stolon of jasmine ?
5. What is meant by pulvinus leaf base ? In members of which angiospermic
family do you find them ?
6. Define venation. How do dicots differ from monocots with respect to
venation?
7. Which organ is modified to trap insects in insectivorous plants ? Give two
examples.
8. Differentiate between Racemose and Cymose inflorescences.
9. What is the morphology of cup like structure in Cyathium ? In which family it
is found ?
10. What type of inflorescence is found in fig trees ? Why does the insect
Blastophaga visits the inflorescence of fig tree ?
11. Differentiate actinomorphic from zygomorphic flower.
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12. What is meant by epipetalous condition ? Give an example.
13. Differentiate between apocarpous and syncarpous ovary.
14. Define placentation. What type of placentation is found in Dianthus ?
15. What is meant by parthenocarpic fruit ? How is it useful ?
16. What is the type of fruit found in mango? How does it differ from that of
coconut ?
17. Why certain fruits are called false fruits ? Name two examples of plants having
false fruits.
18. Name any two plants having single seeded dry fruits.
19. What are aggregate fruits ? Give two examples.
20. Define mericarp. In which plant you find it.
Chapter – 8 : Taxonomy of Angiosperms (1Q)

1. What is Omega Taxonomy ?
2. What is Natural system of plant classification ? Name the scientists who
followed it.
3. Explain the scope and significance of Numerical Taxonomy.
4. What is Geocarpy ? Name the plant which exhibits this phenomenon.
5. Write the floral formula of Solanum plant.
6. Give the technical description of ovary in Solanum nigrum.
7. Give the technical description of anther in Allium cepa.
Chapter – 9 : Cell – The Unit of Life (1Q)

1. What is the significance of vacuole in a plant Cell ?
2. What does ‘S’ refer in a 70S & and 80S ribosome ?
3. Mention a single membrane bound organelle which is rich in hydrolytic
enzymes.
4. What are gas vacuoles ? State their functions.
5. What is the function of a polysome ?
6. What is the feature of a metacentric chromosome ?
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7. What is referred to as satellite chromosome ?
8. What is middle lamella made of ? What is its functional significance ?
9. What is Osmosis ?
10. Which part of the bacterial cell is targeted in gram staining ?
11. Which of the following is not correct ?
a) Robert Brown discovered the cell.
b) Schleiden and Schwann formulated the cell theory.
c) Virchow explained that cells are formed from pre-existing cells.
d) A unicellular organism carries out its life activities within a single cell.
12. Match the following.
a) Cristae i) Flat membranous sacs in stroma
b) Cisternae ii) Infoldings in mitochondria
c) Thylakoids iii) Disc-shaped sacs in Golgi apparatus
Chapter – 10 : Biomolecules (1Q)

1. Write against each of the following whether they were initially obtained as a
natural product or as a synthetic chemical.
(a) Penicillin
(b) Sulfonamide
(c) Vitamin C
(d) Growth Hormone
2. Select an appropriate chemical bond among ester bond, glycosidic bond,
peptide bond and hydrogen bond and write against each of the following.
(a) Polysaccharide
(b) Protein
(c) Fat
(d) Water
3. Give one example for each of amino acids, sugars, nucleotides and fatty acids.
4. Explain the Zwitterionic form of an amino acid.
5. What constituents of DNA are linked by glycosidic bond ?
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6. Glycine and Alanine are different with respect to one substituent on the
a-carbon. What are the other common substituent groups ?
7. Starch, Cellulose, Glycogen, Chitin are polysaccharides found among the
following. Choose the one appropriate and write against each.
(a) Cotton fibre
(b) Exo-Skeleton of Cockroach
(c) Liver
(d) Peeled Potato
8. What are primary and secondary metabolites ? Give examples.
Chapter – 11 : Cell Cycle and Cell Division (1Q)

1. Between a prokaryote and a eukaryote, which cell has a shorter cell division
time ?
2. Among prokaryotes and eukaryotes, which one has a shorter duration of cell
cycle ?
3. Which of the phases of cell cycle is of longest duration ?
4. Which tissue of animals and plants exhibits meiosis ?
5. Given that the average duplication time of E.coli is 20 minutes. How much
time will two E.coli cells take to become 32 cells ?
6. Which part of the human body should be used to demonstrate stages in
mitosis?
7. What attributes does a chromatid require to be classified as a chromosome ?
8. Which of the four chromatids of a bivalent at prophase-I of meiosis can
involve in crossover ?
9. If a tissue has at a given time 1024 cells. How many cycles of mitosis had the
original parental single cell undergone ?
10. An anther has 1200 pollen grains. How many pollen mother cells must have
been there to produce them ?
11. At what stage of cell cycle does DNA synthesis occur ?
12. Mitochondria and plastids have their own DNA (genetic material). What is
their fate during nuclear division like mitosis ?
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13. Name the stage of meiosis in which actual reduction in chromosome number
occurs.
Chapter – 13 : Ecological Adaptations, Succession & Ecological Services (1Q)

1. Climax stage is achieved quickly in secondary succession as compared to
primary succession. Why ?
2. Hydrophytes show reduced xylem. Why ?
3. Define population and community.
4. Give any two examples of xerarch succession.
5. Name the type of land plants that can tolerate the salinities of the sea.
6. Define communities? Who classified plant communities into hydrophytes,
mesophytes and xerophytes
7. Among bryophytes lichens and ferns which one is a pioneer species in a xeric
succession ?
8. Define heliophytes and sciophytes. Name a plant from your locality that is
either heliophyte or sciophyte.
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (4M)

Chapter – 2 : Biological Classification (1Q)
1. What are the characteristic features of Euglenoids ? (IMP)
2. Give the salient features and importance of Chrysophytes ?
3. Give a brief account of Dinoflagellates. (IMP)
4. Write the role of Fungi in our daily life.
Chapter – 4 : Plant Kingdom (1Q)

1. Differentiate between red and brown algae. (IMP)
2. What is meant by homosporous and heterosporous pteridophytes ? Give two
examples. (IMP)
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3. Differentiate between liverworts and mosses. (IMP)
4. What is heterospory ? Briefly comment on its significance. Give two examples.
5. Write a note on economic importance of Algae and Bryophytes.
6. Give a brief account of prothallus. (IMP)
Chapter – 6 : Modes of Reproduction (1Q)
1. List the changes observed in angiosperm flower subsequent to pollination and
fertilisation. (IMP)
2. Define (a) Juvenile phase (b) Reproductive phase. (IMP)
3. Distinguish between asexual and sexual reproduction. Why is vegetative
reproduction also considered as a type of asexual reproduction ?
4. Give a brief account on the phases of the life cycle of an angiosperm
plant.(IMP)
5. Identify each part in a flowering plant and write whether it is haploid (n) or
diploid (2n).
(a) Ovary
(b) Another
(c) Egg
(d) Pollen
(e) Male gamete
(f) Zygote
(g) Antipodal
(h) Megaspore mother cell
6. ‘Fertilisation is not an obligatory event for fruit production in certain plants’.
Explain the statement. (IMP)
7. Write a brief account on gametogencsis with examples.
Chapter – 8 : Taxonomy of Angiosperms (1Q)

1. Write a brief note on semi technical description of a typical flowering plant.
2. Describe the non-essential floral parts of plants belonging Fabaceae. (IMP)
3. Give an account of floral diagram
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4. Describe the essential floral parts of plants belonging to Liliaceae. (IMP)
5. Write a brief account on the class of dicotyledonae of Bentham and Hooker’s
classification. (IMP)
6. Describe the essential organs of Solanaceae. (IMP)
7. Give economic importance of plants belonging to Fabaceae. (IMP)
Chapter – 9 : Cell – The Unit of Life (1Q)

1. Comment on the cart wheel structure of centriole. (IMP)
2. Briefly describe the cell theory. (IMP)
3. Differentiate between Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER) and smooth
Endoplasmic Reticulum (SER). (IMP)
4. What are histones ? What are their functions ? (IMP)
5. What are nucleosomes ? What are they made of ? (IMP)
6. What are the characteristics of a prokaryotic cell ?
7. What is Cytoskeleton ? What function is it involved in ?
8. Name two cell-organelles that are double membrane bound. What are the
characteristics of these two organelles? State their functions and draw labelled
diagrams of both.
(OR)
Describe the cell organelle which contains chlorophyll pigments.
Describe the structure and function of power houses of cell.
9. Give a brief account of the types of chromosomes based on the position of
centromere. (TS 16, 18, 20)
10. Give the biochemical composition of plasma membrane. How are lipid
molecules arranged in the membrane? (AP Aug 22)
Chapter – 11 : Cell Cycle and Cell Division (1Q)

1. Though redundantly described as a resting phase, interphase does not really
involve rest. Comment. (IMP)
2. Explain prophase I of meiosis. (IMP)
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3. Which division is necessary to maintain constant chromosome number in ail
body cells of multicellular organism and why? (IMP)
4. Mention the key features of meiosis.
5. Mitosis results in producing two cells which are similar to each other. What
would be the consequence if each of the following irregularities occurs during
mitosis ? (AP Aug 22)
(a) Nuclear membrane fails to disintegrate
(b) Duplication of DNA does not occur
(c) Centromeres do not divide
(d) Cytokinesis does not occur
6. How does cytokinesis in plant cells differ from that in animal cells?
Chapter – 12 : Histology and Anatomy of Flowering Plants (1Q)

1. State the location and function of different types of meristems. (IMP)
2. What is periderm? How does periderm formation take place in the dieot stems?
3. What is the difference between lenticels and stomata? (IMP)
4. A transverse section of the trunk of a tree shows concentric rings which are
known as annual rings. How are these rings formed? What is the significance
of these rings?
Chapter – 13 : Ecological Adaptations, Succession & Ecological Services (1Q)

1. What are hydrophytes? Briefly discuss the different kinds of hydrophytes with
examples. (IMP)
2. Write a brief account on classification of xerophytes. (IMP)
3. Enumerate the morphological adaptations of xerophytes. (IMP)
4. Enumerate the morphological adaptations of hydrophytes. (IMP)
5. List out the anatomical adaptations of hydrophytes. (IMP)
6. Give in detail the anatomical adaptations shown by xerophytes.
7. Define plant succession. Differentiate primary and secondary successions.
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LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS (8M)

Chapter – 5 : Morphology of Flowering Plants (1Q)
1. Define root modification. Mention different types of root systems. Explain
how root is modified to perform different functions.
2. Explain how stem is modified variously to perform different functions.
3. Explain different types of racemose inflorescence.
Chapter – 7 : Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants (1Q)

1. With a neat, labelled diagram, describe the parts of a mature angiosperm
embryo sac. Mention the role of synergids.
2. Describe the diagram of a microsporangium and label its wall layers. Write
briefly about the wall layers.
3. Describe the process of Fertilization in Angiosperms.
4. Write a brief account on agents of pollution.
Chapter – 12 : Histology and Anatomy of Flowering Plants (1Q)
1. Describe the T.S of a Dicot Stem. (IMP)
2. Describe the internal structure of a Monocot Root. (IMP)
3. Describe the T.S of Monocot Stem.
4. Describe the internal structure of a Dicot Root.
5. Describe the internal structure of dorsiventral leaf with the help of labelled
diagram. (IMP)
6. Describe the internal structure of an isobilateral leaf with the help of labelled
diagram.
7. What are complex tissues? Describe various types of complex tissues.
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Additional Questions Especially for Telangana Students
Chapter – 1 : Living World (4M)
1. What is meant by Identification and Nomenclature ? How is a key helpful in
identification and classification of an organism ?
2. Describe Binominal Nomenclature.
Chapter – 8 : Taxonomy of Angiosperms (2M)
1. Name the type of pollination mechanism found in members of Fabaceae.
Chapter – 10 : Biomolecules (4M)
1. Schematically represent primary, secondary and tertiary structures of a
hypothetical polymer using protein as an example.
2. Nucleic acid exhibits secondary structure, justify with example.
3. Write a brief account on polysaccharides.
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VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2M)

Chapter – 2 : Biological Classification (1Q)

Chapter – 3 : Science of Plants – Botany (1Q)

Chapter – 5 : Morphology of Flowering Plants (2Q)

Chapter – 8 : Taxonomy of Angiosperms (1Q)

Chapter – 9 : Cell – The Unit of Life (1Q)

Chapter – 10 : Biomolecules (1Q)

Chapter – 11 : Cell Cycle and Cell Division (1Q)

Chapter – 13 : Ecological Adaptations, Succession & Ecological Services (1Q)

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (4M)

Chapter – 4 : Plant Kingdom (1Q)

Chapter – 8 : Taxonomy of Angiosperms (1Q)

Chapter – 9 : Cell – The Unit of Life (1Q)

Chapter – 11 : Cell Cycle and Cell Division (1Q)

Chapter – 12 : Histology and Anatomy of Flowering Plants (1Q)

Chapter – 13 : Ecological Adaptations, Succession & Ecological Services (1Q)

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS (8M)

Chapter – 7 : Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants (1Q)

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