Question Key Answer/Value Points Marks
No
I Select the correct alternative from the choices given:
1. The Ploidy of Perisperm present in beet seed is 1m
b) Diploid
2. Some plants such as Viola (common pansy), Oxalis and 1m
Commelina produce two types of flowers namely
d) Chasmogamous and Cleistogamous
3. The correct sequence of embryonic development in angiosperm is 1m
c) Zygote→Pro–embryo→Globular→Heart shaped→Mature
embryo
4. During pregnancy the foetus develops limbs and digits 1m
b) after eight weeks
5. In spermatogenesis, if FSH hormone is not secreted from the 1m
anterior pituitary gland, which stage is affected
b) formation of spermatozoa
6. To produce 2000 sperm and 400 ova, how many spermatogonia 1m
and oogonia are
required?
b) 500 spermatogonia and 400 oogonia
7. Which among the following sexually transmitted infection (STIs) 1m
are not curable
d) Hepatitis –B, genital herpes and HIV infection
8. A pedigree chart is given below, identify the trait responsible for 1m
this inheritance pattern
b) Autosomal recessive trait
9. In Lac –operon, if mutation occurs in the Z – gene 1m
b) β- galactosidase will not be synthesized
10. Match the type of Man with their origin periods and choose the 1m
correct answer
Column I Column II
A. Ramapithecus i) 1.5 mya
B. Australopithecines ii) 15 mya
C. Homo erectus iii ) 1, 00, 000 -40,000 years
back
D. Neanderthal man iv) 2 mya
v) 3 mya
b) A –ii, B- iv, C-i, D – iii
11. Now a days diseases like dengue and chikungunya are 1m
widespread in different parts of India, to prevent the spread of
the disease which vector has to be eliminated
d) Aedes
Key Answer prepared by: Akshay V. Deshpande, Vishwanath B.T.,
Chetan P.U. College. Hubballi.
12. If a patient has undergone myocardial infraction leading to heart 1m
attack, to remove clots from the blood vessels of patient, which
enzyme is used by the doctor to treat the patient
b) streptokinase
13. A piece of alien DNA cannot multiply itself in the progeny cells of 1m
the organism due to
a) Lack of ori- site
14. Hind II cuts DNA molecule by recognizing a specific recognition 1m
sequence of
b) 6 base pairs
15. Given below is a portion of DNA strand giving the base sequence 1m
on the opposite strand,
what is so special shown in it?
5’-----GAATTC------3’
3’-----CTTAAG------5’
d) Palindromic sequence
II
16 Hormone releasing IUDs 1m
17 Adaptive radiation 1m
18 Saccharomyces cervisiae 1m
19 RNA interference 1m
20 Sacred grooves 1m
Part B
III Answer any FIVE of the following questions in 3-5 sentences each, 5x2 = 10
wherever applicable:
21 What are emergency contraceptives? Write their hormonal 2m
combination.
Contraceptives that are used within 72 hours of coitus to avoid
possible pregnancy.
Hormonal combination is either progestogen or progestogen-estrogen
combination.
22 List the measure to check the population growth rate. 2m
1. Motivate smaller families by using various contraceptive
methods
2. One child norm adoption by couples
3. Statutory rising of marriageable age of female to18 and male
to 21
23. What is haplo-diploid sex determination mechanism? Mention an 2m
animal which exhibits this.
An offspring formed from the union of a sperm and an egg develops
as a female and an unfertilised egg develops as a male by means of
parthenogenesis. The females are diploid having 32 chromosomes
and males are haploid, having 16 chromosomes.
Example: Honey bee
24 Write a note on the role of sigma factor and the rho factor in 2m
transcription in prokaryotes.
Sigma factor role: Initiate transcription
Rho factor: Terminate the transcription
Key Answer prepared by: Akshay V. Deshpande, Vishwanath B.T.,
Chetan P.U. College. Hubballi.
25 Mention the evolutionary significance of the following organisms. 2m
a) Shrews b) Lobefins
a) Shrews: They were first mammals which could sensing and
avoiding dangers. Small, viviparous and protected their young
inside the mother’s body.
b) Lobefins: Fish with stout fins that could move on land and go
back in water evolved into first amphibians which lived both
on land and in water.
26 Write the role of Cyanobacteria that act as biofertilisers. 2m
1. Add organic matter to soil and increase its fertility
2. Replenish soil nutrients
3. Reduce dependence on chemical fertilizers
27. ELISA is one of the methods of molecular diagnosis, what is the 2m
principle of this technique? Name the disease which can be
detected by this method.
• ELISA is based on the principle of antigen-antibody
interaction.
• ELISA is used to detect AIDS disease.
PARTC
IV Answer any FIVE of the following questions in 40-80 words each, 5x3 =15
wherever applicable
28 Draw a labelled diagram of Transverse section of young anther. 3m
29 During pregnancy the level of hormones are increase several fold 3m
in the maternal blood.
Name the hormones and write their importance.
The hormones that increase several folds in maternal blood are
estrogens, progestogens, cortisol, prolactin, and thyroxine.
Importance of these hormones is essential for supporting the fetal
growth, metabolic changes in the mother and maintenance of
pregnancy.
30 Draw a labelled diagram of Miller’s experimental set up. 3M
Key Answer prepared by: Akshay V. Deshpande, Vishwanath B.T.,
Chetan P.U. College. Hubballi.
31. The use of biocontrol measures will greatly reduce our 3m
dependence on toxic chemicals and pesticides. Justify with an
example.
Ladybird, and Dragonflies are useful to get rid of aphids and
mosquitoes, respectively.
32 What is Gene therapy? Write the steps involved in curing ADA 3m
deficiency by gene therapy.
Gene therapy is a collection of methods that allows correction of a
gene defect that has been diagnosed in a child/embryo.
1. Lymphocytes from the blood of the patient are grown in a
culture outside the body.
2. A functional ADA cDNA (using a retroviral vector) is
introduced into these lymphocytes, are again returned to the
patient.
3. Lymphocytes are not immortal, hence patient requires
periodic infusion (re-introduction) of such genetically
engineered lymphocytes.
4. The gene isolate from marrow cells producing ADA if
introduced into cells at early embryonic stages, can be
permanent cure.
33 Pyramid of energy is always upright, can never be inverted. Give 3m
reasons.
1. when energy flows from a particular trophic level to the next
trophic level, some energy is always lost as heat at each step.
2. Each bar in the energy pyramid indicates the amount of energy
present at each trophic level in a given time or annually per unit
area.
35 There are many reasons for conserving biodiversity. Briefly
explain the reason for
Key Answer prepared by: Akshay V. Deshpande, Vishwanath B.T.,
Chetan P.U. College. Hubballi.
conserving biodiversity from the narrowly utilitarian point of
view.
1. Humans derive countless direct economic benefits from
nature food (cereals, pulses, fruits), firewood, fibre,
construction material, industrial products (tannins, lubricants,
dyes, resins, perfumes).
2. More than 25 per cent of the drugs currently sold in the
market worldwide are derived from plants.
3. 25,000 species of plants contribute to the traditional
medicines used by native peoples around the world.
Part D
V Answer any FOUR of the following questions in 200-250 words each, 4x5= 20
wherever applicable:
35. Draw a neat labelled diagrammatic sectional view of male 5m
reproductive system.
36. a) Define aneuploidy. Give two examples of aneuploidy. (2M) 5m
b) Mention the karyotype of Klinefelter’s syndrome of an
affected individual and write its symptoms (3M)
a) Failure of segregation of chromatids during cell division cycle
results in the gain or loss of a chromosome(s), called aneuploidy.
Example: Down’s syndrome and Turner’s Syndrome.
b)
• Karyotype of Klinefelter’s syndrome: 47, XXY
• Such an individual has overall masculine development, but
show feminine development (development of breast, i.e.,
Gynaecomastia) is also expressed.
• They are sterile
Key Answer prepared by: Akshay V. Deshpande, Vishwanath B.T.,
Chetan P.U. College. Hubballi.
37. 5m
a) Identify the polarity of X and Y in the above given diagram and
how many more amino acids are expected to be added to this
elongating polypeptide chain (2M)
The polarity at X is 5’ and ay Y is 3’. No further amino acids will be
added further.
b) Which sequences of bases are generally found at the X and Y
polarity? (1M)
Additional sequence of bases that are not translated i.e. untranslated
regions are found at X (before start codon) and Y (after stop codon)
polarity.
c) Mention the anticodon for alanine and valine amino acids based
on the diagram (1M)
Anticodon for alanine is CGU. Anticodon for valine is CAA.
d) What is the composition of the catalyst involved in the peptide
bond formation in this process? (1M)
The composition of catalyst involved in the peptide bond formation is
23S rRNA (ribozyme).
38. List the salient features of Human Genome. 5m
(i) The human genome contains 3164.7 million bp.
(ii) The average gene consists of 3000 bases, but sizes vary greatly,
with the largest known human gene being dystrophin at 2.4 million
bases.
(iii) The total number of genes is estimated at 30,000–much lower
than previous estimates of 80,000 to 1,40,000 genes. Almost all
(99.9 per cent) nucleotide bases are exactly the same in all people.
(iv) The functions are unknown for over 50 per cent of the discovered
genes.
(v) Less than 2 per cent of the genome codes for proteins.
(vi) Repeated sequences make up very large portion of the human
genome.
(vii) Repetitive sequences are stretches of DNA sequences that are
repeated many times, sometimes hundred to thousand times. They
are thought to have no direct coding functions, but they shed light
on chromosome structure, dynamics and evolution.
(viii) Chromosome 1 has most genes (2968), and the Y has the fewest
(231).
(ix) Scientists have identified about 1.4 million locations where
singlebase DNA differences (SNPs – single nucleotide
Key Answer prepared by: Akshay V. Deshpande, Vishwanath B.T.,
Chetan P.U. College. Hubballi.
polymorphism, pronounced as ‘snips’) occur in humans. This
information promises to revolutionise the processes of finding
chromosomal locations for disease-associated sequences and tracing
human history.
39. What are lymphoid organs? Write the functions of the following 5m
in response to Immune system in our body.
a) Bone marrow b) Thymus c) Spleen d) Lymph nodes.
Lymphoid organs are the organs where origin and/or maturation and
proliferation of lymphocytes occur.
a) Bone marrow: blood cells including lymphocytes are produced
b) Thymus: provide micro-environments for the development and
maturation of T-lymphocytes.
c) Spleen: acts as a filter of the blood by trapping blood-borne
microorganisms.
d) Lymph nodes: serve to trap the micro-organisms or other antigens,
which happen to get into the lymph and tissue fluid.
40 Explain different techniques which help in cancer detection and
diagnosis.
1. Cancer detection is based on biopsy and histopathological
studies of the tissue and blood and bone marrow tests for
increased cell counts in the case of leukemia.
2. In biopsy, a piece of the suspected tissue cut into thin sections
and it is stained and examined (observed) under microscope
(histopathological studies) by a pathologist.
3. Techniques like radiography (use of X-rays), CT (computed
tomography) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) are very
useful to detect cancers of the internal organs.
4. Computed tomography uses X-rays to generate a three-
dimensional image of the internals of an object.
5. MRI uses strong magnetic fields and non-ionising radiations
to accurately detect pathological and physiological changes in
the living tissue.
Antibodies against cancer-specific antigens are also used for
detection of certain cancers.
6. Techniques of molecular biology can be applied to detect
genes in individuals with inherited susceptibility to
certain cancers.
41 a) Write three vector free techniques that can be utilized to 5m
transfer recombinant DNA into a ready host cell. (3M)
The three vector free techniques are
• Heat shock
• Microinjection
• Gene gun or biolistics
b) Agrobacterium tumifaciens act as natural vector for cloning
genes in plants. Substantiate. (2M)
The tumor inducing (Ti) plasmid of Agrobacterium tumifaciens has
been modified into a cloning vector which is not pathogenic to the
plants.
The Ti plasmid is used to deliver genes of our interest into a variety
of plants.
Key Answer prepared by: Akshay V. Deshpande, Vishwanath B.T.,
Chetan P.U. College. Hubballi.
VI Answer any ONE of the following questions in 200-250 words each, 1x5 = 5
wherever applicable:
42 42. Picture related to pollination is given below: 5m
a) Will this pollination confirms fertilization? (2M)
Fertilization is confirmed by pollination when male bee with pollen
transfers it to another flower as it pseudocopulates with petal of
flower of Mediterranean orchid assuming it as a female bee.
b) What are the floral rewards provided by the plants to the
insects to revisit? (1M)
Safe place to lay eggs. Pollens and nectar for insect pollinators.
c) Mention the characteristics of flower in this pollination other
than floral rewards (2M)
1. The flower in the picture uses sexual deceit to achieve
pollination.
2. One petal of its flower bears an uncanny resemblance to the
female of the bee in size, colour and markings.
43 Thalassemia is a quantitative problem of synthesizing globin. 5m
Explain in detail with respect to the chromosome, number of
genes and alleles and the features.
1. Thalassemia is due to either mutation or deletion which
results in decreased synthesis of one of the globin chains (α
and β chains) of haemoglobin.
2. Thalassemia can be classified into α Thalassemia where α
globin chain is affected and in β Thalassemia, β globin chain
is affected.
3. α Thalassemia is controlled by two closely linked genes
HBA1 and HBA2 on chromosome 16 of each parent.
4. α Thalassemia is due to mutation or deletion of one or more of
the HBA1 and HBA2 genes.
5. The less alpha globin molecules produced when more genes
are affected.
6. β Thalassemia is controlled by a single gene HBB on
chromosome 11 of each parent
7. β Thalassemia occurs due to mutation of one or both HBB
genes.
Key Answer prepared by: Akshay V. Deshpande, Vishwanath B.T.,
Chetan P.U. College. Hubballi.
44. a) Predators are ‘Prudent and conduits’ in Nature. Support your 5m
answer by giving reason. (3M)
• When a predator is too efficient and overexploits its prey, then
the prey might become extinct.
• This overexploitation of prey results in, lack of food and the
predator will also become extinct.
• Energy stored in plants is transferred to herbivores and from
herbivores to carnivores.
• Thus predation is nature’s way of transferring to higher trophic
levels the energy fixed by plants.
b) To lessen the impact of predation, prey species have evolved
different defensive methods in plants and animals, support your
answer by giving one example each for a plant and an animal.
(2M)
• Some species of insects and frogs are cryptically-coloured
(camouflaged) to avoid being detected easily by the predator.
• The Monarch butterfly is highly distasteful to its predator (bird)
because of a special chemical present in its body.
• In plants thorns (Acacia, Cactus) are the most common
morphological means of defence.
• Calotropis produces highly poisonous cardiac glycosides
NOTE: WRITE ANY ONE EXAMPLE FROM PLANT
(THORNS OR POISON BY CALOTROPIS) AND ANIMAL
(INSECTS OR BUTTERFLY)
PART E (FOR VISUALLY CHALLENGED STUDENTS
ONLY)
8 a. Which of the following is not a recessive gene linked disorder 1m
(1M)
a) Myotonic dystrophy b) Sickle cell anaemia
c) Haemophilia d) Colourblindness
Answer: a) myotonic dystrophy
37 Explain the aminoacylation of tRNA and formation of initiation 5m
complex in translation.
1. Amino acids are activated in the presence of ATP and linked
to their cognate (respective) tRNA
2. This linking process is commonly called as charging of tRNA
or aminoacylation of tRNA.
3. The cellular factory responsible for synthesising proteins is
the ribosome.
4. The ribosome consists of structural RNAs and about 80
different proteins.
5. In its inactive state, it exists as two subunits, that is a large
subunit and a small subunit.
6. When the small subunit encounters an mRNA, the process of
translation of the mRNA to protein begins.
42 What is pollination? Write the characteristics of insect pollinated 5m
flowers.
Key Answer prepared by: Akshay V. Deshpande, Vishwanath B.T.,
Chetan P.U. College. Hubballi.
Transfer of pollen grains (shed from the anther) to the stigma of a
pistil is pollination.
Majority of insect-pollinated flowers are large, colourful, fragrant and
rich in nectar.
When the flowers are small, a number of flowers are clustered into an
inflorescence to make them conspicuous.
Animals are attracted to flowers by colour and/or fragrance.
The flowers pollinated by flies and beetles secrete foul odours to
attract these animals.
Key Answer prepared by: Akshay V. Deshpande, Vishwanath B.T.,
Chetan P.U. College. Hubballi.
