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TAMIL NADU STATE BOARD CLASS 12 BOTANY 2025

46 questions from this CLASS 12th Botany paper. Log in as a CLASS 12th student to view solutions.

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Q1 mcq 1 mark
Importing better varieties and plants from outside and acclimatising them to local environment is called :
  • A. Selection
  • B. Cloning
  • C. Introduction
  • D. Heterosis

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Q2 mcq 1 mark
A plant called ‘X’ possesses small flower with reduced perianth and versatile anther. The probable agent for pollination would be :
  • A. butterfly
  • B. water
  • C. beetles
  • D. air

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Q3 mcq 1 mark
The bacteria, which possess Ti plasmid is :
  • A. Arthrobacter luteus
  • B. E. coli
  • C. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
  • D. Agrobacterium tumifaciens

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Q4 mcq 1 mark
Tamarindus indica is indigenous to :
  • A. South America, Greece
  • B. Tropical African region
  • C. India alone
  • D. South India, Sri Lanka

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Q5 mcq 1 mark
Which one of the following palindromic base sequence in DNA can be easily cut at about the middle by some particular restriction enzymes ?
  • A. 5’ GAATTC 3’ 3’ CTTAAG 5’
  • B. 5’ CGTTCG 3’ 3’ ATCGTA 5’
  • C. 5’ CACGTA 3’ 3’ CTCAGT 5’
  • D. 5’ GATATG 3’ 3’ CTACTA 5’

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Q6 mcq 1 mark
The only cereal that has originated and domesticated from the New World.
  • A. Triticum duram
  • B. Oryza sativa
  • C. Zea mays
  • D. Triticum aestivum

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Q7 mcq 1 mark
Virus free plants are developed from :
  • A. Protoplast culture
  • B. Organ culture
  • C. Cell Suspension culture
  • D. Meristem culture

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Q8 mcq 1 mark
“Gametes are never hybrid”. This statement is associated with the :
  • A. Law of segregation
  • B. Law of dominance
  • C. Law of random fertilization
  • D. Law of independent assortment

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Q9 mcq 1 mark
Solar energy used by green plants for photosynthesis is only :
  • A. 3 - 10%
  • B. 2 - 8%
  • C. 2 - 9%
  • D. 2 - 10%

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Q10 mcq 1 mark
Which one of the following soil water is available for plants ?
  • A. Capillary Water
  • B. Gravitational Water
  • C. Hygroscopic Water
  • D. Chemically bound Water

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Q11 mcq 1 mark
Match List - I with List - II :
  • A. (1)-(ii), (2)-(iii), (3)-(i), (4)-(iv)
  • B. (1)-(i), (2)-(iii), (3)-(ii), (4)-(iv)
  • C. (1)-(iii), (2)-(ii), (3)-(i), (4)-(iv)
  • D. (1)-(ii), (2)-(iii), (3)-(iv), (4)-(i)

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Q11 mcq
Match List - I with List - II : List - I List - II (1)A pair of chromosomes extra with diploid (i)monosomy (2)One chromosome extra to the diploid (ii)tetrasomy (3)One chromosome loses from diploid (iii)trisomy (4)Two individual chromosomes loses from diploid (iv)double monosomy
  • A. (1)-(ii), (2)-(iii), (3)-(i), (4)-(iv)
  • B. (1)-(i), (2)-(iii), (3)-(ii), (4)-(iv)
  • C. (1)-(iii), (2)-(ii), (3)-(i), (4)-(iv)
  • D. (1)-(ii), (2)-(iii), (3)-(iv), (4)-(i)

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Q12 mcq
e for plants ?
  • A. Capillary Water
  • B. Gravitational Water
  • C. Hygroscopic Water
  • D. Chemically bound Water

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Q12 mcq
Identify the correctly matched pair :
  • A. Rhizome - Musa
  • B. Tuber - Allium cepa
  • C. Stolon - Zingiber
  • D. Sucker - Pistia

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Q13 mcq
Initiation codon is :
  • A. AUG
  • B. UUU
  • C. UAG
  • D. UGA

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Q14 mcq
The invasive species introduced in India from South America :
  • A. Parthenium
  • B. Lantana
  • C. Kappaphycus
  • D. Prosopis

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Q15 mcq
Which one of the following is an example of polygenic inheritance ?
  • A. Pod shape in Garden Pea
  • B. Flower colour in Mirabilis jalapa
  • C. Skin colour in humans
  • D. Production of male honey bee

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Q16 short answer
What is pseudo cereal ? Give an example.

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Q17 short answer
Define - “Atavism”.

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Q18 short answer
What is TATA Box ?

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Q19 short answer
What do you mean by embryoids ?

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Q20 short answer
How will you prepare seed ball ?

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Q21 short answer
What is food chain ?

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Q22 short answer
What is Ozone hole ?

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Q23 short answer
Define ‘Bonsai’.

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Q24 short answer
Draw and label the structure of embryo sac.

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Q25 short answer 3 marks
Differentiate grafting and layering.

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Q26 short answer 3 marks
Differentiate continuous variation with discontinuous variation.

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Q27 short answer 3 marks
Write the differences between linkage and Crossing over.

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Q28 short answer 3 marks
Mention any three applications of Bio-technology.

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Q29 short answer 3 marks
Write the various steps involved in cell suspension culture.

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Q30 short answer 3 marks
What is Albedo effect ? Write its effects.

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Q31 short answer 3 marks
Productivity of profundal zone will be low. Why ?

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Q32 short answer 3 marks
What is Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) ?

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Q33 short answer 3 marks
Draw the chart of Relative Contribution of green house gases.

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Q36 long answer 5 marks
Draw and label the structure of T.S. of mature anther.

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Q37 long answer 5 marks
Generally human activities are against the ecosystem. As a student how will you help to protect ecosystem.

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Q38 long answer 5 marks
Explain Incomplete Dominance with an example.

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Q39 long answer 5 marks
Tabulate Secondary metabolites and its plant resources with uses.

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Q40 long answer 5 marks
How sex is determined in monoecious plants ? Write their genes involved in it.

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Q41 long answer 5 marks
Write the benefits and risks of Genetically Modified Foods.

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Q42 long answer 5 marks
List out the benefits of agro forestry.

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Q43 long answer 5 marks
Suggest a solution to water crisis and explain its advantages.

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Q44 long answer 5 marks
Explain the various types of seed dormancy.

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Q45 long answer
What are the different types of hybridization ? Explain.

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Q46 long answer
How will you prepare an organic pesticide for your home garden with the vegetables available from your kitchen ?

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