PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION (2024-25)

Class XII SET-2

MM: 70 BIOLOGY(044) Time:3hours
GeneralInstructions:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Thequestionpaperhasfivesectionsand33questions.
(iii) Section–A has 16 questions of 1 mark each; Section–B has 5 questions of 2marks
each; Section– C has 7 questions of 3 marks each; Section– D has 2case-based
questions of 4 marks each; and Section–E has 3 questions of 5markseach.
(iv) There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided
insomequestions.Astudenthastoattemptonlyoneofthealternativesinsuchquestions.
(v) Where ever necessary, neat and properly labeled diagrams should be drawn.
Section –A
Q.No.1 to 12 are multiple choice questions.Only one of the choices is correct.Select and write
the correct choice as well as the answer to the questions.

Q.No. Question Marks

1 The technique called Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer (GIFT) is recommended for 1
those females
(a) who cannot produce an ovum
(b) who cannot retain the fetus inside uterus
(c) who cannot provide suitable environment for fertilization
(d) all of these
2 Which of the following are the two key concepts of Darwinian theory of 1
evolution?
(a) Genetic drift and mutation (b) Adaptive radiation and homology
(c) Mutation and natural selection (d) Branching descent and natural selection
3 A sample of normal double-stranded DNA was found to have thymine content 1
of 25%. What will be the expected proportion of guanine in this strand?
a.25% b.32% c.36% d.73%

4 Which of the following phenomena significantly contributes to speciation? 1

P) Natural Selection
Q) Genetic Drift
R) Gene flow
S) Geographic Isolation
T) Stabilizing Selection
a. only Q and S b. only R and T
c. only P, Q and S d. only Q,R and T
5 ABO blood grouping in human beings cites the example of 1
(a) incomplete dominance (b) co-dominance
(c) multiple allelism (d) both(b) and (c)

6 Which of the following correctly describes the measures that can be used to 1
control over-population?
(a) Educating people about the advantages of a small family
(b) Raising the age of marriage
(c) Encouraging family planning program
(d) All of these

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7 What would happen if oxygen availability to activated sludge floes is reduced? 1
(a) It will slow down the rate of degradation of organic matter.
(b) The center of floes will become anoxic, which would cause death of bacteria
and eventually breakage of floes.
(c) Floes would increase in size as anaerobic bacteria would grow around floes.
(d) Protozoa would grow in large numbers.
8 If the sequence of nitrogen bases of the coding strand of DNA in a transcription 1
unit is: 5’ – ATGAATG – 3’, the sequence of bases in its RNA transcript would
be
(a) 5’ – AUG A AUG – 3’ (b) 5’ – UACUU AC – 3’
(c) 5’ – CAUUCAU – 3 (d) 5’ – GUAAGUA – 3’.
9 Select the incorrectly matched pair. 1
(a) Initation codons – AUG, (b) Stop codons – UAA, UAG, UGA
(c) Methionine – AUG (d) Anti codons – mRNA
10 Statements are- 1
-It is caused by a fungi.
-An individual infected with it shows dry scaly lesions on various
body parts.
Which of the following disease do these hints refer to?
a. Ringworm b.Filariasis c.Amoebiasis d.Ascariasis

11. Shown below are three plasmids. 1

Cos gene initiated packaging of virus particles and rop gene keeps a check on
the copy number of the plasmid in a bacterial cell.
Which of these is ideal to be used for rDNA technology?
a. only plasmid 1 b. only plasmids 1 and 2
c. only plasmids 2 and 3 d. all - plasmids 1, 2 and 3
12. Given below is the species distribution across two different regions - X 1
and Y. The area used to count species was the same.

Which of the following is TRUE about the biodiversity in these regions?

a. Region X is more diverse than region Y even though both regions
have the same species richness.
b. Region X is less diverse than region Y even though both regions
have the same species richness.
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 c. Region X and region Y have the same species richness and so the
same diversity.
d. Region X is more diverse as it has greater species richness than
region Y.
Question No. 13 to 16 consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Answer these questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is False but R is true.
13 Assertion(A): Pollen tube germinates through the germ pores on the pollengrains. 1
Reason (R): Pollen-pistilcompatibilitychemicalshelpto dissolve sporopollenin for
the pollen tube to germinate.
14 Assertion(A):Louis Pasteur showed that in flask open to air, new living organisms 1
appeared in the heat killed yeast culture.
Reason(R):Life arises from pre-existing life.
15 Assertion(A):Yeast s such as Saccharomyces cerevisi ae are used in 1
baking indust r y.
Reason(R):Carbon dioxide produced during fermentat ion causes bread
dough to rise by thermal expansion.
16 Assertion(A):Using biotechnology human insulin can be produced into bacterial 1
cells.
Reason(R):To produce human insulin the A, B and C polypeptides of the human
insulin are produced in the bacterial cells, separately extracted and combined by
creating disulfide bonds.
Section - B

17 Attempt either option A or B. 2

A. "A typical angiosperm anther is bilobed and dithecous".
Draw a labelled diagram to show how the anther would look like in a transverse
section.
OR
B. Sudha cracked open a coconut and found the following content as shown in
the image below:

(i) Identify the parts of the seed labelled P and Q.

(ii) What is the ploidy of the coconut water that we drink from the tender
coconut? Justify.
18 Attempt either option A or B. 2
A. i)State ONE point of difference between a monohybrid cross and a test cross.
ii)What is/are the possible genotypic ratio/s in a test cross?
OR
B. Given below is the sequence of an mRNA the image of the genetic code.
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 Assume that this sequence begins with a start codon.
5' - GCUAUCAAGUACCUA - 3'

(i) Identify the amino acid sequence to which this mRNA will get
translated.
(ii)Identify the type of mutation and the change in the protein sequence in
the following:
Cytosine in codon 4 gets modified to uracil
19 The graph given below shows the levels of antibodies against a pathogen over a 2
period of 30 years in a person's body.

(a) What do the 2 peaks mean?

(b) Explain the reason behind the difference in the size of the 2 peaks.
20 Why do the toxic insecticidal proteins secreted by Bacillus thuringiensis kill the 2
insect and not the bacteria itself?
21 Attempt either option A or B. 2
A. (i)It is possible that a species may occupy more than one trophic level in
the same ecosystem at the same time. Explain with the help of one
example.
(ii)Explainwhypyramidsofenergymustalways beupright.
OR
B. In a botanical garden of a city there is a huge banyan tree growing on
which hundreds of birds and thousands of insects live.
Draw the pyramids of numbers and also biomass represented by this
community. Comment giving reasons on the two different pyramids drawn.
Section-C
22 As a senior biology student you have been asked to demonstrate to the students 3
of secondary level in your school, the procedure(s) that shall ensure cross-
pollination in a hermaphrodite flower. List the different steps that you would
suggest and provide reasons for each one of them.
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23 The below diagram shows human male reproductive system (one side only). 3

(i) Identify ‘X’ and write its location in the body.

(ii) Name the accessory gland ‘Y’ and its secretion.
(iii) Name and state the function of ‘Z’.
24 Given below is a diagrammatic representation of the experimental setup used 3
by SL Miller for his experiment.

(i) Write the names of different gases(any 2) contained and the conditions set
for the reaction in the flask b.
(ii) State the type of organic molecule he collected in the water at c
(iii)Write the conclusion he arrived at.
25 (i) What is polygenic inheritance? Explain with the help of a suitable example. 3
(ii) How are pleiotropy and Mendelian pattern of inheritance different from
polygenic pattern of inheritance?
26 Identify A, B, C, D, E and F in the table given below: 3

Scientific name of Use in human

Product produced
the organism welfare

Streptococcus Streptokinase modified A

B Cyclosporin-A C

Monascuspurpureus D E

Lactobacillus F Sets milk into curd

27 i) State how was Agrobacterium tumefaciens been made as a useful 3

cloning vector to transfer DNA to plant cells.
ii) Why are molecular scissors called so? Write their use in biotechnology.
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 iii) Expand ‘BAC’ and ‘YAC’
28 (i)Identify A and B in the figure given below representing proportionate number 3
of major vertebrate taxa.

(ii) The given graph shows species-area relationship. Write the equation of the
curve a and b explain its significance.

Section- D
29 Every day we are exposed to large number of infectious agents. However, only a 4
few of these exposures result in disease. Why? This is due to the fact that the
body is able to defend itself from most of these foreign agents. This overall
ability of the host to fight the disease-causing organisms, conferred by the
immune system is called immunity.
Immunity is of two types: (i) Innate immunity and (ii) Acquired immunity.
Given this information,answer the questions below:
A. What is meant by cellular barriers? (1)
B. Differentiate between active and passive immunity. (2)
Attempt either subpart Cor D.
C. What are interferons? (1)
OR
D. What kind of immunity a person get from vaccine and how? (1)
30 . The investigating officer found a sample of skin from the site of the crime .The 4
officer send this sample of skin along with the DNA sample of the suspected
person S1,S2 and S3 for DNA Profiling. Given below is an image of the bands
obtained.

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 (A) Who is likely to be the criminal in the above case?
(B) How can you identify the criminal, support your answer.
Attempt either subpart C or D.
(C) S1 and S2 are twin brothers. What can you conclude about them from the
image?
OR
(D) List any two applications of above technique.
Section- E

31 Attempt either option A or B. 5

A. Mark the following statements as true or false and provide an explanation
for each.
(a) The umbilical cord contains blood vessels that connect the foetus to the
mother's heart.
(b)The mitotic differentiation of immature male and female germ cells begins
at puberty.
(c) The meiotic divisions in oogenesis are unequal.
(d) Sexual intercourse between a healthy male and female might not always
lead to fertilisation.
(e) The sex of the child depends on the sex chromosome contributed by the
ovum.
OR
B. (i) With a neat diagram, label and describe role of below mentioned parts of
a mature angiosperm embryo sac.
a) synergids b) polar nuclei c) central cell
(ii) Why does the zygote begin to divide only after the division of Primary
endosperm cells (PEC)?
iii)What is the significance of the two male gametes produced by each pollen
grain in angiosperms?

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32 Attempt either option A or B. 5
A. The basis of rDNA technology is to alter the genetic material of an
organism to obtain enhanced and desired characteristics in an organism.
i) Preferably, the gene of interest and the vector are cut with the same
restriction enzyme. Is this statement true? Give a reason and a
diagrammatic representation to support your answer.
ii) What is/are all the possible outcomes after the gene of interest and
the vectors are ligated?
iii) If a vector contains an ampicillin resistance gene as the selectable
marker, state two situations in which the host cell will grow in a
medium that contains ampicillin.
OR
B. i) Expand GMO. How is it different from a hybrid?
ii) How was Insulin obtained before the advent of rDNAtechnology? What were
the problems encountered?
iii) What is GEAC and what are its objectives?
iv) For which variety of Indian rice, the patent was filed by a USA Company?
33 Attempt either option A or B. 5
A. Show below is a graph representing the predator-prey relationship. Answer
the questions that follow:

(a) Give one evidence that the ecosystem is stable.

(b) What will be effect of migration of rabbits on the population of wolves
and why?
(c) Name and describe one adaptation that helps preys escape predation.
(d) In a hypothetical scenario, all wolves vanish from the ecosystem.
(i) What will be the consequence on the vegetation present in the ecosystem
and why?
(ii) It is found that the population of rabbits does not increase
dramatically. State the ecological phenomenon responsible for keeping the
population of rabbits in check.
OR
B. i) Differentiate between in situ and ex situ approaches of conservation of
biodiversity.
ii) Alien species are highly invasive and are a threat to indigenous species.
Substantiate this statement with any three examples.

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