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Joseph’s High School, Gorakhnath, Gorakhpur

Unit Test – I (2013-14) Time : 2 hrs.
Class -XII Subject: Biology M.M. : 50

Part – I (Attempt all questions)

I. (A) Name the following:- [5]

1. An Organism in which RNA acts as genetic material.
2. The common ancestor of great apes and man.
3. The era known as age of Reptiles.
4. A missing link.
5. A molecular glue.

(B) State the significant contribution of the following scientists:- [5]

1. Sydney Fox
2. Jacob and Monad
3. Meselson and W. Stahl
4. Alfred Russel Wallace
5. Hugo de Uries.

(C) Answer the following in short:- [3]

1. What is the initial barrier to gene flow on allopatric speciation?
2. What is the unit of natural selection?
3. If the base sequence of one strand of DNA is CAT TAG TAC GAC
What will be the base sequence of its complementary RNA strand?
4. How many linkage groups are present in Drosophila?
5. Give the exact location and function of Embryo Sac.
6. What is genetic code?

(D) Mention one significant difference between the following pairs:- [5]
1. Single crossing over and double crossing over.
2. Vestigial Organ and Atavistic Organ.
3. Ontogeny and Phylogeny.
4. Somatogenic and Blastogenic Variations.
5. Codominance and Incomplete Dominance.

(E) Expand the following:- [2]

1. G6-PD
2. GTP
3. MTP
4. TMV
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2. (a) Describe the development of female gametophyte in Angiosperm.

[5]
(b) List any three artificial methods of vegetation propagation with [5]
suitable examples.

3. (a) Give an account of Lederberg’s replica plating experiment to show [5]

the genetic basis of adaptation.
(b) State the structural features by which Neanderthal man different [5]
From Homo sapiens.

4. (a) Draw a labeled schematic sketch of replication fork of DNA. Explain [5]
the role of enzymes involved in DNA replication.
(b) What is inducer in the Lac Operon? How does it ensure the `switching
- on’ of genes? [5]
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