Lory ~ 5 SET-2 Series SSO/2 wa. 57/2/2 ‘Code No. te. : mano ALS 1S | [x] tht] [tease sete & gee Candidates must write the Code on the title page of the answer-book. open ote a ot PS a wees F gfe We 11 Z| yea 4 of ga A ak fim as a Ft om segferm S FET fer | par ate ax a fH ge wera F 26 ere | Baa es aa Se Pra YS SS ae, eT a we orarea fera | we we sagt & fee 15 fire aw ora fen re 2 we a aa Gai, 10.15 @ fen SET | 10.15 4a A 10.30 a TH OM Sat VEGA HT VSI tt ge aaftr & dhe 3 segferer Hag sat Tat aT | Please check that this question paper contains 11 printed pages. Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate. Please check that this question paper contains 26 questions. Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting it. 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer-book during this period. Sita ferara (agri) BIOLOGY (Theory) Rrafta wre: 35772 EETT HH: 70 Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 70 57/22 4 P.T.O.ararer Redan: (wear ote aust 26 seq Re me & | Ht we7 sitar & | Gi) GUsA Hyer eM A 5 silt cIg-THIT We 8, WIG TEI HH Te | Gi) GSB F yer FENG B 10 mg-THT Wed WOR & B, WI WET 2 Tet aT a: (iv) BSC A aed WeN 11S 22 My-TIIT eT WHR % B eI PTS aay are) (vy) @sD 4A yer Fem 23 yer seh eT 4 set BT! | (vi) WSR er em 24 # 26 chelsea Wer 8, ees WETS aret wre | (vit) wera F arr Te ahs Faaed TET 8, Poe oh 2 atest arch Ca wea H, 3 aiet act Uae WEG H aie & atest aed aro hat weal W shia aara-frawer Re me & | wee were ab Od weal & a frecat H ais wae eT BT TAT B | General Instructions : (@) There are a total of 26 questions and five sections in the question paper. All questions are compulsory. (ii) Section A contains questions number 1 to 5, very short-answer type questions of 1 mark each. (iii) Section B contains questions number 6 to 10, short-answer type I questions of 2 marks each. (iv) Section C contains questions number 11 to 22, short-answer type II questions of 8 marks each. (v) Section D contains question number 23, value based question of 4 marks. 57/2/2 2(wi) (vii) 1. 57/22 Section E contains questions number 24 to 26, long-answer type questions of 5 marks each. There is no overall choice in the question paper, however, an internal choice is provided in one question of 2 marks, one question of 3 marks and all the three questions of 5 marks. In these questions, an examinee is to attempt any one of the two given alternatives. Wes SECTION A ‘cqa safes ok fdas sai eat & a aaa 21” we wer Ht ge Afr | “Man can be a primary as well as a secondary consumer.” Justify this statement. ater afte rede are sfenfea afefera searat = feria | Write the hypothetical proposals put forth by Oparin and Haldane. RNA tient I a1 ea He Stet 8? ‘Write the function of RNA polymerase I. aretftia ae sit arian Re H aiet aareR | How does a degenerate code differ from an unambiguous one ? 3 P.T.O.6. 1 §7/2/2 adgat fiers (ttsitftra) feet sft sta & elfen steam tos oft stages wer 8 1a arm wae | 1 Meiosis is an essential event in the sexual life cycle of any organism. Give two reasons. wu SECTION B Baw aA Wee Fa Siar B 2 aa sr-RETT F fea eH Bera fret 8 7 2 What is joint forest management ? How can it help in conservation of forests ? atts sit afta & ate stat aang | 2 rere WR we Ge} ae A geen 4 dace wa & wae aft Pie gta 3 1 ere Sfare | 2 Differentiate between outbreeding and outcrossing. OR Bottled fruit juices are clearer as compared to those made at home. Explain. wa ory fret ser Gran are GT TT EA STA GI, Ta aT vee St fer area BE HY ere St TAB 1 TET aT Ee Aero =i | 2 When you go for a trek/trip to any high altitude places, you are advised to take it easy and rest for the first two days. Comment, giving reasons. 4es 10. ne 12, ag cared aftoattrat & fee saceeh fret st ar ww saree SAE | ge Wen & Sai at an wed Fee Wa TE & fore Seg se ar ae Aifee 2 Give an example of a gene responsible for multiple phenotypic expressions. What are such genes called ? State the cause that is responsible for such an effect. Saar Fe Stet 8 2 fered & fore ae ahrem fee we TTTETE eet 8 2 2 What is apomixis ? How is the phenomenon useful to the farmer ? wen SECTION C anghtt acaard aan ate & Para see @ a fea wen fra ae F Pees aT RH sere fe | 3 What are analogous structures ? How are they different from homologous structures ? Provide one example for each. (a) Preaferftae feerfertt # a3 are arta teil feeert & ara ware : G)— Rearge Rents eregtets are Cares & Ger & fore seer sa 4 sahada & ae Gi) 21 aaa A ue afte oft (wth) fae a (ii) Sfeateres (aA ET) XXY St >) oe fe ae weit Fafa MiiAsent ar ay UH AT ea | 3 57/2/2 5 P.T.O.13. 14, 15. 16. 57/2/2 (a) | Name the kind of diseases/disorders that are likely to occur in humans if (mutation in the gene that codes for an enzyme phenyl alanine hydrolase occurs, (i) there is an extra copy of chromosome 21, Gii) the karyotype is XXY. (b) Mention any one symptom of the diseases/disorders named above. DNA-sfagpitaa Ft andeeft ator & setts sar sega wet & fore areght & ard areas a fire wenn wae fee re 2 How was a heavy isotope of nitrogen used to provide experimental evidence to semi-conservative mode of DNA-replication ? eases eM Siar 8 2 ee HK Sens whee sat co fee war a 7 What is amniocentesis ? Justify the statutory ban on it. ara Ft Gass after & anda ea a GH aATMifad Site SARE | Draw a labelled diagram of the sectional view of the seminiferous tubule ofa human. ‘aifea sia & dat at oper F oaafera we & fare sa oie A ante wfrat i orawreat St @ 1 ga aia ta A adh tien Goutal tae wa A a ssa ST ATA aaTeT ce Sere Save AAT | Many copies of a specific gene of interest are required to study the detailed sequencing of bases in it. Name and explain the process that can help in developing large number of copies of this gene of interest. 617. 18. 19. 57/2/12 Sate ar us wpe aver ae wer 2 fh eed teeaei-aeaedl eae & chet ft feel freoftta Ft or wah & | arene aay fi we fee wa Ha ‘fee ST Aer | 3 One of the major contributions of biotechnology is to develop pest-resistant varieties of cotton plants. Explain how it has been made possible. Sau # fear an fia sat arn rat 8 2H aed ae AA are eq at afioraa ft caren fife | 3 Why is earthworm considered a farmer's friend ? Explain humification and mineralisation occurring in a decomposition cycle. uohfa aft afcehfira % ste stat aarga | Set an wH-ee sce die | ea Ot ate area car Ht sarge | 3 Differentiate between parasitism and competition, giving one example of each. State the common characteristic they share. faster dstafrcan Uae EcoRI # Been grt grits DNA frat at ait & fare we ware ars SATE | 3 auwat DNA-avet at yes sel A er Gashehf & vail & fare eS seen aes Jaw cartes ar ar wage cen sat care Af | 3 Prepare a flow chart in formation of recombinant DNA by the action of restriction endonuclease enzyme EcoRI. OR ‘Name and explain the technique used for separating DNA fragments and making them available for biotechnology experiments. 7 PTO.21. 57/2/2 SIAR See A aera B Saat sear % fee see |G a searh sik as 6 a Seah cat A geet Afra | Compare narrowly utilitarian and broadly utilitarian approaches to conserve biodiversity, with the help of suitable examples. arate an fate eet & fore aafta-net a fea wee getarer fee aT AeA a? FARR FART | How can sewage be used to generate biogas ? Explain. wy SECTION D ame rt Fem ae a eh aaa F anf ee | aet onet Bart fH FS Rear eH SF a3 ah wh war Ba sik feat oad wr dar a A aS 2 ag ga Wat a Uw Teer Stat oT, Ha SaaEN Bet eT sik ae wet & cere Bt aT | aa BES Ge aT fH A SH aTew (aaltel) vere ST a RVA! () FT amg oy arerfiavega & aftental at ga aa A quar a ? Stet | a ae At BB HSS fre ar sarT | (>) fret Sasha verat & atat sit saa SA are aifat ak F cH aie eae & afte F ated & fare dan fre | © aM eer > fitva a ee 2 fafa a gene Ae ats waa vera & wen fag or & faers Aart F orpfe der At oT as | 8‘You have attended a birthday party hosted by one of your classmates. You found some guests at the party sitting in a corner making a lot of noise and consuming ‘something’. After a while one of the boys from the group started screaming, behaving abnormally and sweating profusely. On enquiry you found that the group members were taking drugs. (a) Would you inform your parents/school authorities ? Yes/No. Give reasons in support of your answer. (b) Prepare a note to be circulated amongst the schoolmates about the sources and dangers of any two drugs. (©) Write any two ways that you will suggest to your school principal so as to promote awareness amongst the youth against the use of these drugs. wEs SECTION E Wiert-Rans ariea & sinta, a 8 dftat a sap wel & fee Rafa waft 1 ae ta oH seit at Heat & As cee wT | (a) rer (Qaeta) sar Sot @ 2 GHEE fH wea A gaa fa ver OTS farems after sera & ret & | () TG TT sare A Berar 8 aia sik Hfsoa sferen & ata stat Aa | 5 awa Sasdew wer Ba & 2 pH A sah yo a avia Aire | vera sdeat FY men Sasaeat a ait atta at art 8 2 5 9 P.T.O.Under polio prevention programme, infants in India were given polio vaccines on a large scale at regular intervals to eradicate polio from the country. (a) What is a vaccine ? Explain how does it impart immunity to the child against the disease, (b) _ With the help of an example each, differentiate between active and passive immunity. OR What are biofertilizers ? Describe their role in agriculture. Why are they preferred to chemical fertilizers ? 25. (a) Uther 4 gem & ae 8 ae ae aie & Fair ow A aemail carer fae | (>) wm trgfeh dis & fafa ani A ares & yaaa (Gaya) I seats ATT | avant anal 4 fides sik stato sfirarsit ft career ) ae A aera 8 agsitta sama Ft caveat Ffare | 5 aaat Wears @f ott wal aa 3 fea ver fortes eo @ ae eanfta fear ff DNA A ongafirs vers ater @ 2 caren Fife | 5 (a) During a cross involving true breeding red flowered and. true breeding white flowered snapdragon plants, the F progeny did not show any of the parental traits, while they reappeared in F, progenies. Explain the mechanism using Punnett Square. (>) Explain polygenic inheritance with the help of an example. OR How did Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase conclusively establish that DNA is the genetic material ? Explain. 57/212 1