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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION

COURSE COURSE CODE EXAMINATION TIME

PLANT SCIENCE/PLANT BIOLOGY AGR122/109 OCTOBER 2012 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES This question paper consists of four (4) parts PART A (20 Questions) PART B (20 Questions) PART C (10 Questions) PART D (3 Questions)

Answer ALL questions from all parts i) ii) iii) Answer PART A in the Objective Answer Sheet, Answer PART C in the True/False Answer Sheet. Answer PART B and PART D in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page.

Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the invigilator. 4. Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of: i) ii) iii) iv) the Question Paper an Answer Booklet - provided by the Faculty a True/False Answer Sheet - provided by the Faculty an Objective Answer Sheet - provided by the Faculty

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PART A Choose the most appropriate answers for the following questions. 1. In binomial system of taxonomy, the first name represents the A. B. C. D. 2. species. genus. order. family.

Non-translocated herbicides are normally referred as A. B. C. D. contact herbicides. selective herbicides. systemic herbicides. soil incorporated herbicides.

3.

The organisms listed below are all eukaryotes EXCEPT A. B. C. D. plant. bacteria. animal. fungi.

4.

Which of the following structures NOT found in animal cells? A. B. C. D. Nucleolus Mitochondria Centriole Golgi body

5.

The tissue between the endodermis and epidermis in plants is the A. B. C. D. xylem. phloem. vascular cambium. cortex.

6.

The waterproof region around the radial and transverse walls of endodermal cells is the A. B. C. D. Casparian strip. pericycyle. apoplast. symplast.

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The type of cell division that takes place in reproductive cells is called A. B. C. D. meiosis. mitosis. cytokinesis. interphase.

8.

In meiosis, the chromosome crosses and exchanges segment to form A. B. C. D. chiasmata. synaptonemal complexes. centromeres. protein axes.

9.

Corolla is a term for A. B. C. D. a group of petals. a group of sepals. sexual organ of the male flower. sexual organ of the female flower.

10.

Fertilization refers to the A. B. C. D. fusion of an egg and a sperm. absorption of minerals in the human body. absorption of water. storage of nutrients for the offspring.

11.

In the ovule formation, the part that connects the nucleus to the placenta is called A. B. C. D. carpel. integument. funicel. embryo.

12.

The gibberellin hormone is responsible for A. B. C. D. seed germination. phototropism. growth of lateral branches. abscission of leaves.

13.

In plants, response towards mechanical stimulus is known as A. B. C. D. tropism. nastic. thigmotropism. heliotropism.

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The term vernalization refers to A. B. C. D. the promotion of fruiting by exposure to low temperature. the promotion of flowering by exposure to low temperature. a method to break dormancy. a type of seed germination.

15.

When a fluid outside a cell has a greater solute concentration than the fluid inside the cell, the external fluid is said to be A. B. C. D. isotonic. hypertonic. hypotonic. polytonic.

16.

In light reactions, the electron that is excited to a higher energy level from chlorophyll will be A. B. C. D. transferred to a hydrogen ion. received by ATP. transferred to an electron acceptor. returned to the chlorophyll.

17.

Plants that open their stomata at night and close them during the day have A. B. C. D. C3 pathways of photosynthesis. C4 pathways of photosynthesis. Calvin-Benson pathways of photosynthesis. Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) pathways of photosynthesis.

18.

The last step that takes place in the electron transfer system of aerobic respiration is A. B. C. D. reduction of oxygen to produce water. carbon dioxide formation. lactic acid production. ADP phosphorylation.

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In aerobic respiration, the breakdown of sugar during glycolysis will form A. B. C. D. oxygen. glucose. pyruvate. phosphate.

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The mating of two varieties from the same species will produce A. B. C. D. hybrids. mutants. the P generation. the F2 generation. (20 marks)

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PARTB Fill in the blanks with the appropriate answers. 1. The branch of biology to naming and classifying organisms is referred as

2. 3. 4. 5.

Mosses and liverworts are classified in the phylum The control centre of cell is known as Tiny organelles that synthesis proteins are called .

The primary meristems at the tips of shoot and root are the site of most

6. 7.

The cell walls of sclerenchyma cells are thickened by the

In mitosis, each homologous pair of chromosomes comes together in a unique process called . Meiosis consists of haploid cells. stages nuclear division to producing four

8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Tissue culture and cloning are applications of Stigma, style and ovary form a structure called

reproduction.

Water expelled overnight as droplets from the tips of leaves is known as A substance which reacts with an enzyme is known as is a pigment that plants use in photosynthesis. Osmosis and diffusion are examples of transport. .

is the part of a flower which has bright colour to attract pollinators.

16.

In photosystem II, the electrons lost from the reaction centre are replaced by electrons from . Alternative forms of gene are called Transport of carbohydrate is called

17. 18.

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19.

Thylakoid membrane contains several kinds of substances that absorb visible light. Respiration without oxygen is termed as .

which are

20.

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PARTC Indicate T for TRUE and F for FALSE for the following statements. 1. Gymnosperm is a group of vascular plants that produce the reproductive structures called flowers and fruits. Weeds that complete their life cycle in one season are called annuals. The vacuoles in animal cells are permanent and larger than plant cells. Two types of sclerenchyma cells are xylem and phloem. Cork cells, cork cambium and cork parenchyma make up periderm. A fruit is a ripened ovary. The dark reaction in photosynthesis is also known as Krebs cycle. An increase of temperature will increase the rate of transpiration. The 3:1 phenotype ratio indicates dihybrid inheritance. The recessive allele is written using italic font. (10 marks)

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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PARTD QUESTION 1 Differentiate between the following terms: a) b) c) d) e) Osmosis and diffusion Tropism and nastic movement Plasmolysis and turgid Meiosis and mitosis Phenotype and genotype (20 marks) QUESTION 2 a) Weeds can be classified according to their morphology characteristic. Briefly explain each of the groups and give an example of weed in each group. (12 marks) Define seed dormancy and describe three (3) ways to break the seed dormancy. (8 marks)

b)

QUESTION 3 a) List four (4) factors that can affect the rate of photosynthesis. (4 marks) b) Differentiate between photosynthesis and respiration. (6 marks)

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