MIDTERM EXAMINATION - DECEMBER 2021

PRACTICE PAPER-02
SUBJECT: BIOLOGY (36)

Time: 3 Hours 15 minutes II PUC Max Marks: 70

General instructions
i) This question paper consists of 4 parts A, B, C, D. Part D contains two sections (Section I and II)
ii) All the parts are compulsory.
iii) Draw diagrams wherever necessary. Unlabeled diagrams or illustrations do not attract any marks

PART- A
Answer the following questions in One Word or One Sentence each 1X10=10
1. Write the significance of sexual reproduction
2. Define Apomixis
3. Name plant species in which the 2000 years old viable seed excavated at king Herod’s palace near dead sea
4. Define Oogenesis
5. The presence or absence of hymen is not a reliable indicator of virginity or sexual experience. Justify this
statement
6. Write the karyotype of the Turner’s syndrome
7. What is Pleiotropy?
8. Eukaryotic genes are called as split genes. Why?
9. How heroine is obtained?
10. Name the mechanical carrier responsible for the spread of amoebic dysentery

PART B

Answer any FIVE of the following questions in 3-5 sentences each, wherever applicable 2X5=10

11. Differentiate between Seasonal breeders and Continuous breeders with an example each
12. Mention any two adaptations exhibited by the wind pollinated plant
13. Distinguish between Chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers with suitable examples
14. Mention the hormones secreted by placenta
15. What is test cross? Write its significance
16. Draw a neat labeled diagram of Nucleosome
17. Mention the function of the following enzymes during DNA replication a) Ligases b) DNA polymerases
18. Differentiate between Benign tumor and malignant tumor
 PART C

Answer any FIVE of the following questions in 40-80 words each, wherever applicable 3X5=15

19. Write the asexual reproductive structures of a) Chlamydomonas b) Penicillium c) Sponges

20. Draw a neat labeled d diagram of an embryosac
21. Mention the phase of Menstrual cycle in which following events occurs
a) Higher secretion of Progesterone b) Regeneration of endometrium c) Rupture of Graafian follicle
22. Describe the preventive measures to avoid sexually transmitted diseases
23. Give the schematic representation of Monohybrid cross experiment
24. State any three theories of Sutton’s chromosomal theory of inheritance
25. Give the schematic representation of transcription unit
26. Mention the harmful health effects of drug and alcohol abuse

PART D (SECTION I)

Answer any FOUR of the following in about 200-250 words each, wherever applicable 5X4=20

27. a) Define Pollination. Explain different types of Pollination in angiosperms (4 marks)

b) What is dormancy? (1 mark)
28. Draw a neat labelled diagram of T.S of Human male reproductive system
29. Answer the following questions a) What is MTP? b) Define amniocentesis
c) Name Once a week contraceptive pill d) Expand CDRI e) What is infertility?
30. Explain Incomplete dominance in Mirabilis jalapa with a schematic representation and mention its Phenotype
and Genotype ratio
31. Describe Meselson and Stahl experiment to prove DNA replication is semiconservative
32. a) Draw a neat labeled diagram of an antibody molecule (2 marks)
b) Name the source plant of i) Opioids ii) Cannabinoides iii) Coca alkaloids (3 marks)

PART D (SECTION II)

Answer any THREE of the following in about 200-250 words each, wherever applicable 5X3=15

33. a) Differentiate between perisperm and pericarp (2 marks)

b) Mention the developmental stages of embryogeny in dicotyledonous embryo (3 marks)
34. Explain the process of spermatogenesis with a schematic representation
35. What is male heterogamety? Explain sex determination in human beings
36. Mention the steps of DNA fingerprinting. Add a note on its applications
37. Explain the measures to prevent and control drug and alcohol abuse