Bio0110;Agricultural Botany Question Paper
Bio0110;Agricultural Botany
Course:Diploma In Agriculture
Institution: Meru University Of Science And Technology question papers
Exam Year:2012
QUESTION ONE – 30 MARKS
(a) Distinguish between growth and development. (2Marks) (b) Outline five ways of breaking seed dormancy. (5Marks) (c) Outline the importance of Botany in Agriculture. (5Marks) (d) Briefly describe what happens when a plant cell is placed in hypertonic solution. (5Marks) (e) Discuss the role of diffusion in living organisms (5Marks) (f) State the significance of transpiration in plants. (4Marks) (g) Give the functions of Nitrogen in plants. (4Marks)
QUESTION TWO – 15 MARKS (a) Discuss the features of a wind pollinated flower. (5Marks) (b) Describe an experiment that shows the necessity of chlorophyll in photosynthesis. (10Marks)
QUESTION THREE – 15 MARKS Outline differences between monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants. (15Marks)
QUESTION FOUR – 15 MARKS Discuss macronutrients, their functions and deficiency symptoms in plants. (15Marks)
QUESTION FIVE – 15 MARKS Explain the adaptations in leaf to its functions. (15Marks)
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