Total No. of Questions: 47 Dept. of Pre-University Education Code No. : 36 Il PUC Preparatory Examination January - 2023 BIOLOGY 3 70 Time: 3 Hours 15 Minutes Max. Marks: 71 Instructions: 1. This paper consists of four paris; A, B, C and D. 2. Part-A consists of I & II and part -D consists of V & VI. 3. All parts are compulsory 4, Draw diagrams wherever necessary, unlabelled diagrams or illustration do not attract any marks, PART-A I. Select the correct alternative from choices given below: 1x15=15 1. Which of the following is a hermaphrodite? a)Man_b) cockroach c) fruit fly d) earth worms. 2. The oldest viable seed is that of ; a) Lupines arcticus b) Piper nigrum c) Ricinus communis d) Arachis hypogea 3. From where do the signals for parturition arise? a) Placenta only ) Both placenta as well as fully developed foetus ©) Fully developed foetus only 4d) Oxytocin released from maternal pituitary. 4, — Which of the following is the component of oral pills? a) Relaxin b) FSH 4) LH 4) Progestogene 5. Queen Victoria of England was a) AIDS patient b)Haemophiliac _¢) Colour blindd _) Sickle cell anaemia. 6. This nitrogen base is present in RNA but not in DNA. a)Thymine _b) Guanine c) Uracil __d) Adenine 7. Prabhani-Kranti is a new variety of a) Abelmoschus esculentus b) Pisum sativum c) Allium cepa) Triticum vulgare 8. Which of the following alcoholic beverages are produced without distillation? ®) Wine, Whisky b) Wine, beer c) Brandy, rum, whisky d) Rum, wine, whisky) 9. Restriction endonuclease is a) Synthesis of DNA b) Cuts the DNA molecule randomly. ©) Restricts the synthesis of DNA inside the nucleus. 4) Cuts the DNA molecule at specific sites 10. Detritus food chain starts from a) Algae b) Bacteria) Virus 4) Peridophytes. 11. Natality refers to a) Death rate b) Number of individuals leaving the habitat ¢) Number of individuals entering a habitat, d) Birth rate, 12. One species is benifitted and other is neither harmed nor benifited. This association is called 2)Commensalism 6) Parasitism c) Mutualism d) Amensalism, 13. Gynaecomastia is the symptom of 8) Corona”) Tumer’s syndrome _c) Down's syndrome 4) Klinefelter’s syndrome. 14. Which one of the following is barrier method of contraception used by females? a) Tubectomy ») IUD ©) Vaults d) Saheli. 15, Which one of the following is correctly matched 9) Agave-leaf buds b) Chlamydomonas-Conidia _) Sponge-Gemmules ) Hydra-Offset TI. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate word/words from those given below: 1x5=5 (PEN, biolistics, Adaptive radiation, syngamy, UAG ) 1 Bvolution of different species starting from a point spreading to other area is 17. Fusion of gametes are called 13a __ isa stop codon, 1°" In an ivsp erms, triple fusion results in the formation of 20. Itis a method to introduce alien DNA into host cell is >SS PART-B IIL. Answer any five of the following questions in 3 to 5 sentences each, wherever applicable. 2x5= 21. Describe the post-fertilisation changes in a flower. 22. State one advantage and one disadvantage of cleistogamous flower. 23. Draw a neat labeled diagram of serubber. 24. Why is tobacco smoking associated with rise in blood pressure and oxygen deficiency in the body? 25. List any four factors that affect hardy-weinberg equilibrium. 26. Mention two roles of ribosomes in peptide bond formation during translation. 27. What is passive immunity? Give one example. 28. Why does the Bt toxin secreted by Bacillus thuringiensis kill the insect and not the bacteria itself? PART-C TV. Answer any five of the following questions in about 40 to 80 words each, wherever applicable. 3x5=15 29. Define the following: a) amniocentesis (b) venereal diseases (c) infertility. 30. Mention the events that occur during the leuteal phase of menstrual cycle. 31. Name any three autosome linked recessive Mendelian disorders. 32. Why DNA is considered a better genetic material than RNA? 33, Explain the steps involved in MOET. 34. List the reasons that account for the greater biological diversity in tropics. 35, Draw a neat diagrammatic representation of Miller’s experiment. 36. What are transgenic animals? Name two biological products produced by transgenic animals. PART-D SECTION-I ‘V. Answer any three of the following questions in about 200 to 250 words each, wherever applicable. 5x3=15, 37. With a neat labeled diagram, describe the structure of a typical monocot embryo. 38. Describe the effect of an increased level of greenhouse gas and how can we control global ‘warming? 39. How did Meselson and Stahl experimentally prove that DNA replication is semiconservative? Explain. 40. a) Mention the role of the following in providing defence against infection in human body: i) Histamine ii) Interferons i b) Name any two drugs that are used as medicines to help patients cope with mental illness. 41. Draw a neat labeled diagram of sectional view of human Mammary gland 42. Explain the law of independent assortment with reference to seed shape and seed colour in garden pea plant. SECTION-II VI. Answer any two of the following questions in about 200 to 250 words each, wherever applicable. 43. Draw the diagrammatic representation of recombinant DNA technology. 44. Briefly describe various steps involved in plant breeding. 45. Microbes that enrich the nutrient quality of the soil. Justify the statement with example. 46. a) How does our body adapt to low oxygen availability at high altitudes? Dy b) Why are small birds like humming birds not found in Polar Regions? B ¢) State the type of interaction that exists between ticks and dogs. 1 47. Define the following; «9 Secondary productivity. b) Trophic level _c) Decomposition d) Ecological succession e) Sere