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BIOLOGY-BOTANY: 3. Write the salient features of Sutton and

Boveri concept.
UNIT-1: 4. What is gene mapping? Write its uses.
1. Differentiate Grafting and Layering 5. Write the steps involved in molecular
2. “Tissue culture is the best method for mechanism of DNA recombination with
propagating rare and endangered plant diagram.
species”- Discuss. 6. Mention the name of man-made cereal.
3. What is Cantharophily How it is formed?
7. How sex is determined in monoecious
4. What is endothelium.
5. Define the term Diplospory. plants. write their genes involved in it.
6. List out the functions of tapetum. 8. Draw the diagram of different types of
7. “Endothecium is associated with aneuploidy.
dehiscence of anther” Justify the UNIT-4:
statement.
8. What is Mellitophily? 1. Name the chemicals used in gene
9. Write short note on Heterostyly. transfer.
10. Discuss the steps involved in 2. What do you know about the word
Microsporogenesis pBR332?
11. With a suitable diagram explain the 3. Mention the application of
structure of an ovule. Biotechnology.
12. What is endosperm. Explain the types. 4. What are restriction enzyme. Mention
13. Differentiate the structure of Dicot and their type with role in Biotechnology
Monocot seed. 5. Compare the various types of Blotting
14. Give a detailed account on techniques.
parthenocarpy. Add a note on its 6. Write the advantages and disadvantages
significance. of Bt cotton.
7. What is bioremediation? give some
UNIT-2: examples of bioremediation.
1. What is back cross? 8. Write the benefits and risk of
Genetically Modified Foods.
2. What are multiple alleles
9. How will you identify a vectors?
3. Explain the law of dominance in
monohybrid cross. UNIT-5:
4. Differentiate incomplete dominance and
codominance. 1. What do you mean Embryoids? Write
5. What is meant by cytoplasmic its application.
inheritance Differentiate continuous 2. Explain the basic concepts involved in
variation with discontinuous variation plant tissue culture.
3. Give an account on Cryopreservation.
UNIT-3: 4. What do you know about Germplasm
1. What is the difference between missense conservation. Describe it.
5. Write the protocol for artificial seed
and nonsense mutation?
preparation.
2. Explain the mechanism of crossing over.
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UNIT-6: accordingly. Find out the type of

succession and explain in detail. Reed-
1. What is Phytoremediation ? swamp stage, phytoplankton stage,
2. Soil formation can be initiated by shrub stage, submerged plant stage,
biological organisms. Explain how? forest stage, submerge
3. Distinguish habitat and niche 5. What will happen if all producers are
4. What is mutualism? Mention any two removed from ecosystem?
example where the organisms involved UNIT-8:
are commercially exploited in modern 1. What is ozone hole?
agriculture. 2. Expand CCS.
5. What is vivipary? Name a plant group 3. Suggest a solution to water crisis and
which exhibits vivipary. explain its advantages.
6. What is thermal stratification? Mention 4. Explain afforestation with case studies.
their types 5. What are the effects of deforestation
7. What is seed ball? and benefits of agro foresty?
8. What is co evolution? UNIT-9:
9. How is anemochory differ from 1. Differentiate primary introduction from
zoochory? secondary introduction.
10. List out the effects of fire to plants. 2. What are the different types of
11. Explain different types of hydrophytes hybridization?
with examples. 3. Write a note on heterosis.
12. What are the advantages of seed 4. List out the new breeding techniques
dispersal? involved in developing new traits in
13. Enumerate the anatomical adaptations of plant breeding.
xerophytes.
14. List out any five morphological UNIT-10:
adaptations of halophytes.
15. Describe dispersal of fruit and seeds by 1. What is pseudo cereal? Give an
animals. example.
2. Give definitions for organic farming?
UNIT-7: 3. Which is called as the “King of
Bitters”? Mention their medicinal
1. Pyramid of energy is always upright. importance.
Give reasons 4. Differentiate bio-medicines and
2. Construct the food chain with the botanical medicines
following data. Hawk, plants, frog, 5. What is TSM? How does it classified
snake, grasshopper and what does it focuses on?
3. Draw a pyramid from following details 6. Write the economic importance of rice.
and explain in brief. Quantities of 7. Write the advantage and disadvantage of
organisms are given-Hawks-50, plants- Golden Rice.
1000.rabbit and mouse-250 +250, 8. What are the King and Queen of spices?
pythons and lizard- 100 + 50 Explain about them and their uses.
respectively. 9. Enumerate the uses of turmeric.
4. Various stages of succession are given 10. What are millets? What are its types?
bellow. From that rearrange them Give example for each type.