SCIENCE - II

UPRISE ACADEMY
QUESTION BANK

SUBJECT: SCIENCE-II STD: X – 2023-24

NOTE : STUDENTS ARE REQUESTED T O READ THE TEXT B O O K F O R THE

OBJECTIVES, THE QUESTIONS WHICH ARE IN BOLD LETTERS ARE VERY
IMPORTANT.

[1. HEREDITY AND EVOLUTION]

[DISTINGUISH BETWEEN]
1. Butterfly and Bat.

[GIVE SCIENTIFIC REASONS]

1. Peripatus is said to be a connecting link between Annelida and Arthropoda.

[ANSWER THE FOLLOWING]

1. Define heredity. Explain the mechanism of hereditary changes.
2. Explain how one human vestigial organ is functional in another animal.

[SHORT NOTE]
1. Connecting link
2. Lamarckism.
3. Darwin’s theory of natural selection.

[DIAGRAM-BASED QUESTIONS]
1. Observe the picture and answer the following questions:

(a) Which evidence of evolution is shown in the picture?

(b) What can be proven with these evidences?
(c) Give one more example of evidence of evolution.
[2. LIFE PROCESSES IN LIVING ORGANISMS : PART - 1]

[DEFINE THE FOLLOWING]

1. Nutrition :
2. Lipids :
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3. Vitamins :
4. Cellular respiration :
5. Aerobic respiration :

[DISTINGUISH BETWEEN]
1. Glycolysis and TCA cycle :
2. Aerobic and anaerobic respiration :
3. Mitosis and meiosis.
4. Transcription and Translation

[GIVE SCIENTIFIC REASONS]

1. Oxygen is necessary for complete oxidation of glucose.
2. Krebs cycle is also known as citric acid cycle.
3. Sometimes, higher plants and animals too perform anaerobic respiration.
4. Fibers are one of the important nutrients.

[FULL FORMS]
1. Find the full forms FAD, FMN, NAD, NADP.

[Web Diagram]
1. Process of energy production through aerobic respiration of carbohydrates, proteins and Fats.
2. Anaerobic respiration in living organisms/ Cells
3. How energy is formed from oxidation of carbohydrates, fats and proteins? Correct the diagram given below.

[3. LIFE PROCESSES IN LIVING ORGANISMS : PART - 2]

[DISTINGUISH BETWEEN]
1. Monozygotic twins and Dizygotic twins.

[GIVE SCIENTIFIC REASONS]

1. Flower is the structural unit of sexual reproduction in plant.
2. Older mothers have greater chance of conceiving abnormal children.

[ANSWER THE FOLLOWING]

1. Explain budding & Vegetative propogation.
2. Explain asexual reproduction in plants.
3. Explain sexual reproduction in plants.
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4. Gender of child is determined by the male partner of couple. Explain with reasons whether this statement is
true or false.

5. Explain the following concepts in short :

(a) Surrogacy
(b) In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
(c) Sperm Bank.
6. Which precautions will you follow to maintain the reproductive health?
7. Explain the Male reproductive system.
8. Explain the Female reproductive system.

[4. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT]

[GIVE SCIENTIFIC REASONS]

1. Human beings have important place in environment.
2. Tigers from Sunderbans and Rhinos from Manas are under threat.

[ANSWER THE FOLLOWING]

1. Write the names of biodiversity hot spots.
2. Explain the statement – ‘We have got this Earth planet on lease from our future generations and not as an
ancestral property from our ancestors.’
3. Explain endangered species.
4. What do we learn from the story of Jadav Molai Payeng?
5. Types of Biodiversity.
6. Classification of Threatened Species.

[SHORT NOTE]
1. Environmental Conservation.
2. Chipko Movement of Bishnoi.

[DIAGRAM-BASED QUESTIONS]
1. Explain the meaning of the following
symbols :

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

2. Explain the meaning of the following symbols :

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(1) (2)

[Web Diagram]
1.

[5. TOWARDS GREEN ENERGY]

[GIVE SCIENTIFIC REASONS]

1. The construction of turbine is different for different types of power plants.
2. Power generation plant based on natural gas is eco-friendly.

[ANSWER THE FOLLOWING]

1. Energy obtained from fossil fuels is not green energy.
2. Saving energy is the need of the hour.
3. What is meant by green energy? Which energy sources can be called green energy sources and why? Give
examples.
4. What are the advantages of hydroelectric power generation?

[6. ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION]

[DISTINGUISH BETWEEN]
1. Non-chordates and Chordates.

[GIVE SCIENTIFIC REASONS]

1. Our body gets irritated when it comes in contact with jellyfish.
2. Body temperature of reptiles is not constant

[ANSWER THE FOLLOWING]

1. Write the characters of each of the following animals with the help of classification chart :
(a) Bath sponge :
(b) Jellyfish :
(c) Frog :
(d) Lizard :
(e) Penguin :
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[DIAGRAM-BASED QUESTIONS]
1. Sketch, label and classify the following organisms :
(a) Hydra :
(b) Planaria :
(c) Round worm :
(d) Octopus :
(e) Frog :
(f) Pigeon :
2. Identify the animal given in the figure and label the figure :

3. Identify the phylum of the given animal and write any two characteristics of this phylum.

4. Observe the following figures and answer the following.

(a) Due to which common characteristic the animals shown in the figure belong to the same phylum?
(b) The exoskeleton of these animals is made up of which chemical?
Give another two examples of this phylum.
5.
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[7. INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY]

[GIVE SCIENTIFIC REASONS]

1. Enzymes obtained by microbial process are mixed with detergents.
2. Microbial enzymes are used instead of chemical catalysts in chemical industry.

[ANSWER THE FOLLOWING]

1. How can the oil spills of rivers and oceans be cleaned?
2. Which precautions are necessary for proper decomposition of domestic waste?
3. Production of beverages table [pg. no. 80]
4. What is role of microbes in compost production?

[DIAGRAM-BASED QUESTIONS]
1. Observe the given diagram and write proper names in the blocks :

[Web Diagram]
1. Complete the following conceptual picture with respect to uses.

2. Complete the following conceptual picture related to environmental management.

3. Complete the following conceptual picture.

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[8. CELL BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY]

[ANSWER THE FOLLOWING]

1. What is DNA fingerprinting? Explain it in brief. Where is this technique used? Give any two examples.
2. Answer the following questions :
(a) What is Biotechnology?
(b) Give one use of Biotechnology.
(c) Give one commercial use of Biotechnology.
(d) Write two bacterial examples of biofertilizer.
(e) Write two names of crops genetically developed.
3. Explain uses of Stem Cells.

[SHORT NOTES]
1. Green revolution :
2. Blue Revolution.
3. Importance of medicinal plants.

[DIAGRAM-BASED QUESTIONS]
1. Observe the given diagram and write proper names in the blocks :

[Web Diagram]
1. Complete the following chart.
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[9. SOCIAL HEALTH]

1. [WHAT WILL YOU DO]

[DIAGRAM-BASED QUESTIONS]
2. Observe the pictures and answer the questions
(a) Playing games on mobile while eating is right or wrong. Justify.

(b) What do you conclude from the following picture?

(c) Observe the adjacent picture and state what can be the outcome.

2. Observe the following figure and answer the given questions.

(a) What does this picture given in the textbook indicate?

(b) Explain any two causes for this problem.
(c) Describe any two measures to eradicate this problem.
3. Identify the picture and name it.
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[SOLVE THE FOLLOWING CROSS-WORD]

1. Continuous consumption of alcoholic and tobacco-materials.
2. This app may cause the cyber crimes.
3. A remedy to resolve stress.
4. Requirement for stress free life.
5. Various factors affect health.
6. Art of preparing food items.

[10. DISASTER MANAGEMENT]

[DEFINE THE FOLLOWING]

1. Forest fire.

[SHORT NOTES]
1. Mock drill.

[ANSWER THE FOLLOWING]

1. Objectives of disasters management.
2. Objectives of Mock drill

[DIAGRAM-BASED QUESTIONS]
1. Some symbols are given below. Explain those symbols. Which disasters may occur if those symbols are
ignored?
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2. Following are the pictures of some disasters. Which preliminary actions you will take during those
disasters?