Botany UG (3rd Sem)

Total Qustion: 8
Time Allowed: 3 hours
Maximum marks: 80
Minimum marks: 29

Attempt any 4 questions in about 400 words each

1. Explain the Anatomy of primary stem of both monocots and dicots with daigram? (20)
2. Explain secondary growth in dicot stem? During the secondary thickening of a dicot
stem, from the outer cotical region, a meristematic tissue is developed. Name this tissue
and write the function of it? (20)
3. What do you mean by pollination? Explain the differents types of pollination and their
agents?
(20)
4. Mention three strategies evolved to prevent self-pollination in flowers and briefly explain
all? (20)
5. What is Soil Profile? Discuss briefly Layers of Soil? (20)
6. What is Ecological succession? What are Types of Ecological Succession? Explain Seral
Community? (20)
7. What is Seed Dispersal? What are the 5 types of seed dispersal? What do you think which
one is the best method (20)
8. What is leaf senescence? Discuss the roles of various hormones in regulating leaf
senescence (20)