CROP PRODUCTION III: HORTICULTURE (CRPS3204)
Biological Science - BS
Semester: Second Semester
Level: 300
Year: 2015
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN
Peace-Work-Fatherland Paix-Travail-Patrie
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION MINISTERE DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT
SUPERIERE
THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
UNIVERSITE DE BAMENDA
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
FACULTE DES SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
CA CRPS3204: Time: 1 hour 22/6/2015
1. What do you understand by horticulture? 3 marks
2. What is the name given to a garden of fruit trees? 1 mark
3. State and define three areas of study of horticulture, 3 marks
4. How does horticulture differs from agriculture? 2 marks
5. Cultivated plant taxonomy is the study of the theory and practice of the science that
identifies, describes, classifies and manes cultigens. What does the word cultigen mean? 1
mark
6. How does cultivated plant taxonomy differ from taxonomy? 3 marks
7. Name two plants that are used to beautify the University of Bamenda. 2 marks
University of Bamenda, Faculty of Science, Continuous Assessment for Horticulture (CRPS
3204)
April 2015: Part 1: Vegetable gardening. Instructions; Answer ALL questions
1. Discuss the different factors a farmer must take into consideration In establishing a garden.
6 marks
2. Differentiate organic from Inorganic manures, emphasising the advantages and
disadvantages of each for a vegetable gardener 5 marks
3. Discuss the different ways by which a gardener can protect his/her crops 5 marks
4. Classify vegetables based on the parts eaten. Provide examples of relevant vegetables
neccesary 4marks
5. What factors must a gardener consider in planning a crop rotation? 3 marks
6. Give the scientific names of the following Solanaceous vegetables. (l)Tomato; (2) eggplant;
(3)Hucklebcrry (4) Chill pepper (5)Sweet pepper 2. Marks
Good luck (Dr. Balgah RA)
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BIOS3201: GENETICS CA 1Hr 30 min 25/04/20I5
1. Differentiate between the following giving examples. 6 mks
a. Narrow sense and broad sense heritability
b. Hardy Weinberg equilibrium and Morgan's law
c. leptokurtic and platokurtic
d. Genetic map unit and crossing over
2. State four characteristics of polygenic Inheritance. 2mks
3. Consider the following linked traits in beans are yv for yellow veins, Pr for red seed coat, b
for brown seedling. Show a crossing over between yv and Pr indicating the recombinants and
the parental. 3 mks
4. The average height of females In Tolon is 170cm There is an Individual with a height of
140cm, If 60% of the deviation is genotypic, estimate the environmental deviation. 2 mks
5. In a population of cane rats the mean tall length is 120mm and the narrow sense heritability
is 0.5. estimate the tall length of an Offspring from a father whose tail is 130mm and a mother
whose tail is 150mm. 3mks
6. What will be the proportions of offspring if Tt is crossed with Tt. 2 mks
7. List the measures of central tendency. 1mk
8. Give the indication of a positive correlation 1mk
BOTS 3101 CA 24.11.2015
1. l.ist 4 macromolecules with their building-blocks (4 marks)
2. Distinguished between the following giving examples (8 marks)
a-Monosacharides and polysacharrides
b- Homoglycans and heteroglycans
c- Amylose and amylopectin
d-Compound and derived lipids
e Polar amino acids with positive charge and Polar amino acids with negative charge
f-Ketogenic and glucogenic:
g- Globular and congugated proteins
3- Name five plant fats and oil sources with their corresponding fatty acids (3 marks)
4-List 2 examples of combined complementary proteins to create a complete protein in one
meal (2marks)
5-State the most important classes or subclasses of food for the following (3 marks)
a.An old man above 60 years
b. A sick person
c. A pregnant woman
d. An athlete
e. A builder
f. A teacher
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