PAPER : I Plant Development and Reproduction Q.1 Explain use of mutants in understanding seeding development? OR Short note on :- (i) Tropisms (ii) Mobilization of food reserves Q.2 Describe the organization of shoot apical meristem? OR Short not on :- (i) Secretory ducts (ii) Laticifers (iii) Lateral roots Q.3 Describe homeotic mutants in Arabidopsis and Anthrinum? OR Explain ovule development in angiosperm? Q.4 Write short essay on self compatibility? OR Short note on :- (i) Double fertilization (ii) Cell lineages (iii) Embryo culture Q.5 Write an account on senescence? OR Give basic concepts of PCD? Q.1 Explain hormonal control of seedling growth? OR Give unique features of plant development? Q.2 Write short note on: (i)phyllotaxy (ii)xylem (iii)pholem OR Explain differentiation of epidermis with special reference to stomata & trichome? Q.3 Write short note on: (i) Pollen allergy (ii) Pollen embryos (iii) Tapetum OR Describe the development of male gametophyte in angiosperm? Q.4 Write note on :- (i) Polyembryony (ii) Pollen-stigmea interactions OR Write essay on endosperm development during early, maturation and desiccation stages? Q.5 Give a detail note on seed dormancy? OR Explain influence of hormones and environmental factors on Senescence?
PAPER : II Plant Ecology Q.1 Explain characteristics of Plant community? OR Give concept of ecological niche? Q.2 What is primary production? Explain methods of measurement of estimation of primary production? OR Write short note on :- (i) Trophic organization (ii) Photosynthetic efficiency Q.3 Write an essay on Speciation? OR Give concepts and levels of Biodiversity? Q.4 Write short essay on Global Warming? OR Give a detail note on water pollution? Q.5 Explain Sustainable development? OR Write short note on :- (i) Ecosystem restoration (ii) Plant invasion Q.1 Explain mechanism of ecological succession? OR Give concepts of community and continuum? Q.2 Explain energy flow in an ecosystem? OR Explain Biogeochemical cycles of C, N pathways? Q.3 Write essay on Biological diversity? OR Short note on :- (i) Ecosystem stability (ii) Hotspots Q.4 Write short note on :- (i) Global warming (ii) Depletion of Ozone layer OR Write an essay on Air Pollution? Q.5 Explain concept of environmental impact assessment? OR Short note on :- (i) Ecological perturbations (ii) Ecological indicators
PAPER : III Plant Resource Utilization and Conservation Q.1 Explain basic concepts of Sustainable development? OR Give detail account on Plant Biodiversity? Q.2 write a general account on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants? OR Write about Wood and Timber yielding Plants? Q.3 Write essay on Green revolution? OR Explain principles of Conservation? Q.4 Discuss Protected areas in India? OR Short note on :- (i) Wetlands (ii) Coral reefs Q.5 Explain principles and practices of Botanical gardens? OR Write short essay on ICAR Q.1 Write short essay on Origin of Agriculture? OR Short note on:- (i) Indoburmese center (ii) Plant introduction Q.2 Write about Origin, Evolution, Uses of Fibre Crops? OR Short note on :- (i) Gums (ii) Resins (iii) Tannins Q.3 Write short essay on plant used as Avenue trees for shade, pollution control? OR Explain environmental status of plants based on IUCN? Q.4 Write short note on :- (i) Sanctuaries (ii) Biosphere-Reserve Explain Mangroves in detail? Q.5 Write short note on :- (i) Field gene banks (ii) Seed banks OR Give general account of activities of NBPGR?
PAPER : VI Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering of Plants and Microbes Q.1 Give general introduction, concept of cellular differentiation? OR Short note on :- (i) Somatic Embroyogenesis (ii) Androgenesis Q.2 Write essay on Somatic hybridization? OR Explain Production of secondary metabolites? Q.3 Explain DNA synthesis and sequencing? OR Write in detail on Polymerase chain reaction? Q.4 Write short essay on Chlorplast transformation? OR Explain aim, strategies for development of transgenics? Q.1 Give principles and scope of Biotechnology? OR Write a essay on Totipotency? Q.2 Explain Somaclonal variation? OR Short note on :- (i) Cryopreservation (ii) Germplasm storage Q.3 Write short note on :- (i) Vector (ii) C-DNA libraries OR Describe principles and techniques of Genecloning? Q.4 Short note on :- (i) Microarrays (ii) Artificial chromosome OR Explain role of Bioinformatics in Biotechnology
PAPER : V Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Q.1 Give essay on contribution of Biotechnology to Science? OR Explain Replication in Eukaryoates? Q.2 Short note on :- A PCR B Vector OR Describe method or r-dna techniques? Q.3 Describe history, techniques of Plant tissues culture? OR Explain formation of Monoclonal antibodies? Q.4 Write short essay on Application of Biotechnology in Industries? Q.5 Give essay on Internet? Write advantages of Internet in the field of Biotechnology? OR Write basic principle and techniques of Chromatography? Q.1 Short note on :- A Cryopreservation B Reverse transcription OR Write mechanism and inhibition of gene expression? Q.2 Write techniques of DNA sequencing? OR Short note on :- A Transformation B Southern blotting Q.3 Short essay on Transgenic plants? OR Short note on :
A Androgenesis B. Somaclonal variation Q.4 How you correlate Etics and Biotechnology? OR Write application of Biotechnology in Agriculture? Q.5 Short note on :- A t test B Bioinformatics OR Write basic principle and technique in spectrophotometry?