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II Semester B.Sc.Ed. Examination, May 2015

(CBCS)
Botany
Diversity of Cryptogams

Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks 50

Instruction: Be brief and to the point.

a) Sketch and label the thallus of Marchantia. Describe its anatomy 5

b) Justify the statement "Anthocerotales are a synthetic group of plants,

Sketch the mature antheridium and Oogonium of Anthocero~ and comp~re

them with those of Hepaticopsida 5

OR

2. a) Discuss the female branch and archegonial structure of Funaria 4

b) Write the outline classification of Bryophyta and mention 2'te8tu\res for each
class 4

c) Compare the seta of Antbocero§ and Marchantia 2

3. a) What are radio-active clocks in rocks ? How is radio -active carbon dating
done ? 3

b) Mention the epochs and periods of Palaeozoic and Mesozoic eras 3

c) Describe the sporophyte of Rh~nia with a neat diagram 4

OR

4. a) State the factors required for fossilisation and describe the process 4

b) Are Rhyniales the oldest vascular plants ? Give 2 reasons. 2

c) Sketch and label the stem of Lepidodendron and discuss its unique features

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5. Write short notes on (any 3) :

a) i) Synongium of Psilotum

ii) Megagametophyte of SelagineIla.

iii) Steles of LycoQodium:

iv) Strobilus in Eguisetrum (3x3=9)

OR

b) What is an elater ? 1

6. Answer any 3

a) i) Anatomyof rhizophore

ii) Strobilus of Lycopodium. spp

iii) T .8. of Eguisetum stem,

iv) Psilotum gametophyte (3x3=9)

b) Define plectostele. 1

7. a) i) Draw the V.L.S and H.L.S of sporocarp of Maesilea and explain its
structure. 6

ii) Explain the evolution of protostele in higher plants 4

OR

8. a) Draw T .8. of Maesilea Rhizome and discuss the features. 5

b) Write a short note on heterospory leading to seed habit. 5

9. Differentiate between (any 5) (5x2=10)

a) Scale and rhizoid.
b) Dictyostele and enstele.
c) Antithetic and homologous theory of alternation of generations
d) Compactions and petrifactions.
e) Trabeculae and endodermis.

f) Protonemia and gametophore