11/01/2019 OYM

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BOARD BOOSTER TEST
(Subjective Test - 06)

Biology : Complete Syllabus

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) The question paper consists of four sections A, B, C & D.
(iii) Internal choice is given in all the sections. A student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such
questions.
(iv) Question number 1 to 5 are very short answer type questions and carry 1 mark each.
(v) Question number 6 to 12 are short answer type questions and carry 2 marks each.
(vi) Question number 13 to 24 are also short answer type questions and carry 3 marks each.
(vii) Question number 25 to 27 are long answer type questions and carry 5 marks each.
(Viii) Where ever necessary, the diagrams drawn should be neat and properly labeled.

SECTION-A

Q1. Apple is eaten as a raw fruit all over the world. But still known to be a false fruit. State the reason behind
the fact. [1]
OR
Give a biological term for single step large mutation. Who has given that term? [1]
Q2. Zygote begins to divide only after the division of primary endosperm cell (PEC). Justify. [1]
Q3. Why female becoming haemophilic is extremely rare? [1]
Q4. Homeostasis is an important process which makes it possible for an organism to work properly, then why
conformers have not evolved to become regulators. [1]
Q5. By what Latin name, the first Hominid was known? [1]
OR

How do you express the meaning of words like race and breed? [1]

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SECTION-B

Q6. Draw a labelled diagram of typical dicot embryo or L.S. of monocot embryo. [2]
OR

What is founder effect? [2]

Q7. Methanogens are the bacteria that grow anaerobically on cellulosic material to produce large amounts of
methane. Prepare a flow diagram to show the action of methanogens. [2]

Q8. Define ecological pyramids. Name the different types of ecological pyramids? [2]

Q9. What are the probable factors that contribute to population explosion in India? [2]
OR
Define the following terms :
(a) Juvenile phase [1]
(b) Senescent phase [1]
Q10. State one reason of adding blue-green algae to the agricultural soil. [2]
Q11. What are the events that takes place in the ovary and uterus during follicular phase of the menstrual
cycle? [2]
Q12. Among the five factors that are known to affect Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, three factors the gene flow, genetic
drift and genetic recombination. What are the other two factors? [2]

SECTION-C
Q13. (a) How is cultural eutrophication different from natural eutrophication? [3]
(b) Eichhornia crassipes is often nick named as “Terror of Bengal”. Justify.
(c) Where is good and bad ozone found?
Q14. (a) Describe in brief (Any two) : [3]
(i) Ectotherms and Endotherms
(ii) Age pyramid
(iii) Leaching
(b) Name any two places where it is necessary to install electrostatic precipitators. What is its significance?
(c) Clown fishes live among the tentacles of sea anemone. State reason.
OR
Give an example for convergent evolution and identify the features towards which they are converging. [3]
Q15. (a) Differentiate between a predator and a parasite. [3]

(b) Compare the grazing food chain with detritus food chain. Which among the two is the major contributor
to energy flow in aquatic ecosystem?

Q16. Explain Biological sewage treatment. [3]

OR

Where are B-cells and T-cells formed? How do they differ from each other? [3]

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Q17. Write a short note on [3]

(a) Greenhouse gases
(b) What are CFCs? Explain their contribution in ozone depletion. List any one harmful effect of ozone
depletion.
Q18. Briefly describe (Any three) [3]
(a) Repetitive DNA
(b) Satellite DNA
(c) mRNA
(d) tRNA
Q19. Explain the role of regulatory gene in a lac operon. Why is regulation of lac operon called negative
regulation? [3]
OR
Answer the following questions in the context of Matthew Meselson and Franklin Stahl’s experiment. [3]
(a) Name their experimental organism and technique used by them for separation of DNA.
(b) With the help of a diagram, compare the results for the DNA isolated after 20 minutes of experiment with the
DNA which was isolated after 40 minutes.
Q20. Give a schematic labelled diagram to represent oogenesis (without description) [3]
Q21. Identify and explain A, B and C in the PCR diagram given below : [3]

5 3 ds DNA
A
3 5
Heat

5 3
3 5
Primers B

5 3
3 5
DNA polymerase
(Taq polymerase)
+ deoxynucleotides
5 3
5 3
C
3 5
3 5
30 cycles

Amplified
(~1 billion times)

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Q22. Who was the first patient to be treated with gene therapy? Why was the given treatment may not be permanent
in nature? [3]
Q23. Explain the sex determination mechanism in humans. How is it different in birds? [3]
OR
Answer the following questions.
(i) Diseases like dysentery, cholera, typhoid, etc., are more common in over crowded human settlements.
Why? [1.5]
(ii) From which plant cannabinoids are obtained? Name any two cannabinoids. Which part of the body is
effected by consuming these substances? [1.5]
Q24. The zygote passes through several developmental stages till implantation. Describe each stage briefly with
suitable diagrams. [3]

SECTION-D
Q25. On the basis of Mendel’s laws of inheritance, explain the following with the help of a cross : [5]
(a) A tall homozygous Pisum sativum plant variety crossed with draft variety.
(b) Progeny of (a) is selfed
(c) Progeny of (a) is crossed with homozygous tall plant
(d) Progeny of (a) is crossed with dwarf plant
(e) A cross of F1 hybrid plant with phenotypically recessive parent is referred to as _______.
OR
(a) STDs are a threat to reproductive health. Describe any two such diseases and suggest preventive
measures. [3]
(b) Name the law that states that the sum of allelic frequencies in a population remains constant. What
are the five factors that influence these values? [2]
Q26. Explain the following : [5]
(a) What is the function of histones in DNA packaging?
(b) Why post transcriptional modification is important?
(c) Why lac operon is said to be an inducible operon?
(d) How does CsCl centrifugation help to separate 14N and 15N isotopes?
(e) A person with trisomy of chromosome 21 suffers from a syndrome. Write down the symptoms.
OR
Represent schematically the life-cycle of a malarial parasite. [5]
Q27. (a) Draw a labelled schematic diagram of the transverse section of a mature anther of an angiosperm
plant. [5]
(b) Describe the characteristic features of an insect pollinated flower.
OR
Answer the following questions.
(i) What is cancer? How is a cancer cell different from the normal cell? How do normal cells attain
cancerous nature? [2.5]
(ii) Explain any three preventive measures to control microbial infections. [2.5]

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