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Bot 110: Basic Botany I Question Paper

Bot 110: Basic Botany I

Course:Bachelor Of Education Science In Double Mathematics

Institution: Moi University question papers

Exam Year:2008

MOI UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

FIRST YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)

COURSE CODE: BOT 110
COURSE TITLE: BASIC BOTANY 1

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
Answer ALL questions from section A and any THREE from section B
Illustrate your answers with suitable diagrams wherever necessary
Duration of the examinations: 3 hours

SECTION A (28 MARKS)
Answer ALL questions.
1. Differentiate between heteromerous and homoimerous lichens (2mks)

2. Why are the Deuteromycetes known as the "fungi imperfect"? (2mks)

3. Draw the life cycle of a bacteriophage. (3mks)

4. State two differences between Prokaryotic cells and Eukaryotic cells. (4mks)

5. Name the four basic components of a plant cell. (4mks)

6. What are the functions of Endoplasmic Reticulum in a plant cell? (2mks)

7. Give two instances when cells within the same tissue would not be of the same form and structure. (3mks)

8. State the difference between the cell division that takes place in the stem cortex or in young developing tissues and that which occurs in meristematic tissues. (1mk)

9. State the five criteria that are used to classify meristematic tissues. (5mks)

SECTION B
Attempt any THREE questions.
10. Discuss reproduction in algae. (14mks)

11. Write short notes on the following:
a. Nutrition in fungi. (4mks)
b. Cell vacuole. (5mks)
c. The epidermal tissue. (6mks)

12. Compare and contrast mitotic cell division and meiotic cell division in a plant cell. (14mks)

13. Name at least 7 parts of a compound microscope and their functions. (14mks)

14. Write a short essay detailing the form, structure and functions of the vascular tissue system. (14mks)

Bot 110: Basic Botany I Question Paper

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