Master of Science I (Botany) Examination: Oct Nov 2016
Semester I (New CBCS)
SLR No. Day
Date Time Subject Name Paper
No. Seat No.
SLR SM
124
Friday
18/11/2016
10.30 AM
to
01.00 PM
Biology and diversity of
Algae, Bryophytes and
Pteridophytes
C
HCT
1.2
Instructions: Attempt totally five questions
Question no. 1 is compulsory
Attempt any two questions from Q. No. 2 to Q. No. 4
Attempt any two questions from Q. No. 5 to Q. No. 7
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Total Marks: 70
Q.1 Choose correct alternatives and rewrite the sentence 14
Fucus is a alga.
fresh water soil
marine water both a and c
In type of sexual reproduction is regarded as most evolved
one
isogamous oogamous
anisogamous none of these
is an example of prokaryotic alga
Oscillatoria Chlamydomonas
Ulothrix Spirogyra
Members of blue green algae are involed in
formation of mycorrhizae disease development
nitrogen fixation both a and b
are absent in the class Cyanophyceae.
Zoospores Flagellated motile cells
Gametes All the above
Aplanogametes are formed in class of algae
Cyanophyceae Chlorophyceae
Myxophyceae all the above
class of bryophyte is considered as most evolved one.
Haepaticopsida Anthocerotopsido
Bryopsida Both a and c
is absent from the capsule of Haepaticopsida
Calyptra Columella
Spores None of these
The are regarded as the first vascular plants.
algae pteridophytes
bryophytes fungi
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10) Steler evolution was first studied in
algae fungi
bryophytes pteridophytes
11) Homospores are formed in sp of pteridophytes.
Ophioglossum Psilotum
Selaginella both a and b
12) Isoetes belongs to the class
Psilopsida Lycopsida
Sphenopsida Pteropsida
13) is known a father of Indian algalogy
G M Smith MOP Iyengar
Fritsch all of these
14) Members of phaeophyceae are known as algae.
green red
blue green brown
Q.2 Describe the fresh water forms of algae.
Explain the diversity in pteridophytes with respect to reproduction.
07
07
Q.3 Discuss the diversity in bryophytes with respect to thallus structure.
Explain the cultivation and preservation of algae.
07
07
Q.4 Explain the modern trends of classification of pteridophyte.
Explain the telome concept with suitable example.
07
07
Q.5 Give an account asexual reproduction in algae.
Describe the interrelationship between psilopsida and lycopsida.
Describe the methods of isolation of algae.
05
05
04
Q.6 Describe the salient features of marchantiales.
Describe the unicellular forms of algae.
Add note on ultra structure of algae cell.
05
05
04
Q.7 Write notes on any three: 14
Give the salient features of Anthocerotales.
Explain the current trends of research in preridophytes.
Describe the modern trends of classification in algae.
Describe the salient features of chlorophyceae.