SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 09 1

Sample Question Paper 09

SCIENCE 9TH
(Detailed Solutions)
1. (a) Apis cerana indica, Apis dorsata, Apis florea, Apis
mellifera are high- yielding varieties of honeybee used Value Point
in apiculture. To obtain maximum marks also mention the location
2. (b) Both plastids and mitochondria are double- of these permanent tissues.
membrane organelles, contain DNA and ribosomes.
Or
3. (a) Apical meristem is present at tip of root and
B. Parenchyma Consists of thin-walled, loosely
shoot. Intercalary meristem is found at the base of
packed cells. It stores food and water.
leaves or internodes of grasses. Lateral meristem
occurs in the cambium. Collenchyma Consists of elongated cells with
unevenly thickened walls. Provides flexibility
4. (b) Squamous epithelium is found in the alveoli of
and mechanical support to growing parts of the
lungs and walls of blood capillaries where it allows
plant.
exchange of gases or materials.
Sclerenchyma The cells of this tissue are dead.
5. (b) Nuclear pores allow the movement of RNA, They are long and narrow and their walls are
ribosomal subunits and other molecules from the
thick due to lignin. This tissue makes the plant
nucleus to the cytoplasm.
hard and stiff thus provides strength to the plant
6. (d) Statement (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct parts.
Xylem conducts water and minerals from roots to 12. Vacuole in a plant stores water, nutrients and waste
all parts of the plant. It is composed of tracheids, materials. These organelles are full of cell sap due to
vessels, xylem parenchyma, and xylem fibres and which they provide turgidity and rigidity to the cell.
their movement is unidirectional. 13.
Apical meristem
7. (b) Mitochondria are called the powerhouse of the
cell because they produce energy in the form of ATP
so during movement the muscle fibers directly
depends on mitochondria for requirement of ATP. Intercalary meristem

8. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct

explanation of A.
9. (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct
explanation of A.
10. Plant cells have plastids that perform various
Lateral meristem
essential functions such as chloroplasts contain
chlorophyll that helps in photosynthesis. Leucoplasts,
colourless or white plastids, in which materials such Meristematic tissue consists of actively dividing
as starch, oils and protein granules are stored.
cells that are responsible for the growth of plants.
11. A. (i) Simple permanent tissue called collenchyma These cells are small, thin-walled, and have a
provides mechanical support and flexibility dense cytoplasm with a prominent nucleus. They
to the plant. This tissue can be found in the
helps in primary growth (increase in length) when
petiole of leaf. [1]
present at the tips of roots and shoots (apical
(ii) Complex permanent tissue called xylen meristem).It also helps in secondary growth
transports water and minerals from roots to (increase in girth) when present in the cambium
other parts of the plant. They can be seen in
(lateral meristem).
the section of the stem. [1]

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14. (i) Or
B. (i) Field A will have less crop damage, while
field B will have more damage as
Spraying insecticides in field A kills pests,
protecting the tomato plants. [2½]
Guard cells
(ii) Preventive and control measures for storage
of harvested grains include strict cleaning of
Stoma
Epidermal the produce before storage, proper drying of
cell Guard cells
the produce first in sunlight and then in
[1] shade, and fumigation using chemicals that
(ii) In dry habitats, the epidermis is thicker to can kill pests. [2½]
prevent water loss and the layer secretes a waxy, 17. (a) Anode rays are produced at high voltage and low
water resistance layer on the aerial parts of the pressure.
plant. This aids protection against water loss,
mechanical injury and invasion by parasitic fungi.
18. (b) Among the given compounds, FeO cannot be
[1] formed from the given ions because in the formation
of FeO there should be Fe2+ and O 2- ions present.
15. A. The nucleus is responsible for storing genetic
material in a plant cell. It contains DNA in the 19. (a) Liquids diffuse slowly as compared to gases
form of chromosomes which contain necessary because, in liquids the intermolecular forces are
information for constructing and organising cells. stronger and they have lesser space between particles
[1] as compared to particles in the gaseous state.
Or 20. (a) Particles in steam that is, water vapour at 373 K
(100°C) have more energy than water at the same
B. The mitochondria produce energy for the cell. It
temperature. The reason behind it is that the
provides energy to the cell for various chemical
particles in steam absorbs extra energy in the form of
activities needed for life in the form of ATP,
latent heat of vaporisation.
which is known as the energy currency of the cell.
21. (d) Among the following, lime juice will not show
C. Plastids are rich in starch. Starch is stored in the
Tyndall effect because it is an example of true
form of granules in these plastids and is utilised
solution.
by the cell as an energy source whenever
required. [1] 22. (c) Colloids can pass through ordinary filter paper
and scatter a beam of light. Hence, liquid 'A' is a
D. The cell wall provides mechanical support and
colloidal solution.
shape to the plant cell. It is rigid and protects the
cell from mechanical injury and maintains its 23. (c) Average atomic mass of an element
structural integrity. [2] éæ Percentage of ö
16. A. (i) Weed can be control by herbicides or êç isotope I
÷
= êçAtomic mass of isotope I ´ ÷
mechanical removal. Since Weeds compete êç 100 ÷
with wheat plants for water, nutrients, êçè ÷
ø
ë
sunlight and space. Using herbicides
selectively kills weeds without affecting the æ Atomic mass of isotope II ´ öù
ç ÷ú
crop, or mechanical removal removes weeds Percentage of isotope II
+ç ÷ú
physically. [2½] ç 100 ÷ú
ç ÷ú
(ii) Inter-cropping is considered a better farming è øû
practice than growing a single crop in a field. æ 49.7 ö æ 50.3 ö
This ensures maximum utilisation of the = ç79 ´ ÷ + ç81 ´ ÷
è 100 ø è 100 ø
nutrients supplied, and also prevents pests
and diseases from spreading to all the plants = 39.263 + 40.743
belonging to one crop in a field. This way, = 80.006 u
both crops can give better returns. [2½]
Mistake Alert
Mistake Alert
One can make mistake in the calculation of average
Students may think crops in inter-cropping always atomic mass if they do not know the correct formula.
require similar nutrients, which is incorrect in
inter-cropping the crops are selected in such a way 24. (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
that their nutrient requirements are different. explanation of (A).

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25. (a) Brass is a homogeneous mixture of copper and 28. A. (b) Sublimation Sublimation is the process in
tin. Diamond is an element and it is an allotropic which a solid changes directly into gas without
form of carbon. [1] passing through the liquid state, as seen with dry
ice. [1]
(b) In a chemical change, a new substance is formed
as a result of chemical reaction. While in physical B. Ice at 0°C appears colder because it absorbs latent
change, no new substance is formed. [1] heat of fusion from its surroundings to convert
into water, without a rise in temperature. [1]
26. A. (i) The subatomic particle 'X' is an electron. No,
we cannot see electrons with the naked eye Or
because their size is extremely small, and During boiling, heat energy supplied is used as
their mass is in the order of 10 -31 kg. [1] latent heat of vaporisation to overcome the forces
(ii) To calculate the number of particles of attraction between particles, increasing their
(electrons) in 30 kg of mass, potential energy but not their temperature. [1]
. ´ 10 -31 kg is the mass of 1 electrons.
Since, 91 C. (c) Increase in temperature increases the kinetic
1 energy of particles.
\1 kg is the mass of electrons
(91. ´ 10 -31 ) Heating causes particles to vibrate or move faster,
1 ´ 30 increasing their kinetic energy, which can lead to
Thus, 30 kg is the mass of electrons
9.1 ´ 10 -31 a change in state. [2]
31
= 3.30 ´ 10 electrons. [2] 29. A. (a) (i) Atomic number The number of protons
Or present in the nucleus of the atom of an
B. (i) By using the formula 2 n 2 , the maximum element is called its atomic number.
number of electrons in the K-shell is 2 ´ 1 2 = 2 Atomic number = Number of protons
electrons and N-shell is 2 ´ 4 2 = 32 electrons. e.g., Sodium atom has 11 protons. Thus, its
[1]
atomic number is 11. It is represented as
(ii) No, electrons fill inner shells first (step-wise
11Na. [1]
filling). The M-shell only fills after K and L (ii) Mass number The sum of number of
are complete. [1] protons and neutrons (together called
(iii) Electronic distribution is K-shell = 2, L-shell nucleons) present in the nucleus of an atom
= 8, M-shell = 2 . It will lose 2 electrons from is called its mass number.
the M-shell to attain a stable L-shell
Mass number = (Number of protons +
configuration (2,8). [1]
number of neutrons).
27. (a) The type of mixture represented by the figures I,
e.g. Sodium atom has 11 protons and 12
II and III colloidal solution, suspension and true
neutrons. Its mass number is 23. It is
solution. [1]
represented as 23Na. [1]
(b) Any two properties of colloidal solution are as
(iii) Isotopes Atoms of an element having same
follows.
atomic number but different mass
l The size of the particles of colloidal solution is
numbers are called isotopes of the
typically between 1nm to 1000nm.
elements. e.g. Hydrogen has 3 isotopes :
l A colloid is a heterogeneous mixture. [1] 1 2 3
1H, 1H, 1H. [1]
(c) Figure II (Suspension) Figure III (True solution) 35
(b) Number of protons in Cl = 35 - 18 = 17
Particle size of Particle size of true Þ Number of electrons = Number of protons = 17
suspension is greater solution is less than 1nm. 37
Similarly, number of protons in Cl = 37 - 20 = 17
than 1000 nm.
Þ Number of electrons = Number of protons = 17
It is unstable and It is stable and constituent
constituent particles particles do not settle Since, both have same number of electrons (i.e., 17).
settle down on leaving down on leaving Hence, they will have same valency (i.e., 1).
undisturbed undisturbed. Isotopes have same number of electrons so, they
[1] show same chemical properties but may show
some different physical properties.
Value Point
So, isotopes will show similar chemical properties
To get maximum marks one should observe the given
but different physical properties. [2]
figure carefully and also write down the correct size of
particles.

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Or (ii) According to Newton's third law, the block

B. (a) J.J. Thomson He proposed the "plum exerts a force on the string is equal in
pudding model" in which electrons are magnitude and opposite in direction to the
embedded in a sphere of positive charge. [1] force applied by the string on the block.
Hence, the block pulls the string downward
(b) a-particle scattering experiment Conducted with a force of 39.2 N. [1]
by Rutherford, it involved directing alpha
particles at a thin gold foil to study atomic 34. (i) Given,
structure. [1] initial velocity u = 30 m/s
(c) In the nucleus Rutherford concluded that final velocity v = 0 and g = -9.8 m / s2
the nucleus contains all the positive charge Use equation of motion,
and nearly all the mass of the atom. [1]
v 2 = u 2 + 2 gh
(d) Electrons revolve around the nucleus in fixed
circular paths (orbits) Bohr stated these orbits 0 = 30 2 + 2 ´ - 9.8 ´ h
have fixed energy levels. [1] 30 2
h= = 45.9 m
(e) Bohr's model of the atom It explained that 2 ´ 9.8 [1]
electrons in fixed orbits do not radiate energy, (ii) Use equation of motion,
ensuring the atom's stability. [1]
v = u + gt
30. (b) Sound requires a medium to propagate. Since
there is no atmosphere on the Moon, it cannot travel 0 = 30 - 9.8 ´ t
from one astronaut to another, making direct t = 3.06 s [1]
communication impossible. (iii) The stone takes the same time to go up and come
31. (b) Archimedes' principle states that the buoyant down, so total time = time to go up + time to
force on an object immersed in a fluid is equal to the come down.
weight of the fluid displaced by it. An object will = 3.06 + 3.06 = 612
. s. [1]
float if its density is less than or equal to the density
35. (i) Given, radius r = 15 cm, Time, t = 2 min
of the fluid, so the condition mentioned in Statement
II is incorrect. Points A and B are opposite points on the circle.
So, the bug moves along half the circumference of
Pressure in a fluid increases with depth due to the
the circle. Distance travelled
weight of the fluid above that point. Therefore, both
Statement I and Statement III are correct. d = pr = 314
. ´ 15 = 47 cm [1½]
32. (d) (A) is false, but (R) is true. (A) can be corrected as (ii) Displacement AB = 2 r = 30 cm in the direction A
Acceleration of a moving body is not always positive. to B.
It may be positive, negative or zero. displacement 30
Average velocity vav = = = 15
33. A. (i) Here, mass, m = 15 kg time 2
cm/min in the direction A to B. [1½]
Forces, X = 20 N and Y = 35 N
Resultant force, F = Y - X = 35 - 20 = 15 N [1] Mistake Alert
(ii) From Newton's second law, F = ma Don't confuse distance with displacement, as distance is
F 15 the total path travelled, whereas displacement is the
a = = = 1 m / s2 shortest path between initial and final point.
m 15
Body will move in left direction with 36. (i) The distance between two consecutive
acceleration 1 m / s2. [1] compressions (C) or two consecutive rarefactions
(R) is called the wavelength. [1]
Value Point
(ii) The distance from point B to point D (from one
Do not forget to mention the direction of acceleration,
compression to the next compression) or from
as acceleration has both magnitude and direction.
point C to point E (from one rarefaction to the
Or next rarefaction) corresponds to a single
B. (i) As the block is at rest, the downward force wavelength of the wave. [2]
due to gravity (i.e. the weight) is balanced by 37. (i) Given, m = 30 kg.
the upward pulling force of the string. The
d = 3 m, h = 1.5, F = 200 N
weight of the block is
F = mg = 4 ´ 9.8 = 39.2 N Work, W = F ´ d = 200 ´ 3 = 600 N [1½]

Therefore, the force exerted by the string is (ii) Potential energy PE = mgh
39.2 N. [1] = 30 ´ 10 ´ 1.5 = 450 J [1½]

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38. (i) The audible range for human beings means the d = Area of first triangle + Area of rectangle
range of frequencies that can be heard by human. + Area of last triangle
Audible range for human is 20 Hz to 20000 Hz. 1 1
[2] = ´ 4 .6 ´ 2 + 8 ´ 4 .6 + ´ 4 .6 ´ 2 = 46 m
2 2
(ii) People suffering from hearing loss need a hearing [1½]
aid. A hearing aid is an electronic battery Or
operated device. [1]
B. (i) B started moving 2 h after A began its motion.
(iii) Infrasonic sound. [1] [1½]
Or (ii) When B started, A was at a distance of 10 km
(iv) Ultrasonic sound. [1] from B. [1½]
39. A. (i) During the first two seconds, (iii) From the slope of A,
Dv Dx 20 - 0
a = (i.e. slope of the curve) Velocity of boy A, vA = = = 5 km/h
Dt Dt 4 -0
4 .6 - 0
a = = 2 .3 m/ s2 From the slope of B,
2 -0 [2] Dx 20 - 0
Velocity of boy B, vB = =
(ii) Between the 2nd and 10th second, the Dt 4 -2
velocity of the lift remains constant (i.e.
= 10 km/h
Dv = 0), hence the acceleration is zero. [1½]
Different in speed 10 - 5 = 5 km/h
(iii) The total distance travelled by the lift in 12 s
can be calculated from the area under the Hence, boy B is 5 km/h faster than boy A. [2]
velocity-time graph.