BSc Botany Sem VI 2018 19 May 2018-19 BOTANY FORM & FUNCTION III Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

Questions asked in this paper

1. Q3 All questions carry equal marks
2. Q4 Use of simple calculator is allowed
3. Q1 Attempt any two 20 marks
   • a. Classify amino acids based on their R groups and explain chemical structures of any two amino acids from each group
   • b. Describe the classification of carbohydrates in detail
   • c. What is enzyme inhibition? Describe any two types of inhibition in detail
   • d. Explain the mode & mechanism of enzyme action
4. Q2 Attempt any two 20 marks
   • a. What is role of Nitrate Reductase (NR) and Nitrogenase in Nitrogen fixation?
   • b. Explain the mechanism of assimilation of ammonia in higher plants
   • c. Give the physiological effect and commercial applications of Gibberellins
   • d. What are the physiological effects of Abscisic acid?
5. Q3 Attempt any two 20 marks
   • a. What is the molecular basis of spontaneous mutation?
   • b. What are induced mutations? Describe the role of UV light and X rays in inducing
   • c. Explain Bateson and Punett’s experiment on coupling and repulsion leading to
   • d. Construct a chromosome map from the given data:
6. Q4 Attempt any two 20 marks
   • a. Explain BLAST and its applications
   • b. How does Phylogenetic analysis help in commenting on the evolution between
   • c. Explain how comparison of protein structure helps in function prediction
   • d. What are homologs? How does their study help to distinguish between proteins?
7. Q5 Write short notes on any four of the following 20 marks
   • a. Active sites and allosteric sites
   • b. Denitrification
   • c. Garrod’s Hypothesis
   • d. Incomplete linkage
   • f. SWISS PROT

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