1. Answer any three of the following (in not more than 200 words
each) : 20x3=60 (a) Differentiate between conjugation and
transduction in Bacteria. (b) Give an account of algae in food
industry. (c) Write in short about mycotoxins. (d) Write about
Bryophytes as indicators of mineral enrichment. 2. Write about
the following: 20x3=60 (a) Range of thallus organization in
Marchantiales. (b) Evolution of seed habit in Pteridophytes. (c)
Characteristic features of Pythium. 3. Answer the following:
20x3=60 (a) Write a critical note on male gametophyte of
Selaginella. (b) Write a critical note on somatic hybrid and
cybrid. (c) Draw well labeled diagram of V.T.s. thallus of
Anthoceros passing through Androecia (no description). 4. Write
Notes on : 20x3=60 (a) Monoecious coenobium of Volvox. (b)
Description of, conidia formation in Aspergillus. (c) Protoplast
culture. 5. Answer any three of the following (in not more than
200 words each): 20 x 3 = 60 (a) Give the salient features of
Cycadales. (b) Explain secondary gr