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B.Sc. (General) 4th Semester
Botany 
Paper-A: Diversity of Seed Plants and their Systematics-II

Time Allowed: Three Hours] [Maximum Marks: 36

Note: - Attempt five questions in all, selecting one question from each unit. Question No. 1 is compulsory. Draw diagrams wherever necessary.

I. (A) Multiple choice questions. Pick up the correct choice:

(i) Wheat belongs to family

(a) Liliaceae 

(b) Graminae 

(c) Fabaceae

(d) Solanaceae 

(ii) Gynostegium is present in :

(a) Cucurbitaceae 

(b) Ranunculaceae 

(c) Malvaceae 

(d) Asclepiadaceae

(iii) Fusion of stamens by their filaments only is :

(a) Adelphous

(b) Syngenesious

(c) Synantherous

(d) Synandrous

(iv) Capitulum inflorescence is present in family:

(a) Solanaceae 

(b) Asteraceae 

(c) Rutaceae

(d) Labiatae 

(v) Perianth is the term used for :

(a) Sepals 

(b) Petals 

(c) Tepals 

(d) None of the above

(B) Fill in the blanks :

(i) Verticillaster inflorescence is found in family__________

(ii) Obliquely placed ovary is seen in family__________

(iii) In Pea, the placentation is_________

(iv) A disc-like swelling present at the base of style in the Coriandrum is called_______

(v) The mode of arrangement of petals in floral bud is known as___________

UNIT-I 

II. Give general characters of angiosperms. 

III. Give a brief account of Bentham and Hooker's system of classification.

UNIT—II 

IV. Give the diagnostic features of the family Liliaceae and Graminae.

V. Draw a floral diagram of the following flowers:

(a) Delphinium

 (b) Brassica

UNIT—III 

VI. Give the diagnostic features of the family Rutaceae and Malvaceae

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VII. Describe the androecium of Lathyrus and Coriandrum.

UNIT-IV

VIII. Give the diagnostic features of family Compositae and Asclepiadaceae.

IX. Describe the gynoecium of Petunia and Ocimum.