Botn 101: General Botany Question Paper
Botn 101: General Botany
Course:Pure And Applied Sciences
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2012
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 2''ND ''TRIMESTER 2012 (SCHOOL BASED) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
UNIT CODE : BOTN 101
UNIT TITLE : GENERAL BOTANY
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all in section A – 30 Marks
Question One
Compare dicotyledons with monocotyledons.
(5 Marks)
Discuss the economic importance of bryophyta.
(5 Marks)
Question Two
Using diagrams explain how sexual reproduction occurs in Rhizopus.
(5 Marks)
Compare and contrast Angiospermae from Gymnospermae.
(5 Marks)
Question Three
Identify several factors that have led to the success of angiosperms.
(5 Marks)
True plants have been derived from green algae ancestors. Justify this statement.
(5 Marks)
SECTION B: Answer any two questions – 40 Marks
Question Four
Discuss the adaptations plants had to make to conquer the terrestrial environment. (20 Marks)
Question Five
Discuss the economic importance of Bryophyta. (20 Marks)
Question Six
Fungi are important to human beings in various ways. Discuss. (20 Marks)
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