LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – PLANT BIOLOGY & PLANT BIO-TECH.
THIRD SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2010
PB 3508/PB 3504 – CELL BIOLOGY AND ANATOMY
Date : 02-11-10 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 9:00 – 12:00
PART-A (20 Marks)
Answer ALL questions
- CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER (5X1=5)
- Fibres occurring in the region of phloem are otherwise known as:
- Bast b) phloem parenchyma c) companion cells d) Sieve tube
- The chromosomes with the centromere at the proximal end is called
- Telocentric b) acrocentric c) metacentric d) acrocentric
- The site of protein synthesis is
- Ribosomes b) nucleus c) cytoplasm d) Golgibodies
- Reduction in chromosome number occurs after
- Mitosis b) Meiosis c) Linkage d) amitosis
- In Bignonia the anomalous secondary growth is due to
- Medullary bundle b) Cortical bundle c) Included phloem d) Excluded phloem.
- State Whether the following statements are true or False: (5×1=5)
- Lactiferous vessels are found in xylem.
- Number of vascular bundles in monocot stem is unlimited.
- Histones are basic
- Mitochondria is called the power house of a cell.
- The anomalous secondary structure in Achyranthes is inverted cortical bundle.
III. Complete the following (5×1=5)
- The chromosome bearing knob – like appendages are called —————–.
- —————– is deposited in the endodermal cell wall.
- Xylem is a ——————permanent tissue.
- Photorespiration takes place in ——————–.
- Primary xylem in dicot root is —————-.
- Answer the following , each within 50 words only (5X1=5)
- What is raphide?
- Define Idiogram.
- Define amitosis.
- What is Bicollateral vascular bundle?
- What is Isobilateral leaf?
PART – B
Answer the following , each answer within 500 words ,
draw diagrams wherever necessary (5×7=35 marks)
- a) Write an account on principles and applications of SEM.
(Or)
- b) Write an account on the principles and uses of TEM.
- a) Describe the structure of Lampbrush chromosome.
(Or)
- Describe the structure of Polytene chromosome.
- a) Explain the sub stages of Prophase I of meiosis.
(Or)
- b) Describe the stages of mitosis.
- a) Write an account on vascular cambium.
(Or)
- Describe the types of meristems.
- a) Write an account on nodal anatomy.
(Or)
- b) Describe the various stomatal types.
PART – C
Answer any three of the following , each with 1200 words ,
draw diagram wherever necessary . (3X15=45 marks)
- Explain the Ultra structure and function of chloroplast.
- Write a detailed account of Nucleic acids.
- Give a detailed account on Xylem.
- Discuss the theories related to apical organization in shoot.
- Describe the secondary growth in a dicot root.