12th Botany and Bio Botany Important Questions 2024-25
12th Class SLIP TEST- 1 Marks - 30 A 12th Class SLIP TEST- 1 Marks - 30 B
Bio-Botany & Botany Bio-Botany & Botany
Two Mark Questions 4 x 2 = 8 Two Mark Questions 4 x 2 = 8
1. What is clone? 1.What is Mellitophylly?
2. what is diplospory 2.What is micrsporgenesis
3. Write short notes on pollen kit. 3.What is geitinogamy?
4. Differentiate teninucellate and crassinucellate. 4. What is endothelium?
5. What is cantharophily? 5. Helobial Endosperm with example
6. What is parthenocarpic fruit? Write the significance 6. what is cutting ?
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7. Draw and label the parts of Ovule structure 7. Difference between Grafting and Layering
8. T.S. of Mature Anther. Draw and label the parts. 8. What is apomixis? What are its types?
9. Endothecium is associated with dehiscence of anther
9. Draw the 8 cell structure of ovule and mark the parts
Justify the statement.
10. Write functions of Tapetum. 10. Benefits of classical method
11. What is polyembryony and write Economic
11. whats pollinium
importance.
12. Difference between secretary and invassive tapetum 12. what is Herkogamy
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1. Enumerate the characteristic feature of
13. Draw the structure of ovule and explain
Entomophilous flower.
2. Write detailed note on types of Ovule. 14. Explain pollination system of Salvia
3. Enumerate the characteristic feature of anemophilous
15. What is endosperm tissue? Describe its types?
flower.
12th Class SLIP TEST- 2 Marks - 30 A 12th Class SLIP TEST- 2 Marks - 30 B
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1. Define Genetics 1. Atavism
2. What is Heredity and variation? 2. What are multiple alleles?
3. What is back cross? 3. What is test cross?
4. What are lethal genes? 4. law of Dominance
5. What is Epistasis 5. Law of segregation
6. what is Pureline breeding 6. law of independent assortment
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7. Give the names of the scientists who rediscovered
7. Name the seven contrasting traits of mendal
Mendelism.
8. Monohybrid cross. 8. What is Cytoplasmic Inheritance?
9. Write note on codominance. 9. Why did Mendel choose the pea plant for his study?
10. What is Pleiotrpy gene 10. Differentiate incomplete and complete dominance
11. What is Reciprocal Cross 11. Name the three types of plants found in Antirrhinum.
12. what is Dihybrid test cross 12. Reasons for Mendal succes
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13. Describe dominant epistasis with an example 13. Exaplain chloroplat inheritance
14. Write a detailed note on incomplete dominance 14. explain Dihybrid Cross
15. Difference between continues and discontinues
15. Explain Polygeneic Inheritance
variation.
12th Class SLIP TEST- 3 Marks - 30 A 12th Class SLIP TEST- 3 Marks - 30 B
Bio-Botany & Botany Bio-Botany & Botany
Two Mark Questions 4 x 2 = 8 Two Mark Questions 4 x 2 = 8
1. What is TATA Box? (Pure Science) 1. What is RNA editing
2. What is Coding strand (Pure Science) 2. What is Spliceosomes
3. What is Syntenic gene 3. The Energetics of DNA Replication
4. What is Linkage 4. What is Nallisomy?
5. Castor Aruna 5. What is Jumping genes
6. What is Recombination? 6. Difference between complete and incomplete linkage
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7. DNA Repair (Pure Science) 7. What is Synapsis Write the Types
8. What is genetic map and write the uses 8. Salient feutures of sutton and boveri concepts
9. Difference between Linkage and crossing over 9. Significane of transposons
10. Mention the name of man-made cereal. How it is formed?10. What is Repulsion
11. what is Tail forming (Pure Science) 11. Define - Sonora 64
12. What are multiple alleles? 12. Sex Determination in Zea mayze
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13. What attributes make Arabidopsis a suitable model
13. Give a detailed note on mechanism of crossing over
plant for molecular genetic research?
14. How is Nicotiana exhibit selfincompatibility. Explain
14. Write the significances of ploidy?
its mechanism.
15. Explain DNA Replication (Pure Science) 15. What are the significances of crossing over?
12th Class SLIP TEST- 4 Marks - 30 A 12th Class SLIP TEST- 4 Marks - 30 B
Bio-Botany & Botany Bio-Botany & Botany
Two Mark Questions 4 x 2 = 8 Two Mark Questions 4x2=8
1. What are the materials used to grow microorganism
1. What is Biopharming
like spirulina?
2. Name the chemicals used in the gene transfer. 2. What is Biofuel
3. What is Bioremediation? 3. What is Ti Plasmid?
4. What are the enzymes used in genetic engineering? 4. What is Golden rice
5. What is Biopiracy? 5. What is PHB?
6. What is Ti Plasmid? 6. What is PLA
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7. What are the benefits of genetically modified
7. What do you know about the word PBR 322?
food?
8. What is Restriction Enzyme 8. What is GFP
9. How Western blotting is better than ELISA? 9.How can tomato ripening be delayed?
10. How do you use the biotechnology in modern
10. Write Blue-White colony selection method
practice?
11. Write the uses of SCP. 11. Write the advantages of herbicide tolerant crops.
12. Write vectorles gene tranfer 12. Biolistic
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13. Mention the application of Biotechnology. 13. Write the advantages and disadvantages of Bt Brinjal.
14.What is bioremediation? Explain types with examples
14. How will you identify a vectors?
15. Compare the various types of Blotting techniques. 15. Steps involved in rDNA technology
12th Class SLIP TEST- 5 Marks - 30 A 12th Class SLIP TEST- 5 Marks - 30 B
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Two Mark Questions 4 x 2 = 8 Two Mark Questions 4 x 2 = 8
1. What is Embryoids ? 1. What is totipotency?
2. Give the example for Micropropagation performed
2. What is somatic embryo and write the uses
plants.
3. What is cybrid? 3. How to produce artificial seeds?
4. What is a patent? What are its parts? 4. What is explant?
5. Differentiate between somaclonal and gametoclonal
5. What is Hardening variation?
6. What is somatic embryo 6. What is callus
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7. Write the uses of artificial Seed 7. What is Cell suspention culture
8. What is Germplasm 8. what is biosafty
9. What is virus free plant? 9.What is tissue culture? What are the types?
10. What is totipotency? 10. protoplast fusion
11. Explain about cryopreservation? 11. Sterilization of culture room
12. Differentiate between somaclonal and gametoclonal
12. Write three secondary metabolites and their uses
variation?
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13. Write detailed note on basic concepts of tissue culture 13. Write detailed note on basic concepts of tissue culture
14. Write applications of plant tissue culture 14. Write applications of plant tissue culture
15. Explain protoplast culture and draw the diagram 15. Explain protoplast culture and draw the diagram
12th Class SLIP TEST- 6 Marks - 30 A 12th Class SLIP TEST- 6 Marks - 30 B
Bio-Botany & Botany Bio-Botany & Botany
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1. Write Ecological Hierarchy. 1. What is ecological equivalents
2. What is myrmecophily? 2. What is Seedball? Write its benefits
3. Soil formation can be initiated by biological
3. Write difference between Habitat and Niche.
organisms. Explain how?
4. How does an orchid ophyrus ensures its pollination by 4. Sandy soil is not suitable for cultivation.
bees? (floral mimicry) Explain why?
5. Draw and label the parts of Nerium leaf. 5. Effect of Temperature
6. Lichen is considered as a good example of obligate mutualism.
6. What is co-evolution? Explain.
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7. Write notes on Eurythermal and Stenothermal. 7. Define Rhitidome
8. What is thermal stratification? Mention their types. 8. Cladode and Phyllode - Differentiate
9. Write any three points of xerophytic plant anatomical
9. What is Amensalism? Give an example?
adaptations?
10. Write mutualism and nitrogen fixation. 10. what is vivipary
11. What is phytoremediation? 11. what is mimicry
12. What is albedo effect 12. what is proto coaperation
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13. Write a detailed note on different types of Hydrophytic
13. Explain soil profile
plants.
14. Write a detailed note on different types of Interactions. 14. Explain different types of parasitic plants
15. anatomical adaptations of xerophytic plants 15. Describe dispersal of fruit and seeds by animals.
12th Class SLIP TEST- 7 Marks - 30 A 12th Class SLIP TEST- 7 Marks - 30 B
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Two Mark Questions 4 x 2 = 8 Two Mark Questions 4 x 2 = 8
1. What is Ten percent law? 1. Difference between primary and seconday succestion
2. Define Ecosystem. 2. What is Ecosystem resilience
3. Give reasons for the inverted shape of the biomass pyramid? 3. What is Leaching or Eluviation?
4. Construct a food chain from the following data (hawk,
4. What is food chain?
plant, frog, snake, grasshopper)
5. Productivity of profundal zone will be low. Why? 5. Explain types of ecosystem
6. Write some plants are found in sub alpine forest 6. Write the types of succession.
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7. What will happen if all producers are removed from
7. Pyramid of energy is always upright. Give reasons.
ecosystem?
8. Discuss the gross primary productivity is more efficient than net
8. Write significance of food web. primary productivity.
9. Define Blue carbon ecosystem. 9. Characteristics of ecological succession
10. Shape of pyramid in particular ecosystem is always different in
shape. Explain with example. 10. Types of Carbon
11. Draw a pyramid with the following details and briefly
explain? (Hawk-50, Plants-1000, Rabbit, Rat-500, Snake,
Wolf - 150) 11. What is flagship species
12.Draw and label the parts of pond ecosystem. 12. What is Mineralization
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13. Write significance of plant succession. 13. Describe the stages of decomposition processes?
14. Shape of pyramid in a particular ecosystem is always
14. Give an detailed notes on Hydrosere.
different in shape. Explain with example.
15. How to protect Ecosystem 15. Explain Process of Succesion
12th Class SLIP TEST- 8 Marks - 30 A 12th Class SLIP TEST- 8 Marks - 30 B
Bio-Botany & Botany Bio-Botany & Botany
Two Mark Questions 4 x 2 = 8 Two Mark Questions 4 x 2 = 8
1. What is Ozone hole? 1. What is Agroforestry.
2. What is CCS and write a note. 2. What is protein bank
3. Write greenhouse gases. 3. what is live fence
4. Draw relative contribution of greenhouse gases. 4. Objective of Clean Development Mechanism
5.Give four examples of plants cultivated in commercial agroforestry. 5. Uses Biodiversity Impact Assessment
6. Write any three satelite name and uses 6. What is Socialforestry
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7. Write effects of global warming. 7. Distinguish between endangered, vulnerable and rare species.
8. Explain Sacred grovs 8. Write the Benefits of Agroforestry
9. What are plant indicators? Give example? 9. What is Biomagnification
10. What is Chipko movement? What are its features? 10. Effect of Deforestation
11. What is Biomonitoring 11. What is Endemic Plants
12. What is Ex-situ conservation 12. What are the uses of remote sensing?
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13. Write the aims of Afforestation. 13. Major activities of forestry extension centres
14. What are the effects of deforestation and benefits of
agroforesty? 14. Solid waste management (pure science)
15. Effects of Ozone depletion 15. Liquid Waste management (pure science)
12th Class SLIP TEST- 9 Marks - 30 A 12th Class SLIP TEST- 9 Marks - 30 A
Bio-Botany & Botany Bio-Botany & Botany
Two Mark Questions 4 x 2 = 8 Two Mark Questions 4 x 2 = 8
1. Write Heterosis. 1. What is Emasculation?
2. What is pureline selection 2. What is kelp?
3. What is Bio-Pesticides? 3. What is bioinoculants?
4. What is biofertilizer 4. Benefits of seed hardening (pure scince)
5. Write the important plant names for using green manuaring. 5. Norin 10
6. What is Gamma Garden or Atomic Garden 6. Benefits of seed Treatment (pure scince)
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7. Difference between primary and secondary introduction. 7. What is Mass selection
8. Write the types of hybridization 8. What is acclimatization?
9. List the ways by which seeds can be stored
9. What is clonal selection? Write the uses
for longer duration (pure science)
10. In recent years Azolla is very important for rice crop. Why? 10. Write the awards received by Nel Jayaraman?
11. Write about Arbuscular mycorrhizae 11. Explain the main types of artificial selection
12. How are microbial inoculants used in improving soil fertility? 12. Svalbard seed bank (pure science)
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13. Write the objectives of plant breeding. 13. Explain the types of hybridization
14. What is hybridization? What are its steps? 14. What are the objectives plant breeding?
15. Traditional methods of Seed
15. Modern Methods of Seed Storage (pure scince)
Protection (pure science)
12th Class SLIP TEST- 10 Marks - 30 A 12th Class SLIP TEST- 10 Marks - 30 B
Bio-Botany & Botany Bio-Botany & Botany
Two Mark Questions 4 x 2 = 8 Two Mark Questions 4 x 2 = 8
1. Name the humours that are responsible for the health of human beings 1. Write the use of Aloe Vera?
2. Write any two uses of THC. 2. Discuss which wood is better for making furniture.
3. Uses of Turmeric 3. Name the main tribes of Tamil Nadu?
4. Give an account of active principle and medicinal values 4. A person got irritation while applying chemical dye.
of any two plants you have studied. What would be your suggestion for alternative?
5. Which one is called king of Bitters and write medicinal importance? 5. What are psychoactive drugs? Add a note Marijuana and Opium
6. Write family name, binomial name and medicinal uses
6. What is pseudo cereal? Give an example.
of vilvam and veldt grape.
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7. Which plant obtained from morphine and write the medicinal importance. 7. What is terrarium?
8. Write the botanical name and medicinal importance of keezhanelli 8. What is NMPB ? (pure science)
9. Write the botanical name and medicinal importance of
Adathoda plants? 9. How to prepare sea liquid fertilizer (pure science)
10. Define organic farming? 10. What is minor millets? Give example
11. Who is entrepreneur and why students study for 11. Differentiate between biomedicine and botanical
Entrepreneurial botany? medicine?
12. Give economic importance of rice? 12. Give an account on the role of Jasminum and Rosa in perfuming.
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13. What are the King and Queen of spices? Explain about
13. How will you prepare an organic pesticide?
them and their uses.
14. What is TSM? How does it classified and
14. Explain mushroom cultivation (pure science)
what does it focuses on?
15. Explain Bonsai (pure science) 15. Uses of Fibre (pure science)
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