Total No. of Questions 12] [Total No. of Pages 2
M.Sc. (Previous) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2018
First Year
BOTANY
Plant Physiology and Metabolism
Time 3 Hours Maximum Marks 70
SECTION A × 6 30)
Answer any Five questions from the following
Q1) Bulk flow
Q2) Cohesion theory
Q3) Km value
Q4) C4 cycle
Q5) Nitrogen uptake and assimilation
Q6) b oxydation
Q7) Heat shock proteins
Q8) Abscisic acid
SECTION B × 10 40)
Answer all questions
Q9) Describe the stomatal regulation of transpiration.
OR
Describe the role of micro and macro nutrients and their transportation.
Q10) Describe the mechanism of electron and proton transport in photosynthesis.
OR
Give an account of TCA cycle electron transport and ATP synthesis.
Q11) Describe the synthesis of aminoacids by reductive amination.
OR
Give the classification of lipids, their structure and functions.
Q12) Describe the phytochemical and biochemical properties of phytochrome.
OR
Enumerate the salient features of photoperiodism and its role in vernalisation.