Velammal vidhyashram Ambattur

BIOLOGY MODEL PAPER

Class 12 - Biology
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory.

2. The question paper has five sections and 33 questions. All questions are compulsory.

3. Section–A has 16 questions of 1 mark each; Section–B has 5 questions of 2 marks each; Section– C has 7

questions of 3 marks each; Section– D has 2 case-based questions of 4 marks each; and Section–E has 3 questions

of 5 marks each.

4. There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided in some questions. A student has to

attempt only one of the alternatives in such questions.

5. Wherever necessary, neat and properly labeled diagrams should be drawn.

Section A
1. Tapetal cells are characterized by: [1]

a) Endomitosis b) Meiotic division

c) Mitotic division d) Endomitosis as well as endopolyploidy

2. Bacteria which converts milk into curd is: [1]

a) Closteridium b) Streptococcus

c) Spirillium d) Lactobacillus
3. To avoid decline or death of bacterial cells in the culture we must: [1]

a) Renew the culture medium b) Provide medicines into the medium

c) Change lab conditions d) Obtain new bacterial cells with fresh

inoculums
4. In genetic engineering, a DNA segment (gene) of interest, is transferred to the host cell through a vector. [1]
Consider the following four agents ( i - iv) in this regard and select the correct option about which one or more
of these can be used as a vector/vectors:
i. Bacterium
ii. P
iii. Plasmodium
iv. Bacteriophage

a) (i) only b) (i) & (iii)

c) (i), (ii) & (iv) d) (ii) & (iv)

5. The multipurpose protected area which is meant for preserving genetic diversity in the representative ecosystem [1]
is called ________.

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 a) National parks b) Protected areas

c) Biosphere reserves d) Sanctuaries

6. In human female, the blastocyst [1]

a) Gets nutrition from uterine endometrial b) Gets implanted in endometrium by

secretion only after implantation. trophoblast cells.

c) Gets implanted into uterus three days after d) Forms placenta even before implantation.
ovulation.
7. Useful biological products are obtained from transgenic animals to treat a disease like: [1]
A. Emphysema
B. AIDS
C. Cystic fibrosis
D. Phenylketonuria

a) Only A, B and C b) Only A, C and D

c) Only B, C and D d) Only A, B and D

8. What does A & B represent? [1]

a) Grycase, Helicase b) Helicase, Single strand binding protein

c) Double-Stranded Protein, Helicase d) Topoisomerase Helicase

9. In the embryos of a typical dicot and a grass, true homologous structures are: [1]

a) Coleorhiza and coleoptile b) Cotyledons and scutellum

c) Coleoptile and scutellum d) Hypocotyl and radicle

10. In the pedigree analysis, the symbol shown below represent [1]

a) Sex unspecified b) Affected individuals

c) Normal individuals d) Matting between relatives

11. The sensitivity of fingerprinting technique has been increased by use of [1]

a) VNTR b) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

c) Repetitive DNA d) ELISA

12. Arrange the following steps that are shown in the figure: [1]

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 1. The plasmid is taken up into a bacterial cell which makes protein directed by human DNA
2. DNA segment incorporated into the bacterial plasmid
3. The segment of DNA removed from human cell
4. In Genetic engineering (Recombinant DNA technology)

a) 1 → 4→ 3→ 2 b) 4 → 3 → 2 → 1

c) 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 d) 2 → 3 → 4 → 1
13. Assertion (A): Syndromes are produced by pleiotropic genes. [1]
Reason (R): Several genes control expression of a character.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

14. Assertion (A): Artificial selection is based on the desire of human. [1]
Reason (R): The improvement of domesticated plants and animals is possible through artificial selection.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

15. Assertion: The genetic material should be stable enough not to change with different stages of life cycle, age or [1]
with change in physiology of the organism.
Reason: Two strands of DNA being complementary if separated by heating come together, when appropriate
conditions are provided.

a) Assertion and reason both are correct b) Assertion and reason both are correct
statements and reason is correct explanation statements but reason is not correct
for assertion. explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is
wrong statement. correct statement.
16. Assertion (A): Allergy is an immunity disorder. [1]
Reason (R): Allergy is confined to a person only.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

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 c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
Section B
17. A farmer was advised to use viruses for species-specific, narrow spectrum insecticidal applications. To which [2]
genus do these viruses belong and which specific category of pathogens can they be used for?
18. Study the pie-diagram and answer the questions which follows: [2]
What do A, B, C and D represent in these diagrams.

19. Name the type of bioreactor shown. Write the purpose for which it is used. [2]

20. Study the sectional view of human testis showing seminiferous tubules given below. [2]

i. Identify A, B and C.
ii. Write the function of A and D.
21. Give two examples of mutualism in living organisms. [2]
OR
What do you understand by the phenomenon photonasty?
Section C
22. Bacillus thuringiensis plays an important role in Integrated Pest Management strategy. Explain how. Name any [3]
two crops that are protected efficiently from pests.
23. Observe the flow chart given below with reference to gametogenesis in humans and answer the following [3]
questions:

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 i. Identify A, B, C and D in the above flow chart.
ii. When and where does spermatogenesis occur in a human male?
24. List any four symptoms of Down's syndrome. What is the basis of this disorder? [3]
25. White Bengal tigers are protected in special settings in zoological parks. Tiger reserves are maintained in [3]
Western Ghat.

i. How do these two approaches differ from each other? Mention the advantages of each one.
ii. What is the significance of the cryopreservation technique?
26. In a developing embryo, analyse the consequences if cell divisions are not followed by cell differentiation. [3]
OR
Draw a diagram of an enlarged view of T.S. of one microsporangium of an angiosperm and label the following parts:
i. Tapetum
ii. Middle layer
iii. Endothecium
iv. Microspore mother cell
27. Discuss the relationship between the detritus food chain and grazing food chain in a terrestrial ecosystem. [3]
28. Describe sexually transmitted diseases. Name some important STDs and their causative agents. [3]
Section D
29. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Study the image below:

i. Identify the structure shown above. (1)

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 ii. Redraw the structure as a replicating fork and label the parts. (1)
iii. Write the source of energy for this replication and list the enzymes involved in this process. (2)
OR
Mention the difference in the synthesis based on the polarity of the two template strands. (2)
30. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Aayush's uncle is very worried as his crop is destroyed by insects. He suggests his uncle use Bt-crops. His uncle
is not satisfied with his opinion; he thought that such crops produce toxins which can harm the consumers.
i. What are Bt-crops? (1)
ii. Bt cotton is protected by which insects? (1)
iii. At which pH toxin activated in the gut of insects? (2)
OR
How will activated toxin kill the insects? (2)
Section E
31. Describe the various evidences from palaeontology which support organic evolution. [5]
OR

Natural selection operates in different ways in nature.

i. Identify the type of natural selection depicted in the graph above.
ii. In England after industrialisation, the population of dark winged moths were more favoured than white winged
moth. Explain.
iii. Anthropogenic action can enhance the rate of evolution. Explain with the help of an example.
32. Explain the various steps involved in the production of artificial insulin. [5]
OR
Pesticidal crystal proteins (Cry) are endotoxins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis, and form crystal structures (thus
the name "cry" proteins, short for crystal). Cry toxins have specific activities against insect species of the orders
Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies), Diptera (flies and mosquitoes), Coleoptera (beetles), Hymenoptera (wasps, bees,
ants and sawflies) and nematodes. When insects ingest toxin crystals, the alkaline pH of their digestive tract
denatures the insoluble crystals, making them soluble and thus amenable to being cut with proteases found in the
insect gut, which liberate the cry toxin from the crystal. The Cry toxin is then inserted into the insect gut cell
membrane, paralyzing the digestive tract and forming a pore. The insect stops eating and starves to death; live Bt
bacteria may also colonize the insect which can contribute to death.
A bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis produces a toxic protein named ‘Cry protein’ that is lethal to certain insects but
not to bacterium.
i. Why this toxin does not kill the bacteria?
ii. What type of changes occurs in the gut of insects on consuming this protein?

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 iii. How man has exploited this protein for his benefit?
33. Students of class IX had to present a seminar on 'Dengue fever'. They wanted to introduce the disease by starting [5]
with
i. the immediate causes of the diseases.
ii. definition of infectious diseases.
iii. the pathogen causing dengue fever.
iv. vector responsible for dengue microbe.
Can you help them to explain the above points? Give details.
OR
i. Name and explain the property present in normal cells but is lost in cancer cells.
ii. All normal human cells have genes that may become cancerous under certain conditions. Name them and explain
how.
iii. State the role of the following techniques in detection and diagnosis of cancer:
1. Biopsy and Histopathology
2. Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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