STD.: 10th SUB.

: BIOLOGY TOTAL MARKS: 40

[ICSE] TIME: 1Hrs

Q.1 Choose the correct answer from each of the four options given below: [10]
1. The pressure exerted by the cell wall on the contest of the cell is
a) turgor pressure b) wall pressure c) root pressure d) osmotic pressure
2. The opening of right auricle into the right ventricle is guarded by
a) tricuspid valve c) bicuspid valve
b) aortic semi-lunar valve d) pulmonary semi-lunar valve
3. Movement of a plant towards water is an example of:
a) phototropism b) geotropism c) hydrotropism d) haptonastic movement
4. Marine fish when thrown under tap water bursts due to
a) endosmosis b) exosmosis c) diffusion d) plasmolysis
5. Which is the universal donor blood group?
a) A b) B c) O d) AB
6. Osmosis involves the movement of
a) water molecules from concentrated solution to dilute solution
b) solute molecules from concentrated solution to dilute solution
c) water molecules from dilute solution to concentrated solution
d) solute molecules from concentrated solution to dilute solution
7. The chamber of heart which send deoxygenated blood to the lungs
a) right auricle b) right ventricle c) left auricle d) left ventricle
8. Normal blood pressure in human is
a) 80/120 mm Hg b) 120/80 mm Hg c) 80/110 mm Hg d) 100/80 mm Hg
9. The movement of water molecules from a dilute solution to a concentrated solution through
a semipermeable membrane is due to
a) diffusion b) osmosis c) transpiration d) active absorption
10. Which of the following blood vessels in man carries with it the least concentration of urea?
a) Hepatic vein b) Renal vein c) Renal artery d) Hepatic artery

Q.2 Name the following: [5]

1. Shrinkage of protoplasm when a cell is kept in a hypertonic solution.
2. The process of uptake of mineral against the concentration gradient using energy cell.
3. The fluid present between the membrane covering of heart.
4. The tissue which conducts water and minerals from the root to the other parts of the plant.
5. The category of blood vessels which starts from capillaries and ends in capillaries.

Q.3 Distinguish between the following: [2]

1. Bicuspid valve and tricuspid valve [Location]
2. Wall pressure and Turgor pressure

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 Q.4 Study the following diagram carefully and then answer the questions that follow: [5]
1. Name the cell labelled 1.
2. Identify the phenomenon occurring in A.
3. Mention two structural differences between 1 and
2.
4. Name the process occurring in B and C. State the
importance of this process in the human body.

Q.5 Given below is the diagram of an experiment just at the start. Study the diagram
carefully and answer the following questions: [5]

a) What phenomenon is intended to be shown by this experiment?

b) Which limb of the U-tube contains more concentrated sucrose solution A or B?
c) Why have the two kinds of molecules been shown in different sizes?
d) Why is the membrane separating the two solutions labelled as semipermeable membrane?
e) Which limb of the U-tube (A or B) is functionally comparable to the root hairs of a plant?

Q.6 Give reason: [3]

1. The left ventricle has thicker walls than the right ventricle.
2. Potato cubes when placed in water become firm and increase in size.
3. Grapes shrink when kept in sugar solution.

Q.7 Arrange and rewrite each set of terms so as to be in logical sequence: [2]
1. Posterior vena cava, Renal artery, Aorta, Renal vein, Kidney.
2. Cortical cells, Root hair, Soil water, Endodermis, Xylem.

Q.8 State whether following statements are True or False. If False, correct and rewrite the
false statement by changing the first or last word only. [5]
1. Pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood.
2. Guttation in plants occur maximum at mid-day.
3. The blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed is known as lymph.
4. The blood group O is a universal donor.
5. Raisins swell up when placed in a medium which is hypertonic solution.

Q.9 Define: [3]

1. Osmosis 2. Double circulation 3. Active transport

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