Crop 552 :Plant Biochemistry Question Paper
Crop 552 :Plant Biochemistry
Course:Master Of Science In Agricultural & Rural Development
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2014
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL & RURAL DEVELOPMENT, DECEMBER, 2014
UNIT TITLE : PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY
UNIT CODE : CROP 552
TIME: 3 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all Questions in Section A and any Two from Section B
SECTION A
Question One
Briefly describe the endosymbiont hypothesis. (5 Mks)
Question Two
Briefly explain the reactivity of Thioredoxins. (5 Mks)
Question Three
Briefly explain the following terms: (5 Mks)
Apoplast
Uniport
Porins
Grana
Nodulins
Question Four
Briefly explain how vacuoles maintain cell turgor. (5 Mks)
Question Five
Explain how tobacco mosaic virus interacts with the plasmodesmata in its propagation. (5 Mks)
Question Six
Briefly explain why nitrate assimilation is strictly controlled. (5 Mks)
SECTION B
Question Seven
Describe the Glyoxylate cycle. (15 Mks)
Question Eight
Explain the electron transport chain of photosynthesis. (15 Mks)
Question Nine
Write notes on the metabolism of crassulacean Acid. (15 Mks)
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