Full Marks – 80 Time – 2 hrs

A. Multiple choice questions (1x10)

1. The kidneys are made up of tiny tubular units called
a. Glomerulus
b. Nephrons
c. Capillaries
d. Neurons
2. Stomata are present on the surface of
a. Leaves
b. Roots
c. Stem
d. Flower petals
3. In human beings, urea is produced in
a. Liver
b. Urinary bladder
c. Spleen
d. kidney
4.
5. Besides water,the urine mainly contains
a. Urea
b. Nitric acid
c. Glucose
d. Bile pigments
6. The fine branches given out from the cell body of a nerve cell are
a. Dendrites
b. Cyton
c. Axon
d. neurons
7. Fluid connective tissue of humans is
a. Blood and cartilage
b. Lymph and plasma
c. Blood and lymph
d. Stroma and matrix
8. Which of the following is an end-product of photosynthesis?
a. Fructose
b. Glucose
c. Cellulose
d. Lactose
9. Glucose is oxidised to produce ethanol during
 a. Excretion
b. Aerobic respiration
c. Anerobic respiration
d. photosynthesis
10.Filteration of excretory wastes from the blood occurs in
a. Collecting tubule
b. Ureter
c. Urinary bladder
d. Nephrons

B. Fill in the blanks (1x10)

1. Evaporation of sweat from the skin surface has __ effect.
2. A group of different __ working together to perform a function is called an organ.
3. Nitrogenous wastes in the urine are in the form of urea and ___ .
4. The fats in the body are stored in _________ tissue in the form of fat globules.
5. Parenchyma is composed of large __ cells.
6. The artificial process of cleaning and filteration of blood is called __
7. In photosynthesis, solar energy is captured by the pigment called __.
8. Xylem and phloem are examples of __ tissue.
9. During photosynthesis plants take in ___________and release ___________ gas.
10.__________ tissues are present in bone marrow,around blood vessels and between skin
and muscles

C. State True or False (1x10)

1. Medulla of kidney passes urine into urinary bladder.
2. Chlorophyll is responsible for preparing food for the plants.
3. Permanent tissue is made up of undifferentiated and dividing cells.
4. A tissue is formed of only one type of cells.
5. Urine is devoid of blood cells.
6. Xylem contains sieve cells.
7. Meristmatic tissue is found at the growing tips of a plant.
8. Phloem is made up of dead tubular cells.
9. Oxyhaemoglobin is formed when carbon dioxide combines with blood.
10.Respiration and photosynthesis are opposite processes.

D. Define the following : (1x5)

i. Meristmatic tissue.
ii. Excretion
iii. Xylem
iv. Dialysis
 v. Photosynthesis

E. Match the following (1x5)

a. Ligament i. asthma
b. Tendon ii. Connects a bone to another bone
c. Dust allergy iii. Epithelial tissue
d. Nephron iv connects a muscle with a bone
e. skin v unit of excretory system.

Section B
1.
a. How do you rank the following – (cells, tissue, organ, organism) 3
i. Skin
ii. Euglena
iii. Lungs
iv. Cardiac muscle
v. blood
vi. Neuron
b. What are epitheleal cells? Name their types. 3
c. What are allergens? Name any three allergens. 4
2. Answer the following :-
a. Which four of the following are needed for photosynthesis in a leaf. 2
Carbon dioxide , oxygen, ntrates,warm,chlorophyll, soil, light
b. Name any three routes through which allergens normally enter our body. 3
c. Define excretion. Write the four organs of the human urinary system in their correct
sequence. 3
d. Differentiate between aerobic and anerobic respiration. 2
3. Answer the following :
a. Describe the structure of kidney with the help of labelled diagram. 4
b. Write three difference between two principle vascular tissues found in plants. 3
c. Define allergy. 2
d. Name the condition in which allergy can be fatal. 1
4. Answer the following :
a. Name the following tisues :- 3
i. One that carries oxygen around your body.
ii. One that brings about movement in the body
iii. One that transport food to different parts of plants
iv. One that supports an animal’s body
v. One that transmits messages between different parts of the body.
vi. One that binds different tissues together.
b. Explain how photosynthesis is different from respiration process (mention word
equation) 3
c. Draw the diagram of the human excretory system and label the following parts :
Kidney,ureter, urinary bladder and urethra. 4