Examination of students who are not members of the University : examination papers, class lists, &c. for the examination held in December 1858 : to which are added the regulations for the examination in 1859 / University of Cambridge.

  • University of Cambridge
Date:
1859
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Credit: Examination of students who are not members of the University : examination papers, class lists, &c. for the examination held in December 1858 : to which are added the regulations for the examination in 1859 / University of Cambridge. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    9. W hat is the provision whereby a bird is enabled to rest securely and without fatigue upon its perch ? 10. What are the provisions for locomotion in those animals which have no limbs ? 11. Name and describe the specimen bone. [The specimen given was the thigh-bone of a rabbit.] Monday, Dec. 20, 1858. 10 to 12^. II. f. 2. HJotnnp anti I7rgctable ^Dystologp. 1. What parts of plants are the Blackberry, Strawberry, Mulberry, Apple, Potatoe, Beet, Tea, Opium ? 2. Describe fully, but in as few words as possible, Spe- cimen 1. 3. Pull to pieces and describe Specimens 2 and 3, attending especially to the structure of the Flower of Specimen 2, and state the Natural Order to which it belongs. 4. What is the difference between Determinate and Inde- terminate Inflorescence? Give an example of each of them, or draw diagrams of them. 5. Distinguish between—oval, ovate, and obovate; acumi- nate and cuspidate ; dentate, serrate, and crenate. 6. How do you distinguish Exogenous and Endogenous plants from each other? To which of these classes do you refer the Herb Paris (Paris quadrifolia) and Black Bryony (Tamus communis) ? 7. In Exogenous plants what is meant by Medullary Rays? What are Stomata, and what is their use? 8. What are the exhalations of plants during the day and night respectively? From whence are they derived? 9. What are the different kinds of Cell? How are new Cells formed? 10. Describe the action of the Pollen upon the Ovules. How does it obtain access to them ? [The specimens given were : r. Stem and leaves of Bramble (Rubus discolor). 2. Sprig with flowers of Toadflax (Linaria repens). 3. Fruit of the Bladder-nut (Staphylea pinnata).]