DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, POKHARIPUT,

BHUBANESWAR
Practice test
CLASS – 12
SUB : BIOLOGY
T i m e A l l o w e d : 1.5 hrs. Maximum Marks : 35
General Instructions:
(i) All questions arc compulsory.
(ii) The question paper has four sections: Section A, Section B, Section C and
Section D. There are 17 questions in the question paper.
(iii) Section-A has 5 questions of 1 mark each and 01 case-based questions 4
marks. Section-B ha 5 questions of 2 marks each. Section-C has 2 questions
of 3 marks each and Section-D has 2 questions of 5marks each.
(iv) There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provide in
some questions. A student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such
questions.
(v) Wherever necessary, neat and properly labelled diagrams should he drawn.

SECTION-A
1 In case of an infertile couple, the male partner can inseminate normally but the 1
mobility of sperms is below 40 percent. Which kind of ART is suitable in this
situation to form an embryo in the laboratory conditions, without involving a
donor?
2 A cross was carried out between two pea plants showing the contrasting traits of 1
height of the plant. The result of the cross showed 50% of parental characters.
Name the type of cross.
3 Write the two components of the first artificial recombinant DNA molecule 1
constructed by Cohen and Boyer.
4 Write one advantage and one disadvantage of cleistogamy to flowering plants. 1
5 Write the importance of cryopreservation in conservation of biodiversity. 1
6 Assertion: RNA was the first genetic material. 1
Reason: DNA has evolved from RNA with chemical modification that make
it more stable.
(a)Both assertion and reason are true, and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct
 explanation of assertion.
(c)Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) Both assertion and reason are false.
OR
Assertion: Heterochromatin is transcriptionally inactive.
Reason: Heterochromatin lacks genes.
(a) Bothassertion andreasonare true, and reason is the correct explanation
of assertion.
(b) Bothassertion andreasonare true, but reason is not the correct
explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) Both assertion and reason are false.
7 Assertion: EcoRI is a restriction endonuclease. 1
Reason: EcoRI removes the nucleotides from the ends of DNA
strands.
(a) Bothassertion andreasonare true, and reason is the correct
explanation of assertion.
(b) Bothassertion andreasonare true, but reason is not the correct
explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) Both assertion and reason are false.
8 Read the following and answer any four questions from 8 (i) to 8(v) 4
given below:
Health is defined as a state of complete physical, metal and social
well-being. When the functioning of one or more organs or organ
system(s) of the body, is adversely affected and characterised by
certain symptoms, the person is said to be suffering from a disease.
Diseases may be infectious or non-infectious. Infectious diseases
are caused by pathogens, which may be bacteria, viruses, fungi,
protozoans or helminths. Some diseases, infectious or non-
infectious are fatal.
( i ) Among the non-infectious diseases, the one which is the major
cause of deaths, is
(a) diabetes ( b ) psoriasis
(c) cancer (d ) arteriosclerosis
(ii) The diseases that are caused by contaminated food and water are
 1. Typhoid 2. Common cold
3. Amoebiasis 4. Malaria
5. Ascariasis 6. Filariasis
( a ) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 6
(c) 1, 3 and 5 ( d ) 2, 3 and 5
(iii) The most serious form of malaria,called malignant malaria, is
caused by
(a) Plasmodium ovale
(b) Plasmodium falciparum
(c) Plasmodium malariae
(d) Plasmodium vivax
(iv) The diseases which spread by droplet infection are
( a ) pneumonia and common cold
( b ) malaria and allergy
( c ) dengue and pneumonia
( d ) all of these
( v ) Assertion:By eradicating Aedes mosquito,
d i s e a s e s like chikungunya and dengue can he
controlled from spreading.
Reason: A e d e s mosquito is the vector for chikungunya and
dengue.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true, and reason is the
correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true, but reason is
not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) Both assertion and reason are false.

SECTION-B
9 Do you think apomixis can be compared with asexual reproduction ? Support your 2
answer, giving one reason. How is apomixis beneficial to farmers ? Explain.
10 When a snapdragon plant bearing pink colour flower was selfed, it was found 2
that, 69 plants were having red coloured flowers. What would be the number of
plants bearing pink flower and white flower. Show with the help of Punnett
square. Identity the principle of inheritance involved in this experiment
11 (a) What are transgenic animals ? 2
(b) Name the transgenic animal having the largest number amongst all the existing
 transgenic animals.
(c) Mention any three purposes for which these animals are produced.
12 CryIAbis introduced in a plant to prevent infestation by corn borer. 2
(a) What is the resultant plant referred as?
(b) Summarize the action of the gene introduced
13 Identify the areas labelled i, ii, iii and iv in the pie chart given below representing 2
the biodiversity of plants showing their proportionate number of species of major
taxa.

SECTION-C
14 (a) The graph given below represents the organisms response to temperature as an 3
environmental condition.

(i) Which one of the two lines represents conformers and why ?
(ii) What does the other line in the graph represent and why ?
15 Baculoviruses are good example of biocontrol agents. Justify giving three reasons. 3
OR
Your classmate complains of headache and cough. On the basis of certain
 symptoms, the doctor confirms that he is suffering from Pneumonia and not
common cold. List these symptoms. Mention any two precautions to be followed
to prevent the spread of this disease.

SECTION-D
16 Given below is the diagram of a human ovum surrounded by a few sperms. 5
Observe the diagram and answer the following questions:

(a) Compare the fate of sperms shown in the diagram.

(b) What is the role of zona pellucid in this process?
(c) Analyze the changes occurring in the ovum during the process.
(d) How is the entry of sperm into the ovum facilitated?
(e) Specify the region of female reproductive system where the event
represented in the diagram takes place.
OR
The graph given below shows the variation in the levels of ovarian hormones
during various phases of menstrual cycle:

(a) Identify ‘A’ and ‘B’.

 (b) Specify the source of the hormone marked in the diagram.
(c) Reason out why A peaks before B.
(d) Compare the role of A and B.
(e) Under which condition will the level of B continue to remain high on the
28thday?

17 (a) Write the scientific name of the organism Thomas Hunt Morgan and his 5
colleagues worked with for their experiments. Explain the correlation
between linkage and recombination with respect to genes as studied by them.
(b) How did Sturtevant explain gene mapping while working with Morgan ?
OR

(a) State the ‘Central dogma’ as proposed by Francis Crick. Are there any
exceptions to it ? Support your answer with a reason and an example.
(b) Explain how the biochemical characterisation (nature) of ‘Transforming
Principle’ was determined, which was not defined from Griffith’s
experiments.