Subject - Biology

std 10

Viva Questions

*one genetic disease

Ans Haemophilia, colour blindness

*Define Mutation.

Ans-Mutation is a sudden change in one or more genes, or in the number or in the structure
of chromosomes.

*The suppressed allele of a gene

Ans Recessive

*Exact location of the Hydathodes

Ans – Hydathodes are located at the margins of the leaves.

*.Blue coloured paper which turns pink when come in contact with water .

Ans cobalt chloride paper.

* Physical appearance of an organism –

Ans Phenotype

* Genetic constitution of an organism

Ans – Genotype

* A hereditary disease in which blood does not clot

Ans Haemophilia.

*Valve between left atrium and left ventricle –

Bicuspid / Mitral valve

*Why is left ventricle more muscular than right?

It pumps blood to the entire body, requiring stronger force.

* The Respiratory pigment in RBCs

Ans hemoglobin

* The difference between birth rate and death rate

*. surgical method of sterilization in human female

Ans -tubectomy

* The branch of science dealing with the statistical study of human population is
called

Ans demography.

* On the onset of mensuration in a young girl

Ans Menarche

* The fluid which surrounds the foetus

Ans Amniotic fluid

* The structure which connect the placenta and the foetus.

Ans umbilical cord

* An area which does not have any sensory cells

Ans blind spot

* Region of brightest vision as well as of the colour vision

Ans yellow spot

* Define power of Accommodation.

Ans The ability of the eye to focus objects from various distances is called power of
accommodation.

* function of vitamin k

Ans helps in clotting of blood.

* Name three ear ossicles.

Ans Malleus, incus , Stapes

* Abnormal increase in the number of leucocytes

Ans Leukemia

*The process in which WBCs engulf bacteria

Ans phagocytosis
*The vitamin essential for clotting of blood

Ans Vitamin k

* What is an instrument used to measure rate of transpiration in a cut shoot?

Potometer (or Ganong’s potometer)

*What is the term for loss of water as droplets (not vapour) from leaves?

Guttation

*. List two benefits (advantages) of transpiration for a plant.

Helps in ascent of sap / conduction of water & minerals.

Helps in cooling the plant during hot weather.

* Vitreous humour is present between:

Ans Lens and Retina

* The permanent stoppage of menstruation in human females around the age of 45

Ans Menopause

*. Define Transpiration

Ans Transpiration is the loss of water in the form of water vapour from the aerial parts (leaves
and stem) of the plant

* State any two adaptations in plants to reduce transpiration.

Ans Sunken stomata

Narrow leaves

*What are the two types of blood circulation in humans?

Ans Pulmonary circulation

Systemic circulation

*Explain Allele

Ans Alternative forms of a gene, occupying the same position on homologous

* The condition in which both the alleles are identical

*Define Monohybrid cross

it is a cross which is carried out by a taking only one pair of contrasting character at a time.

*Small opening present on the bark of woody stems Ans- lenticels

*. The leaves of certain plants roll up on a bright sunny day .Give reason.

Ans On a bright sunny day rate of transpiration is more than the rate of absorption of water
.leaves contain numerous stomata through which transpiration occurs. Rolling up of leaves
reduce the exposed surface area for transpiration.

*. The compound formed when hemoglobin combines with carbon dioxide in blood .

Ans carbamino hemoglobin

* The minute blood vessels that join arteries and veins

Ans capillaries.

* The fluid present between the membrane covering of heart.

Ans pericardial fluid.

*.The phase of cardiac cycle in which the ventricles relax

Ans ventricular diastole.

*Veins have valves in their inner lining while arteries do not have valves. Give reason

Ans To prevent the backflow of blood. Since their lumen is wider so they have valves while
arteries have narrow lumen. Blood in arteries flow with jerks so they do not have valves

*What is a portal vein?

Ans Vein which starts from capillaries and ends in capillaries is called portal vein .example
hepatic portal vein

*An eye defect in which the cornea become uneven.

Ans Astigmatism

* function of organ of corti .

Ans it helps in hearing.

* The photosensitive pigment present in the rod cells in the retina.

*.What is fovea centralis?

Ans Fovea centralis or yellow spot is a point at the retina where more cone cells are
concentrated. it is the point of sharpest vision.

*Define Implantation.

Ans The attachment of blastocyst on the wall of the uterus is implantation.

*The structure formed after the release of ovum from graffian follicle.

Ans - corpus luteum.

*The number of people per square kilometer at any given time.

Ans Population density.

*What is the sign of family welfare in our country?

Ans Inverted Red triangle.

*Function of Seminiferous tubules.

Ans The Seminiferous tubules produce sperms by the process called spermatogenesis.

*The father of Genetics.

Ans Gregor Johann Mendel.

*The kind of lens required to correct myopia

Ans Concave lens

*The Process of releasing of egg from the ovary is

Ans ovulation

*The number of live births per thousand people of the population per year

Ans natality

*Function of coronary artery

Ans it supply oxygenated blood to the walls of heart .

*Why is circulation of blood in human called double circulation?

Ans Bood flows twice through the heart to complete one circulation. it include pulmonary
circulation and systemic circulation.
* The plant having sunken stomata.

Ans Nerium,Pine

*Location of stoma

Ans stoma is located in the epidermis of leaves.

*The structure of the ear which helps in the dynamic balancing of the body.

Ans semi circular canal.