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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, IIT CAMPUS, CHENNAI – 36

CLASS : X - SCIENCE REVISION TEST – 8


LN – 8 – HEREDITY AND EVOLUTION: Total – 30 Marks
I. MCQ ANSWERS:
1. (d) XmY and XmXf
2. (d) Inherited trait because it depends on the traits of preceding generation.
3. (b) 9 : 3 : 3 : 1
4. (b) self pollination
5. (a) round and yellow
6. (c) (iii) and (iv)
7. (b) girl
8. (b) (i) and (iv)
9. (c) both maternal and paternal DNA
10.(b) (i) and (iii)
II. SHORT ANSWERS:
11. A) Green, B) 25%, c) GG : Gg = 1:2
d) The traits which are expressed in
F1 progeny are called dominant traits,
Whereas the traits which are unable to
express themselves in F1 progeny but
reappear in the F2 progeny are
recessive traits
12. A) To show independent inheritance
of trait – independent assortment. B)
In F1 progeny : All dominant traits, in
F2 progeny : original parental and new
combinations are visible, c) 9:3:3:1
13.
ACQUIRED TRAITS INHERITED TRAITS
The traits acquired during one’s lifetime The traits inherited from one’s
predecessors
These are not inheritable These are inheritable
Produces changes in non – reproductive Produces changes in reproductive
tissue tissue
Cannot be passed to the next generation Can be passed to the next
generation
Change in DNA will not result in any Change in DNA will bring about
change in traits change in traits
Eg: Dancing, swimming Eg: Attached ear lobe, skin colour

III. CASE STUDY QUESTIONS:


14.A) All of them have smooth seeds. B) ¼ of them have wrinkled seeds and ¾
of them have smooth seeds, C) Genotypic ratio = 1: 2: 1, (i) Homozygous
dominant, (ii) Heterozygous dominant, (iii) Homozygous recessive
15.A)23 pairs in which 22 pairs are autosomal and one pair i.e 23rd pair is sex
chromosome, b) People have same set of chromosome i.e XX but male have
different sets of chromosome i.e XY. C) The sex is determined by paternal
chromosome i.e XY if X alleles fused with X chromosome of female then it is a
baby girl. If Y allele fuse with X chromosome of female during fertilisation then
it will be a baby boy. D) flow chart, e) Those organisms which have both the
sex organs are present in the same body. Eg. Earthworm

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