Plant Systematics — DU B.Sc. (Prog.) Applied Life Sciences with Agrochemicals and Pest Management pertaining to Botany Previous Year Question Papers

(ill) Wall (b) Give the alternative name and type genus of the (1) Graminae of this question paper. (ii) Cruciferae 2. Attempt FOUR questions in all including Question (111) Palmae 3. All parts of a question must be answered together. (1) Capparis lasiantha R.Br. ex DC. 1. (a) Define the following : 5 Pyrus malus Linn., 1753 (i) Phenogram Malus malus (Linn.) Britt., 1888 (ii) Holotype (b) Answer the following (any FIVE) : 5 (i) Give a name of genus based on a place. (ii) Give the alternate name of Family labiatae. (iii) Name one International Botanical Garden. (iv) Give the Starting Date of Binomial (v) Give one word for the following statement : “When the same name, based on the same type, has been published independently at different times by different authors.” (vi) Arrange the following taxonomic categories in correct sequence according to hierarchy: Genus, Family, Class, Division, Species, (c) Match the following : (1×5=5) (i) Species Plantarum (a) J. D. Hooker (ii) Father of Botany (b) Linnaeus (iii) Numerical taxonomy (c) Theophrastus (iv) Flora of British India (d) Adanson (v) Phylogenetic classification (e) Takhtajan 2. Write short notes any three of the following : (a) Roles of a Herbarium (b) Principle of Priority and its limitations (d) Biological species concept (e) Role of palynology in plant taxonomy 3. (a) Give an outline of Bentham and Hooker,s system of classification. (5) (b) Enlist four main differences between Bentham and Hooker’s and Engler and Prantl’s system of classification. (4) (c) Explain the role of cytology in plant classification. Support your answer with suitable examples. (6) 4. Differentiate between any three of the following : (a) Artificial system and Natural system of classification (b) Effective and Valid publication (c) Herbarium label and Annotation label (d) Basionym and Synonym