APPENDIX 415 



UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL 



Matriculation Examination, Sept. 1910 



1. Describe fully the specimen A provided and refer it to 

 its natural order, giving your reasons. Annotated sketches 

 should accompany your answer. 



2. Identify, if possible, and discuss the morphology of the 

 specimens B, C, and D. 



3. Describe as fully as you can the course taken by water 

 in the plant, from its entrance at the root until its exit from 

 the leaf. Describe experiments establishing the truth of your 

 statements. 



4. How does the shape of cotyledonary leaves compare with 

 that of the later leaves of plants ? Can you suggest any reasons 

 for the differences usually observed ? 



5. Describe the pollination-mechanisms known to you as 

 occurring in the natural order Liliaceae (or Primulaceae). 



6. Describe the method of dispersal of seeds exhibited by 

 the following plants : Rose, Plane, Crane's-bill, Geranium, 

 Hornbeam, and Campanula. 



7. In what manner could you demonstrate the action of 

 diastase on starch ? What physiological function does this 

 ferment (or enzyme) perform in the leaves ? 



8. Describe the character of the vegetation known to you 

 as frequenting one of the following situations : 



(1) A peaty marsh. 



(2) An old overgrown wall. 



(3) A sandy sea-shore. 



INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION BOARD FOR IRELAND 



Examination 191 i (June) 



Honours Paper (Third Year) 



Section A 



1. [Obligatory) Describe the structure of the bulb of some 

 bulbous plant. What substances does it contain ? Where do 

 they come from ? What becomes of them ? 



