Botany honours part-I

Paper - I (Theory)

In all 10 question are to be set. Question 1 shall be  objective (1×15) marks and will screen the entire paper.students will be required to answer 5 question at least one from each group. Question 1 will be compulsory.

Diversity, systematics and biology of Non- vascular plants.

Time:3Hours                   Fullmarks:75

Group-A

                         ALGAE

      1. Occurrence and distribution 2. Thallus organisations and evolutionary tendency 3. Ultrastructure of algal cell 4. Criteria for classification 5.Algae in relation to human welfare. 6.  Typical life history of the following: Volvox,Oedogonium, Coleocheate,Vaucheria, Ectocarpus,sargassum,Polysiphonia, Nostoc,Rivularia 

FUNGI

Group-B                                                       

1. Occurrence 2. Cell wall composition 3. Modern concepts in classification of Fungi 4.  Nutrition 5.  Role of Fungi in human welfare 6.  Typical life history of pythium, phytophthora,Mucor, saccharomyces,Eurotium,peziza,puccinia Agaricus,Altemaria,Collectrorichum.

BRYOPHYTA

1. Classification of bryophyta. 2. Evolutionary trends in Gametophyte and Sporophyte in BRYOPHYTA 3. Economic importance of Prypeveta 4. Comparative account of morphology and reproduction in : Marchanitia,pellia, Anthoceros,Sphagnum and Funaria.