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    HS/XII/Sc/Bio/NC/20

    2020

    BIOLOGY

    ( New Course )

    Full Marks : 70

    Time : 3 hours

    General Instructions :

    (i) Write all the answers in the Answer Script.

    (ii) Attempt all Parts of a Group serially in one place.

    (iii) All questions are compulsory.

    (iv) The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the
    questions.

    (v) This question paper consists of 5 (five) Groups—A, B,


    C, D and E.

    Group—A consists of 5 questions (Multiple-choice


    type). Each question (Q. Nos. 1–5) carries 1 mark.

    Group—B consists of 5 questions (Very short-answer


    type). Each question (Q. Nos. 6–10) carries 1 mark and
    to be answered in one sentence.

    Group—C consists of 6 questions (Short-answer


    type–I). Each question (Q. Nos. 11–16) carries 2 marks
    and to be answered in 20–30 words.

    /40 [ P.T.O.
    ( 2 )

    Group—D consists of 11 questions (Short-answer


    type–II). Each question (Q. Nos. 17–27) carries
    3 marks and to be answered in 30–40 words.

    Group—E consists of 3 questions (Long-answer type).


    Each question (Q. Nos. 28–30) carries 5 marks with
    alternatives to be answered in 60–80 words.

    GROUP—A
    Choose and write the correct answer of the following : 1×5=5

    1. A typical angiospermic embryo sac at maturity is


    eight-nucleate and

    (a) one-celled

    (b) four-celled

    (c) seven-celled

    (d) eight-celled

    2. Which of the following causes biomagnification?

    (a) SO2 and CO2

    (b) CO2 and NO2

    (c) Mercury and DDT

    (d) Methane and CO2

    HS/XII/Sc/Bio/NC/20/40 [ Contd.
    ( 3 )

    3. Variety of beaks of finches that Darwin found in


    Galapagos islands was due to

    (a) adaptive radiation

    (b) convergent evolution

    (c) genetic drift

    (d) artificial selection

    4. Elephantiasis is a disease caused by

    (a) Ascaris

    (b) Wuchereria

    (c) Taenia

    (d) Plasmodium

    5. DNA sequences that code for protein are known as

    (a) introns

    (b) exons

    (c) control regions

    (d) intervening sequences

    HS/XII/Sc/Bio/NC/20/40 [ P.T.O.
    ( 4 )

    GROUP—B

    6. What are the characters of flowers pollinated by insects? 1

    7. Define biofertilizers. 1

    8. State what ‘standing crop’ of a trophic level


    represents. 1

    9. What is an endemic species? 1

    10. Define inbreeding. 1

    GROUP—C

    11. Give the diagrammatic representation of the process of


    spermatogenesis. 2

    12. What is the full form of PCR? State its one use in
    biotechnology. 1+1=2

    13. Define greenhouse effect. Name the greenhouse gases.


    1+1=2

    14. Mention the objectives of biofortification. 2

    HS/XII/Sc/Bio/NC/20/40 [ Contd.
    ( 5 )

    15. What are the benefits of genetically modified crops? 2

    16. Define triple fusion. What is the product of this


    process? 1+1=2

    GROUP—D

    17. Write a short note on apomixis. 3

    18. List three main differences between DNA and RNA. 3

    19. Describe the process involved in the conversion of milk


    into curd. 3

    20. What essential features must be present in a cloning


    vehicle? 3

    21. Explain mutualism giving suitable examples. 3

    22. What are the major causes of loss of biodiversity?


    Describe any one of them. 1½+1½=3

    23. Define restriction enzyme. Why is it so called? Give one


    example. 1+1+1=3

    HS/XII/Sc/Bio/NC/20/40 [ P.T.O.
    ( 6 )

    24. Draw a well-labelled diagram of an antibody. 3

    25. What is tumour? Differentiate between benign and


    malignant tumour. 1+2=3

    26. Mention some important features of Human Genome


    Project (HGP). 3

    27. What is natural method of contraception? Briefly


    describe any one method. 1+2=3
    Or
    What are the advantages of tissue culture? 3

    GROUP—E

    28. Define fertilization. Where does this process take place


    in female body? Describe the process of fertilization in
    human body. 5

    Or

    State Mendel’s law of independent assortment. Describe


    the law with an appropriate dihybrid cross. 1+4=5

    29. What is water pollution? What are its causes? State


    some of the effects of water pollution on environment.
    1+4=5

    HS/XII/Sc/Bio/NC/20/40 [ Contd.
    ( 7 )

    Or

    Explain the flow of energy in an ecosystem with the help


    of a diagram. 5

    30. Discuss lac operon model with the help of a diagram. 5

    Or

    Give the salient features of genetic code. 5

      

    HS/XII/Sc/Bio/NC/20/40 20K

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