B.

J.M CARMELACADEMY
CBSESENIORSECONDARYSCHOOL
UNITTEST–I ,
2020–2021
SUBJECT:BIOLOGY
Cl
ass:
XII Mar
ks:
50
Name:
Rol
lNo: Ti
me:
2hr
s
Gener
alI
nst
ruct
ions:

1.Ther
ear
eov
eral
l22quest
ionsandf
oursect
ionsi
nthequest
ionpaper
.Al
lquest
ions
are
compul sory.
2.SectionAcont ainsquest i
onnumber s1t o5ar eVer yShortAnswertypequest i
onsofone
mar keach.
SectionBst ar
tsf r
om quest i
onnumber6t o12ar eShortAnswertypeIquestionsoft wo
mar kseach.
SectionCst ar
tsf r
om quest i
onnumber13t o20ar eShortAnswertypeIIquestionsof
thr
eemar kseach.
SectionDst art
sf r
om quest ionnumber21t o22ar eLongAnswert ypequesti
onsof5
mar kseach.
3.Th ereisnoov erallchoiceinthequestionpaper .Howev eri
nter
nalchoicesarepr ovi
ded
inallthesecti
ons.Anexami neeistoat t
emptanyoneoft hequesti
onsoutoft het wo
giveninthequest ionpaperwi ththesamequest i
onnumber .
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Secti
onA
1.
WhyisCuTconsi
der
edagoodcont
racept
ivedev
icet
ospacechi
l
dren?
2.Abilobeddi
thecousantherhas100mi crosporemot hercell
spermicrospor
angium.
How manymal egamet ophyt
es,thi
santhercanpr oduce?Statewit
hthereason.
3.Whydot hepoll
engr ai
nsofValli
sneri
ahav emuci l
aginouscoveri
ng?
OR
WhatisAnemophi l
y.
4.Whatisther
oleofcer v
ixofthehumanf emalesy stem int
hereproduct
ion?
5.Stat
ethetwodisadvantagesofexter
nalfert
il
izat
ion?

Sect
ionB
6.Def i
ne:a.Oest rusCy cle b.Her maphr odite
7.Wr it
eonepoi ntofdi f
ferenceandsi milarit
ybetweenXemogamyandGei togamy .
OR
Explainthest epst hatensur ecr
osspol li
nat i
oninanautogamousf l
ower .
8.Whatdoy oumeanbyseasonal breeders?Gi vesomeexampl est ojustif
yy ouranswer
.
9.Ment ionthesi tewher esy ngamyoccur si namphibi
ansandr ept
ilesr espectiv
ely.
10.Namet heor ganicmat eri
alsexineandi nt
ineofanangiosperm poll
engr ainar e
madeupof .Explainther oleofexine?
11.Explainthef uncti
onofCol eorr
hizaandGer mpore.
12.Placentaact sasanendocr i
netissue.Jusitif
ythest
atement?
 Sect
ionC

13.WhatisApomi xi
sandwhati si
tsi
mportance?Giv
eexampl e.
14.Whyar eangi osperm ant
hercal
ledDi
thecous?Descri
bethestructur
eof
i
tsmicrospor angi
um.
15.Drawadi agr am ofamat ur
ehumansper m.Labelit
sthreepartsandwrit
e
t
hei
rfunctions.
OR
Namet hestagesofhumanembr yoatwhichitget
simplanted.Explai
nthepr
ocess
ofi
mplantation.

16.Nameanyt woor ganismsandt hephenomenoni nv

olved.Wherethefemale
gamet eundergoesdev el
opmentt of orm neworganismswi t
houtfer
ti
li
zat
ion?
17.Ei
cchor ni
acrassipesinanalienhy drophytei
ntr
oducedinIndia.Menti
onthe
problemscr eatedbyt hi
splant.
18.Drawadi agram ofamat ureembr yosacofanangi osperm andlabelt
hefoll
owing
partsinit
.
19.Writ
eabr iefnoteonpol l
enpistili
nteracti
on.
20.Namet hreeincurablesexual
lytransmi t
teddi
seasesandt hei
rcausati
veorgani
sms.

Sect
ionD

21.Whyisf er
ti
li
zat
ioni
nanangiospermreferr
edasdoublefert
il
izat
ion?Menti
onthe
ploi
dyleveloft
hecell
sinvol
ved
OR
Descri
bewi tht
hehelpofthr
eelabel
l
eddiagr amsthedi
ff
erentembryoni
cstages
thati
ncludethematureembryoofadicotplant.

22.Descri
bet
heevent
sofspermat
ogenesi
swit
hthehelpofaschemat
icr
epr
esentat
ion.
OR
Explai
nmenst
rual
cyclei
nhumanfemalewi
ththehel
pofdiagr
ammati
cpresent
ati
on.

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