V12Bio Viradhunagar District Common Examinations

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Quarterly Examination September 2022

Standard 12
Time Ailowed:3.00 Hours
BIOLOGYY Maximum Marks:70
Instructions: 1. Check the question
paper for fairness of printing. If there is
any lack of fairness, inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.
2. Use Blue or Biack ink to write and underline and pencil to draw
diagrams.
Note: Candidate should answer PART- I [Bio-Botany] & PART-II [Bio-Zoology]
in separate answer books.

PART I (Bio-Botany] MARKS:35

SECTION-I
Note: 1. Answer all the questions.
2. Choose the most appropriate 8x1 8
answer from the given four alternatives
and write the option code and the
1. The scar left by funiculus
corresponding answer.
in the seed is
a) Tegmen b) Radide c)Epicoty! d) Hilum
2. Which one of the following statements is not true
regarding speropollenin?
a) Sporopollenin is contributed by both pollen cytoplasm and tapetum
b) It heips to withstand high temperature and is resistant to strong acid
c) Sporopollenin is derived from phycobilins
d) It heips poilen during long period preservation in fossil deposits
3. Extra nuclear inheritance is a consequence of presence of genes in
a) Mitochondria and chloroplast
b) Endopiasmic reticulum and mitochondria
c) Ribosomes and chloroplast
d) Lysosomes and Ribosomes
4. Ifa hamozygons red flowered plant is crossed with a homozygons white flowered
piant then the off-spring will be
a) All red flowered b) Half white flowered
c) Half red flowered d) All white flowered
5. Match
)Pentasomy A) 2n-2
n) Doubile monosomy B) 2n+2
C) 2n - 1 - 1
ii) Nullisomy
iv) Trisomy D) 2n3
a))Cii) D ii) B iv) A b) i) B i) C i) D iv) A

c)i) C i) 8 i ) A iv) D d) i) D ii) C ii) A iv) B

6. Find the mismatch pair
b) Plasmid - E-coli
a) Ti- plasmid Agrobacterium
c) BR 322 Reconstructed plasmid d)Transfection Virus
7. Which one of the following is used as a Biosensors?
a) Electrophoresis b) Bioreactors
) Vectors d) Electroporation
8. The prevention of large scale loss of biological integrity
a) Biopatent b) Bioethics c) Biosafety d) Biofuel
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four of the
following.
Note: Answer any
9. What are embryoids? 4x2-8
know about the word
pBR322?
10. What do you

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11.AB Cabove figure identify the type of
From the mutation and
12. Define plecotropPy. explain it.
Cantharophily?
13. What is
mark the parts of first cell of male
14. Draw and
gametophyte.
SECTION III
Note: Answer any three of the following.
Question Number 19 is
15. List out the functions of tapetum.
compulsory.
3x3-9
15. Differentiate continuous variation with
17. Mention the name of man-made cereal and
discontinuous variation.
write its cross only.
18. Write any two advantages and
19. How the cells or tissues are
disadvantages of B cotton.
protected from the extreme low
cryopreservation technique? temperature in

SECTION- IV
Note: Answer all the questions.
20. a) What are restriction 2x5=10
enzyme? Mention their type with role in Biotechnology.
(OR)
b) How is Nicotiana exhibit self-incapatibility? Explain its mechanism.
21. a) Bring out the inheritance of
chloroplast gene with an example.
(OR)
b) With a suitable diagram explain the structure of an ovule.

PART II [Bio-Zoology] MARKS:35

SECTION-I
Note: 1. Answer all the questions.
8x1-8
2. Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives
and write the option code and the
1. Match the following
corresponding answer.
1) Copper releasing IUD i) LNG 20
2) Hormone releasing IUD i) Lippes loop IUD
3) Non-medicated IUD ii) Saheli
4) Mini pills iv) Multi load 375
a) 1 i v , 2 - i, 3 i i , 4 - ii
b) 1 iv, 2 ii, 3 i, 4-ii
c) 1 iv, 2-i, 3 ii, 4 ii d) 1 - i, 2 - iv, 3 - ii, 4 i i
2. Find the true and false statements from the following.
(i) Plasmodium univax is a digenic parasite.
(i) The life cycle of plasmodium involves 3 phases namely schizogony, polygony
and sporogony.
(ii) The large schizont shows yellowish-brown pigmented granules called schuffiners
granules.
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cmodium infection leads to lysis of white blood cells results

fever and other symptoms.
in cycles, of
a) i-True, ii -True, iii-False, iv-True
ii-False, iv-False
b) i-True, i-True,
iv-False
c) i-True, ii-False, ii-True,
iv-True
d) i-False, i-True, ii-False,
AGsertion (A) : XX XO type or sex determination isseen on bedbugs, cockroaches
and grasshoppers.
Reason (R) : The sex of the orTsprings depends upon the sperm that fertilizes the

egg
a) Both A and R are true and R is not he correct explanation for A
b) Both A and R are false
c) A is true and R is false
d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct
explanation for A
Which one of the following technique is used to monitor the
foetal heart rate and
other functions during late pregnancy and labour?
a) Foeloscope b) EEG
c) Aminocenteus d) CVS
5. and proposed the classical model
expression and regulation in E-coli.
of Lac operon to explain gene
a) Hershey, chase b) Jacob, monod
c) Meselson, stahl d) Watson, crick
6. If the child's blood group is 'O' the father's blood
group is 'A' and the mother's
blood group is "B' the genotypes of the will
parents be
a) IA1° and I®1° b) IAIA and 1°1°
c) IoT° and 1®7® d) IA1 and I°T°
7. A population will not exist in Hardy-weinberg equilibrium if
a) The population is large b) Individuals male selectively
c) There are no mutations d) There is no migration
8. Paedogenetic Parthenogenesis occurs in
a) Aphis b) Honeybees c) Solenobia d) Galifly

SECTION-II
Note: Answer any four of the following. 4x2=8
9. What is ovulation? In which day of menstrual cycle it takes place?
10. What is colostrum? Write any one of its significances.
11. write any symptoms of Patau syndrome?
12. Write any two differences between active and passive immunity.
13. Write short notes on lyon's
hypothesis.
14. Mention the main objection to Darwinism.

SECTION-III
Note: Answer any three of the following. Question Number 19 is compulsory.
3x3=9
15. What is Petrifaction?
16. Draw and label the diagram of Immuno globulin.
17. What are operons? How many operon groups are present in E-COn
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18. Name the hormane secreted by Thymus gland and mentianitwo functions of that
hormone.
19. A character present in grand father goes to grandson through daughter. Draw

flowchart for this pattern of Inheritance.

SECTION -IV
Note: Answer all the questions. 2x5-10
20. Write about the methosologies of HGP
(9R)
Explain the role of oxytoxin and relaxin in parturition and Lactation.
21. Explain the genetic basis of ABO blood grouping man.
(OR)
Write the prevention control methods of drugs and alcohol abuse.