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M.Sc. (Previous) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2017
BOTANY
First Year
Systematics of Angiosperms and Plant Ecology
Time 3 Hours Maximum Marks 70
SECTION A × 6 30)
Answer any Five questions from the following
Q1) Engler and Pranle classification
Q2) Merits and demerits of Bentham and Hooker classification.
Q3) Contribution of anotomy to taxonomy
Q4) Biological magnification
Q5) Hydrological cycle
Q6) Homeostasis
Q7) Floristic regions if India
Q8) Principles of plant geography
SECTION B × 10 40)
Answer all questions
Q9) Describe the plant distribution in the past and present.
OR
Write an account on the types of vegetation.
Q10) Enumerate the evaluation of taxonomic categories.
OR
Describe the criteria for the classification
Q11) Describe the biogeochemical cycles with reference to Carbon and Phosphorus.
OR
Write an account on population interactions and natural regulation of
populations.
Q12) Describe the water pollution, its causes, consequences and control.
OR
Write an account on alternate and additional energy sources.