SANT NIRANKARI PUBLIC SCHOOL
CLASS – XII
MID TERM EXAMINATION – SAMPLE PAPER
MM:70 SUBJECT – BIOLOGY TIME:3 HR
General Instructions:
i) The question paper has five sections and 33 questions.
ii) All questions are compulsory.
iii)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.
iv)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.
v) Wherever necessary, neat and properly labeled diagrams should be drawn.
SECTION – A
For questions 1 to 12, write the correct option from the multiple choices given:
Q1. During embryonic development the limbs and digits are formed in the human fetus by the end
of:
a) 15 days of pregnancy b) 30 days of pregnancy
c) 45 days of pregnancy d) 60 days of pregnancy
Q2. The source organ and function of hormone FSH are:
a) Anterior pituitary, corpus luteum formation
b) Posterior pituitary, Graafian follicle formation
c)Anterior pituitary, follicular formation
d) Hypothalamus, Primary oocyte formation
Q3. An IUD recommended to promote the cervix hostility to the sperms is
a) CuT b) Multiload -375 c) LNG-20 d) Cu7
Q4. Listed below are all venereal diseases except
a) Genital warts c) Ascariasis
b) Trichomoniasis d) Hepatitis- B
Q5. According to Mendel, the nature of the unit factors that control the expression of traits were:
a) Stable c) blending
b) Stable and discrete d) discrete
Q6. The probability of all possible genotypes of offspring in a genetic cross can be obtained with the
help of:
a) Test cross c) Back cross
b) Punnett square d) Linkage cross
Q7. A DNA Molecule is 160 base pairs long, if it has 20%adenine, how many cytosine bases are
present in this DNA molecule?
a) 48 b) 64 c) 96 d)192
Q8. Histone proteins that help in forming the nucleosome in the nucleus are rich in basic amino
acids such as:
a) Arginine and tyrosine c) lysine and histidine
b) Arginine and lysine d) Histidine and tryptophan
Q9. The average cranial capacity of modern man is:
a) 950cc c)1250cc
b) 1650cc d)1450cc
Q10. Which type of selection explains industrial melanism observed in moth, Biston bitularia:
a) Stabilizing c) Directional
b) Disruptive d) Artificial
Q11. Which of the following is not a nitrogen fixing organisms?
a) Anabaena c) Nostoc
b) Azotobacter d) Pseudomonas
Q12. The vitamin whose content increases following the conversion of milk into curd by lactic acid
bacteria is:
a) Vitamin C c) Vitamin D
b) Vitamin B12 d) Vitamin E
For question no 13 to 16, two statements are given – one labelled assertion (A) and the other
labelled reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the options (a), (b), (c) and
(d) as given below
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) Both assertion and reason are false
Q 13. Assertion: Lymphocytes arise from bone marrow and present in the blood, lymph and natural
killer cells.
Reason: Natural killer cells destroy only virus infected cells.
Q14. Assertion: RNA polymerases are able to catalyze all three steps of translation.
Reason: RNA polymerases contain an initiation factor and a termination factor in them.
Q15. Assertion: All genetic disorders, Mendelian or chromosomal are transmitted from one
generation to another.
Reason: Genes are located on chromosomes.
Q 16. Assertion: In some seeds the remains of nucellus persist as perisperm
Reason: Black pepper and Beet root have perisperm.
SECTION – B
[Link] the organic material the Exine and Intine of an angiosperm pollen grains are made up of.
Explain the role of Exine.
Q18. Differentiate between spermiogenesis and spermiation.
Q19. Name the hormonal composition of oral contraceptive used by human females. Explain how it
acts as a contraceptive.
Q20. Name the plant source of cocaine? How does it affect the human body?
Q21. Rural energy shortage has been largely mitigated by Biogas plants.
a) What is the primary flammable gas present in biogas?
b) Why is cattle dung used to produce bio gas?
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SECTION – C
Q22 a) A patient has suffered myocardial infraction and clots were found in his blood vessels. Name
a clot buster that can be used to dissolve the clots and the microorganisms from which it is obtained.
b) A woman had just undergone a kidney transplant. A Bioactive molecular drug is
administered to oppose kidney rejection by the body. What is the bioactive molecule? Name the
microbe from which this is extracted.
c)What do doctors prescribe to lower the blood cholesterol level in patients with high blood
cholesterol? Name the source organism from which this drug can be obtained.
Q23 a) State the hypothesis which S.L Miller tried to prove in the laboratory with the help of the set
up given in below figure
b)Name the organic compound observed by him in the liquid water at the end of his
experiment.
c) A scientist simulated a similar set up and added CH4 ,NH3 and water vapor at
[Link] the important component that is missing in his experiment?
Q24 a) Study the following table and identify I,ii,iii and iv.
Amino acid Phe Val
DNA Code in Gene AAA CAC
Codon in m RNA i ii
Anticodon in tRNA iii iv
b)A polypeptide consists of 14 amino acids.
i) How many base pairs should be there in the processed m RNA that codes for this
polypeptide?
ii) How many different types of t RNA are needed for the synthesis of this polypeptide?
Q25. A woman with O blood group marries a man with AB blood group. Work out the cross to show
all the possible phenotypes and genotypes of the progeny with respect to blood groups. Explain the
pattern of inheritance observed in this cross.
Q26.” Apomixis is a form of sexual reproduction that mimics sexual reproduction in plants” Explain
with the help of a suitable example.
Q27. Mention the target cells of luteinising hormone in males and females. Explain the effect and
changes which the hormone induces in each case.
OR
Q27. Explain the process of parturition in humans.
Q28. Why is breast feeding recommended during initial period of an infant’s growth? Give reasons.
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SECTION – D
Q29. Study the given diagram of human sperm. What according to you is advantage of such a
structure?
a) In humans the unpaired male reproductive structure is_____________
b) Identify A,B, C and D
c) Which of the part helps in penetration through the cells of corona radiata?
OR
Q29. The uterus is a hollow, muscular structure present in the pelvic cavity. The wall of the uterus ia
made up of three layers. The outer thin perimetrium, the middle thick layer of smooth muscle fibers ,
which show contraction during parturition , the myometrium and inner glandular lining the uterine
cavity, the endometrium.
The endometrium undergoes cyclical changes during the menstrual cycle. After
fertilization, the zygote begins to divide mitotically forms morula and then blastocyst. This passes
down into uterus and gets attached to the cells of endometrium. The endometrium and cells divide
fast and cover blastocyst. Thus, embedding it in the uterus. This leads to pregnancy. The
myometrium is made of smooth muscles. parturition is induced as foetal ejection reflex, which
induces release of oxytocin. This hormone further induces contractions in myometrium, resulting in
parturition.
a) What is the most essential condition for successful fertilization?
b) Mention the fate of corpus luteum and its effect on the uterus in absence of fertilization of the
ovum in a human female.
c) What is the role of cervix in the human reproductive system?
Q30. The genes in the cell expressed to perform a particular function or set of functions. For
example if an enzyme called beta-galactosidase is synthesized by [Link], it is used to catalyze the
hydrolysis of a disaccharide, lactose into galactose and glucose; the bacteria use them as a source
of energy. Hence, if the bacteria do not have lactose around them to be utilized for energy source,
they would no longer require the synthesis of the enzyme beta galactosidase. Therefore, in simple
Terms it is the metabolic, physiological or environmental conditions that regulate the expression of
genes. The development and differentiation of embryo into adult organisms are also a result of the
coordinated regulation of expression of several sets of genes.
a) Which enzyme will be produced in a cell in which there is non-sense mutation in the lac y
gene?
b) In a cell as per lac operon concept, how does a regulator gene govern the chemical
reactions?
c) Explain how the operator switch is turned on for lactose synthesis in E. coli.
d) Write any one way in which gene expression is regulated in eukaryotes.
OR
Q30. For initiation, the ribosomes bind to the m RNA at the start codon (AUG) that is recognized
only by the initiator t RNA. The ribosome proceeds to the elongation phase of protein synthesis.
During this stage, complexes composed of an amino acid linked to t RNA, sequentially bind to the
appropriate codon in m RNA by forming complementary base pairs with the t RNA anticodon. The
ribosome moves from codon along the m RNA. Amino acids are added one by one, translated into
polypeptide sequences dictated by DNA and represented by m RNA. At the end, a release factor
binds to the stop codon, terminating translation and releasing the complete polypeptide from the
ribosome.
a) Which RNA is the most abundant in animal cell?
b) If there are 999 bases in an RNA that code for a protein with 333 amino acids and the base
at position 901 is deleted such that the length of the RNA becomes 998 bases, how many
codons will be altered?
c) Mention the role of codons AUG and UGA during protein synthesis.
d) Why is the enzyme cellulase needed for isolating genetic material from palnt cells and not
animal cells?
SECTION E
Q 31 a) Explain the post pollination events leading to seed production in angiosperms
b)List the different types of pollination depending upon the source of pollen grain
OR
Q31 a) Draw an embryo sac of a flowering plant and label the following:
i) Central cell ii) Chalazal end iii) Synergids
b) Name the cell and explain the process it undergoes to develop into a embryo sac
c) Explain the development of endosperm in coconut.
Q32 a) Explain Polygenic inheritance and Multiple allelism with the help of suitable examples.
b)“Phenylketonuria is a good example that explains pleiotropy”. Justify
OR
Q32 a) Why are thalassemia and hemophilia categorized as Mendelian disorders? Write the
symptoms of these diseases. Explain their pattern of inheritance in humans.
b)write the genotypes of the normal parents producing a hemophilic son.
Q33 a) How does the Hardy Weinberg equation explain genetic equilibrium?
b) Describe how this equilibrium is disturbed that may lead to founder effect.
OR
Q33 a) Describe the experiment that helped Louis Pasteur to dismiss the theory of spontaneous
generation of life.
b) What type of organs eye of an octopus called? Give another example from the animal group
and one from the plants of such organs. Name and explain the evolutionary process they exhibit.
