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BIOLOGY MODEL QUESTION PAPER -2

PART – A
I. Select the correct alternative from the choices given below: 15 x 1 = 15

1. Select the correct sequence of events in microsporogenesis

a) Sporogenous tissue →Microspore mother cell →Microspore tetrad →Microspores
b) Microspores →Microspore mother cell →Microspore tetrad → Sporogenous tissue
c) Sporogenous tissue → Microspore tetrad →Microspores → Microspore mother cell
d) Microspores → Sporogenous tissue →Microspore tetrad → Microspore mother cell

ANS: a) Sporogenous tissue →Microspore mother cell →Microspore tetrad →Microspores

2. Statement I: The process of release of sperms from the seminiferous tubule is called
spermatogenesis.
Statement II: The spermatids are transformed into spermatozoa by the process called
spermiogensis.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
a) Both statement I and statement II are correct
b) Both statement I and statement II are incorrect
c) Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
d) Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct

ANS: d) Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct

3. The function of myometrium layer present in the uterine wall is to

a) Undergo cyclical changes during menstrual cycle. c) Give protection to the uterus.
b) Exhibit strong uterine contraction during parturition. d) Help in the implantation process.

ANS: b) Exhibit strong uterine contraction during parturition.

4. The ________ hormone is secreted by the ovary in the later phase of pregnancy.
a) Androgens b) Estrogens c) Relaxin d) Progestogens

ANS: c) Relaxin

5. Sperms produced by the seminiferous tubules are transported through accessory ducts. Which
duct should be tied and cut for male sterilization?
a) Vas deferens b) Vasa efferentia c) Rete testis d) Epididymis

ANS: a) Vas deferens

6. Reasons for human population explosion are given below:

i) Rapid decline in maternal mortality rate.
ii) Rapid decline in infant mortality rate.
iii) Rapid increase in death rate.
iv) Increase in the number of people in reproducible age.
Select the correct answer statements from the options given below:
a) i), ii) and iii) only
c) i), ii) and iv) only
b) i) and ii) only
d) iii) and iv) only

ANS: c) i), ii) and iv) only

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7. In a dihybrid cross in pea plants, Mendel got 9:3:3:1 phenotypic ratio. It denotes that
a) The alleles of two genes are interacting with each other.
b) It is a polygenic inheritance.
c) It is a multiple allelic inheritance.
d) The alleles of two genes are segregating independently.

ANS: d) The alleles of two genes are segregating independently.

8. A DNA segment has a total of 1000 nucleotides, out of which 240 of them are adenine containing
nucleotides. How many pyrimidines bases this DNA segement possesses?
a) 480 b) 500 c) 760 d) 260

ANS: b) 500

9. (p + q)2 = p2 + 2pq + q2 represents an equation used in:

a) Population genetics c) Molecular genetics
b) Mendelian genetics d) Biometrics

ANS: a) Population genetics

10. A farmer working in a field was bitten by poisonous snake. Doctor gave him an antivenom
treatment that contain preformed antibodies. This type of immunisation is known as
a) Autoimmunity c) Innate immunity
b) Passive immunisation d) Active immunisation

ANS: b) Passive immunisation

11. An agriculture labour was spraying some powder mixed with water onto fruit trees to get rid of
insect larvae. Which of the following biocontrol agent could have been used here?
a) Bacillus thuringiensis b) Trichoderma
c) Dragonflies d) Ladybird

ANS: a) Bacillus thuringiensis

12. Choose the correct sequence of polymerase chain reaction steps from the following:
a) Annealing →Denaturation → Extension
b) Extension→ Annealing →Denaturation
c) Denaturation → Extension → Annealing
d) Denaturation → Annealing → Extension

ANS: d) Denaturation → Annealing → Extension

13. Use of bioresources by multinational companies and other organisations without proper
authorisation and compensatory payment is referred as
a) Biopiracy b) Biofortification
c) Bioprospecting d) Bioprocessing

ANS: a) Biopiracy

14. An example for ex situ conservation is

a) National parks b) Sacred groves
c) Biosphere reserves d) Zoological parks

ANS: d) Zoological parks

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15. The graph given below shows species-area relationships.

Which of the following equation correctly represent the curve?

a) S = CAZ b) Log S= log C + Z log A
c) A= CSZ d) Log Z = log C + S log A

ANS: a) S = CAZ

II. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate word/words from those given in the bracket.
5x1 = 5
(Primary productivity, Coelacanth, Secondary productivity, Glomus, Amniocentesis, Plasmid)

16. Statutory ban on __Amniocentesis__ is required to check increasing female foeticides.

17. A fish thought to be extinct and caught in South Africa in 1938 is ____ Coelacanth ______.
18. An example for mycorrhiza forming fungi is ____ Glomus _____.
19. Autonomously replicating circular extra-chromosomal DNA of bacteria is known as __Plasmid _.
20. Rate of formation of new organic matter by consumers is referred as _Secondary productivity__.

PART – B
III. Answer any FIVE of the following questions in 3-5 sentences each, wherever applicable:
5x2 = 10
21. Differentiate between geitonogamy and xenogamy.
Geitonogamy Xenogamy
The transfer of pollen grains from the The transfer of pollen grains from the anther
anther of one flower to the stigma of of one flower to the stigma of another flower
another flower of the same plant. of the different plant.
Most common in monoecious plant Most common in dioecious plant

22. Write a short on sex determination method in birds.

In organisms female individuals have heterozygous allosomes/sex chromosome is called female
heterogamety. In birds (ZZ-ZW mechanism) male is homogametic (ZZ) and female is heterogametic (Z
& W).

23. Mention the levels where gene expression can be regulated in eukaryotes.
In eukaryotes at following levels gene expression can be regulated. They are at
1) Transcriptional level (formation of primary transcript).
2) Processing level (splicing, capping etc.).
3) Transport of mRNA from nucleus to the cytoplasm.
4) Translational level (formation of a polypeptide).

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24. Write a short note on Neanderthal man.
The Neanderthal man with a brain size of 1400cc lived in near east and central Asia between 1, 00,000-
40,000 years back. They used hides to protect their body and buried their dead.

25. Draw the structure of an antibody molecule.

26. Write the functions of genes cryIAb and cryIIAb.

Genes encoded by Cry II Ab control cotton bollworms and those encoded by Cry IAb control corn borer.

27. Briefly explain the significance of David Tilman’s long-term ecosystem experiments using
outdoor plots.
David Tilman, an American ecologist reveals that by increasing species diversity in an ecosystem
increases both efficiency and the productivity of an ecosystem. It also makes more resources available for
other species within the ecosystem. It was explained by using outdoor plots found that plots with more
species showed less year to year variation in total biomass and increased diversity contributed to higher
productivity.

PART – C
IV. Answer any FIVE of the following questions in 40-80 words each, wherever applicable 5x3 =15
28. Draw a L.S. of grass embryo diagram and label the following parts:
a) Scutellum b) Coleoptile c) Shoot apex d) Radicle e) Root cap f) Coleorrhiza

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29. In the figure given below, parts A and B show the level of hormones which influence the
menstrual cycle. Study the figure and answer the questions that follow:

a) Name the organs/glands which secrete the hormones represented in labelled parts A and B.
Part –A estrogen and progesterone hormones secreted by ovary.
Part –b LH and FSH hormones secreted by pituitary gland.

b) State the role of hormones secreted from part B on the uterus of human female during
menstrual cycle.
FSH stimulates development of primary follicles into Graafian follicles.
Rapid secretion of LH (LH surge) induces rupture of Graafian follicle and thereby ovulation

30. Suggest three simple principles through which we can prevent sexually transmitted
diseases.
 Avoid sex with unknown partners/multiple partners.
 Always use condoms during coitus.
 In case of doubt, go to a qualified doctor for early detection and get complete treatment if
diagnosedwith disease.

31. What is Adaptive Radiation? Give any two examples.

This process of evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from a point and
literally radiating to other areas of geography (habitats) is called adaptive radiation.
e.g., Darwin’s finches and Australian marsupials

32. Name of the drugs, its source and nature is given in the table below. Find a, b and c.
Name of the drug Source plant Nature
a Papaver somniferum Depressant
Cannabinoids b Effects on cardiovascular system
Cocaine Erythroxylum cocoa c
ANS:
a) Opioids
b) Cannabis sativa
c) Sense of euphoria and increased energy

33. How did an American Company Eli Lilly use the knowledge of rDNA technology to produce
human insulin?
In 1983, Eli Lilly an American company prepared two DNA sequences corresponding to A and B
chains of human insulin and introduced them in plasmids of E. coli to produce insulin chains. Chains A and
B were produced separately, extracted and combined by creating disulphide bonds to form human insulin.

34. An example for grazing food chain is given below:

Grass → Grasshopper → Birds → Man
Graphically represent this food chain through pyramid of energy and write different trophic levels
with their energy content.

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PART- D
V. Answer any FOUR of the following questions in 200-250 words each, wherever applicable: 4x5= 20
35. Draw a neat labelled diagram of sectional view of the mammary gland.

36. Schematically represent the inheritance of flower colour in snapdragon and draw conclusions.
It is an inheritance in which heterozygous offspring shows intermediate character b/w two parental
characteristics. E.g. Flower colour in snapdragon (dog flower or Antirrhinum sp.) and Mirabilis jalapa
(4’O clock plant).
Here, cross between homozygous red & white produces pink flowered plant. Thus phenotypic &
genotypic ratios are same.

Phenotypic ratio= 1 Red: 2 Pink: 1 White

Genotypic ratio= 1 (RR): 2 (Rr): 1(rr) This means that R was not completely dominant over r.

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37. Give reasons for the following:
a) A simple cut result in non-stop bleeding in haemophilia affected individuals.
A haemophilia protein have lac some blood clotting factor hence a simple cut results in non-stop
bleeding.
b) Turner’s syndrome affected females are usually sterile.
Because turners syndrome female have only one X chromosome (44 A + X0).
c) In Morgan’s dihybrid cross experiments on Drosophila showed that flies having genes for yellow
body and white eyes exhibited less recombination.
Because yellow body and white eyes genes are shows more linkage or between genes distance are very
less.
d) Inheritance of skin colour in the humans shows different phenotypes.
It is the inheritance skin colour in the humans are controlled by several genes or polygenic inheritance.
e) Accumulation of phenylalanine in the body of phenylketonuria affected individuals.
The affected individual lacks this phenyl alanine hydroxylase enzyme. As a result, phenylalanine
accumulates and converts into phenyl pyruvic acid and other derivatives.

38. Describe the steps involved in DNA fingerprinting technique.

1. Isolation of DNA (from any cells or blood stains, semen stains, saliva, hair roots, bone, skin etc.).
2. Digestion of DNA by restriction endonucleases: long strands of DNA are cut with specific
molecular scissors (REN) into desired lengths.
3. Separation of DNA fragments by gel electrophoresis: (The DNA fragments are separated
according to their length and arranged on using Agarose gel electrophoretic technique.)
4. Transferring (blotting) DNA fragments to synthetic membranes such as nitrocellulose or
nylon: (Southern blotting technique is used to blot the fragments of DNA from gel slab to
nitrocellulose paper.)
5. Hybridization using radioactive labelled VNTR probe. (The single stranded DNA are made to
form complementary strands with known radioactive VNTR probes. The other strands which do not
hybrid are washed with water.)
6. Detection of hybridized DNA by autoradiography: (When nitrocellulose paper is subjected to X-ray,
DNA bands with radioactive labeled probes appear as dark bands. Such bands are unique to a person and
vary from person to person like the finger prints.)

39. Name the causative agents of the following diseases:

a) Malaria - Plasmodium vivax P. malaria, P. falciparum
b) Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti or Wuchereria malayi
c) Ascariasis - Ascaris lumbricoides
d) Amoebiasis - Entamoeba histolytica
e) Pneumonia - Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae

40. a) With respect to the microbial products, its source and uses identify the a, b and c in the
following table:
Microbial product Source Use
Cyclosporin A a Immunosuppressant
b Monascus purpureus Blood cholesterol lowering agent
Streptokinase Streptococcus c
a) Trichoderma polysporum
b) Statins
c) clot buster

b) Define the BOD and flocs.

BOD refers to the amount of the oxygen that would be consumed by bacteria for oxidation of all
the organic matter in one liter of water.
Flocs are masses of bacteria associated with fungal filaments to form mesh like structures.

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41. Mention the population interactions exist among the following:
a) Abingdon tortoise and goats – Competition
b) Tiger and deer - Predation
c) Sea-anemone and clown fish - Commensalism
d) Wasp laying eggs in fig fruit - Mutualism
e) Cuscuta growing on hedge plant - Parasitism

VI. Answer any ONE of the following questions in 200-250 words each, wherever applicable:
1x5 = 5
42. Picture of a mature angiosperm embryo sac is given below and answer the question that follows.

a) Which cells/nuclei of the embryo sac produce zygote and primary endosperm nucleus? (2M)
 Zygote developed from egg cell
 Primary endosperm nucleus developed from secondary nucleus
b) What is the ploidy of antipodal cells and primary endosperm nucleus? (2M)
 Antipodal cell ploidy is haploid (n)
 Primary endosperm nucleus polidy is triploid (3n)
c) Why the endosperm development precedes embryo development? (1M)
Development of embryo is depends on endosperm for nourishment.

43. Answer the following:

a) Construct a complete transcription unit with promoter and terminator on the basis of the
hypothetical template strand given below. (3M)

b) Write the RNA strand transcribed from the above transcription unit along with polarity. (2M)
5’ U A C G U A C A U A U G 3’

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44. Study the diagram given below and answer the questions that follow:

a) What is EcoRI? (1M)

EcoRI is a Restriction Endonuclease Enzymes (‘Molecular Scissors’). EcoRI comes from
Escherichia coli RY 13
b) How is the action of exonuclease different from that of endonuclease? (2M)
They break or cut the 5' or 3' ends of DNA molecule i.e. they remove nucleotides from terminal
ends of DNA in one strand of double helix.
c) How are ‘sticky ends’ formed on a DNA strand? Why are they so called? (2M)
Restriction enzymes cut the strand a little away from the center of the palindrome sites, but
between the same two bases on the opposite strands. This leaves single stranded overhanging
stretches at the ends. They are called sticky ends.

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