ICSE Class 10 Biology Important Questions
ICSE Class 10 Biology Important Questions
ICSE Class 10 Biology Important Questions
2. State whether the following statements are true or false. If false rewrite the correct form of the
statement by changing the first word only:
a. The functional unit of the nervous system is a neuron.
b. Abscisic acid is a growth promoting hormone.
c. Testosterone produces female sexual characters.
d. Guttation is the exudation of plant sap from the injured parts of the plant.
e. Acetylcholine acts as a neurotransmitter.
7. Study the given diagram and answer the questions that follow:
8. What is photosynthesis? Name the two phases of photosynthesis. Write a balanced chemical
equation for photosynthesis.
9. In what form is glucose stored in plants? What are the functions of the palisade parenchyma in a
leaf?
10. The given figure represents an experimental set-up to demonstrate a certain phenomenon in plants.
The set-up was kept in sunlight for about two hours.
13. With reference to the functioning of the eye, answer the following questions:
a. What is power of accommodation of the eye?
b. What is the shape of the lens during:
i. near vision
ii. distant vision
c. Name the two structures in the eye responsible for bringing about a change in the shape of the
lens.
d. Name the cells of the retina and their respective pigments which get activated:
i. in the dark
ii. in the light
19. The given figure depicts a certain phase of the heart. Study it and answer the questions that follow: