[1] Receptors are usually located in sense organs. Gustatory receptors are present in a) tongue b) nose c) eye d) ear
[2] A sportsman, after a long break of his routine exercise, suffered muscular cramps during a heavy exercise session. This happened due to: a) lack of carbon dioxide and formation of pyruvate. b) presence of oxygen and formation of ethanol. c) lack of oxygen and formation of lactic acid. d) lack of oxygen and formation of carbon dioxide.
[3]Height of a plant is regulated by:
a) DNA which is directly influenced by growth hormone. b) Genes which regulate the proteins directly. c) Growth hormones under the influence of the enzymes coded by a gene. d) Growth hormones directly under the influence a gene.
[4] Which of the following features relates to biodegradable substances?
a) Broken down by biological processes b) Remain inert c) Persist in environment for long time d) May harm the ecosystem
[5] A farmer wants to grow banana plants genetically similar enough to the plants already available in his field. Which one of the following methods would you suggest for this purpose? a) Regeneration. b) Budding c) Vegetative propagation d) Sexual reproduction
[6] In snails individuals can begin life as male and depending on environmental conditions they can become female as they grow. This is because A. male snails have dominant genetic makeup. B. female snails have dominant genetic makeup. C. expression of sex chromosomes can change in a snail’s life time. D. sex is not genetically determined in snails.
[7] There was a cerebellar dysfunction in a patient. Which of the following activities will get disturbed in this patient as a result of this? A. Salivation B. Hunger control C. Posture and balance. D. Regulation of blood pressure
[8]Which of the following adaptations in herbivores helps in digestions of cellulose?
A. Longer large intestine B. Smaller large intestine C. Smaller small intestine. D. Longer small intestine
[9] During which of the following stages of the circulation of blood in a normal human being, the oxygenated blood is pumped to all parts of the body? A. contraction of the left atrium B. contraction of left ventricle C. relaxation of the right atrium. D. relaxation of the right ventricle
[10]Which of the following is not a role of decomposers in the ecosystem?
A. Natural replenishment of soil. B. Enrichment of oxygen in atmosphere. C. Waste decomposition. D. Break-down of dead remains.
[11] Identify the incorrect statement
‘The energy available to the producers is maximum’ because:
1 A. It is the first trophic level which absorbs1% of light energy directly from the source. B. It utilizes the most of the chemical energy for its own respiration, growth, reproduction, movement etc. C. It utilizes 10% of light energy and transfers the rest to the next trophic level. D. It transfers only 10% of light energy to the next trophic level.
[12] In a flower, the parts that produce male and female gametes (germ cells) are a) stamen and style b) filament and stigma c) anther and ovary d) stamen and anther
[13]Alternative forms of a gene are called
a) Chromosomes b) Multiples c) Loci d) Alleles
[14]To prepare a good temporary mount of the petunia leaf peel showing many stomata, the student has to get the peel from the a) lower surface of the leaf b) tip of the leaf c) point of attachment of the leaf to its petiole. d) upper surface of the leaf
[15]A trait in an organism is influenced by
a) Both maternal & Paternal DNA b) Paternal DNA only c) Neither maternal nor paternal DNA. d) Maternal DNA only
[16]The function of an ecosystem involves:
a) Energy flow and nutrient movement b) Energy flow only. c) Nutrient flow only d) None of these
ASSERTION AND REASON [4]
Directions: (a) Both assertion(A) and reason(R) are true and reason(R) is the correct explanation of assertion(A). (b) Both assertion(A) and reason(R) are true but reason(R) is not the correct explanation of assertion(A). (c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false. (d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true. 1. Assertion (A): If the lions are removed from a food chain it will not affect the food chain, however if the plants are removed from a food chain it will disturb the ecosystem. Reason (R): Plants are producers who can make food using sunlight, while lions are consumers. 2. Assertion (A): Generally, the number of chromosomes in a cell and in a germ cell is not the same in species. Reason (R): When two germ cells combine, they restore the normal number of chromosomes in a species. 3.Assertion: Probability of survival of an organism produced through sexual reproduction is more than that of organisms produced through asexual mode. Reason: Variations provide advantages to individuals for survival. 4.Assertion: Biodegradable substances result in the formation of compost and natural replenishment. Reason: It is due to breakdown of complex inorganic substances into simple organic substances.
QUESTIONS(2 MARKS EACH) [12]
1. Why do arteries have thick and elastic walls whereas veins have valves? OR What is the purpose of making urine in the human body? Name the organs that stores and releases the urine. 2.State the post-fertilisation changes that lead to fruit formation in plants. 3. Why cannot fertilisation take place in flowers if pollination does not occur? 4.Differentiate between alveoli and nephron on the basis of the following points: a)Function. b)Structure and location 5.
What impact will the process shown in the image have on Humans if they occupy the last trophic level? Explain.
2 OR Why are crop fields known as artificial ecosystem? 6.Explain the role of the following enzymes in the process of digestion of food in humans: (i) Salivary amylase (ii) Pepsin (iii) Trypsin (iv) Lipase
QUESTIONS(3 MARKS EACH) [21]
1.Explain Mendel's observation when he crossed a homozygous tall (TT) plant with homozygous dwarf (tt) plant followed by self-cross. OR A. In a family of four individuals, the father possessed long ears and the mother possessed short ears. If the parents had pure dominant and recessive traits respectively, then calculate the ratio of genetic makeup of F2 generation. Show a suitable cross. (2) B. If the father had short ears and the mother had long ears, explain what effect it will have on the ratio of genetic makeup in the F2 generation. 2. i. Why is nutrition a necessity for an organism? State three reasons. ii. What is likely to happen if green plants disappear from Earth? 3.What is the probability of a girl or a boy being born in a family? Justify your answer. 4.We are advised to take iodised salt in our diet by doctors. Justify it's importance in our body. 5.Water is used by the leaves of the plants for photosynthesis but rather than watering the leaves, we water the plant through the soil. How does this water reach the leaves of the plant? 6. a. Define excretion. b. Name the basic filtration unit present in the kidney. c. Draw excretory system in human beings and label the following organs of excretory system which perform following functions; i. form urine. ii. is a long tube which collects urine from the kidney. iii. store urine until it is passed out. 7.List the parts of human male reproductive system which contribute fluid to the semen. State two advantages semen offers to the sperms.
QUESTIONS(5 MARKS EACH ) [15]
1.A developing fetus is connected to the placenta by means of umbilical cord. The Umbilical vein and artery run inside the umbilical cord. (i) Name two substance that moves through the blood vessels. (1) (ii) If the placenta has less villi how will it affect the baby’s growth? (1) (iii) Name the region where the embryo develops inside the female body. Explain how this region is adapted for nourishing the baby. (1) (iv) Some of the fetal cells fall off into the amniotic fluid and can be collected by careful procedure. The cells were screened and found to contain XY chromosome. a) What is the sex of the foetus? b) How is this prenatal sex determination misused?(2) OR A banana plant is growing with the help of suckers. These suckers are small plant stem outgrowths which can be separated from the main plant and planted separately and they will grow into a new plant subsequently. (i) Give the name and type of reproduction. (1) (ii) List two advantages the farmer will have on using the type of reproduction mentioned above. (2) (iii) The above plant produces only male flower. Explain how this plant will be involved in the process of pollination. (1) (iv) Why is the offspring of this banana plant not absolutely identical to its parent plant? 2. Given below are certain situations. Analyze and describe its possible impact on a person: a) Testes of a male boy are not able to descend into scrotum during his embryonic development. b) Vas deferens of a man is plugged. c) Prostate and seminal vesicles are not functional. d) Egg is not fertilised in a human female. e) Placenta does not attach to the uterus optimally.
3 OR a) A doctor has advised Sameer to reduce sugar intake in his diet and do regular exercise after checking his blood test reports. Which disease do you think Sameer is suffering from? Name the hormone responsible for this disease and the organ producing the hormone. b) Which hormone is present in the areas of rapid cell division in a plant and which hormone inhibits the growth?
3. Draw a well labeled diagram of the female reproductive system and mention its parts. OR State in brief the changes that take place in a fertilised egg (zygote) till birth of the child in the human female reproductive system. What happens to the egg when it is not fertilised?
CASE BASED QUESTIONS [12]
1.You must have noticed many dramatic changes in your appearance as well as that of your friends as you approached 10-12 years of age. These changes associated with puberty are because of the secretion of testosterone in males and oestrogen in females. Do you know anyone in your family or friends who has been advised by the doctor to take less sugar in their diet because they are suffering from diabetes? As a treatment, they might be taking injections of insulin. This is a hormone that is produced by the pancreas.
(i) Why is the pancreas a dual gland?
(ii) Name the hormone which is secreted by males and females during adolescence. (iii) What happens if Insulin is not secreted in the proper amount? OR From which cells of pancreatic islets insulin and glucagon hormone are secreted?
2. Pooja has green eyes while her parents and brother have black eyes. Pooja’s husband Ravi has black eyes while his mother has green eyes and father has black eyes.
(a) On the basis of the above given information, is the green eye colour a dominant or recessive trait? Justify your answer. (b) What is the possible genetic makeup of Pooja’s brother’s eye colour? (c) What is the probability that the offspring of Pooja and Ravi will have green eyes? Also, show the inheritance of eye colour in the offspring with the help of a suitable cross. OR (d) 50% of the offspring of Pooja’s brother are green eyed. With help of cross show how this is possible.
3. Fill a conical flask with water. Cover the neck of the flask with a wire mesh. keep two or three freshly germinated bean seeds on the wire mesh. Take a cardboard box which is open from one side. Keep the flask a wire mesh. Kin the box in such a manner that the open side of the box faces light coming from a window as shown in the given figure. After two or three days, you will notice that the shoots bend towards light and roots away from light. Now turn the flask so that the shoots are away from light and the roots towards the light. Leaveit undisturbed in this condition for a few days. Plants show tropism in response to other stimuli as well. The roots of a plant always grow downwards while the shoots usually grow upwards and away from the earth. This upward and downward growth of shoots and roots, respectively, in response to the pull of earth or gravity, is obviously, geotropism.
(i) What has represented by the given activities?
(ii)Do old parts of the shoot and root change direction? Is there any difference in the direction of the newgrowth? (iii) What can we conclude from this activity? OR What is geotropism?
