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CLASS: X Subject: Biology Time: Two hours
DATE: Max Marks: 80
SECTION A

(Attempt all questions from this Section.)

Question 1 [15]

Select the correct answers to the questions from the given options.
(Do not copy the question. Write the correct answer only):
i. The rate of transpiration will be fastest when the day is:

(a) hot, humid and windy (b) cool, humid and windy

(c) hot, humid and still (d) hot, dry and windy

ii. Hormone concerned with facing dangers is:

(a) Adrenaline (b) Insulin (c) Vasopressin (d) Glucagon

iii. After the fusion of gametes containing X- chromosomes each, the zygote formed will give rise to
________.

(a) Male child (b) Female child (c) Both (d) None

iv. When the vas deferens of man is surgically disconnected or removed the ______.

(a) Semen will be without sperms

(b) Sperms in the semen will be without nuclei

(c) Spermatogenesis will not take place

(d) Sperms in the semen will be non- motile

v. The blood vessel that supplies blood to the kidney is:

(a) Renal vein (b) Renal artery (c) Dorsal aorta (d) Hepatic vein

vi. Which one of these is not an external factor that affects transpiration:

(a) Temperature (b) Humidity

(c) Water content of the laves (d) Velocity of wind

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vii. A cell has five pairs of chromosomes. After mitotic division, the number of chromosomes in the
daughter cells will be:

(a) five (b) ten (c) twenty (d) forty

viii. Which of the following fluids in our body does not possess the ability to circulate?

(a) Lymph (b) Blood (c) Tissue Fluid (d) Synovial fluid

ix. _________ helps in keeping the shape of the eyeball:

(a) Aqueous humour (b) Ciliary muscles

(c) Conjunctiva (d) Vitreous humour

x. Which one of the following is Greenhouse gas?

(a) Oxygen (b) Methane (c) Sulphur dioxide (d) Nitrogen

xi. The mineral ion needed for the formation of blood clot is:

(a) Potassium (b) Sodium (c) Calcium (d) Iron

xii. Identify the layer of the eye that contains blood vessels.

(a) Retina (b) Choroid (c) Sclera (d) Pupil

xiii. Which valve is located at the right auriculo-ventricular aperture?

(a) Semilunar valve (b) Tricuspid valve

(c) Bicuspid valve (d) Auricle valve

xiv. Number of spinal nerves in human beings is:

(a) 31 pairs (b) 10 pairs (c) 21 pairs (d) 20 pairs

xv. Swelling of wooden doors during rain is caused by:

(a) Endosmosis (b) imbibition (c) capillarity (d) diffusion

Question 2

i. Name the following. [5]

(a) The pigment present in the rod cells of the retina.

(b) Any agent or an environmental change which initiates a response in the body.

(c) The set of genes present in the cells of an organism.

(d) The type of bond joining the complementary nitrogenous bases.

(e) Oozing out of plant sap from the ruptured or cut surface of a plant.

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ii. All the statements given below are incorrect. Rewrite the correct statements by changing the
underlined words only. [5]

(a) The protective sac which develops around the developing embryo is called the pericardium.

(b) Chromosomes which are not sex chromosomes are called allosomes.

(c) DNA structure was worked out by Lamarck.

(d) Root hair are the extensions of the endodermal cell of the root

(e) Every gene has two alternative forms called chromatids

iii. Match the items given in Column I with the most appropriate ones in Column II and rewrite the
correct matching pairs. [5]

Column I Column II
(a) Auxin 1) Fruit ripening
(b) Oogenesis 2) intermodal elongation
(c) Cytokinin 3) apical dominance
(d) Root pressure 4) guttation
(e) Phloem 5) downward flow of sap
6) upward flow of water
7) ovum producing cells

iv. Choose the odd one out from the following terms and name the category to which the belong : [5]

(a) Detergents, X-rays, sewage, oil spills

(b) Prostate gland, Cowper’s gland, seminal vesicle, seminiferous tubules

(c) ACTH, TSH, ADH, FSH

(d) Bile, Urea, Uric add, Ammonia

(e) Phosphate, RNA, Sugar, Nitrogenous base

v. State the chief role/function of the following. [5]

(a) Dendrites

(b) Ciliary body

(c) Stomata

(d) Cerebellum

(e) Oxytocin
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 SECTION B (40 Marks)

(Attempt any four questions from this section)

Question 3

i. Define ‘Angina pectoris’. [1]

ii. Name the two phases of a cell cycle. [2]

iii. Mention two adaptations in leaves to perform Photosynthesis. [2]

iv Make a Punnet square and find out the genotypic and phenotypic ratios of F2 generation in the
progeny of a genetic cross between: [3]

Purple flower variety of pea (PP) with white flower variety of pea (pp).

v. When a person comes out of a cinema hall after the noon show, he experiences a dazzling effect for
some period. Explain giving suitable reasons. [2]

Question 4

i. State two reasons for population explosion in India [2]

ii. Name the cells responsible for production of male reproductive hormone testosterone. [1]

iii. Mention two functions of Amniotic fluid. [2]

iv. What is corpus callosum? Write its function. [2]

v. Draw a neat diagram of myopia and its correction using suitable lens. [3]

Question 5

i. Define gene. [1]

ii. Differentiate between Manarche and Menopause [2]

iii. Expand the following: [2]

i. MTP ii. NADP

iv. The diagram given below depicts a particular type of tropic movement seen in plants. Study the
diagram carefully and answer the questions given below. [3]

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 i. Name the type of tropic movement shown by part labelled A in the given diagram.

ii. What factor causes the movement of the A?

iii. Name the plant growth hormone promoting this tropic movement.

v. State any two objectives of ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ . [2]

Question 6

i. State Mendel’s law of Dominance. [2]

ii. Write the difference between. Lubb and dup (cause) [2]

iii. The diagram given below is that of a developing human fetus. Study the diagram and then answer the
questions that follow: [3]

(a) Label the parts numbered 1 and 2 in the diagram.

(b) Define the term ‘Gestation’. What is the normal gestational period of the developing human
embryo?

iv. The diagram given below demonstrates a physiological process taking place in green plants. The
whole set-up was placed in bright sunlight for several hours. Study the diagram and answer the
questions that follow. [3]

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 (a) What is the aim of the experiment?

(b) Name the part marked 2 in this experimental set-up.

(c) How can you test and confirm the gas in the test tube?

Question 7

i. Write the difference between. Implantation and fertilization (site) [2]

ii. What is the function of ear ossicles? [2]

iii. Expand the abbreviation: DDT [1]

iv. Given below is the diagram of the human ear. Study the same and answer the questions that
follow: [3]

(a) Write the biological term for the part labeled ‘A’ and state its function.

(b) Name the part labeled ‘C’ and state its function.

(c) List the functions of ear wax.

v. Draw a neat labelled diagram of the structure and functional unit of our Nervous system. [2]
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Question 8

i. Hypersecretion of which hormone causes Acromegaly? [1]

ii. Write the difference between Renal cortex and renal medulla (parts of nephron present) [2]

iii. Differentiate the following based on their function [2]

(a) Sensory and motor neuron

(b) Medulla oblongata and cerebellum

iv. The diagram given below represents a certain stage of mitosis: [3]

(a) Identify the stage of cell division.

(b) Name the parts labelled A and B.
(c) What is the unique feature observed in this stage?
(d) How many daughter cells are formed from this type of cell division?

v. Explain pulmonary circulation and systemic circulation of blood in human being. [2]

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