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Government College for Women, Kolar

Chapter

Nitrogen
Metabolism

Enzymes

Department of Botany
QUESTION BANK
PAPER VIII : PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
(2015 2016)
Name of the Question & the Year of Appearance

Marks

1. Define biological nitrogen fixation


2. Briefly explain nitrification. (2007)
3. What is transamination?
4. Write the role of nitrogenase enzyme.
5. What is nitrate reduction?
6. Briefly explain ammonification.(2009)
7. What is Leghaemoglobin? Mention its significance. (2010; 2013)
8. What is denitrification ? Mention its significance. (2008, 2015)
9. Name any two free living N2 fixation bacteria(2011)
10. What is reductive amination ?(2011)
11. Write a note on nitrogen cycle.(2012)
12. Write a note on the mechanism of biological nitrogen fixation.
13. Write a note on transamination (2000; 2001)
14. Briefly describe biological nitrogen fixation.
15. Write a note on nitrate metabolism (2002).
16. Explain NIF genes (2008)
17. Write a note on NIF genes (2012; 2014)
18. Describe amino acid synthesis in plants(2009)
19. Explain the phenomenon of symbiotic nitrogen fixation(2010, 2012)

20. Describe nitrogen fixation (2007, 2008, 2014)


21. Describe the biological nitrogen fixation (2000;2001;2003)
22. Describe the process of biological nitrogen fixation, add a note on Nif genes(2009; 2015)
23. What are amino acids? Describe two methods of synthesis of amino acids.(2010)

1. What are allosteric enzymes?


2. What are vitamins? Mention the types.(2014)
2. What are isozymes? Give an exmple.
3. What are oligomeric enzymes? Give an example.
4. What are co-enzymes? Give an example.
5. Write the Michelis - Menton equation.
6. What is Michelis constant? Mention its significance.
7. Define enzyme. Explain the effect of temperature on enzyme action.(2009)
8. What is the influence of pH on enzyme activity?(2007)
9. What is proteolytic enzyme? Give an example.(2011; 2015)
10. What are hydrolytic enzymes? Give examples.(2012)
11. What are enzyme Enzyme inhibitors? Mention its types.(2014)
12. Write a note on factors affecting enzyme action. (2001;2003)
13. Describe the properties of enzymes (2004)
14. Briefly describe any four characteristics of enzymes (2007)
15. Explain the mechanism of enzyme action.(2010).
16. Describe briefly the properties of enzymes.(2009)
1/. Write an essay on the classification, structure and mechanism of enzymes (2007)
18. Describe the important properties of enzymes (2010; 2012)
19. Explain the mechanism of enzyme action.(2011)
20. Classify enzymes. Give an example for each indicating the reactions catalyzed.(2014)
21. Write a note on Lock and key mechanism of enzyme action (2015)

Photosynthesis
&
Photorespiration

1. Define Hill reaction.(2015)


2. What are Hill oxidants?
3. What is red drop?
4. What is photosynthetic unit?
5. What are quantsomes? Where do found?(2011)
6. What is Kranz anatomy?(2015)
7. What is assimilatory energy?
8. Write the importance of RUBISCO.
9. What is Warburg effect?
10. Define photophosphorylation. Mention the types.
11. What are CAM plants?
12. Mention any four salient features of CAM plants.
13. Mention any four salient features of C4 plants
14. What is Q- cycle? Mention its role.
15. What ifs Emerson- enhancement effect?(2012)
16. What is non-cyclic photophoshorylation?
17. What is Blackman limiting factor hypothesis?(2014, 2015)
18. Write any two differences between C3 and C4 plants.
19. What is photorespiration? Mention its significance(2010)
20. Distinguish between oxidative- and photophosphorylation.
21. Draw a labeled diagram of chloroplast (2007; 2012)
22. What is the photolysis of water.(2012)
23. Write the pigment composition of PS I and PS II.(2008)
24. What is dicorboxylic acid cycle?
25. Mention the significance of CAM pathway.(2011)
26. Distinguish phosphorescence from fluorescence.
27. Distinguish photorespiration from respiration.
28. What are accessory photosynthetic pigments?
29. Define law of limiting factors, who proposed it? (2008; 2010)
30. Write short notes on photosynthetic pigments. (2008)
31. What is photorespiration? Mention the organelles involved.(2009; 2015)
32. Draw a neat labeled diagram of the ultra structure of chloroplast (2009)
33. Write down the full names of the following : PGA, PGAL, and RUDP. (2010)
34. What is the role of water in photosynthesis?(2010)
35. Expand the words: PGA & NADPH
36. Describe Hill reaction (2002)
37. Write a note on CAM plants (2001,2008; 2015)
38. Write a note on cyclic photophosphorylation (2002;2007; 2012)
39. Describe Hatch- Slack cycle (2003)
40. Write a note on dicarboxylic acid cycle.
41. Write a note on photorespiration (2000;2003;2004;2007, 2008)
42. Write a note on Blackmans law of limiting factors (2003;2004)
43. State and explain the law of limiting factors with a suitable examples (2007; 2012)
44. Describe the ultra structure of chloroplast (2001)
45. Give an account on the differences of C3 and C4 plants.
46. Write a note on the photosynthetic pigments and their distribution in the grana.
47. Write the differences between photophosphorylation and oxidative phosphorylation
48. Write a note on pigment systems.
49. Explain Non- cyclic photophosphorylation. (2008 ;2010)
50. Explain C4 pathway(2010)
51. Describe photorespiration. (2011; 2012)
52. Explain photophosphrylation.(2011)
53. Write a brief note on electrophoresis. (2014)

Respiration

Plant Growth
&
Hormones

54. Describe Calvin cycle (2007; 2012)


55. Explain the mechanism of Carbon fixation in C3 Plants.(2011)
56. Describe Hatch Slack cycle. And add a note on the features of C4 plants (2004,2008)
57. Define photophosphorylation. Explain briefly.(2001,2009)
58. Explain cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation.(2014)
59. Enumerate the various steps of light reaction (2000;2001;2003)
60. Compare the Photophoshorylation and oxidative phosphorylation.
61. Explain the mechanism of carbon fixation in C4 and CAM plants.(2009)
62. Explain the mechanism of carbon fixation in CAM plants (2010)
63. Factors affecting photosynthesis.(2015)
1. Define terminal oxidation.
2. What is terminal oxidation? Mention its role in ATP synthesis (2008)
3. What is fermentation?
4. What is oxidative decarboxylation?
5. What is substrate level phosphorylation?
6. Define RQ. Mention its importance (2008, 2009, 2015)
7. Give the RQ value of proteins and fats.(2014)
8. What are Rakers particles? (2014)
9. Differentiate between Aerobic Respiration & Anaerobic Respiration. (2014)
10. Mention any two differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.(2007)
11. What is TCA cycle? Mention its role.
12. Draw a labeled diagram of mitochondrion.(2014)
13. Briefly mention the structure and function of ATPase.
14. Distinguish photorespiration from respiration.
15. What is Glycolysis? What is its net output? (2010)
16. Why Krebs cycle is called as citric acid cycle? (2012)
17. What are elementary paricles? (2012)
18. Describe RQ and its significance (2000; 2001; 2003)
19. Describe terminal oxidation (2001;2003,2009; 2012; 2014)
20. Explain ETS (2011).
21. What is terminal oxidation? Explain its significance(2010)
22. Write a note on fermentation (2002, 2008; 2015)
23. What is fermentation? Explain the types.(2009; 2012; 2014)
24. Write a note on EMP pathway.
25. Write a note the oxidative phosphorylation.
26. Explain the ultra structure of mitochondrion with a neat labeled diagram.(2010)
27. Differences between oxidative and photophosphorylation (2015)
28. Describe glycolysis with schematic representation(2007; 2012)
29. Describe the EMP pathway of respiration (2002,2008)
30. Explain Krebs cycle and its importance (2001,2009; 2015)
31. Describe the citric acid cycle and its significance (2003 ; 2014)
1. Mention the phases of plant growth curve.
2. What is sigmoid curve? (2015)
3. What is apical dominance?
4. What is Chalodny Went theory?
5. What is bolting? Give example(2011)
6. Name any four physiological influences of auxins?(2007)
7. Name any two applications of cytokines (2007)
8. Mention the physiological effects of ABA (2008)
9. Mention the physiological effects of ethylene on plants.(2009)
10. What is Richmand Lang effect?(2014)
11. Name two artificial plant hormones.(2010)
12. Write a note on sigmoid growth curve (2001;2007)

13. What is the role of ethylene in horticulture? (2011)


14.Name any two synthetic plant hormones ? (2012)
15. Write a note on sigmoid growth curve (2001;2007)
16 What is Growth curve? Explain the different phases of growth.(2011)
17. What are auxins? Explain their role on plant growth.(2010)
18. What are gibberellins? Explain its role in plant growth.(2015)
19. Write a note on the role of phytohormones in agriculture and horticulture.
20. Write a note on the role of cytokinins in plants.
21. Give an account on natural auxins and their physiological role in the life of a green plant
(2002, 2009)
22. Explain the physiological effect of auxins. Add a note on their discovery(2011)
23. Enumerate the plant growth substances and give a brief account of their physiological effect
(2003)
22. What are growth regulators? Explain their role in Agriculture and Horticulture. (2008; 2010;
2012; 2014)
23. Explain on the role of growth regulators in Horticulture (2015)
1. Mention any four functions of phytochrome.
Photoperiodism

Vernalization

Dormancy

Plant
Movements
&
Senescence

2. What is the role of phytochrome?( 2011)


3. What are SDP and LDP plants?

4. What is photoperiodism? Name any two types of plants based on photoperiodic


response.(2007)
5. What is photoperiodism? Mention the types of plants based on their photoperiodic
responses (2009)
6. Describe the structure and function of phytochrome.
7. Define and describe photoperiodism and its importance in plants (2001; 2002; 2003; 2004).
8. Write a note on photoperioidism.(2011;2014; 2015)
1.What is vernalization?
2. What is florigen concept, who propsed it?
3. Write a note on vernalization (2001;2003; 2011; 2015)
4.Give an account of vernalisation. Add a note on its significance.(2009; 2014)
5. Give an account on vernalization and mention its significance. (2008; 2010)
6. Write an essay on the physiology of flowering.
1. How reclacitrant seeds differ from calcitrant seeds?
2. What is scarification? Mention its types?
3. Name any two methods employed in breaking dormancy. (2007)
4. Write a note on methods of breaking seed and bud dormancy (2003)
5. Describe the methods of breaking seed dormancy.(2009; 2015)
6. Mention the causes of seed dormancy.(2011)
7. Define dormancy. Give an acoount on its types and methods of breaking dormancy
1. What are statoliths? Mention its role.
2. What is senescence?
3. Differentiate autonomic plant movements from paratonic movements.
4. What is biological clock? Mention its significance. (2008)
5. What are tropic movements ? Mention the types.(2012)
6. Give a brief account of a) phototropism and b) seismonastic movements (2007)
7. Write a note on nastic movements(2002,2008 ;2012)
8. Explain siesmonastic movements with an example.(2011)
9. Write a note on geotropism (2003; 2015)
10. Write a note on phototropism.
11. What is biological clock? Explain its significance (2010).
12. What are tropic movements? Describe Hydrotropism.(2014)
13. What are secondary metabolites? What is their significance in plant defence?(2014)
14. Give an account of biological clocks and biorhythms(2011).

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Stress
Physiology

1. What is plant stress? Mention its types.


2. Mention the role of proline in plant stress.

3. Give a note on the role of secondary metabolites in plant defence (2015)

.. Best Wishes to All my dear students -..


MODEL QUESTION PAPER
VI Semester B.Sc Examination
PAPER VIII: Plant Physiology -2
Time 3 Hours
Max. Marks :70
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Instructions :
1) Answer all questions
2) Write labeled diagrams wherever necessary.

A. Answer any seven of the following


1. What is Glycolysis? What is its net output?
2 What is biological clock? Mention its significance.
3 Write down the full names of the following : PGA, RUBISCO.
4. What are co-enzymes? Give an example.
5. What is Leghaemoglobin? Mention its significance
6. What is the role of phytochrome?
7. What are CAM plants?
8. Define RQ. Mention its importance.
9. What are phytoalexins? Mention its significance

(7 x 2 = 14)

B. Answer any six of the following


10. Write a note on transamination.
11. What is terminal oxidation? Explain

(6 x 4 = 24)
its significance

12. Write a note on sigmoid growth curve


13 Write a note on nastic movements
14. Describe the methods of breaking seed dormancy.
15 Explain C4 pathway.
16. Write a note on Blackmans law of limiting factors.
17 Explain the mechanism of enzyme action

C. Answer any four of the following


18. Describe the process of biological nitrogen fixation; add a note on Nif genes.
19. Describe Calvin cycle.
20. What are growth regulators? Explain their role in Agriculture and Horticulture.
21. Describe the citric acid cycle and its significance.
22. Write a note on vernalization.
23. Describe the methods of breaking seed dormancy.

(4 x 8 = 24)

Best Wishes to All my Dear Students


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------From

Palle B Mallikharjuna

Ph D
Assciate Professor & Head
Department of Botany
Govt. College for Women
KOLAR 563 101: PBM04012016

Government College for Women, Kolar


Department of Botany
QUESTION BANK
PAPER VII : MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY & PLANT PHYSIOLOGY - 1
(2015 2016)

Chapter

Name of the Question & the Year of Appearance


1. Mention the properties of genetic material.

Marks

2. Name the four nucleotides of DNA.(2008)


3. Name the four nucleotides of RNA.
4. Write any two differences between DNA and RNA.
5. Differentiate between Nucleotide and Nucleoside.(2009;2011;2012; 2014)
6. State the Chargaffs rule.
7. What is semi-conservative method of replication?
8. What is Klenow fragment?
9. What are Okazaki fragments?
10. What is the central dogma of the cell? Who proposed it?
11. What is non-genetic RNA?(2011)

UNIT I

( Molecular Biology )

12. What are terminator codons? Name any two.(2007; 2009; 2012, 2013)
13. What is Wobble hypothesis? Who proposed it?
14. What is ribozyme?
15. What is replieosome?
16. What is spliceosome?
17. What are the intervening nucleotide sequences?
18. Differentiate between introns and exons.(2007)
19. Distinguish between B-DNA and Z- DNA.
20. Draw a neat labeled diagram of the clover leaf model of tRNA.(2008)
21. Name the enzymes involved in DNA replication.(2009)
22. What are polindromic sequeneces?
23. Explain the Lac- OPERON concept.
24. What do mean by the genetic code has degeneracy.
25. Name the nitrogen bases found in DNA. (2013)
26. Draw a neat labeled diagram of clover leaf model of t-RNA. (2014)
27. Mention the differences between DNA and RNA.(2008; 2014)

28. Lac-Operon concept.(2007;2008;2012; 2013)


29. Structure of B- DNA.(2009)
30. Gene regulation in prokaryotes.( 2008)
31. Semi conservative mechanism of DNA replication.(2007)
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32. Explain gene regulation in eukaryotes.(2009;2011)


33. Describe the structure of mRNA(2011; 2014)
34. Give a note on non-genetic RNA
35. Describe the structure of tRNA.
36. Write a note on mRNA synthesis.
37. State any four properties of Genetic code.(2014)
38. Explain the protein biosynthesis.(2007; 2011)

39. Give an account on eukaryotic gene expression.(2007)


40. Explain translation in protein biosynthesis with a suitable diagram.(2007; 2008; 2014)
41. Describe the role of RNAs in the protein synthesis.(2009; 2013)
42. Describe semi-conservative model of DNA replication.(2012)
43. Replication in DNA.(2014)
44. Give a detail account of transcription in eukaryotes.
45. Describe the structure and properties of DNA.
46. Gene regulation in prokaryotes.(2014)
1. What is a plasmid ? give example.(2007;2011, 2013)

2. What is gene cloning?(2011)


3. What is cDNA?

( Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology)

UNIT II

4. What is ccccDNA?
5. What are Restriction enzymes? Give example.
6. What is vector? Give example.(2008; 2012. 2014)
7. What is reverse transcription?
8. Mention two uses of genetic engineering in agriculture.(2007; 2012)
9. Mention any two uses of genetic engineering in floriculture. (2013)
10. What is gene library? Mention its significance.(2012;2014)
11. Name any two commonly used vectors in plant biotechnology.
12. Mention the steps involved in ethanol production.(2009)
13. What are molecular probes? Where are they used? (2014)
14. Restriction enzymes.(2007; 2012)

15. What is a DNA library? Screening of genomic DNA library.(2008)


16. Gene libraries. (2013)
17. Mention the applications of genetic engineering.(2007 ; 2011; 2014)
18. Plasmids.(2009)
19. Mention the application of genetic engineering in medicine.(2012)
20. Microbial production of alcohol.(2007;2012)
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21. Role of microbes in industry and agriculture.(2008)


22. Role of microbes in soil fertility.(2014)
23. Give an account of antibiotics and its production.(2011; 2012)
24. Mention the role of microbes in soil fertility.(2009)
25. Industrial production of Penicillin. (2013)
26. Explain the different stages in Recombinant DNA technology.(2008; 2012; 2014)
27. Describe the application of genetic engineering technology in Agriculture and
Horticulture.(2007; 2009; 2011)
28. Explain the production and utilization of amylases and SCP.(2008)
29. Explain the production of bio-ethanol.
30. Describe the production of antibiotics with reference to penicillin.
31. Describe : A) c-DNA library and B) Properties of Genetic code (2012)
32. Give an account of hazards in genetic engineering and safe guards against them. (2013)

1. Define DPD. What is it significance?(2007; 2011)

2. Define DPD. What is the value of DPD in a turgid cell? (2013)


3. Mention the membranes based on their permeability.(2007;2009; 2014)
4. What is imbibition? Mention its significance.(2007; 2008; 2012)
5. Define cyclosis. Mention its importance.(2008)
6. What is incipient plasmolysis?
7. What is plasmolysis? Mention its importance.(2009; 2012)

UNIT III

(Plant Water realtions)

8. Differentiate gravitational water from capillary water.(2009;2011)


9. Define water potential?(2007 ; 2009)
10. What is chemical potential?
11. What is osmotic potential?
12. What is SPAC concept?
13. Define Ascent of Sap.(2008; 2009)
14. What is active absorption of water? (2013)
15. Water is the medium of life. (2013)

16. Water potential and its components.(2007)


17. Osmotic and non-osmotic mechanism of absorption of water.(2007;2008)
18. Membrane permeability.(2007; 2009)
19. Mention the properties of membrane permeability.(2011)
20. Transpiration pull theory.(2007;2008)
21. Root pressure theory.(2009; 2012)
22. Cohesion Tension theory (2013)
23. Electro-osmosis hypothesis.(2014)

24. Describe the mechanism of absorption of water in plants.(2007;2009; 2014)

25. What is Ascent of Sap? Describe the physical force theories of Ascent of Sap.(2008)
26. Explain the mechanisms of physical force theories of ascent of sap. (2012).
27. Transpiration pull theory. (2009)
28. Describe: a) Water potential and b) Recombinant DNA
1. What are anti-transpirants? Give example.(2007;2011; 2014)

2. What is cuticular transpiration?


3. What are lenticels? Mention its function.
4. What are hydathodes? Mention its function.
5. Draw a neat labeled digram of Hydathode. (2013)
6. Define stomatal index.

UNIT - IV

( Transpiration )

7. What is guttation? Mention the typres.(2014)


8. What are scotoactive stomata? Give example.
9. Mention any two advantages of transpiration.(2013)
10. Guttation (2007; 2012)

11. Any four factors which influence the transpiration.(2007; 2008; 2009)
12. Mechanism of regulation of stomata.(2007 ; 2009)
13. Give a note on anti-transpirants.(2013)
14. Starch-sugar hypothesis.
15. Structure of stomatal apparatus.(2014)
16. Describe the stomatal apparatus and mechanism.(2007)

17. What are stomata? Explain the theories associated with stomtal mechanism.
18. Draw a neat labeled diagram of Stomatal apparatus, and explain starch-sugar

UNIT V

(Mineral Nutrition & Tanslocation)

hypothesis.(2013)
1. What is meant by vein loading and unloading?(2008; 2012)

2. Define Ion Antagonism.(2008)


3. What are trace elements? Give example (2008; 2011; 2014)
4. What is mass flow hypothesis? Who proposed it?
5. What is hydroponics?
6. Munch hypothesis.(2011; 2014)

7. Explain Munch mass flow hypothesis ( 2012;2013)


8. Explain pulsating theory.(2009)
9. Hydroponics. (2007; 2013)
10. Explain the role of N and Mg in plant growth and metabolism.
11. Explain the role of P and K in plant growth and metabolism.
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12. What are microelements? Give the role of Molybenum and sulfer in growth.(2008)
13. Explain protoplasmic streaming hypothesis of translocation of solutes.(2009)
14. Explain the role of N, P, K and Mg in plant growth and metabolism (2009; 2011 ; 2012)

15. Explain the role of N, P, Fe and Mg in plant growth and metabolism ( 2014)
16. Explainthe role of nitrogen, phosphorous, zinc and boron in plant growth and
development. (2013)
17. Explain the theories associated with translocation of organic solutes.
18. Explain Munch mass flow hypothesis (2009 )
19. Describe a) K exchange theory & b)Mass flow hypothesis (2007 ; 2008)
20. Describe a} Macronutrients & b) Transpiration is a necessary evil.(2012)
MODEL QUESTION PAPER
VI Semester B.Sc Examination
PAPER VII: Plant Physiology - I
Time 3 Hours
Max. Marks :70
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Instructions : 1) Answer all questions
2 Draw labeled diagrams wherever necessary.

A. Answer any seven of the following

(7 x 2 = 14)

1.

What is meant by vein loading and unloading?

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

What is incipient plasmolysis?


What is cDNA?
What is Wobble hypothesis? Who proposed it?
What are Okazaki fragments?
Differentiate between introns and exons.
What is chemical potential?

8.

What are hydathodes? Mention its function.

9. What is gene library? Mention its significance.


B.

Answer any six of the following


10 Describe the structure of tRNA.

(6 x 4 = 24)

11. What are microelements? Give the role of Molybenum and sulfer in plant growth
12. Transpiration pull theory
13. Restriction enzymes.
14. Hydroponics.
15. Mention the role of microbes in soil fertility.
16. Root pressure theory.

17. Mention the differences between DNA and RNA.


C. Answer any four of the following
17. Describe semi-conservative model of DNA replication.

(4 x 8 = 32)

18. Explain the theories associated with translocation of organic solutes.


19. Describe the production of antibiotics with reference to penicillin.
20. What are stomata? Explain the theories associated with stomata mechanism
21. Describe : A) SCP
B) Properties of Genetic code
Best Wishes to All my Dear Students
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P.B Mallikharjuna Ph. D
Associate Professor & Head, Department of Botany.
Govt. College for Women, kOLAR 563 101 :January 4, 2016

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