Balochistan Public Service Comession: Botany
Balochistan Public Service Comession: Botany
Botany
Note: Attempt any five questions Section –I is compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.
Draw neat and label diagrams wherever necessary.
Section –I
Q-1 (A) Select the correct answer. (05)
i) The light which favours elongation of cell is:
a) Blue b) Red
c), Green d) Orange
ii) V-shaped chromosomes which have centromere in the middle:
a) Metacentric b) Submetacentric
c), Acrocentric d) Telocentric
iii) One or more nucleotide are either inserted or deleted from DNA:
a) Point mutation b) Gene mutation
c), Chromosome mutation d) Frame-shift mutation
iv) What is the primary cause of species extinction today
a) Hbitat loss b) Over hunting
C), Population d) Deforestation
v) The gene therapy is used to repair
a) Effective gene b) Supressive gene
c), Expressive gene d) Faulty gene
(B) Fill in the blanks (05)
i). Dark reaction of photosynthesis are called ___________
ii). Lichen consists of algae and _________
iii.) Enzymes convert ________ into products
iv) Mendel selected _______pair of contrasting characters
v) The place where an organism lives is its __________
(C) Encircle the statement as true or false (05)
i) Influenza, small pox, measles are viral disease
ii) Photosynthetic bacteria obtain energy by oxidation inorganic substances.
iii.) Deuteromycetes also known as important fungi
iv) In Gymnosperms the seed are enclosed in fruit
v) Coniferos forest located at high altitude are called boreal.
(D) Define the terms (05)
i) Commensalism
ii) Food web
iii.) Karyotype
iv) Xerophyte
v) Actinomorphic
Section-II
Q-2 Write the detail account of the class Hepaticae (20)
Q-5 Describe the vegetative and floral characteristics of family Rosaceae (20)
Q-9 How many types of sexual reproduction present in bacteria? Explain (20)