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SULOCHANADEVI SINGHANIA SCHOOL, THANE

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Biology
XII Paper-1 PRELIM 05/01/24 70 3 Hours 9
(Theory)

(Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutes for only reading the paper.
They must NOT start writing during this time)
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This paper is divided into four sections- A, B, C and D.
Answer all questions.
Section- A consists of one question having sub-parts of one mark each.
Section-B consists of seven questions of two marks each.
Section-C consists of seven questions of three marks each.
Section-D consists of three questions of five marks each.

Internal choices have been provided in one question each in Section B, Section C and
Section D.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets ().
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SECTION A- 20 Marks
Question 1

Answer the following questions briefly.

(i) The interspecific interaction which is an evolutionary strategy that relieves the [1]
parasitic parents from the investment of rearing young or building nests for the
young by getting the host to raise their young ones for them.

(ii) Breastfed babies have fewer infections and hospitalizations than formula-fed [1]
(bottle fed) infants. Why?

(iii) Which one of the following diagram correctly represents the manner of [1]
replication of DNA?

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(iv) Study the given pedigree chart and give the genotype of the female in the second [1]
generation.

(v) Graphs A and B shown below depict interaction of two species. Which graph [1]
indicates Mutualism? Give reason.

(vi) In the grassland ecosystem, the characteristic feature of the pyramid of biomass [1]
is the gradual decrease of biomass at each trophic level and thus their pyramid
of biomass is upright in shape. But the pyramid of biomass of aquatic ecosystem
is inverted. State the reason for this.

(vii) What causes speciation according to Hugo-de-Vries? [1]

(viii) Name the organization in India which is responsible for making decisions [1]
regarding the validity of GM research and the safety of introducing GM-
organisms for public services.

(ix) Identify the common chromosomal anomaly in females from the diagram given [1]
below.

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 a) Turner’s Syndrome- 44+XXY
b) Klinefelter’s Syndrome- 44+XXY
c) Klinefelter’s Syndrome- 44+X0
d) Turner’s Syndrome- 44+X0
e) Down’s Syndrome-45+XY

(x) The figure given depicts a diagrammatic sectional view of the female [1]
reproductive system of humans. Which one set of three parts out of A-F have
been correctly identified?

a) C- Infundibulum; D- fimbriae; E- Cervix

b) D- Oviducal funnel; E- Uterus; F- Cervix
c) A- Perimetrium; B- Myometrium; C- Fallopian Tube
d) B- Endometrium; C- Infundibulum; D- Fimbriae

(xi) Assertion (A) : Spermiation is the transformation of spermatid into sperm. [1]

Reason (R) : During spermiation, sperms get nutrition from sertoli cells.

(a) Both, A and R, are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both, A and R, are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) If A is true but R is false.
(d) If A is false but R is true.

(e) If both A and R is false.

(xii) Assertion (A): A patient who has undergone organ transplantation, if not [1]
provided with cyclosporin A may reject the transplanted organ.

Reason (R): Cyclosporin A inhibits activation of T cells and interferes with

destruction of non-self cells.

(a) Both, A and R, are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both, A and R, are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) If A is true but R is false.

(d) If A is false but R is true.

(e) If both A and R is false.

(xiii) How is the bacterial cell made competent to take up rDNA from the medium? [1]

(xiv) Name the transgenic crop which may help in solving the problem of night [1]
blindness in developing countries.

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 (xv) Give the scientific term for intellectual property right granted by the state for a [1]
limited period of time for inventions consisting of products made of biological
material.

(xvi) Answer the following questions:

a) A species occurs in a given place and time because members of this [1]
species (or its ancestors) evolved in this location or dispersed to it at some
point in the past. Biogeographers seek to discover new patterns in the
distribution of species across space and use diverse research methods to
study the historical and ecological factors that can explain these patterns.
Name the scientist who divided earth into biogeographical regions.

b) Expand ICSI.
[1]

(xvii) Identify the out breeding device represented by the diagram given below. [1]

(xviii) Give reason for each of the following:

a) Agrobacterium tumefaciens is known as natural genetic engineer of plant. [1]

b) Groundnut seeds are exalbuminous and castor seeds are albuminous.

[1]

SECTION B- 14 MARKS

Question 2 [2]

(i) A patient approached the doctor with an infectious disease showing symptoms
like clusters of skin-coloured growths on penis and scrotum. Identify the
infectious disease and name its causative organism.
(ii) Identify the type of IUD shown in the figure given below. State its mode of action.

Uterus

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Question 3 [2]

(i) Name the species of human beings which is most closely related to modern
man.
(ii) A chimpanzee can hold objects by its hand and an elephant by its trunk. Are
these organs analogous or homologous. Give reasons for the same.

Question 4 [2]

(i) A geneticist crossed two Pisum sativum plants and he obtained 50% purple
flowered plants and 50% white flowered plants. State the reason for the
observation.
(ii) Study the pedigree chart below, showing the inheritance pattern of blood groups
in a family and give the possible genotypes of individuals 4 and 7.

Question 5 [2]

One of the sperms is observed to penetrate ‘a’ of the ovum, as shown in the diagram.

a) Name ‘A’.
b) Where exactly in the fallopian tube does this occur?
c) Name the part labelled by B?

OR
(i) A couple where both husband and wife are producing functional gametes, but
the wife is still unable to conceive, is seeking medical aid. Describe any one
method that you can suggest to this couple to become happy parents.
(ii) Name a hormone containing IUD.

Question 6 [2]

(i) Suggest two techniques which can help in the early detection of bacterial and
viral infections, even before the symptoms appear.
(ii) The symptoms of a disease include internal bleeding, muscular pain, fever,
anaemia and blockage of the intestinal passage. Identify the disease. Comment
on how a healthy person acquires this infection.

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Question 7 [2]

(i) An isolated population of humans, with approximately equal number of blue-

eyed and brown-eyed individuals, was decimated by an earthquake. Only a few
brown eyed people remained to form the next generation. What is the term given
in evolution for this kind of change in the gene pool?
(ii) Stanley Miler had put the Oparin-Haldane theory to test in 1953 by creating in
the laboratory, the probable conditions on the primitive earth. In the experiment
simple amino acids were synthesized from a mixture of gases. Name the
component gases in the mixture.

Question 8 [2]

(i) List any 2 reasons of drug addiction.

(ii) Define autoimmunity.

SECTION C-21 MARKS

Question 9 [3]

(i) Study the diagram given below and answer the following questions.

a) Name the hormone that helps in conversion of 2 to 3.

b) Give the ploidy of primary oocyte and first polar body of humans.
c) Name the hormone that helps in the formation of part 5.
d) Name the natural method of contraception where couples avoid
sexual intercourse during the period when process labelled 4 occurs.
(ii) Define parturition.

Question 10 [3]

(i) Construct a complete transcription unit with promoter and terminator on the
basis of the hypothetical template strand given below.

(ii) Write the RNA strand transcribed from the above transcription unit along with its
polarity.
(iii) Which part of tRNA binds with mRNA during translation?

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Question 11 [3]

(i) Define population density.

(ii) What does sigmoid growth curve of a population indicate?
(iii) Why predators avoid eating Monarch butterfly? How does the butterfly develop
this protective feature?

Question 12 [3]

(i) Give two reasons behind success of Mendel.

(ii) Differentiate between linkage and crossing over.
(iii) The diagram given below shows sex determination in an insect. Identify the
organism. State the sex of ‘a’ and ‘b’.

Question 13

(i) State the medicinal value and the bioactive molecule produced by Monascus. [3]
(ii) Name the microbe used in the production of Swiss cheese.
(iii) Your advice is sought to improve the nitrogen content of the soil to be used for
cultivation of a non-leguminous terrestrial crop. Recommend two microbes that
can enrich the soil with nitrogen.

Question 14 [3]

Draw a neat labelled diagram of longitudinal section of mammalian testis.

OR

Draw a neat labelled diagram of transverse section of anther.

Question 15 [3]

(i) Name the unlabeled areas ‘a’ and ‘b’ of the pie chart representing the global
diversity of invertebrates showing their proportionate number of species of
major taxa.

(ii) The sacred groves of Aravalli Hills and Ooty botanical garden both aim at
biodiversity conservation. How do they differ in their approached? Explain.

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 (iii) Even through hot spots occupy less than 2% of earth’s land surface, they are
given priority for conservation of biodiversity. Give two reasons.

SECTION D--15 MARKS

Question 16 [5]
(i) A schematic representation of spermatogenesis is given below.

a) Correctly identify A, B, C and D.

b) Name the process in which the part labelled D undergoes
changes to form functional spermatozoa.
c) State the function of Sertoli cells.
(ii) Give any two functions of placenta.
(iii) Differentiate between menstrual cycle and oestrous cycle.
OR
(i) Pollen-pistil interaction is described as the sequence of events from the
moment pollen is deposited on the stigma till the time when the pollen tube
enters the ovule. It is a dynamic process which has checks at several places for
promotion or inhibition of pollen growth. The compatible pollens are able to
absorb water and nutrients from the surface of the stigma. They germinate and
produce pollen tubes.
a) Name the part of gynoecium that determines the compatible
nature of pollen grain.
b) Define self-incompatibility.
(ii) What is polyembryony?
(iii) Give a brief account of any two types of endosperm.

Question 17 [5]
(i) Explain the importance of biodiversity according to narrowly utilitarian, broadly
utilitarian and ethical perspective.
(ii) Define: Red Data Book
(iii) How much percentage of photosynthetically active radiation is absorbed by the
plants to sustain entire living world?

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Question 18
The image below shows the DNA profile of four men, a mother and her child.

(i) Which man is most probably the father of the child? Give a reason.
(ii) Which technique, commonly used in forensic studies such as paternal testing, is
depicted in the image?
(iii) What is the basic principle that the technique identified in (b) is based on?
(iv) What is the most likely relationship, if any, between men Q and S?

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