Sbt2100:Survey Of Plant Kingdom I Question Paper
Sbt2100:Survey Of Plant Kingdom I
Course:Bachelor Of Crop Protection
Institution: Meru University Of Science And Technology question papers
Exam Year:2012
QUESTION ONE – (30 MARKS)
(a) With an aid of a well labeled diagram, show how botanists organize the plant kingdom. (9 Marks) (b) Explain any three common characteristics of the plant kingdom (6 Marks) (c) Explain the difference between vegetative, sexual and asexual reproduction (6 Marks) (d) What is the importance of fungi? (9 Marks)
QUESTION TWO – (20 MARKS)
generations. What is its significance? (20 Marks)
QUESTION THREE – (20 MARKS)
Write short notes on;
(a) Carl Linnaeus (5 Marks) (b) Non-vascular plants (5 Marks) (c) Role of bryophytes (5 Marks) (d) Lichens (5 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR – (20 MARKS)
Describe pteridophytes and give one example of such a plant. (20 Marks)
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QUESTION FIVE – (20 MARKS)
(a) Differentiate between gymnosperms and angiosperms giving two distinguishing characteristics of each. (6 Marks) (b) Explain why seed-producing plants have been so successful in their habitats. (8 Marks) (c) Explain the following terms: (i) Physical anisogamy (2 Marks) (ii) Isogamy (2 Marks) (iii)Binomial nomenclature. (2 Marks)
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