UNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL

KOTTUR

LEARN CYCLE TEST -I (2022 2023)

Name Roll No: Class: XII

Max Time: 1 » Hrs
Date: Subject: Biology
Max Marks: 35

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
h e r e are a total of 15 questions and four sections in the question paper. All

questions are compulsory.

Section A contains 4 questions of 1 mark each.
Section B contains 4 questions of 2 marks each.
Section Cis of 6 questions of 3 marks each.
Section D has 1 question of 5 marks.
Support your answer with suitable examples wherever required.

SECTION-A

Why is an apple called a false fruit? Which part of the plant forms the
1
fruit?
2 During polyembryony, if one embryo is formed from synergids and the
other from nucellus, state the one that is haploid and the one that is 1

diploid
3 In the following questions, a statement of Assertion is given followed by a

corresponding statement of Reason just below it. Of the statements mark

the correct answer as:

Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct
(a)
explanation of the Assertion.

Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is not the
(b)
correct explanation of the Assertion. 1

(c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.

Both Assertion and Reason are false.

(d)

which is
Assertion: Exine of pollen grain is comprised of sporopollenin
resistant to high temperature, strong acid or alkali.

Reason Sporopollenin is absent in the region of germ pore.

Is it possible that an unfertilized apomictic embryo sac gives rise to a

diploid embryo? Give a reason in support of your answer.

SECTION-B

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 Differentiate between Geitonogamy and Xenogamy

6 Mention two strategies evolved by flowers to prevent self-polination

What is apomixis? Write its importance

Differentiate between Anemophily and Entomophily 2
SECTION-C
Describe the structure of a microsporangium with a neat labelled diagram.

10 Name the type of fertilisation which is unique to angiosperms. Describe it.

11 Write a short note on artificial hybridization?

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12 Explain the structure of an anatropous ovule with a neat labelled diagram.

13 Normally one embryo develops in one seed but when an orange seed is
squeezed, many embryos of different shapes and sizes are seen. Mention

how it has happened?

14 Explain the following:

i) What relationship exists between a species of moth and Yucca plant?
i) Why are pollen grains well preserved as fossils?
ii) Why are cleistogamous flowers invariably autogamous?

SECTION-D

15 Explain the development of dicot embryo with a neat labelled diagram.

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 UNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL
LEARN KOTTUR
CYCLE TEST -II (2022 2023)

Name: Roll No: Class: XI Max Time: 1 Hrs

Date: Subject: Biology Max Marks: 35

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
There are a total of 15 questions and four sections in the question paper. All
questions are compulsory.
Section A contains 4 questions of 1 mark each.
Section B contains 4 questions of 2 marks each.
Section Cis of 6 questions of 3 marks each.
Section D has 1 question of 5 marks.
Support your answer with suitable examples wherever required.

SECTION-A
1 Write the functions of the different
layers of the uterus. 1
2 The spermatogonial cell has 46 chromosomes in a human male. Give the 1
number of chromosomes in:
a. Primary spermatocyte s
b. Spermatid.
In thefollowing questions, a statement of Assertion is given followed by
corresponding statement of Reason just below it. Of the statements mark 1
the correct answer as:
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is not the
correct explanation of theAssertion.V
(c) Assertion is true but Reason is
false
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

Assertion: Doctor performed amniocentesis to confirm the genetic defect

of foetus.
Reason: The liquid surrounding the immediate foetus is
amniocentesis. required for
4 Explain the significance of the condition in which the
testes remain 1
SUspended in the scrotum outside the abdomen.

SECTION-B
5 What are the characteristic features of an ideal contraceptive?
b Comment on the role of
2
placenta. 2

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 Write a short note on parturition. 2
8 Draw a well labelled diagram of T.S. of ovary.

SECTION-C
9 Where does oogenesis take place. Describe the stages of this process? 3
10 Name the stage of human embryo at which it gets implanted. Explain the 3
process of implantation.
11 With the help ofa schematic labelled diagram, trace the development of 3

mature spermatozoa in a human male.

12 Suggest some methods to assist infertile couples to have children.
3

13 Describe the structure of a sperm with a diagram.

14 What are the various male accessory
glands? Give their function. 3
SECTION-D

15 Explain the menstrual cycle with a ciagram.

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 UNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL
KOTTUR
EAN

TERM I EXAMINATION (2022 2023)

Name: G MOHAMED Roll No: 1206 Class: XII BA
Date: 21 10 22 Max Time: 3 hrs.
Subject: BIOLOGY Max Marks: 70
General Instructions:
1. All questions arecompulsory.
2. There are 28 questions.
3. Question paper is divided into four sections-A, B C and D.
4. Section A has question ne 1 to 10 of 1 mark each.
5. Section B has question no 11 te 16 of 2 marks
6.
each.
Section C has question no 17 to 22 of 3 marks
7.
each.
Section D has question no 23 to 28 of 5 marks
8.
each.
There are internal choices in some
questions.

Section AA
1 All papaya plants bear flowers but fruits are seen in some. Explain. 1
2 i) Name the part of the flower which the tassels of the corn cob
represent.
ii) In order to obtain the Fi generation Mendel pollinated apure-
breeding tall plant with a pure breeding dwarf plant. But for getting the 1
Fzgeneration, he simply self-pollinated the tall Fi plants. Why?
3 In angiosperms, zygote is diploid while primary endosperm cell is triploid.
Justify. 1

4 Assertion (A): The second meiotic division of the developing ovarian

follicles is completed just after fertilization.
Reason (R): Conception is the onset of pregnancy when the
implantation
of blastocyst takes place.
i) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
i) Both A and R are true butR is not the correct explanation of A.
ii) A is true but R is false.
iv) A is false but R is true.
OR
Assertion (A): Cereals contribute the major part of the human diet.
Reason (R): Their seeds are albuminous.
i) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
i) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
ti) A is true but R is false.
iv) A is false but R is true.
How many kinds of phenotypes would you expect in F2 generation in a
monohybrid cross exhibiting co-dominance

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 6 he meiocyte of rice has 24 chromosomes. Write the number of
chromosomes in its
endosperm.
7 What is amniocentesis?
Why is there a statutory ban on
it
8 A
non-biology person is quite shocked to know that apple is a false fruit,
mango is a true fruit and banana is a seedless fruit. As a biology student
how would you
satisfy this person?
OR
Name any two hormones
which are secreted by placenta and are als0
present in a non-pregnant woman.
9 How is the
phenoty ratio of
from monohybrid cross?
pic F2 generation in a dihybrid cross different 1
10 Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection" and "Gamete Intra
are two assisted reproductive Fallopian Transfer"
each other? technologies. How are they different from 1

SectionB
11
Explain the process of pollination
in Vallisneria.
2
12 IUDs are said to be effective
IUDs and write their mode of contraceptives.
Name any two commonly used
action.
OR
How does
cleistogamy autogamy?
ensure State one advantage and one
disadvantage of cleistogamy to the plant.
13 Explain polygenic inheritance with the help of a suitable
14
example.
Why is fertilization in angiosperms referred to as double
Mention the ploidy of cells involved. fertilization?
OR
Mention the names and the characteristics of 2
different uterine wall layers in
humans. Which one of them undergoes cyclic
cycles?
changes during menstrual
15 Write about "once a week pil".
2
16 What will be the possible blood groups likely to be inherited by children
born to a group A mother and group B father both
trait?
heterozygous for the

Section C
17 Explain the sequence of events
pollen pistil interaction.
in
18 Differentiate between "ZZ" and "XY" type of sex determination mechanisms.
OR
Write a short note on MTP.
19 In the following pedigree chart, state if
autosomal recessive or sex-linked.
the trait is autosomal dominant,
Give reason.

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 20 What is the inheritance pattern observed in the size of starch grains and
seed shape of Pisum sativum? Workout the monohybrid cross showing
3
the above traits. How does this pattern of inheritance deviate from
that of Mendelian law of dominance?
21 Draw an L.S of pistil showing pollen tube entering into the embryo sac and
label the parts.
OR

Draw a labeled diagram of the embryonal development of a maize grain.

22 Observe the figure of the human fetus within the fetus and answer the
following questions:
A

3-

i. Identify the parts labelled A, B and C in the diagram given.

ii. What is parturition and is it induced at the end of pregnancy in a
human female?
ii. In pregnant women, the placenta secretes which hormones
exclusively?

Section D
23 Draw a labeled diagram to show inter-relationship of four accessory ducts in
a human male reproductive system and write each of their function.
OR 5
Explain briefly about the structure of sperm with the help of a neat labeled
diagram.
24 i) What are the characteristics of an ideal contraceptive device?
i) Why is ZIFT a boon to childless couples? 2+1+
ii) When is sterilization advised to married couples? How is it carried out 2
in a human male and a female respectively?

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25 ) Draw a labeled diagram of sectional view of seminiferous tubule.
i) Draw a labeled diagram of sectional view of human ovary
26 i)When a seed of an orange is squeezed, many embryos, instead of one are
observed. Explain how it is possible. 5
i) Are these embryos geneticaily similar or different? Comment.
27 A pregnant human female was advised to undergo MTP. It was diagnosed
by her doctor that the fetus she is camying has developed from a zygote
formed by an XX egg fertilized by Y-carying sperm. Why was she advised
to undergo MTP?
OR
A cross between a normai couple resulted in a son who was hemophilic and 5
a normat daughter. In course of time, when the daughter was marmed to a
normal man, to their surprise, the grandson was aiso hemophilic.
i) Represent this cross in the form of a pedigree chart. Give the genoty pes
of the daughter and her husband.
i)Wnte the conciusion you draw of the inheritance pattem of this disease.
28 Trace pollen grain development from sporogenous tissue in the anther 5

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 UNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL
KOTTUR
EARN CYCLE TEST -III (2022 2023)

Name: Roll No: Class: XII Max Time: 1 Hrs

Date: Subject: Biology Max Marks: 35

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
All questions are compulsory.
The question paper has five sections and 17 questions. All questions are
compulsory.
Section-A has 8 questions of 1 mark each; Section-B has 3 questions of
2 marks each; Section- C has 4 questions of 3 marks each; Section- D
has 1 case-based question of 4 marks; and Section-E has 1 question of5
marks.
There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided
ome questions. A student has to attempt only one of the alternatives
in such questions.
Wherever necessary, neat and properly labelled diagrams shoutd be
drawn.

SECTION-A

1 I f the base adenine constitutes 31 percent of an isolated DNA fragment,

then what is the expected percentage of the base cytosine in it?
Although a prokaryotic cell has no defined nucleus, yet DNA is not
scattered throughout the cell. Explain.
OR
Define adaptive radiation and give an
example.
3 I n the following question, à statement of Assertion is given followed by à
corresponding statement of Reason just below it. Of the statements mark
the correct answer as:

(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is not the
correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

ASsertion: Transcription is the mode in which DNA passes its genetic

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 information to RNA celis.
cdsOn: Iranscription takes place in the
cytoplasm of eukaryotic

4 Write the names of the following:

i) A 15 mya primate that was ape like.
n) A 2 mya primate that lived in East African Grasslands.
What are the post transcriptional modifications in a eukaryotic m RNA.

6 Stdte the hypothesis of Oparin and Haldane about the primeval Eartn

condition. State its significance.

How did DDT become ineffective
against mosquitoes
OR
GIve a reason for the discontinuous synthesis of DNA on one of the 1
parental strands?
8 Birds have evolved from reptiles"., How does palaeontology provide
1
evidence in support of the above statement?

SECTION-B
9 State the central dogma as proposed by Francis Crick. Are there any
exceptions to it? Support your answer with a reason and an example. 2
10 Explain the interpretation of Charles Darwin when he observed a variety
of small black birds on
Galapagos Îslands.
OR
Describe the experiment that helped Louis Pasteur to dismiss the 2
theory
of spontaneous generation of life.
11 List the criteria a molecule that can as genetic material must fulfil.
2
SECTION-C
12 Explain how the biochemical characterisation (nature) of "Transforming
Principle" was determined, which was not defined from Griffith's
3
experiments.
13 How did Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase conclusively establish that DNA
is the
genetic material? Explain. 3
14 Branching Descent and natural selection are the two key concepts of
Darwinian theory of evolution. Explain each concept with the help of
suitable examples.
OR 3
The evolutionary story of moths in England
during industrialisation
reveals that 'evolution is apparently reversible'. Classify this statement.

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 Derentiate between of
analogy and homoloay giving one example edu
Plai dnd animal respectively. How are they considered as evidence "
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support of evolution.
SECTION -D
16 p r o c e s s of translation requires transfer of genetic information from a

polymer of nucleotides to synthesise a polymer of amino acids. Ine

and
relationship betweenthe sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide
nucleotide sequence of DNA or mRNA is called genetic code. George
Gamow suggested that in order to code for all the 20 amino acids, code

should be made up of three nucleotides.

i)What is a codon?
provide the code for each
i) Three consecutive bases in the DNA molecule
maximum number of
amino acid in a protein molecule. What is the
different triplets that could occur?
mRNA
in) Listed below are some amino acids and their corresponding

triplets

Amino Acid m RNA triplet

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Phenyl Alanine UUU

Lysine AAG

Arginine CGA

Alanine GCA

Which DNA sequence would be needed to produce the following

polypeptide sequence?

Alanine Arginine Lysine Phenylalanine

a) CGT GCT TTC AAA

b) CGT GCT TTC TTT
c) CGU GCU UUC AAA
d) CGU GCU UUC TTT

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 v) What are Nonsense Codons?

v) A polypeptide is made using synthetic m RNA molecules as shown

Synthetic mRNA used Polypeptide produced

UUUAAAUUUAAA Phenylalanine-lysine-phenylalanine-lysine.
What are the DNA codes for the amino acids phenylalanine and lysine?
Phenylalanine Lysine
a) AAA TT

b) AAA UUU
c) GGG CCC
d) TTT GGG
SECTION-E

17 Describe Meselson and Stahl's experiment. Write the conclusion they

arrived at after the experiment.
OR
Describe Hardy Weinberg Principle. Explain the various factors which are 5
known to affect Hardy Weinberg equilibrium.

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