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Biology Answer Key
Section A
(Attempt all questions from this section)

Question [Link] the correct option

i . Full complement of DNA of an organism
(c)Genome
(ii ) Which of the following statements are true for guttation.
(a)Occurs in strawberry
(b) Water droplets are lost from the leaf margins.
(c ) Humid environment hampers it.
(d)Occurs through cuticle
(c ) (i) (ii)
(iii) The Taj Mahal is threatened due to the effect of
(b)Sulphur dioxide
(Iv) Ravi filled a glass bottle with previously moistened mustard seeds and
[Link] screw capped the [Link] sometime there was a sudden
[Link] phenomenon did he want to demonstrate.
(d) Imbibition.
(V) Assertion{A} Population growth is influenced by both birth rate and
death rate.
Reason {R} The difference between birth rates and death rates determines
the rate of population growth.
b.​ Both A and R are true
(vi) An allele is dominant if it is expressed in
(a)​ Both homozygous and heterozygous Condition
(vii) Assertion (A) Human red blood cells aare circular and biconcave
Reason(R) This shape prevents the easy passage of these cells through
blood capillaries.
c.​ A is true and R is false
(viii) Given below are two statements
Statement 1. The forces generated by transpiration can lift the water up in
tall trees.
Statement 2 Transpiration helps in absorption.
(a)​ Both the statements are correct.
(ix) Four friends P,Q,R,anS were discussing the examples of genetic
[Link] gave the correct examples.
P.. Colour blindness and malaria.
Q..Albinism and cholera
R..Hemophilia and colour blindness
S..Hemophilia and albinism.
b.​ R and S
(X) Staistical study of human population is called
c.​ Demography
(xi) Protein synthesis takes place in
d.​ G1 and G2 phases
(xii) Root pressure can be measured by
b.​ Manometer
(xiii) What is the probability that the male progeny will be a boy
(a)​ 50%
(xiv) parts labeled [Link] iii are
c.​ (i )Stoma( ii) nucleus( iii) guard cell
(Xv.) Water passes through mesophyll cells of leaf by;
C Osmosis and imbibition
Question 2.a Name the following
(i) Protein in nucleosome. Ans. Histone
(ii) A cross between a pair of contrasting factors. Ans. Monohybrid cross
(iii)The type of bond that joins the nitrogenous bases. Ans. Hydrogen bond
(iv) The process by which WBCs move out of capillary walls. Ans.
Diapedesis
(v) The type of division occurring in ovules. Ans. Meiosis
Question 2.b. Pick out the odd one and mention the category
(i) Odd:- centrosome , Category: Parts of Plant cell
(ii) Odd: Pericardium, Category: Parts of blood vessels
(iii) Odd: RNA, Category: Parts of nucleotide
(Iv) Odd: fly ash , Category: Bio medical waste
(v) Odd: multicellular, Category: structure/ parts of Root hair
Question 2.c Arrange the following in logical sequence
(I)Pulmonary vein, left auricle, mitral valve, Left ventricle, aorta.
(ii) Platelets, thromboplastin, thrombin, fibrinogen, fibrin.
(iii) interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase.
(iv) Soil water, root hair, cortex, endodermis, xylem.
(v) Arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venule, veins.
Question 2.d. (5)
(i) Name the kind of pollution. Ans: Noise pollution
(ii)Name any two sources.
Ans: Industrial machines, workshops, trains, automobiles, et
aircraft, loud conversation, radio and television, loudspeakers,
musical bands, honking of vehicles. (any two)
(iii) Mention two harmful effects of this pollution on human health.
Interrupts concentration of thoughts, disturbs sleep, damages ear
drum, leads to deafness. (any two)
(iv) Mention two ways it can be controlled.
Ans: Reduce Noise at the Source, Noise Barriers and Insulation,
Community and Regulatory Measures. (Any two)
Question 2.e. Fill in the blank spaces.
The surfaces of mesophyll cells give out some water as a thin (i) film. The
water evaporates and saturates the (ii) intercellular spaces and finally
reaches the (iii) sub stomatal space from where it escapes through the
(iv) stoma by the process of (v) diffusion/ transpiration
SECTION B
Answer any four questions.
Question 3.a. Define karyokinesis.
Ans: It is the division of the nucleus during cell division.
b State two applications of Mendel's law.
Ans: It helps us to know about the new combination of the progenies
and enable us to to predict their frequency.
It helps the animal and plant breeders for producing better breeds.
It helps us to produce new types of plants with combinations of
useful characters. ( Any two)
c What are the harmful effects of acid rain
Ans: damages vegetations by Increasing the acidity of soil, decay of
building materials, erosion of ancient monuments , statues and
sculptures made of marble,
Harm the aquatic animals and plants by making water acidic. ( any
two)
d. Why do we gargle with saline water in case of throat infection ? (2)
Ans:Saline water is Hypertonic. It causes plasmolysis of the germs
which are killed due to dehydration .
e .Study the diagram and answer the following questions
(i)​ What is the state of the cell? (1)
 Ans: plasmolysed
(ii)​ Label the parts 1 to 4. (1)
Ans: 1-Cell wall, 2- Cell membrane, 3- hypertonic solution,
4- vacuole.
(iii) How can the cell be brought back to its original state. (1)
Ans: By placing in a hypotonic solution.
Question 4.a. Define guttation (1)
Ans: Loss of water as droplets from the hydathodes located on the
leaf margin (when stomata are closed, root pressure is high, and soil
is well watered.)
b. Mammalian RBC lacks nucleus and mitochondria at maturity. Give
reasons. (2)
Ans: It lacks nucleus ,in order to achieve a biconcave shape to
increase the surface of the transportation of oxygen.
It lacks mitochondria so that the oxygen transported by it is not
consumed by itself.
[Link] the location and function of the valve present on the left side of the
heart.
Location: Bicuspid valve, found in the opening of left ventricle and
let auricle.
Function: It prevents the back flow of the blood from left ventricle to
left auricle during ventricular systole.
d. Explain any two reasons for population explosion in India. (2)
Ans: Illiteracy in rural area, traditional belief that children are the
gift of god, mortality rate is high due to malnutrition and medical
facility, children are considered to increase the family income in
rural area, due to religious reasons most family do not adopt family
planning, male child is considered for keeping up the family name,
lack of recreation among the rural population. (Any two to be
explained)
e. A pea plant homozygous for purple flowers and yellow pods is crossed
with a plant homozygous for white flowers and green pods (ppyy).
(i) Give the genotype of F1 (1)
Ans: All are heterozygous purple and yellow pod producing plants.
(PpYy)
ii.​ Write the combination of gametes that can be obtained from F1
hybrids. (1)
Ans: PY, Py, pY, yp
 iii.​ State the law of independent assortment .(1)
Ans: When there are two pairs of contrasting, the
distribution of the alleles of one character into the gametes
is independent of the distribution of the alleles of the other
character.
Question 5.a. What are homologous chromosomes ? (1)
Ans: A pair of chromosomes having same shape , size and characters
representing from each parent.
b. What are the advantages of transpiration (2)
Ans: It gives cooling effect to plants, it creates a suction force for
ascentofsap, It helps in distributing water and minerals in plants, it
helps in brining rainfall. (Any two)
[Link] between active transport and diffusion. (2)
Active transport Diffusion
1.​ It is the movement of ions/ 1.​ It is the movement of solute
minerals/ salt from their or solvent from their higher
lower concentration to their concentration to their lower
higher concentration through concentration when the come
a living cell membrane by in direct contact until the
spending energy in the form concentration becomes equal.
of ATP. 2.​ No membrane is required.
2.​ There is a living cell
membrane in between

d. Name two non conventional sources of energy. (2)

Ans: Solar energy, wind energy, tidal energy, nuclear energy. (any
two)
e. The given figure represents a certain stage during cell division.
Identify the stage and give a reason to support your answer. (1)
Ans: Anaphase in animal cell. The chromatids are separated from the
centromere and are pulled to the opposite poles of the cell by the
shortening of spindle fibers.
Name the parts labeled a. b and c (1)
Ans: 1. Aster, 2- spindle fibers, Chromatid
Name the stage prior to this stage and draw a diagram to represent the
same.(1)
Ans: Metaphase.
Question 6.a Define crossing over. (1)
Ans: It is the exchange of chromatin materials between the non
sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes during prophase of
meiosis during meiosis which causes variation among the same
species.
b. Males generally suffer from colour blindness. Give reasons. (2)
Ans: The color blindness is caused by a recessive gene located on
the X chromosomes.
In males XY heterosomes are present. If the allele for colour
blindness is inherited on the X chromosome , the male is colorblind
as a single X chromosome is present and it cannot be suppressed.
c .List any two major disadvantages of having large families. (2)
Ans: Increased Expenses, Potential for Malnutrition, Less Individual
Attention, higher risk of child labour. (any two)
[Link] between nucleotides and nucleosomes.. (2)
Nucleotide Nucleosome
An organic compound which is the It is the unit of chromatin formed
unit of DNA having a phosphate of a core of Eight histone molecule
molecule and a pentose sugar with a DNA strand looped around it.
linked with a nitrogenous base.

[Link] below is an apparatus to study a particular phenomenon in plants.

(i) Name the apparatus. What is it used for? (1)
Ans: Ganong’s Potometer , It helps to know the rate of water in take
by a cut shoot which is almost equal to the rate of transpiration.
(iii)​ What is the role played by the air bubble ? (1)
Ans: It help us to note the rate of transpiration by its movement.
(iv)​ Explain what happens to the movement of the air bubble if the
apparatus is kept in front of a fan. (1)
Ans: The air bubble will move faster.
Question 7.a. Define root pressure.
Ans: It is the pressure exerted by the cortical cells of the root by
cell to cell osmosis which makes the water to move upwards through
the xylem, vessels.
b Differentiate between autosomal and sex chromosomes. (2)
Ans: The homologous chromosomes which determine the physical
traits of an organism are called autosomes.
The chromosomes which determines the sex of the individual is
called sex chromosomes.
c. Why are the walls of the ventricles thicker than the auricles? (2)
Ans: The ventricles have to pump the blood to the distant part of the
body but auricles have to transfer the blood to the corresponding
ventricle, therefore, ventricles have apply a larger muscular force.
[Link] diagrams to show the structural differences between an artery and a

e. Study the diagram and answer the following questions

(i) Label parts 1 & 2
Ans:1- Pulmonary artery, 2 – Left auricle/ Atrium
(ii) Name the phase and give two reasons.
Ans: Ventricular systole, because the two cuspid valves are closed
and aortic and pulmonary semilunar valves are opened to prevent
the backflow of blood from ventricles and allow the blood to flow out
of the contracting ventricles.
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