MARKING SCHEME

CT1 SCIENCE 2023-24
Code 086
CLASS 10 B- G
Biology set A

A1. D   (1 mark)

A2. C. to block the exposure to sunlight

(1 mark)

Q3. D , Assertion false reason true (1 mark)

Q4
i) esophagus, provides passage of food from pharynx to stomach.
ii) liver, emulsification of fats.
iii) Stomach, pepsin
(3 marks)

Q5. transpiration , exchange of gases . (0.5 + 0.5)

Opening and closing of stomata is regulated by guard cells. As water enters guard cells , they
swell , stomata opens. As water exits guard cells, they become flaccid, stomata closes.
(1mark)

OR

Q5 mushroom since it is a saprophytic organism that is it obtains nutrition from dead and
decaying organic matter while all other are parasitic, living on the host body for their
nutrition. (2 marks)

Q6. Aerobic - a) takes place in the presence of oxygen.

b) complete oxidation of food to release large amount of energy. (1mark)

Anaerobic- a) absence or lack of oxygen

b) incomplete oxidation of food to release less energy (1m)

Set B

Biology 

Q1. b) only Y (1 mark)

Q2. 
a) region I - changes to blue black with iodine (1 mark)

Q3. B (1 mark)

Q4
i) stomach, churns the food to allow mixing of all components
ii) salivary glands. salivary amylase.
iii) small intestine, it releases a number of enzymes that finally break down complex
molecules into simplest forms which are then absorbed into the blood with the help of villi.
(3 marks)
Q5. splitting of water molecules, conversion of light energy into chemical energy.
reduction of CO2 to form glucose.

OR

Q5. leeches as it has a parasitic mode of nutrition while other organisms have saprophytic
nutrition (2 marks)

Q6.Yeast cells-
glucose —> pyruvic acid + little energy → ethanol + CO2 + less energy (1m)

Muscle cells-
glucose —> pyruvic acid + little energy → lactic acid + less energy
(1m)