REHEARSAL EXAMINATION 2020-2021

CLASS 10

BIOLOGY

Total Marks: 80 Total Time: 2hrs 45 minutes

(Total time includes: Downloading & Emailing time: 30 minutes
Reading time: 15 minutes; Writing time: 2 hours)
[Students must not write during Reading, Downloading & Emailing time.]
This paper comprises of TWO PARTS – Part I and Part II.

Answer all questions from Part I and any four questions from Part II.
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PART I (40 marks)

(Answer ALL questions)

Question 1

a) Name the following: (5)

1. The unit of the nervous system.

2. The removal of nitrogenous wastes from the body.
3. Movement of molecules of a substance from their higher
concentration to lower concentration when they are in direct
contact.
4. The complex consisting of a DNA strand and a core of histones.
5. Squeezing out of white blood cells from the capillaries into the
surrounding

b) State the exact location of the following structures: (5)

1. Ampulla
2. Ciliary body
3. Stroma
4. Eustachian tube
5. Hydathodes

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c) Given below are sets of five terms each. Rewrite the terms in correct order in a
logical sequence. (5)

1. Fibrin, Platelets, Thromboplastin, Fibrinogen, Thrombin.

2. Cochlea, Malleus, Pinna, Stapes, Incus.
3. Xylem, cortex, root hair, pericycle, endodermis
4. Axon endings, nucleus, dendrites, axon, cyton
5. Afferent arterioles, efferent arterioles, renal vein, peritubular
capillary network, renal artery

d) The diagram given below is of a structure found in the leaf. Study the diagram
and answer the questions that follow: (5)

1. Name the parts labelled A and B.

2. What is the structure biologically called?
3. Mention the function of part A.
4. What are the structural features of A, which help in the function
mentioned in (3) above?
5. The structure shown above helps in transpiration. Define the
term transpiration.

e) Mention if the following statements are True or False. If false, rewrite the wrong
statement in its correct form changing the underlined words only: (5)

1. A diuretic increases the volume of urine.

2. The plasma membrane permits the passage of all solutes and water.
3. Dry seeds when placed in a beaker of water swell up.
4. In a variegated leaf, the non-chlorophyllous regions turns blue-black on
performing the starch test.
5. Cobalt chloride is used to detect the presence of starch.

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f) Select the correct answer out of the four available choices given under each
question: (5)

1. The regions where crossing over takes place is called:

(a) Chiasma
(b) Cell plate
(c) Spindle fibres
(d) Chromosomes

2. Water will be absorbed by the root hairs when:

(a) Concentration of solutes in the cell sap is high

(b) Concentration of solutes in the soil is high
(c) The plant is rapidly respiring
(d) None of the above

3. Transpiration is high during storms due to:

(a) Presence of moisture in the winds

(b) Low temperature during storms
(c) High velocity of wind
(d) None of the above

4. Meiosis occurs in:

(a) Vegetative parts

(b) Reproductive parts
(c) Meristematic cells
(d) None of the above

5. What will happen if the spleen of a person is removed?

(a) Lymphocyte production will be lowered

(b) Removal of dead Red Blood Cells will not take place
(c) Antibody production will be decreased
(d) Red Blood Cells production will be stopped

g) In each set of terms given below, there is an odd one and cannot be grouped in
the same category to which the other three belong. Identify the odd term in each
set and name the category to which the remaining three belong: (5)

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 1. Malleus, iris, stapes, incus.
2. Cell membrane, plastids, ribosomes, mitochondria
3. Cortisone, somatotropin, adrenocorticotropic hormone,
vasopressin
4. Cortex, pelvis, retina, medulla
5. Sneezing, coughing, blinking, typing

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

1. Eye : Optic nerve :: Ear : ________

2. Adenine : Thymine :: Cytosine : ________
3. Cones: Iodopsin:: Rods: ______
4. Henle’s loop: Absorption of water from glomerular Filtrate::
Bowman’s Capsule: ____________
5. Pericardium: protects the heart :: Sino-Atrial Node: _______

PART II (40 marks)

(answer any FOUR questions)

Question 2

a) Briefly explain the following terms: (5)

1. Bleeding in plants
2. Power of accommodation
3. Tonicity
4. Hormone
5. Osmosis

b) Study the diagram given below which represents a stage during the mitotic cell
division and answer the questions that follow: (5)

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 1. Identify the stage giving suitable reasons.
2. Name the parts numbered 1 and 2.
3. What is the technical term for the division of nucleus?
4. Mention the stage that comes before the stage shown in the
diagram. Draw a neat labelled diagram of the stage mentioned.
5. Which is the cell division that results in half the number of
chromosomes in daughter cells?

Question 3

a) Differentiate between the following pairs on the basis of what is mentioned

within brackets: (5)

1. Active Transport and Diffusion (significance in plant)

2. Renal cortex and Renal medulla (parts of the nephrons present)
3. NADP and ATP (expand the abbreviation)
4. Leaf and Liver (form in which glucose is stored)
5. Ureter and Urethra (function)

b) The diagram given below represents a section of the human heart. Study the
diagram and answer the questions that follow: (5)

1. Which parts of heart are in the diastolic phase? Give a reason to

support your answer.
2. Label the parts numbered 1 and 2 in the diagram. What type of
blood flows through them?
3. What causes the heart sounds ‘LUBB’ and ‘DUP’?
4. Name the blood vessels that supply oxygenated blood to the heart
muscles.
5. Draw neat labelled diagrams of a cross section of an artery.

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Question 4

a) The diagram given below is an external view of the human brain. Study the same and
answer the questions that follow: (5)

1. Name the parts labelled A, B and C.

2. State the main functions of the parts labelled A and B.
3. What are the structural and functional units of the brain? How are
the parts of these units arranged in A and C?
4. Mention the collective term for the membranes covering the brain.
5. What is the function of Cerebrospinal fluid?

b) The diagram depicts anatomy of the human eye. Study the diagram and answer the
following: (5)

1. Label the parts 1 to 6.

2. What happens to the vision when the eyeball is elongated from front
to back? With the help of a labelled diagram, explain how such a
condition can be corrected?

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Question 5

a) The diagram given below shows the internal structure of a spinal cord depicting a
phenomenon. Study the diagram and answer the questions: (5)

1. Name the phenomenon that is depicted in the diagram. Define the

phenomenon.
2. Give the technical term for the point of contact between the two
nerve cells.
3. Name the parts numbered (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). [Choose the
correct word from the list given here: Effector organ, Sensory
neuron, White matter, Receptor, Gray matter, Motor neuron]
4. Name a neurotransmitter.

b) Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks with proper words/
terms: (5)

Photosynthesis involves both light and dark reaction. During photosynthesis, the
chlorophyll in the (1) ________ gets activated by absorbing light energy. This energy
splits (2) ________ molecules to hydrogen and (3) _______ and releases two
electrons. This process is called (4) ________. The (5) ________ ions are picked up by
the NADP to form (6) ________. The ADP is converted to (7) ________. This process
is called (8) ________. During the dark phase, the compound produced at the end of
the light reaction reacts with carbon dioxide to form (9) ________. This product is
converted to starch. The process is called (10) ________.

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Question 6
a) Give biological explanations for the following: (5)

1. Plants growing in fertilized soil are often found to wilt if the soil is
not adequately watered.
2. We should not put sharp objects into our ears.
3. Pancreas is an endocrine and exocrine gland.
4. It is necessary to know the blood groups before giving transfusion of
blood.
5. Glucose is absent in the urine of a healthy person.

b) The diagram below shows two test tubes: A and B. Test tube A contains a green
water plant. Test tube B contains both a green water plant and a snail. Both test
tubes are kept in sunlight. Study the diagram and answer the questions that
follow: (5)

1. Name the physiological process that releases the bubbles of oxygen.

2. Explain the physiological process.
3. What is the purpose of keeping a snail in test tube B?
4. Why does test tube B have more bubbles of oxygen?
5. Give an example of a water plant that can be used in the above
experiment.
6. Write the overall chemical equation for the above process.

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Question 7
a) Match the items given in Column A with the most appropriate ones in column B and
rewrite the correct matching pairs. (5)

Column A Column B

1. Cretinism a. Hypersecretion of adrenal cortex

2. Diabetes insipidus
3. Exophthalmic Goitre
4. Adrenal virilism
5. Dwarfism
b. Hyposecretion of thyroxin
c. Hyposecretion of growth
hormone
d. Hyposecretion of Vasopressin
e. Hyposecretion of adrenal cortex
f. Hypersecretion of growth
hormone
g. Hypersecretion of thyroxine

b) An experiment was set up as shown in the figure below. The potted plant was
destarched and then kept in sunlight for a few hours. Study the diagram and answer
the questions that follow: (5)

1. What is the aim of this experiment?

2. Why was potassium hydroxide kept inside the flask?
3. What test would you do on the part of the leaf inside the flask?
4. What is the expected result of the above test and what conclusion do you draw from
it?
5. Is it necessary to do similar test on the part of the leaf outside the flask? Give one
reason for your answer.
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