KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN KOLKATA REGION

Session Ending Examination 2022-23

CLASS XI
BIOLOGY (044)
FOR PRACTICE
Maximum Marks: 70 Time: 3 hours

General Instructions:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) The question paper has five sections and 33 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Section–A has 16 questions of 1 mark each; Section–B has 5 questions of 2 marks each; Section–
C has 7 questions of 3 marks each; Section–D has 2 case-based questions of 4 marks each; and
Section–E has 3 questions of 5 marks each.
(iv) There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided in some questions. A
student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such questions.
(v) Wherever necessary, neat and properly labelled diagrams should be drawn
SECTION-A
1. Which is not a membrane bound organelle? 1
a) Ribosome
b) Mitochondria
c) Chloroplast
d) Vacuole

2. A unit of classification which represents any category of classification is 1

commonly termed as
a) Species
b) Taxon
c) Genus
d) Family

3. The maximum volume of air a person can inspire after a forceful expiration is 1
a) Inspiratory capacity
b) Expiratory capacity
c) Functional residual capacity
d) Vital capacity
4. Find the incorrect combination according to their locomotory organs 1
i. Amoeba- Pseudopodia
ii. Trypanosoma – cilia
iii. Paramoecium – flagella
iv. Plasmodium – no locomotory organ
a) i and ii
b) ii and iii
c) iii and iv
d) I and iv

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5. Which blood group is considered as universal donor? 1
a) A
b) B
c) AB
d) O
6. Which of the following is not supported by Estrogen? 1
a) Development of ovarian follicles
b) Supporting pregnancy
c) Mammary gland development
d) Regulation of female sexual behaviour
7. Match the columns 1
Column I (Hormones) Column II (Glands)
A) T4 1. Hypothalamus
B) PTH 2. Thyroid
C) GnRH 3. Pituitary
D) LH 4. Parathyroid
Codes:
A B C D
a) 2 4 3 1
b) 4 2 1 3
c) 1 2 3 4
d) 2 4 1 3
8. DNA replication takes place in 1
a) M phase
b) G1 phase
c) G2 phase
d) S phase

9. The primary acceptor of CO2 in Calvin cycle is 1

a) Phosphoenol pyruvate
b) Ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate
c) Oxaloacetic acid
d) Phosphoglyceraldehyde
10. Enzyme increase the rate of reaction by 1
a) Lowering the temperature
b) Lowering the activation energy
c) Increasing the activation energy
d) Increasing the temperature
11. Joint between humerus and pectoral girdle is 1
a) Pivot joint
b) Saddle joint
c) Gliding joint
d) Ball and socket joint
12. The left and right cerebral hemispheres are connected by a tract of nerve fibre 1
called
a) Amygdala

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 b) Pia mater
c) Corpus callosum
d) Corpora quadrigemina
Question No. 13 to 16 consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Answer these questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is False but R is true.
13. A – All living organism are made up of cells. 1
R – Cell arise de novo from abiotic material.
14. A- Parathyroid hormone is a hypercalcemic hormone 1
R – it stimulates the absorption of calcium from bone to blood
15. A- Iodine reacts with starch to form blue black colour 1
R – Starch holds iodine molecules in helical portion.
16. A- C4 plants have better adaptability to high temperature and lack 1
photorespiration
R – These plants have only mesophyll cells.
SECTION-B
17. The transverse section of a plant material shows the following anatomical 2
features – vascular bundles are conjoint, scattered, closed. Identify the slide and
comment on whether it is a) monocot or dicot b) root or stem. Give reasons
18. Explain glomerular filtration in urine formation 2
19. a) Differentiate between protonema and prothallus. 2
b) Name the asexual reproductive structure in liverworts.
20. How is oxygen transported in blood? Why is oxygen disassociation curve sigmoid 2
in shape?
21. Draw and label the structure of a sarcomere. 2
OR
Why human ribs are called bicephalic? Differentiate between false ribs and
floating ribs.
SECTION-C
22. Differentiate between C3 and C4 plants. 3
23. a) Differentiate between virus and viroids . 3
b) What does the term mycobiont and phycobiont denote in lichen?
c) Write any 2 symptoms of virus infection in plants.
24. Draw the Kreb’s cycle mentioning the formation the energy molecules. 3

25. Describe the structure of chloroplast. Apart from chloroplast, mention the other 3
types of plastids.
26. Draw the alimentary canal of frog and label different parts 3
OR
a) What is hepatic portal system in frog?
b) How do you identify a male frog?
c) Frogs are ureotelic animals. What does it mean?

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27. Fill in the blanks marked A to F 3
Sl Class Major pigment Stored No of flagella
no food
1 Chlorophyceae A
2 Phaeophyceae B D
3 Rhodophyceae C E F
28. Explain Competitive inhibition of enzyme action with an example. Mention one 3
use of competitive inhibition in medicine.
SECTION-D
Q.no 29 and 30 are case based questions. Each question has subparts with internal choice
in one sub-part.
29. Biologists have always been fascinated by how a single cell, such as an egg, can 4
give rise to an entire organism, such as the human body, composed of billions of
cells, including hundreds of different cell types. This is made possible by cell
division, whereby a single cell divides to form two cells. In biology, the cell cycle
refers to the sequence of events that a cell must go through in order to divide.
These events, which always occur in the same order, define the different stages
of the cell cycle. What is fascinating about the cell cycle is its universality, and the
main reason for this is that the genetic information of the cell is encoded by
exactly the same molecular entity with exactly the same structure: the DNA
double helix.
a) Mention the different events that take place in G2 phase of cell cycle.
b) What is G0 stage in cell cycle?
c) A cell having 12 number of chromosome. What will be the number of
chromosomes in the cell after S phase?
d) Write technical terms for nuclear division and division of cytoplasm
OR
How are daughter cells produced by mitosis and meiosis different?

30. Plant growth regulators are used to modify a crop by changing the rate or 4
pattern, or both, of its response to the internal and external factors that govern
development from germination through vegetative growth, reproductive
development, maturity, and senescence or aging, as well as postharvest
preservation.
The regulation of plant growth (other than herbicidal action, which kills the plant)
can be useful in numerous ways.
a) Name a gaseous plant hormone which promotes senescence?
b) Which hormone is used for hedge making in gardens, parks etc?
c) Name two natural auxins.
OR
Which auxin is also used as herbicides? Which type of plants is mostly
affected by it?
d) How will spraying Gibberellin on sugarcane effect on yield of the crop?

SECTION-E
31. Identify the phylum where you will find the following characteristics and give one 5
example for each.

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 a) Choanocytes
b) Comb plates
c) Malphigian tubules
d) Water vascular system
e) Metameric segmentation
OR
a) Compare Chordates with Non chordates
b) What are the fuctions of cnidoblast in coelenterates? Name two basic
body forms in coelenterates.
32. Based on the diagram answer the following questions 5

a) What do you mean by double circulation

b) Which artery supplies blood to the heart muscles?
c) Why human blood circulation is called closed circulation?
d) Differentiate between artery and vein.

OR
World Heart Day is observed every year on September 29. The number of deaths
due to heart attacks in India has remained consistently over 25,000 in the last
four years, and over 28,000 in the last three years, according to data on
"Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India" (ADSI) compiled by the National Crime
Records Bureau (NCRB).
Heart attack deaths over the years

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 a) What causes atherosclerosis?
b) How is heart attack different from heart failure?
c) The blood pressure of a person reads 140/90 mmHg. What will you name
this condition? Which organs are likely to be affected?

33. Answer the questions related to Solanaceae family. 5

a) Describe the floral characteristics.
b) Write the floral formula and draw the floral diagram.
c) Mention any two economic importances.
OR
a) Write true or false
The tendrils of Cucurbita are modification of stem.
b) The leaf of Australian Acacia is not considered a true leaf. Why?
c) Classify flowers based on the position of floral parts on thalamus. Mention
the type of ovary present in each type of flower.