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 1''st ''TRIMESTER 2012 EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
UNIT CODE : BOTN 101
UNIT TITLE : GENERAL BOTANY
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all the questions in section A and any other two questions in section B.
SECTION A – 30 MARKS
Question One
Outline the importance of studying plants. (5 Marks)
Question Two
Distinguish between the following terms: (4 Marks)
Homospory and heterospory.
Isogamy and anisogamy
Question Three
Give five reasons why plants are believed to have been derived from green algae ancestors. (5 Marks)
Question Four
Write short notes on the following: (9 Marks)
Adaptations of mosses the terrestrial habitat.
Ecological and economic importance of angrosperms.
Characteristics of fungi.
Question Five
State six differences between dicots and monocot plants. (3 Marks)
Question Six
List the criteria for classification of algae. (4 Marks)
SECTION B – 30 MARKS
Question One
State five differences between plants and green algae.
(5 Marks)
Discuss adaptations of plants to life on Land.
(10 Marks)
Question Two
Name and classify the three phyla fungi are classified into, giving examples in each case.
(5 Marks)
Discuss the economic importance of fungi.
(10 Marks)
Question Three
Name four phyla/divisions of seedless plants.
(4 Marks)
Discuss the adaptations and limitations of ferns to their terrestrial habitat.
(11 Marks)
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