BBYCT-133 EM 2026 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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ASSIGNMENT (Tutor Marked Assignment)

Course Code: BBYCT-133
Assignment Code: BBYCT-133/TMA/2026

(PLANT ECOLOGY AND TAXONOMY)
Valid from 1st January, 2026 to 31st December, 2026

Note:   Attempt all questions. The marks for each question are indicated against it.

1.With the help of well-labelled diagrams, write a detailed account on any one of the following :

a). Soil profile

b). Food web in a grassland

2.a). List the objectives of plant taxonomy. Describe plant taxonomy in ancient India

b). Describe the construction and use of a taxonomic key. List types of  keys and discuss the faults and limitations of each.

3.a). Discuss how evidence from Phytochemistry can help in solving problem of plant taxonomy by citing an example.

b). Explain the concept of taxonomic hierarchy and arrange various  categories from highest to lowest.

4.a). List types of classification and discuss any one of them along with its merits and demerits.

b). Explain species concept.

5.Write short notes on any four of the following :

a). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

b). Monograph or Manual

c). Edge-punched card

d). Scientific names and their advantages

e). OTU (Operational Taxonomic Unit)

6.With the help of a neat and labelled diagrams, describe any two of the following :

i). Stages of succession in hydrosere

ii). Carbon cycle

iii). Components of an ecosystem

iv). Range of tolerance

7.Give detailed accounts of any two of the following :

a). Ecological pyramids

b). Food chains

c). Forest ecosystem

8.Define insolation. Give a brief description of heat budget of earth. Enlist the factors affecting distribution of insolation.

9.i) What is binomial nomenclature? Enlist its major principles.

ii) What are the major contributions of Bauhin and Linnaeus?

10.a)Discuss the principles of numerical taxonomy.

b)Discuss the salient features of structure of taxonomic hierarchy.