HSE II – MODEL QUESTION PAPER: SET 1

Time: 2 Hours
Maximum: 60 Scores BIOLOGY Cool-off Time: 15 minutes

Maximum: 30 Scores PART A: Botany Time: 1 Hour

I. Answer any 3 questions from 1 – 5. Each carries 1 score. (3 x 1 = 3)

1. Choose the correct answer and fill in the blank.
....................... is the female gametophyte of angiosperms.
(a) Embryo sac (b) Nucellus (c) Integument (d) Pollen grain
2. Name the type of interaction between an Orchid plant and Mango tree.
3. Net Primary Productivity (NPP) = …………...
4. Which group of enzymes are known as ‘molecular scissors’?
5. Plants, bacteria, fungi and animals whose genes have been altered by manipulation are called ……………
II. Answer any 9 questions from 6 – 16. Each carries 2 scores. (9 x 2 = 18)
6. The innermost wall layer of Microsporangium is Tapetum.
(a) What is its function?
(b) Write two features of Tapetal cells.
7. Explain the separation of DNA fragments using gel electrophoresis.
8. Write notes on:
(a) Microinjection (b) Biolistics
9. Define:
(a) Apomixis (b) Polyembryony
10. Field survey by a team of students recorded the following data related to number of organisms in an ecosystem
and plotted that into a figure shown below:

Observe the figure and explain the pyramid.

11. Observe the diagram and answer A and B.

12. (a) Define transgenic animals.

(b) Write any two uses of transgenic animals.

1
13. Humification and Mineralization occur during decomposition in the soil. Write the difference between these two
processes.
14. Given below in the diagram showing the transfer of pollen grains.

(a) Identify P1 & P2 with technical terms.

(b) Critically evaluate P1 & P2.
15. Observe the equation.
dN K−N
= rN ( )
dt K
(a) Which type of growth curve does it represents?
(b) What do the following notations represent?
i. N ii. r iii. K
16. (a) Construct a Grazing Food Chain (GFC) using the following organisms:
Bird, Grass, Grasshopper
(b) Write the trophic level of grasshopper.
III. Answer any 3 questions from 17 – 20. Each carries 3 scores. (3 x 3 = 9)
17. Raman is learning the post fertilization changes of an angiosperm embryo sac with the help of slides. He identified
the egg nucleus and polar nuclei with the help of his teacher.
(a) Name the other nuclei present in the embryo sac.
(b) Help Raman by giving the changes that takes place with egg nucleus and polar nucleus after fertilization.
18. Density of a population fluctuates due to changes in four basic processes.
(a) Complete the diagram by adding the points A B C and D.
(b) Explain A and D.

19. (a) What is meant by gene therapy?

(b) Briefly explain the reason for ADA deficiency disorder.
(c) Mention a treatment method for ADA deficiency.
20. Amplification of gene of interest is done using PCR.
(a) Expand PCR.
(b) Mention the three steps of this process.
(c) What are primers?

Click Here for Answers

2
Maximum: 30 Scores PART B: Zoology Time: 1 Hour

I. Answer any three questions from 1 – 5. Each carries 1 score. (3 x 1 = 3)

1. The theory which states that the units of life were transferred to different planets including earth is .....................
2. Identify the odd one out. Justify your answer.
UAA, AUG, UAG, UGA
3. The regions with very high species richness, high degree of endemism but most threatened is
(a) Sacred groves (b) Hotspots (c) National parks (d) Sanctuary
4. Which of the following is cytokine barrier?
(a) Neutrophil (b) Lysozymes (c) Mucus (d) Interferons
5. Note the relationship between the first two words and fill up the fourth place.
LNG-20: Hormone releasing IUD Multiload 375: ………………..
II. Answer any nine questions from 6 – 16. Each carries 2 score. (9 x 2 = 18)
6. Given below are the steps of experiments conducted by Frederick Griffith. Complete the remaining steps.
• S-strain → Inject into mice → Mice die
• R-strain → Inject into mice → Mice live
• .............................
• ..............................
7. Correct the false statements given below (consider the words underlined).
a. Progesterone level is increased during proliferative phase.
b. Menopause is the first menstruation in the life of a woman.
8. To find out the unknown genotype of violet flowered pea plant, a researcher done the following cross. Observe the
diagram and answer the following questions.

a. What would be the above cross is called?

b. Can you determine the unknown genotype of violet flowered parent by drawing Punnett square?
9. “Chromosomal theory of inheritance was proved through several dihybrid crosses using fruit flies (Drosophila
melanogaster).”
a. Who conducted this experiment?
b. Why did he select Drosophila as the experimental material? (Any three reasons).
10. Diagram shown below is a surgical method used for male sterilization.

a. Name the method shown in the diagram.

b. What is the surgical method of female sterilization called?
c. What are the advantages of condoms over this method? (Any two).
3
11. “More and more children in metro cities of India suffer from allergies and asthma.” Justify this statement.
12. Metastasis and lack of Contact inhibition are two properties of cancer cells. What do you understand by these two
terms?
13. Government of India legalised MTP in 1971 with some strict conditions to check illegal female foeticides.
a. What is MTP?
b. Mention any two importance of MTP.
14. Arrange the following in hierarchical manner based on the period of their evolution.
Homo erectus, Ramapithecus, Australopithecus, Homo sapiens, Neanderthal man, Dryopithecus, Homo habilis
15. Observe the diagram shown below.

a. Identify the diagram. b. Label A, B & C.

16. Fill the columns A & B using the words given below.
A B
Evolution by anthropogenic action
Darwin’s finches
Genetic drift
Inheritance of acquired characters
(Lamarckism, Development of DDT resistant ants, Gene flow by chance, Adaptive radiation, de Vries)
III. Answer any 3 questions from 17 – 20. Each carries 3 score. (3 x 3 = 9)
17. Steps of DNA fingerprinting are shown below.
a. Complete the flow chart given below and answer the following questions.

b. Mention the principles behind the DNA fingerprinting.

c. DNA fingerprinting is a gift to forensic science. Do you agree? Give reason.
18. “Placenta is a structural and functional unit between foetus and maternal body”.
a. Name the foetal and maternal parts that are interdigitated to form placenta.
b. Why it is considered as structural and functional unit? (Any 2 reasons).
c. Placenta also acts as an endocrine gland. Do you agree? Justify.
19. Match the column A with column B.
A B
a. ZZ-ZW mechanism i. 21 Trisomy
A B
b. I I ii. Male homogamety
c. Flower colour in snap dragon iii. Point mutation
d. Haemophilia iv. Co-dominance
e. Sickle cell anaemia v. 45 chromosomes
f. Turner’s syndrome vi. Sex-linked recessive
vii. Incomplete dominance
20. Gopalan cultivated a variety of fruit crops and plants in his field and Raman destroyed the fruit crops and plants
and cultivated rubber trees which are double in number.
a. In your opinion, which method is suitable for the ecosystem? Give reason.
b. Mention any three factors that lead to the extinction of species.

Click Here for Answers

4