Get premium membership and access revision papers, questions with answers as well as video lessons.

Plant Ecology Question Paper

Plant Ecology

Course:Bachelor Of Education Science

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2007

KENYA TT A UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2007/2008
FIRST SEMESTER
EXAMINATION
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF
EDUCATION AND BACHELOR
OF SCIENCE
SBT 200:
PLANT ECOLOGY
DATE: Monday, 3rd December, 2007
TIME: 11.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer ALL questions in Section A and any ONE question in Section B. Answers in
Section A should be concise and should be written within the spaces provided in the
question paper.
SECTION A.
Answer all questions within the space provided (5 Marks Each).
1. What is a Ruttner Sampler used for:
_
b). Tome or False: In the chlorophyll method of estimating primary productivity, you determine the amount of chlorophyll "a" in the light and dark bottles before and after a 3 hour time interval:
_
2. Name 5 sub-components of the Clementian Succession model: i.
_
ll.
ill.
_
IV.
_
V.
_

------
----
REG. NO.
_
3. Outline the process of Nitrification in the Nitrogen Cycle.
4. What are the characteristics of the following soil layers?
A1o
_
B20
_
•
,
.-
5. Name 5 biogeographic regions:
10
_
ll.
_
ill.
_
1V.
_
Vo
_
6.
Name 2 tree species that occur as dominant: I in the lowland forests of East Africa.
1.
ll.
7. True or False:
a). Hot springs and volcanoes add significant amounts of energy to the biosphere:
b). Solar flux is estimated to be 1.35 cal/cm2/min:
c). The hotter an object is, the shorter the wavelength at which it will radiate energy:
d). Ozone layer depletion has been directly linked to global wanning:
e). Tropical grasslands are classified as high productivity ecosystems:
8.
Briefly describe the characteristics of the swamp environment with regard to the following parameters:
i pH.
ii Methane:
SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS (30 MARKS).
Write an essay on any 1 (ONE) of the following topics. Use the provided answer booklet.
1. Sampling designs in vegetation ecology.
2. The process of soil maturation and profile development.
3. The Ozone layer.

Plant Ecology Question Paper

More Question Papers

Popular Exams