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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION BOARD

HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

CLASS XI EXAMINATION

SEPTEMBER 2013

Biology Paper II

Time: 2 hours 20 minutes Marks: 55

INSTRUCTIONS

Please read the following instructions carefully.

1. Check your name and school information. Sign if it is accurate.

I agree that this is my name and school.

Candidate's signature

2. RUBRIC. There are ELEVEN questions. Answer ALL questions. Questions 10 and 11 each
offer TWO choices. Attempt any ONE choice from each.

3. When answering the questions:

Read each question carefully.

Use a black pencil for diagrams. DO NOT use coloured pencils.
DO NOT use staples, paper clips, glue, correcting fluid or ink erasers.
Complete your answer in the allocated space only. DO NOT write outside the answer box.

4. The marks for the questions are shown in brackets ( ).

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Q.1. (Total 4 Marks)

a. Differentiate between deductive and inductive reasoning. (2 Marks)

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b. Name the molecule shown in the figure below. Where is this molecule synthesized in the cell?
(2 Marks)

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Q.2. (Total 4 Marks)

a. A person suffering with AIDS may suffer with other diseases, such as pneumonia, as well.
Why? (2 Marks)
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b. How are prions different from viroids? (2 Marks)

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Q.3. (Total 4 Marks)

a. The diagram shows a bacterial cell.

What is structure R? How is it beneficial for a bacterial cell? (2 Marks)

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b. ‘Soil containing cyanobacteria produce healthier and enhanced crops.’ How? (2 Marks)

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Q.4. (Total 4 Marks)

Compare zooflagellates with dinoflagellates.

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Q.5. (Total 4 Marks)

Describe the typical mode of nutrition in fungi.

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Q.6. (Total 5 Marks)

a. Define the following terms.

i. Planation (1 Mark)

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ii. Dichotomy (1 Mark)

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iii. Overtopping (1 Mark)

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b. State any TWO structural features of organisms placed in phylum mollusca. (2 Marks)

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Q.7. (Total 5 Marks)

a. Which of the following contains more energy: one molecule of NADP or one molecule of
NADP-H? How? (3 Marks)

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b. How do oxyntic cells/ parietal cells help in the process of digestion? (2 Marks)

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Q.8. (Total 5 Marks)

List any FIVE properties of respiratory surfaces in animals which make them suitable for their
function.

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Q.9. (Total 5 Marks)

a. What role does chloroplast play in the opening and closing of stomata? (2 Marks)

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b. Which of the blood vessels contain valves? Why? (3 Marks)

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Q.10. (Total 7 Marks)

EITHER

a. Define the terms enzyme and substrate. Explain the mechanism of enzyme action with the help
of lock and key theory.

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b. The diagram shows an organelle of an animal cell.

Describe the given organelle in detail on the basis of its structure and function.

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Q.11. (Total 8 Marks)

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a. Describe with the help of a diagram the events of the life cycle of an angiospermic plant.

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OR

b. With the help of named examples describe any SIX characteristics of reptiles that make them
successful as land vertebrates.

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