BIOLOGY

Important questions based upon examination pager are given below:

Long Answer type Question
Q1. Define fertilization with suitable sketches. Describe the development

of

embryo upto blastacyst formation.

OR
What is Menstrual Cycle? The cycle is regulated by hormones,

discuss.

Q2. Describe briefly origin and evolution of Man

OR
What is adaptive radiation. Explain with one example.
Q3. What is gametogenesis? With the help of graphic representation

explain

the stages involved in oogenesis?

Q4. Describe

the

Mechanism

of

inheritance

of

Sex-linked

allele

for

was

it

Haemophilia.
Or
Briefly mention steps involved in DNA figner printing
Q5. What

is

semi-conservative

DNA

replication?

How

experimentally proved and by whom?

OR
State the law of independent assortment. Explain it by using punnelt
square.
Q6. Define reproduction with suitable sketches. Describe various types

of

Asexual reproduction.
Q7. Give the reason to why human geneome project is called a mega project.
Q8. How is sex determined in human beings? Has environment any

role

in

determination, discuss.
Q9. How did Griffiths and Anery show experimentally that DNA in the Genetic
material?
Q10. State and explain the law of Purity of gametes

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Q11. Describe the human female reproductive system with the help of labeled
diagram.
Q12. Explain the inheritance pattern of Haemophilia and colour
blindness in
Human beings.
Q13. Describe the Darwins theory of Natural Selection.
Section B
Short Answer Type Questions
Q1. Give positive and negative aspects of Amniocentesis.
Q2. Write brief account of Downs Syndrome.
Q3. What is Fission? Give basic differences between the fission of

Amoeba

and paramecium.
Q4. Describe on example of adaptive radiation.
Q5. What is incomplete dominance. Explain it with suitable example
Q6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of cross pollination?
Q7. Discuss the mechanism of sex determination in Birds.
Q8. Differentiate between sporulation and budding.
Q9. What is pleiotropy?
Q10. Explain double fertilization
Q11. Give the characteristics of Insect Pallinated flowers.
Q12. What is cellular Totipotency?
Q13 Briefly describe the function of placenta.
Q14. Precisely present inheritance pattern of colour blindness in
Section C
Q1. What is parturition?
Q2. Write what you mean by homologous organ.
Q3. What do you mean by Pregnancy?
Q4. Describe what do you mean by Analogous organ?

human.

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Q5. Define cross-breeding
Q6. What are restricted enzymes.
Q7. Write two events of post fertilization.
Q8. What is lactation?
Q9. Write short note on vestigial organ.
Q10. What do you understand by ontogeny and phylogeny?
Section D
(Objective Type Questions/M.C.Q)
1.

IVS is the abbreviation for __________

What is the location of the gene for haemophilia?

MTP is the abbreviation of _______________

The cranial capacity of Neanderthal man was 1400cc.

Variation at genetic level is called

(i)

Gene therapy

(ii)

Gene mutation

(iii)

Genotype

(iv)

Polymorphism .

(Choose the correct one)

Write down the scientific mane of honey bee.

Egg apparatus consists of

a)

Egg and antipodals.

b)

Polar nuclei

c)

Egg and synergids

A cross between a heterozygous individual and a recessive parent

__________
9

(True/False)

clone

in

(Fill in the blanks)

is a

group of individuals obtained through

vegetative

propagation (write true or false)

10

Expand the abbreviation ZIFT.

11

Name the evolutionary species of man with brain capacity around

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12

Downs syndrome is due to __________ of chromosome 21 (Fill in

the

blanks).
13. Excessive consumption of Ethnol causes damage to the
a) Liver
14

15

b)

Kidney

c)

Lungs

d)

Heart

Egg apparatus is present at

a)

Chalazal end of ovule

c)

In the centre of ovule

b)

Micropylar end

d) Scattered in the body of ovule.

A.B.O blood grouping in human beings is based on ____________

the blanks)

16

In Apomixis, plants of new genetic sequences are produced

17

The pre-natal diagnositic technique is known as:

a)
b)
c)
d)

Implantation
Parthenogenesis
Aminocentesis
Biomedical termination of pregnancy.

18

Number of __________ bodies is klinefelters syndrome is one.

19

In human beings sex of the offsprings is determined by

a)

Nutrition of the mother

b)

Strength of the father

c)

Specific Combination of sex chromosomes

d)

Specific nutrition of embry.

( Fill in