PUC FIRST YEAR {CLASS – XI} BIOLOGY IMPORTANT

TWO MARKS QUESTIONS AND PASSING PACKAGE

By, Kamal Sir

Chapter – 1 the LIVING WOrLD

1) What are the twin characters of growth?
2) What is Binomial nomenclature? Give an example for a binomial name.
3) Why are the classification systems changing every now and then?
4) What are the methods used to record description of organisms?
5) How is key helpful in identification and classification of an organism?
6) Write the taxonomic ‘order’ of the following. a) Mango b) Wheat
7) Write the taxonomic ‘order’ of the following. a) Housefly b) Man
8) What are the other means of taxonomical aids that help in recording
descriptions?
9) What are essential features of organisms that form the basis of
modern taxonomic studies?
10) Write the significance of herbarium?

Chapter – 3 pLaNt kINGDOm (2 QUeStIONS – 4 markS)

1) What were the basis/criteria for classification in Linnaeus’s system?

2) What were the drawbacks of artificial system of plant classification?
3) Define a) Cytotaxonomy, b) Chemotaxonomy
4) Give any two examples of organisms with which algae are found
associated.
5) List out the important pigments found in brown algae.
6) List any four characters of rhodophyceae.
7) Name any two commercially used hydrocolloids isolated from algae.
8) Differentiate between Isogamous and Anisogamous condition.
9) Write any two economic importances of bryophytes.
10) What are the two stages in the gametophytic phase of mosses?
11)Mention the four classes of pteridophytes.
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12) Differentiate between thallus of bryophytes and prothallus of

pteridophytes.
13) How are leaves in gymnosperms adapted to withstand extremes of
climatic factors?
14) What are male gametophytes in gymnosperms called as? Where do they
develop?
15) Explain the heterosporous nature of gymnosperms.
16) Which are the two classes of angiosperms?
17) What do the following structures of angiosperms would develop into?
a. Zygote
b. PEN
18) What is diplontic life cycle? Give an example.
19) Explain briefly Protonema with suitable example showing it.
20) Explain briefly Diplontic with suitable example showing it.
21) Explain briefly Sporophyll with suitable example showing it.
22) Explain briefly Isogamy with suitable example showing it.
23) Differentiate between Red algae and brown algae
24) Differentiate between Green algae and Red algae
25) Differentiate between Liverworts and moss
26) Differentiate between Homosporous and heterosporous pteridophyte
27) Differentiate between Syngamy and triple fusion.
28) What is haplo-diplontic life cycle? Name any two algae that follow such
pattern of life cycle.
29) Name the cells of the embryo sac that degenerate after fertilization.
30) Briefly describe the structure of female strobilus in gymnosperms.
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TWO MARKS QUESTIONS AND PASSING PACKAGE
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Chapter – 5 mOrphOLOGy Of fLOWerING pLaNt

1. What is modification of root? Give an example of prop roots and stilt

roots.
2. Mention the characteristic features of stem.
3. Draw a neat labeled showing parts of a leaf.
4. Write any four functions of stem.
5. Mention the functions of veins in leaves.
6. Differentiate a simple leaf from compound leaf.
7. List the economically important plants of family Solanaceae
8. List the economically important plants of family Fabaceae
9. List the economically important plants of family Lilliaceae
10. Differentiate between pinnately compound leaf and palmately
compound leaf.
11. Differentiate between apocarpous and syncarpous ovary.
12. Differentiate between epipetalous and epiphyllous condition.
13. Mention two major types of inflorescence.
14. Name the accessory organs of the flower.
15. Differentiate between gamosepalous and polysepalous.
16. Differentiate between polyandrous and adelphy.
17. Name the two layers of seed coat.
18. Sketch and label a dicotyledonous seed.
19. Mention the four types of aestivation in plants.
20. Define valvate aestivation. Give an example.
21. Define imbricate aestivation. Give an example.
22. Define twisted aestivation. Give an example.
23. Define vexillary aestivation. Give an example.
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TWO MARKS QUESTIONS AND PASSING PACKAGE
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Chapter – 8 CeLL: the UNIt Of LIfe

1) State ‘cell theory’.
2) Briefly explain the modified cell theory.
3) List four types of organisms that represent prokaryotic cell.
4) Name the four basic shapes of bacteria.
5) What are plasmids? Mention any one special character conferred by
plasmids.
6) Distinguish Gram positive bacteria from Gram negative bacteria.
7) What are mesosomes? Mention any one function.
8) Classify the bacteria based on Gram’s staining.
9) Differentiate between pili and fimbriae.
10) What are inclusion bodies? Give an example.
11)Write the importance of fluid nature of plasma membrane.
12) Classify the membrane proteins based on the ease of extraction.
13) What is active transport? Give an example.
14) Write the benefits of fluid nature of the membrane.
15) Mention any four functions of cell wall.
16) Name the four endomembrane organelles.
17) Name two types endoplasmic reticulum with any one function of each.
18) Name the compartments created by ER in the intracellular space.
19) Sketch and label Golgi apparatus.
20) Name the two faces of cisternae of Golgi Apparatus.
21) Write the functions of cis and trans face of Golgi Apparatus.
22) List out the functions of Golgi Apparatus.
23) List the hydrolytic enzymes present in Lysosomes.
24) Name the vacuoles found in Amoeba and protists.
25) Write the functions of vacuole.
26) What are the contents of stroma of chloroplast?
27) Mention the cell organelles which contain both DNA and ribosomes.
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28) List the types of ribosomes found in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

29) Write the components of ribosomes.
30) What does ‘S’ stand for in 70s type of ribosomes?
31) Write the functions of cytoskeleton.
32) Draw a diagram of cilia depicting internal structure of cilia.
33) Write the functions of Nuclear pores.
34) Name the animal cell and plant cell which lack Nucleus.
35) What is chromatin made up of?
36) Classify the chromosomes based on the position of centromere.
37) List four types of chromosomes based on position of centromere.
38) Draw diagrams of four types of chromosomes based on centromere.
39) What are satellites?

Chapter – 13 phOtOSyNtheSIS IN hIGher pLaNtS

1) Draw a labelled diagram of a chloroplast.

2) Mention the two main steps of photosynthesis.
3) Mention the names of photosynthesis pigments.
4) What is a photosystem? Mention its components
5) Draw a neat labelled diagram of light harvesting complex.
6) What is light harvesting complex?
7) Explain how oxygen is evolved by splitting of water.
8) Why ATP and NADPH are called reducting powers.
9) Explain why non cyclic photophosphorylation (z-scheme) occurs only in
grana lamellae but not in stroma lamellae.
10) Only ATP molecules are produced in cyclic phosphorylation, but not
NADPH. Why?
11)What are the requirements for chemiosmosis to occur?
12) Mention the end products of light reaction.
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13) Even though dark reaction is not light dependent, it is indirectly

dependent on the light. Discuss
14) RuBisCo is an enzyme that acts both as carboxylase and oxygenase.
Justify.
15) How many molecules of ATP and NADPH are required to produce one
molecule of Glucose?
16) Name the two different carboxylase enzymes involved in c4 pathway.
17) RuBisCo has affinity towards both co2 and o2.Discuss
18) Mention the internal factors that influence the rate of photosynthesis.
19) Mention the external factors that influence the rate of
photosynthesis.
20) Photosynthesis is important for two reasons. What are they?
21) Name the hydrogen donor of green plants and purple and green sulphur
bacteria.
22) List the events of photochemical phase.
23) Write differences between PS-I and PS-II(U).
24) What is phosphorylation? Where does it take place?
25) Write the functions of F0 and F1 of the ATPase enzyme.
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TWO MARKS QUESTIONS AND PASSING PACKAGE
By, Kamal Sir

Chapter – 19 exCretOry prODUCtS aND theIr eLImINatION

(2 QUeStIONS – 4 markS)
1) Name four metabolic wastes produced by organisms.
2) Define excretion. Mention any two nitrogenous wastes produced during
metabolism.
3) What are ammonotelic organisms? ention two examples.
4) What are ureotelic organisms? Mention two examples.
5) What are uricotelic organisms? Mention two examples.
6) Name the type of excretory waste produced in
a) Bony fishes b) Marine fishes c) adult frogs d) Birds
7) Differentiate ammonotelic and ureotelic organisms with one example
each.
8) Differentiate ammonotelic and uricotelic organisms with one example
each.
9) Differentiate uricotelic and ureotelic organisms with one example each.
10) Mention the excretory organs in –
a) Amphioxus b) Cockroach c) Earthworm d) Prawn
11)Differentiate cortical nephrons and juxta medullary nephrons.
12) Name the layers of endotheliocapsular membrane.
13) Mention the role of juxta medullary apparatus in the regulation of
glomerular filtration rate.
14) When is kidney transplanted & why the donor has to be a close
relative?
15) 15. How does PCT help in maintaining the ph and ionic balance of body
fluids?
16) Mention the role of Henle’s loop in urine formation.
17) What is the role of collecting ducts in urine formation?
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18) Mention the role of vasopressin in urine formation.

19) What is Atrial Natriuretic Factor (ANF)? How does it check Renin –
Angiotensin mechanism?
20) List the role of aldosterone in kidney function.
21) Mention the role of skin in excretion.
22) Draw a labeled diagram of Malpighian body or Renal corpuscle.
23) What are the components of Malphighian corpuscle?
24) How is ammonia excreted by ammonotelic organisms?
25) Write the role of Renin?
26) Classify nephrons based on the length of Henle’s loop.
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