AKHIL BHARATIYA SR. SEC.

SCHOOL,
KAITHAL
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT III (2015-16)
CLASS: 12th
Biology

SUBJECT:
TIME: 3 hrs.
M.M: 70

Carry one mark each

1. Give one example of an animal which exhibits Oestrous
cycle.
2. State one reason why breast-feeding the baby acts as a
natural Contraceptive for the mother.
3. Identify the correct statement (a) Female of many birds
has a pair of dissimilar ZW chromosomes, while the
males possess a pair of similar ZZ chromosomes.
(b) Female of many birds has a pair of similar ZZ
chromosomes, while the males possess a pair of
dissimilar ZW chromosomes.
4. What will happen if DNA replication is not followed by
cell division in a eukaryotic cell?
5. Name the two gases contributing maximum to the green
house effect.
Carry 2 marks each
6. Draw and label the parts of the head region only of a
human sperm.
7. What is amniocentesis? How is it misused?
8. Differentiate between active and passive immunity.
9. Human insulin when synthesised in the body needs to
be processed before it can act. Explain giving reasons.
10. (a) How is apomixis different from parthenocarpy ? (b)
Describe any two modes by which apomictic seeds can
be produced.
Carry 3 marks each

11. Why is haemophilia rare in human females? Mention a

clinical symptom for the disease.
12. Draw a schematic diagram of the E. coli cloning vector
pBR322 and mark the following in it : (a) ori (b) rop (c)
ampicillin resistance gene (d) tetracycline resistance
gene (e) restriction site BamHI (f) restriction site EcoRI
13. How does industrial melanism support Darwins theory
of Natural Selection? Explain.
14. Trace the life cycle of malarial parasite in the human
body when bitten by an infected female Anopheles.
15. (a) Taking one example of habitat loss and
fragmentation, explain how the two are responsible for
biodiversity loss. (b) Explain two different ways of
biodiversity conservation.
16. (a) Why is human ABO blood group gene considered a
good example of multiple alleles? (b) Work out a cross
up to F1 generation only, between a mother with blood
group A (Homozygous) and the father with blood group
B (Homozygous).
Explain the pattern of inheritance exhibited.
17. Explain mutualism with the help of any two examples.
How is it different from commensalism?
18. Draw a well label diagram of t.s. of human ovary.
19. Name the causative organisms for the following
diseases :(i) Elephantiasis (ii) Ringworm (iii)
Amoebiasis (b) How can public hygiene help control
such diseases?
20. (a) Explain the phenomena of multiple allelism and codominance taking ABO blood group as an example.
(b) What is the phenotype of the following: (i) IAi (ii) i i
21. How are the structural genes activated in the lac operon
in E.coli?
22. With the help of a flow hart, show the phenomenon of
biomagnifications of DDT in an aquatic food chain.
Carry 4 marks

23. Release of numerous pest and disease resistant crops

have been done in the recent years. They also account
for adverse side effects. It has led to the development of
super pests and super weeds which requires more
scientific inputs to control them. Considering the above
answer the questions given below: a) what values have
been neglected in the above case? b) Should we allow
the continuation of such practices? Justify your answer.
c) What steps should be taken to safeguard the natural
genes? (d) What do you mean by eutrophification?
Carry 5 marks each
24. Explain the different phases of menstrual cycle and
correlate the phases with the different levels of pituitary
hormones in a human female.
25. (a) Draw a labelled diagram of a matured embryo of a
dicotyledonous plant.
(b) Describe the structure of a
matured microsporangium of an angiosperm.
26. (a) Tobacco plants are damaged severely when infested
with Meloidegyne incognitia. Name and explain the
strategy that is adopted to stop this infestation. (b)
Name the vector used for introducing the nematode
specific gene in tobacco plant. (c) Explain two different
ways of biodiversity conservation.