BIOLOGY HSSC–I

SECTION – A (Marks 15)

Time Allowed: 20 minutes

Section – A is compulsory. All parts of this section are to be answered on this page and
NOTE: handed over to the Centre Superintendent. Deleting/overwriting is not allowed. Do not
use a lead pencil.

Q. 1 Fill the relevant bubble for each part. All parts carry one mark
i) Which one of the following is not the function of smooth endoplasmic reticulum
A. synthesis of lipid B. Storage of calcium
C. Spindle formation D. Detoxification

ii) Histidine decarboxylase is an example of :

A. Lyases B. Proteases
C. Isomerases D. Transferases

iii) Which of the following is Involved in muscle contraction

A. Microfilament B. Microtubule
C. Intermediate filament D. Radial spoke

iv) A step of photorespiration takes place in peroxisomes in which glycolate is

converted into glycine with the help of enzyme called:
A. Catalase B. Glycolic acid oxidase
C. Peroxidase D. None

v) The basic protein sub unit of intermediate filament is:

A. Actin B. Vimentin
C. Tubulin D. Tropomyosin

vi) Cyanides are potent poison of living organism as they act as.....................................Inhibitors
A. Reversible non-competitive B. Irreversible non-competitive
C. competitive D. All of above

vii) In contrast to kingdom animalia and plantae the organism of kingdom fungi have
A. A cell wall B. Centriole in cells

C. Nuclear mitosis D. Heterotrophic mode of nutrition

viii)
Which one of the following is not common to all divisions of vascular
plants
A. Development of seeds B. Alernation of generations
C. Xylem and phloem D. dominance of diploid generation
ix) A microbiologist found that some bacteria infected by bacteriophages had developed the
ability to make particular amino acid that they could not make before this new ability
was probably due to:
A. Conjugation B. Transduction
C. Induction D. Transformation
x) Trypanosoma is a/an:
A. Zooflagellate B. Apicomplexan
C. Dinoflagellate D. Ciliates
xi) All of the following are parts of female gametophyte in angiosperm except
A. Synergids B. Generative nucleus
C. Egg cell D. Antipodal cells
xii) Ascomycota are commonly called………. fungi
A. Sac B. Club
C. Slime mold D. Conjugating

xiii) Phytophthora infestans is an example of:

A. slime mold B. Water mold
C. Bread mold D. Lophotrichous
xiv) Identify the type of heteropolysaccharide
A. Cellulose B. Chitin
C. Pectin D. Glycogen

xv) Aslam wants to study the detailed function of glyoxisomes as cell organelles. Suggest one of the
following materials that will be more suitable for his research.
A. muscle cell B. mesophyll cells
C. radish root cells D. oil seeds
 BIOLOGY HSSC–I
Time Allowed: 1.40 Hours Total Marks:70

Answer any FOURTEEN parts from Section ‘B’ and attempt any TWO
NOTE: questions from Section- ‘C’ on the separately provided answer book.
Write your answers neatly and legibly.

SECTION – B (Marks 42)

Q2. Attempt any TEN parts from the following. All parts carry equal marks. Be brief and to the
point. (10 x 04 = 40)
i. Explain genetic variability in bacteria.
ii. What is the chemical composition of the cell wall of bacteria?
iii. Explain opportunistic diseases that may attack an AIDS victim.
iv. List unifying feature of archea that distinguish them from bacteria.
v. Describe ions of heavy metals as irreversible non-competitive inhibitors.
vi. How cytoskeleton is important to Eukaryotic cell.
vii. Give any three differences between mRNA and tRNA?
viii. Define. A. Oligosaccharides B. Autophagy C. Virion
ix. Write the role of Haemoglobin, Fibrinogen and Hormones
x. Write down the reaction series of the preparatory phase of Glycolysis?
xi. What is the effect of temperature on the activities of RuBisCO?
xii. Why do the nucleotides in DNA have a hydrogen atom at the 2’ carbon instead of
hydroxyl group in ribose?
xiii. Identify the following diagram and name the labelled parts
 SECTION – C (Marks 30)
Attempt any Two questions. All questions carry equal marks. (10 x 3= 30)
Q3 a Elaborate the life cycle of HIV
.
Q4. a Draw and explain the life cycle of zygomycota
Q5. a Explain life cycle of fern also draw the diagram