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SECTION I (40 Marks)
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(a) Name the following :
(i) The respiratory pigment found in erythrocytes.
(ii) The organ that produces urea.
(iii) The part of the chloroplast where the light reaction of photosynthesis takes place.
(iv) The Vehicular Standard for controlling air pollution.
(v) The part of the ovary that produces progesterone. [5]
(b) State whether the following statements are true or false. If false, rewrite the correct form of the statement by changing the first word only :
(i) Cones are photoreceptor cells that are sensitive to dim light.
(ii) The Beta cells of the pancreas secrete insulin.
(iii) Tubectomy is the surgical method of sterilization in man.
(iv) Guttation is the loss of water in the form of water droplets from hydathodes.
(v) Nephrons are the basic unit of the brain. [5]
(c) Give technical terms for the following :
(i) Plasma devoid of fibrinogen.
(ii) Movement of water molecules across the cell membrane from hypertonic to hypotonic solution.
(iii) The stage where chromosomes lie on the equator of the achromatic spindle.
(iv) Alternative form of a gene on a pair of homologous chromosome.
(v) Period of complete intrauterine development of the foetus. [5]
(d) Given below are five sets with four terms each. In each set one term is odd. Choose the odd one out of the following terms given and name the category to which the others belong : [5]
SET ODD TERM CATEGORY
(i) Sneezing, coughing, blinking, typing
(ii) ADH, TSH, NADPH, ACTH
(iii) Detergents, sewage, X-rays; oil spills.
(iv) Stoma, stroma, lamellae, quantosome.
(v) Basophil, neutrophil, Eosinophil, lymphocyte.
(e) Given below is an apparatus used to study a particular process in plants. Study the same and answer the questions that follow
(i) Name the apparatus.
(ii) Mention one limitation of this apparatus.
(iii) Which phenomenon is studied with the help of this apparatus?
(iv) What is the function of the part marked reservoir?
(v) What is the role of the air bubble in the experiment? [5]
(f) Choose the correct alternative from the choices given below each statement so as to complete its meaning :
(i) The number of daughter cells formed at the end of meiosis from a cell are.
(a) 2 Haploid cells
(b) 2 Diploid cells
(c) 4 Haploid cells
(d) 4 Diploid cells.
(ii) Which of the following is not a part of the female reproductive system in human beings?
(a) Uterus
(b) Ovary
(c) Ureter
(d) Fallopian tube.
(iii) Ovulation occurs :
(a) at the beginning of menstrual cycle
(b) in the mid of the menstrual cycle
(c) at the end of the menstrual cycle
(d) during any time of the menstrual cycle.
(iv) Phototrophic mode of nutrition requires :
(a) Chlorophyll
(b) Sunlight
(c) CO2 and water
(d) All the above.
(v) Plasmolysis identifies the process of :
(a) Imbibition
(b) Diffusion
(c) Active transport
(d) Osmosis. [5]
(g) Given below are five sets of terms. In each case, arrange and rewrite each set so as to be in logical sequence.
(i) Tympanum, stapes, malleus, incus, fenestra ovalis
(ii) Graafian follicle, uterus, oviducal funnel, fallopian tube, ovum
(iii) Soil, water, root hair, xylem, cortex, endodermis
(iv) Association neuron, effector, motor neuron, receptor, sensory neuron.
(v) Lens, pupil, conjunctiva, yellow spot, cornea. [5]
(h) Explain the following terms :
(i) Antiseptic
(ii) Photolysis
(iii) Growth rate of population
(iv) Pollutant
(v) Trophic hormone. [5]