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-PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
BIOLOGY
Gra de : 10 SCIENCE Paper- 3
Da te : 20 Max. Marks : SO
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n. 2 hou rs Question~ =. ~8

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SECTION A (40 ma rks )

(At tem pt all questions from thi s sec
Qu est ion 1 tion.)
Cho ose the cor rec t ans wer s to the
que stio ns from the given opt ion s.
l (Do not cop y the que stio n, wli te the

li)
cor rect ans wer s only.)
Wh ich of the foll ow ing fea ture s belo
[15]
ng to the hum an anc esto r
sho wn in the pic ture ?

(a) Cra nia l cap acit y 450 -60 0 cm3 and

heig ht 3.5 to 4 ft.
(b) Cra nia l cap acit y 800 -11 25 cm3 and
hai r on body red uce d.
(c) Cra nia l cap acit y 1450 cm3 and heig
ht 160 cm.
(d) Sm all can ine s and hei ght 180 cm.

(ii) Diya ent ere d a brightly lit room from

a dar k room. Wh at cha nge s
occ urre d in the mu scle s of the iris of
her eyes?
(a) Cir cul ar mu scle s con trac t and rad
ial mu scle s relax.
(b) Bot h circ ular and rad ial mu scle s
relax.
(c) Cir cul ar mu scle s relax and radial
mu scle s con trac t.
(d) Bot h circ ular and radial mu scle s
contract.

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(iii) Select the option with the incorrect ma tch ing of

. the stru
location. . Ct\\re
an~ i~
(a) Cerebellum - Jus t at the bas e and und
er the large cereb
lb) Medulla Obl ong ata - Bas e of the sku ll.
(c) Prostate gland - Sur rou nds the ure thra clos
'l'llni.
e to its origin fro
bladder.
rn ~e
(d) Seminal vesicles - Between the ante rior surf
ace of the ~
bladder and the rect um.

(iv) You are wat chin g a hor ror movie and you
notice tha t you r heart i~
bea ting fast and mo uth is dry. It is bec aus e of
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la) Fig ht and flight resp ons e
lb) Sym path etic nerv ous syst em
le) Bot h la) and (b)
ld) Par asy mpa thet ic nerv ous syst em

{v) Wh ich of the following stat eme nts are inco

rrec t?
P - Cor pus call osu m con nec ts two cere bral hem
isph eres .
Q - Sple en prod uce s lym pho cyte s
R - Gib bere llins prom otes sene scen ce
S - Pho toly sis occ urs in the gran a of the chlo
ropl ast
\a) Onl y Q
\b) San d Q
(c) Onl y R
(d) Ran d S

(vi) The mai n nitro gen ous excretory was te

in hum ans is syn thes ized -
(a} In the liver, but eliminated mostly thro ugh
kidn eys.
(b) In kidn eys but elim inat ed mos tly thro
ugh liver.
(c) In kidneys as well as elim inat ed by kidn eys.
(d) In liver and also elim inat ed by the sam e thro
ugh bile.
{vii) Red blood cells hav e a solu te con cen trati
on of arou nd 0.9% Wh en the
cell s are imm erse d in 1% salt solu tion , the follo
wing hap pen s-
(a) The cells will burs t.
(b) The cells will swell but not bur st.
(c) The cell s will rem ain una ffec ted.
(d) The cell s will shri nk.

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 (viii) The diagram sh
Name the tiss ows a leaf as seen in cross section of a microscope.
Ues 1, 2 and 3

1 ~-·-..Jil,,----

-,--('r-_,.....~~

2 ,_

(a) 1- Palisade mesophyll, 2- Epidermis, 3- Spongy mesophyll

(b) 1- Spongy mesophyll, 2- Palisade mesophyll, 3- Epidermis
(c) 1- Epidermis, 2- Spongy mesophyll, Palisade mesophyll
(d) 1- Epidermis, 2- Palisade mesophyll, 3- Spongy mesophyll

(ix) Assertion [A]- The mineral essential for the functioning of thyroid gland
is iodine.
Reason [R] - Use of iodised salt in food is recommended because iodine
is active ingredient in the production of thyroxine.
(a) Both A and R are true
(b) Both A and R are false
(c) A is true and R is false
I (d) A is false and R is true

(x) Which of the following- is not a product of the photochemical phase of

photosynthesis?

(a) NADPH
(b) Oxygen
(c) ATP
(d) Water

(xi) Assertion (A) - Cro-Magnon is the most recent ancestor of Homo sapiens
sap1ens.
Reason (R) - Cro-Magnon represents the transition from Neanderthal to
modem man.

(a) Both A and R are true

(b) Both A and R are false
(c) A is true and R is false
(d) A is false and R is true

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(xii) Wh1c radioactiv. e. waste is responsible for )
Mayapuri lO?
, Delhi m 20 causin I
[
• gsev
ere d.¾i.
(a) Iodine 131 1r;l
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(b) Cobalt 5 0
(c) Cobalt 6 0
(d) Iodine 14

(xiii) A p o tt ed p la
n t is
sh if te d from a room
· s. h
celc1u a t 24 degrees eel .
W a t would the c h •
ange 1n the rate of photosySiusth to 0
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(a) Rate st ay s th e n esis be'!.

same
(b) Rate d o u b le s
(c) R at e b ec o m es
h al f
(d) R at e tr ip le s

(xiv) A ru n w as le
ar n in g th e co n ce
ac ti o n s. H e se em p t of 'Type of reflex
s co n fu se d regard es' seen during varic
H el p h im in ch o o in g conditioned an d ni~
si n g th e co rr ec t ty reflex~
pe of 'Natural' reflex
es g1~tr~\tlo,~
1. C o u g h in g
2 . W at er in g o f m .
o u th o n seeing yo
_A pp ly in g ur fa vo un te food
3 b ra k es su dd en ly w
4. P er is ta lt ic re fl hi le driving
ex es

(a) 1 a n d 2
(b) 1 , 2 an d 3
(c) 2 , 3 an d 4
(d) l an d 4
so ns for th e defect
lxv) T h e po ss ib le
re a sh ow n below s hould be.

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ur
ta ) un ev en ~ gva tu re of th e co rn ea
of th e ey eb al l fr
sh o rt en om fr on t to ba c k
tb ) tu s op aq ue
tc) L en s h rn
i ni
td) L en gt e ng of th e ey eb al l fr om fr on t to ba ck
Question 2

(i) Name th e followm g. (SJ

(a) Th e pollutant res .

(b) Th e ph as e of th po ns.ible for ozone layer depletion. nd.
le which produces the 'LUBB' sou
(c) Th e pa rt of th be c~ dia c cycries impulses from one hemisphere of the
cerebellu e rain tha t car
(d) Th e sm aU :t t~ other. .
(e) Th e ca na l th h . sce nd into the scrotum 1n a
m rou g wh ich the testes de
hu
an male child.
ation given
(ii)
~i ;en ?elow is the diagra m of a human heart. Read the inform ('5 J
e ow 1t an d fill in the blanks.

fist. It is
art in ad ult hu ma ns is ab ou t the size of ou r closed
Th e he
a do ub le wa lle d me mb ran ou s covering called pe ric ard ium .
pro tec ted by two lower
he art co nta ins fou r ch am be rs - two up pe r atr ia an d
Th e
ve ntr icl es.
_ _ located
e im pu lse wh ich sta rts the he art be at ari ses in (a) _ _ _
Th
the rig ht aur icl e. Th is im pulse is relayed to the (b)
in the wa lls of l co nd uc tin g fibres. The AVN no
de is
_ _ wi th the he lp of spe cia
___ bu nd le of
ar the (c) _ _ _ sep tum ne ar the tricuspid valve. A
fou nd ne
cal led (d) _ _ _ _ beg in from AVN. They consist of
mu scl e fibres (e J
s of fib res run nin g alo ng the wall of the ventricle called
bra nc he

so as to
ge an d rew rite the ter ms in eac h gro up in the co rre ct ord er
(iii) Ar ran
ue nc e beg inn ing wit h the ter m tha t is underlined. (5J
be in a logical seq

(a) Re tin a, Lens, Pupil, Aque

ous humour, Vitreous hu mo ur
{b) Ma lle us, Pin na , OvaJ wind
ow, Auditory can al, Co ch lea
ad e cel ls, En do de rm is, Ro ot co rtex, Root xylem, R,n._ na ir ,:r:-:Js
(c) Palis
Zy go te, BJ ast oc y~ Gr aaf ian follicle, Ovum, Pa!lopiar. t-Jlz-
(d)
Di en cep ha lon , Ce reb rJm . Me dulla ob lon ga ta, Ce;ebeI:ttrL
'-i:c.brain.
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I (iv) Re ad the ex pla na tio ns giv
en be low an d na rne th e str uc tur e
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e str uc tur e tha t co nn ec ts the pla ce t
(a) Th t
ns wh os e se n a_to the developin
(b) Ac ces sor y gla nd in hu ma tio ns of t~e tio n activates sp oetus.
g
ch ed cy top las mi c pro jec
(c) Br an e_ cyton. erms.
ba se s of
(d) Th e sh or t ste m joi nin g the t
sem1c1rcular canal s o the
co ch lea . .
.
(e ) The co lle cti ng du ct po ur s uri ne in thi s Pa rt of the neph
ron.
b
( ) a·ive n elo w is a dia gra m of cel l cyc le M t h
(e)
v
co rre ct fea tur es. • a c tbe ph ase s ma rke d (a) to
wi th the ir 5
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CE LL CYCLE FEATURES
(e) 1. Ch rom oso me s lin e up in on
e pl
At equ ato r.
ol
(c) 2. Nu cle ar me mb ran e an d nu cle
Di sap pea r.
o
3. Ce ntr om ere att ach ing the tw
Ch rom ati ds spl its .
ts
4. Mi toc ho nd ria an d ch lor op las
Growth 2 Divide.
5. DNA syn the sis oc cu rs.

(b)

(a)

SE CT IO N B (40 ma rk s\
(A tte mp t an y fo ur qu es tio
ns fro m th is sec tio n.)

Qu es tio n 3
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(i) W rit e the ful l for m of IUD.
tw ee n he ter oz yg ou s bla ck an d ho mo zy go us brown mice.
(ii) A cro ss is ma de be na nt ov er br ow n co lou r, fmd ou t the
co lou r is do mi
Gi ve n th at bla ck uc ed in the fir st ge ne rat ion from this
e off sp rin gs pr od
ph en oty pe of all th {t
. Al so sta te 'La w of se gr eg ati on '.
cro ss

t gr ee n ba na na s fro m th e ma rk et; he r mo th er ask ed her to k:~~

(iii} Ra dh ik a go d ye llo w ba na na s. W ha t change w:;:
et wh ich alr ea dy ha
th em in a ba sk wh y sh e ,vo uld see tr_e5e er.an~_:·
n ba na na s? Ju sti fy
sh e se e in th e gr ee
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(iv) Tris ha perf orm s an exp erim ent to stud

y a proc ess. [2]

Water dt· ops -~,..

BeBja1·

___ ___ Twig

Cov ered
potted plan t

(a) Def ine the pro cess bein g stud ied. How is
this proc ess ben efic ial to the
plan ts?
(b) List two ada ptat ions seen in plan ts to redu
ce the abo ve men tion ed
proc ess.

lv) Diff eren tiate betw een the follo wing base
d on the para met er give n. [3)
(a) Pho toph osp hory latio n and poly mer isat
ion (Exp lain the term )
(b) Cre tini sm and myx oed ema (On e sym ptom
)
(c) Bar rier met hod of con trac epti on and surg
ical met hod of con trac epti on.
(On e exam ple)

Que s.tlo n 4

li) Som e wor n.en hav e faci al hair like bea

rd and mou stac he. Give reas on.
[1]
(ii) Stat e the exa ct loca tion of :
(a) Hyd atho des [2]
(b) Ute rus

(iii) List dow n all the cha nge s that occu

r in the 'Fol licu lar pha se' and the
'Lut eal pha se' of the men stru al cycle.
[2]
(iv) Jn Gui nea pigs , blac k colo ur (B) and sho
rt hair (S) is dom inan t ove r bro wn
colo ur (b) and long hair {s). A hom ozy gou
s blac k , sho rt hair ed anim al is
cro ssed with a hom ozy gou s brow n long
hair ed anim al. Bas ed on this
info rma tion , ans wer the follo wing que stio
ns. [2 ]
(a) Sta te the phe ?oty pe an_d ge_notype of F1
offs prin gs.
(b) Giv e the pos sibl e com bina tion of gam etes
that can be obta ined from Fi
hyb rids .

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E•rth"s surface ~bsorbs ~ ... •nd 'M•• n.s '11' •

(a} Identify the phenomenon and state two reasons for this ph
. . enomenon
(b) Name two gases responsible for the above effect. •
(c) Mention two ways in which vehicular air pollution can be controlled.

Question 5

-- \i) Give the scientific name of the insect involved in Industrial melanism. (1)

(ii) Write the chemical equation to represent photosynthesis and give one llse
of the end product formed. l21
(iii) Draw a neat and labeled diagram of the human urinary system. l2\
(iv) On an educational ~rip, students were amazed to see the fields of
sunflower. In the morning the sunflower,s head followed the sun in east
whereas in the evening it turned towards west. Name the phenomenon
exhibited by the sunflowers. Give reason to support your answer. l21
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O bs er ve th e d ia
tv) g ra m an d an sw
er th e q u es ti o n
s th a t fo ll ow .

la) L ab el p ar ts 1, 2
, 3 an d 4.
(b) N am e th e bl oo d
ve ss el w h ic h co
th is di ag ra m . nt ai ns le as t am
o u n t of u re a in
(c) D ef in e 'M ic tu ri ti
on ,.
Quest.ion 6
(i) E xp la in th e te rm 'D em
(ii ) M e n tio n a n og ra ph y, .
y tw o fu n ct io n
\lii) W h en w as th s of am ni ot ic fl ui d. ll1
e 'S w ac h h B h ar
of th is ca m pa ig
n.
at A bh iy an ' la u n ch
ed ? S ta te tw o ob l21
~iv) D ra w a n ea je ct iv es
t la be le d di ag ra
fo ll ow in g p ar ts : m of C ro ss se ct io
n of h u m an ey e l21
an d la be l th e
(a ) F lu id w hi ch
h el p s in ke ep in l21
(b ) L ay er w hi ch g th e sh ap e o f th
co nt ai ns m el an e ey eb al l
in
(v) S tu d y th e di
ag ra m an d an sw
er th e qu es ti on s
th at fo llo w .
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(a) L ab el p ar ts A
,B ,C an d D
(b) N a m e a n d ex
pl ai n th e ph en om
en on th at is sh ow
n ab ov e.

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not giv•
wh y Ins uli n is inJ· ect ed and en Orally to .
(i) Giv-e rea son a diabetic
pat ien t. [1J
(ii) Me ntio n two rea son s for rap
id inc rea se of pop ula tio n in WorJd
. • [2)
I d d iag ram of a Pla sm oly sed cell.
(iii) Dra w a nea t lab e e
f2J
(iv) The init ial foo d pre par ed
by a gre en pla nt is A, wh'ich is 1
d B by pol ym eri zat ion • Na.me ~iooct A
ater
con ver ted to foo .
the cro ss sectio anct B. [2]
{v} Th e dia gra m giv en bel ow sho ws n of an enc t .
f kid ney in th
gla nd pre se: 1 t on top o eac h er th _e hurnan body • ocnne
Stu dy the dia gra m an d an sw e que stio ns.
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(a) Label pa rts 1 an d 2

pa rts 1 an d 2
(b) Name the ho rm on es secreted by
(c} Ex pla in the ter m 'Hormone'

Qu est ion 8
the
Wh y do lea ve s of som e pla nts wilt du rin g midday an d recover in
(i) (l]
evening ?
no t fou nd in the uri ne of a he alt hy per son . Give 2 reasons. [2]
(ii) Gl uc ose is 2
in hu ma n bod y. ll
ing pa rts
(iii) Sta te the fun cti on s of the follow
(a) Eu sta ch ian tub e
(b) Co ron ary art ery
ftt) A healthy croton plant bearing variegated leaves was kept in a dark
cupbo ard to destarch it after which it \\'as placed in sunlig ht for a few
hours.. One of the leaf 11i~s then plucked and an outline of the leaf
marking the green and non-green region was drawn. The leaf was then
tested fm starch. Using the above information answe r the following
~tion s:
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f.aJ Wha! is the aim of the above experi ment?
(bJ Wby 1s the fear boiled • ter • . .
of starch ? m wa and alcohol before testin g the presen ce

M The diagra m below re~ -ts . ·

and anSWer th ·r: ~ a certain phenomenon. Stud th
e quesn ons that follow. .
Y e diagra m
[3]

(a) Name and define the ph

enome non.
{b\ What is the signin
ca.nee of this pheno meno n in .
le) How is a haplo id cell dilt . . . geneti cs?
erent from a d1plo1d cell?