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VIII Biology II term 80 17.02 .23 2 Hrs 7
Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this paper is the time allotted for writing the answers.
The question paper consists of 4 sheets printed on 7 sides.
The figures to the right of the questions indicate full marks for that question.
SECTION – I (40 Marks)
(Attempt all questions from this section)
Question 1
(a) Name the following: [5]

i. A small part of the plant used for tissue culture.

ii. The structural and functional unit of the nervous system.

iii. An important agro industry in which the end product is silk.

iv. An organism which carries pathogenic microbes of the disease.

v. A special kind of reproduction in which a new plant is produced from the root, leaf or
stem of a plant.

(b) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given options and rewrite the [5]
sentences:

i. Persistant calyx is found in _____________

a. potato b. pine

c. chilli d. onion

ii. The muscle or gland where motor neuron ends is the ______________

a. receptor b. sensory neuron

c. spinal cord d. effector

iii. The exchange of gases, nutrients etc are done by ______________

a. capillaries b. capillaries, veins and arteries

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 c. capillaries and arteries d. capillaries and veins

iv. Myelin sheath is located in the ___________________

a. kidney b. brain

c. neuron d. ear

v. The process of separating hay and chaff from the grains with the help of wind is
called____________________

a. threshing b. harvesting

c. winnowing d. levelling

(c ) State whether the following statements are true or false. If false, rewrite the [5]
correct statement by changing the underlined word.

i. Cucumber and maize are examples of Dioecious plants.

ii. There are four main valves in the heart.

iii. Cerebrum is often referred to as the ‘little brain’.

iv. The entire sequence of events during one heart beat is called diastole.

v. 33 pairs of nerves originate from the brain.

(d) Choose the odd one out from the following terms and name the category to [5]
which the others belong.

i. Rice, wheat, cotton, maize.

ii. Malaria, typhoid, dengue, filariasis.

iii. Auricles, antigen, ventricles, septum

iv. Cerebrum, cerebellum, synapse, medulla oblongata.

v. Bryophyllum, turmeric , onion ,potato

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 (e) Match the columns and write the answer in the format provided below: [5]
i. ___ ii. ___ iii. ___ iv. ___ v. ___
Column I Column II

i. Combine a. Storage

ii. Cranial nerve b. Males

iii. Drone c. Females

iv. Fractured arm d. Optic nerve

v. Silo e. Sling

f. Harvest

(f) Give one point of difference between the following pairs on the basis of the [5]
parameter given in the brackets:

i. First aid and Health ( explain the term)

ii. Heart beat and Blood pressure ( instrument used)

iii. Right side of the heart and left side of the heart ( type of blood present)

iv. Dendrites and axon (point of origin)

v. True fruit and false fruit ( explain the term)

(g) Given below are groups of terms. In each group the first pair indicates the [5]
relationship between the two terms. Rewrite and complete the second pair on
a similar basis:

i. Malaria: Anopheles mosquito:: Dengue: ______________

ii. Onion: bulb:: ginger: ____________

iii. Pollination within the same flower : autogamy :: pollination between different flowers of
the different plant : ___________

iv. Heart: pericardium::brain: ___________

v. Gray matter: cell bodies of neuron:: white matter: ____________

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 (h) Search for five names that include useful animals/animal products in the grid [5]
given below and write only the answers:
X A W S E E B
P O M F R E T
E C K T A G A
G O L Y S R I
G D I E S V H
B F S T A U X
L O B S T E R

SECTION –II (40 Marks)

(Attempt any four questions)
Question 2
(a) Study the figure given below and answer the questions that follow alongside: [5]

i. Label the parts marked 1 to 4.

ii. Spinal nerve is a ____________

type of nerve. ( Mixed/Motor)

iii. Mention the arrangement of gray

matter and white matter in the
structure showed in the diagram.

iv. State a function of the structure

shown in the diagram.

(b) Complete the given table: [5]

Sr.no. Blood group Antigen Antibody

1. A 1 2

2. AB 3 4

3. 5 None Anti-A and Anti -B

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Question 3

(a) Study the figure given below and answer the questions that follow alongside: [5]

i. Identify the agent of pollination

shown in the diagram.

ii. Give the scientific term for the type

of pollination observed in the
diagram.

iii. State any two characteristics of the

flower pollinated by the above
agent.

iv. Mention the two main groups of

pollinating agent.

(b)

i. State two ways of maintaining good health. [2]

ii. Mention two conditions to be kept in mind while sowing the seeds. [2]
iii. State the definition of health as given by WHO. [1]
Question 4
(a) Study the figure given below and answer the questions that follow : [5]

i. Identify the technique shown in the figure.

ii. Explain the technique shown in the figure.

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 iii. State any two advantages of the technique shown in the figure.

iv. Mention any two types of manure.

(b) State the fate of each of the following structures of the flower after fertilization: [5]

i. Ovarian wall
ii. Zygote
iii. Integuments of the ovule
iv. Petals
v. Ovule
Question 5

(a) Study the figure given below and answer the questions that follow : [5]

i. Label the parts marked 1 to 4

ii. Name the accessory whorls of the given flower. Why are they called so?

iii. Mention the most likely pollinating agent for the above flower.

(b)
i. Mention any two disadvantages of cross pollination. [2]

ii. State two steps for the prevention of communicable diseases. [2]

iii. What is pulmonary circulation? [1]

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Question 6
(a) Study the figure given below and answer the questions that follow: [5]

i. Identify the instruments shown in figure A and B.

ii. Mention the function of the instruments shown in A and B

iii. Ploughing of soil is important. Give reasons.

(b) Complete and rewrite the paragraph by selecting word from those given in the [5]
box. You can use the term only once.

Endosperm, zygote, tube nucleus, germ pore , generative nucleus, integuments

The pollen grains on reaching the stigma absorb nutrients from the stigma and pollen tube
grows through one of the ________. As the pollen tube elongates through the style, the
______________ divides into two male gametes, while the ___________ disintegrates.
One male gamete fuses with the female gamete to form the ____________. The second
male gamete fuses with the polar nuclei to form ____________.

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