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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2021/2022
FIRST YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR CERTIFICATE IN ANIMAL
HEALTH AND PRODUCTION
AAP 1105: BASIC BOTANY AND ZOOLOGY
DATE: JANUARY 2022 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and any other TWO questions.
QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)
a) Define Botany. (1 Mark)
b) Explain importance of botany in relation to the Animal Health and Production course.
(2 Marks)
c) Draw and label a generalized animal cell as seen under an electron microscope.
(5 Marks)
d) State the function of the following cell organelles
i. Mitochondria (1 Mark)
ii. Golgi apparatus (1 Mark)
iii. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (1 Mark)
e) Describe the following root systems
i. Tap root (2 Marks)
ii. Fibrous roots (2 Marks)
f) State the functions of the following parts of a stem
i. Nodes (1 Mark)
ii. Internodes (1 Mark)
g) Differentiate between pinnate and bipinnate compound leaves. (4 Marks)
h) List three classes of fruits. (3 Marks)
i) Differentiate between epigeal and hypogeal germination. (4 Marks)
j) List the general characteristics of pylum chordate. (2 Marks)
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P.O. Box 972-60200 – Meru-Kenya.
Tel: +254(0) 799 529 958, +254(0) 799 529 959, +254 (0)712 524 293
Website: www.must.ac.ke Email:
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2021/2022
FIRST YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR CERTIFICATE IN ANIMAL
HEALTH AND PRODUCTION
AAP 1105: BASIC BOTANY AND ZOOLOGY
DATE: JANUARY 2022 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and any other TWO questions.
QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)
a) Define Botany. (1 Mark)
b) Explain importance of botany in relation to the Animal Health and Production course.
(2 Marks)
c) Draw and label a generalized animal cell as seen under an electron microscope.
(5 Marks)
d) State the function of the following cell organelles
i. Mitochondria (1 Mark)
ii. Golgi apparatus (1 Mark)
iii. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (1 Mark)
e) Describe the following root systems
i. Tap root (2 Marks)
ii. Fibrous roots (2 Marks)
f) State the functions of the following parts of a stem
i. Nodes (1 Mark)
ii. Internodes (1 Mark)
g) Differentiate between pinnate and bipinnate compound leaves. (4 Marks)
h) List three classes of fruits. (3 Marks)
i) Differentiate between epigeal and hypogeal germination. (4 Marks)
j) List the general characteristics of pylum chordate. (2 Marks)
Meru University of Science & Technology is ISO 9001:2015 Certified
Foundation of Innovations Page 1
