Master of Science I (Botany) Examination: Oct Nov 2016
Semester II (Old CGPA)
SLR No. Day
Date Time Subject Name Paper
No. Seat No.
SLR SM-
137
Saturday
19/11/2016
10:30 A.M
to
01:00 P.M
Taxonomy of
Angiosperms
C
VI
Instructions: Question no. 1 is compulsory. (Section
Attempt any two questions from question no.2 to 4
(Section II)
Attempt any two questions from question no.5 to 7
(Section III)
Attempt totally five questions.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Total Marks: 70
SECTION I
Q.1 Rewrite the following sentences by selecting correct answers from given
alternative.
14
Spot out the statement which is false for Zingiberaceae
Usually the roots are thick and fleshy
The venation is parallel
Pollination takes place through the agency of water (Hydrophily)
The bracts are spirally arranged.
Taxonomic group of any rank within the system is termed as
Division Family
Taxon Genus
Fruits of angiosperms are variously classified as
Simple or Compound Dry of Fleshy
Dehiscent or Indehiscent All of these
'Labellum' petal is present in the family
Moraceae Orchidaceae
Onagraceae Poaceae
Flora of Marathwada is the work of
Wadood Khan S. Punekar
V. N. Naik S. R. Yadav
of germination is supposed to be primitive in flowering
plants.
Hypogeal Epigeal
Perigeal Syngeal
When pollination is carried out by wind, it is called as
Anemophily Entomophily
Cantharophily Ornithophily
Mangroves are growing in
Riverine Grassland
Estuarine Decidious
Piper betel L. belongs to family
Urticaceae Piperaceae
Febaceae Myrtaceae
10) Name of the family has the suffix
-oideae -aceae
-eae -inae
11) The largest family in India is
Leguminosae Poaceae
Orchidaceae Urticaceae
12) The alternative name of family Cruciferae
Brassicaceae Poaceae
Moraceae Fabaceae
13) An isotype is any duplicate of the
Lectotype Holotype
Neotype Paratype
14) If the specific epithet repeats exactly the generic name then it is

Tautonym Synonym
Homonym Superfluous
SECTION II
Q.2 Explain:
General evolutionary trends in 'Habitat'. 07
Biodiversity conservation strategies 07
Q.3 Discuss:
Various nomenclatural types 07
Principle of priority 07
Q.4 Discuss:
General evolutionary trends in androecium 07
Typological species concept 07
SECTION III
Q.5 Rejection of names 05
Aims of taxonomy 05
Chemotaxonomy 04
Q.6 Morphological characters of Magnoliaceae 05
Reproductive characters of Casurinaceae 05
Systematic position of Araceae 04
Q.7 Write notes on any three: 14
Orchid flower
Alpha taxonomy
Binomial nomenclature
Floristic work in Maharashtra