DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Sc. (Botany) (Specialization-Plant Bio-technology) DEGREE
EXAMINATION, MAY 2016.
PLANT TAXONOMY
(2008 onwards)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
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1. Give an account on species concept.
Write an account on Biotype and Ecotype.
Comment on molecular systematic.
2. Write about binomial system of nomenclature.
List out the scope of Taxonomy.
Briefly mention about theories of biological
classification.
3. Write an essay on historical background of plant
classification.
Give an account on merits and demerits of Bentham
and Hooker system of classification.
Comment on merits and demerits of Engler and
Prantl classification.
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DE-3850
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4. Outline the system of classification proposed by
Takhtajan.
Briefly mention about merits and demerits of
Hutchinson classification.
Give an account on outline classification of
Dicotyledons by Bentham and Hooker.
5. Give a detailed account on Chemotaxonomy.
Briefly mention about continuous and discontinuous
distribution.
Comment on continental drift hypothesis.
6. Explain the different form of author citation with
suitable example.
Give a detailed account on Draft Biocode and its
application.
Comment on conservation of names of species.
7. Comment on need for scientific names.
Write an essay on various type method used in
Taxonomy.
Briefly mention about botanical nomenclature.
8. Explain the diagnostic features of Ranunculaceae
family.
Describe the characters of Orchidaceae and add a
note on systematic position .
Describe the floral characters of Rhamnaceae.