Spermatophyta & Paleobotany

CE1: Assignments | Due on 2nd September 2024

General guidelines

1. Choose any one of the following topics and explain it thoroughly.

2. Write only one page. Any written material beyond one page will not be graded (except figures, if any).

3. For online writing: A4 page, 1 inch margins from all sides, Time New Roman as font type with 12 font size and 1.5 line spacing.

4. For offline writing: Use A4 sized page to write the assignment and submit the scanned copy via google form.

5. Second page is only for figures (if any) and references.

6. Cite the references properly.

7. Please mention your roll number, name and course number on the submission file.

8. Use of large language models (like chat GPT) should be only for refinement of the language and resolving grammar issues; they should not be used for generating ideas and content. 

Topics to choose from:

• Key steps in the evolution of land plants

• Geological time scale as a tool to study plant evolution

• Challenges faced by plants in land colonization

• Taxonomic position of gymnosperms

• Living fossils: Cycad and Gingko

• Life cycle of Pinus

• Life cycle of Gnetum

• Systems of plant classification

•  Key steps in evolution of angiosperms

• Patterns in geographic distribution of angiosperms

• Monocots vs dicots

• Role of botanical gardens and herbariums in plant studies

• How do fossils are formed?

• Why fossils of certain plant groups are rare?

• Explain: Almost 99% of all species that ever lived are extinct

Grading scheme (20 marks) 

8: Conceptual clarity and soundness of the text.

7: Originality of the ideas, examples and references cited

5: Attendance and classroom involvement.