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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER-12
BIOLOGY
(SCIENCE PAPER -3)
Class : 10
SECTION–A
(Attempt all questions from this Section.)
1. (i) (a) (ii) (c) (iii) (b) (iv) (c)
(v) (a) (vi) (a) (vii) (b) (viii) (c)
(ix) (b) (x) (d) (xi) (a) (xii) (d)
(xiii) (a) (xiv) (a) (xv) (d)
2. (i) (a)Inguinal
(b) Genotype
(c) Aqueous human
(d) Vermiform appendix
(e) Biston bilularia
(ii) (a) Fertilization is the product of fusion of egg nucleus and sperm nucleus.
(b) The pulmonary artery arises from the right ventricle and carries deoxygenated blood
to the lungs for oxygenation.
(c) A reflex action is a spontaneous involuntary response to a stimulus.
(d) Concentration of urine by water reabsorption is controlled by antidiuretic hormone
secreted by the posterior lobe of pituitary gland.
(e) Piameter is the innermost highly vascular membrane, richly supplied with blood.
(iii) (a) Palisade cells : Below the cuticle (upper surface) upper epidermis on the leaves.
(b) Prostate gland : Situated inferior to bladder encircling urethra in males.
(c) Acrosome : At the top of head of sperm.
(d) Mitral valve : Between the left auricle and left ventricle of the heart.
(e) Fallopian tube : One on either side of uterus in females.
(iv) (a) Cobalt chloride Goats bladder
For transpiration to check the For osmosis as semi–
presence of water permeable membrane.
(b) ACTH IAA
Adreno Cortico– Indole 3 acetic acid
tropic Hormone
(c) Greenhouse gases Ozone depleting substances
They absorb long wave They breakdown into chlorine
radiation emitted from atoms which in turn breaks
the earth's surface. ozone into oxygen and nascent oxygen
(d) Transpiration Guttation
Loss of water in the form Loss of cell sap as watery solution through the
of vapours from the aerial hydathodes form the margins or tips
parts of a plant. of the leaves of certain plants without any injury.
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(e) Synapsis Synapse
Pairing of two homologous The point of contact between terminal branches
chromosomes that occurs of axon of a neuron with the dendrites of another
during meiosis. neuron separated by a fine gap.
(v) (a) Auditory canal, tympanum, ear ossicles, oval window, cochlea
(b) Ovulation, fertilization, implantation, gestation, parturition,
(c) Prothrombin, thrombin, fibrinogen, fibrin, clot
(d) Photons, grana, water molecules, oxygen, photolysis
(e) Soil water, root hair, cells of cortex, endodermis, xylem.
SECTION–B
3.
(i) ADP—Adenosine Diphosphate
(ii) 1. Urine : Urochrome
2. Cones of eyes : Iodopsin
3. Blood : Haemoglobin
4. Leaves : Chlorophyll
(iii) Menstrual phase, follicular phase, ovulatory phase, luteal phase.
(iv) 1. I will select white light because photosynthesis is maximum in blue and red regions
of white light whereas it is minimum in green light as green light is reflected by
green plants.
2. I will select a de-starched plant so as to demonstrate the synthesis of starch through
iodine test.
(v)
4. (i) Wisdom tooth
(ii) The postulates are :
1. Overpopulation
2. Struggle for existence
3. Variations
4. Natural selection and survival of the fittest.
(iii) The 4 methods are :
1. Planting of trees along roadsides, around urban and industrial complexes.
2. Switching off the automobile’s engine when not in use.
3. Do not throw polythene or any waste in the drains.
4. Domestic waste can be disposed of in one's own house by composting.
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(iv) Reflex action is a spontaneous, involuntary and automatic response to any stimulus
without the involvement of the brain.
(v) (a) 1. Left adrenal gland 2. Ureter
3. Testes 4. Scrotum
(b) Excretory and reproductive system (male)
(c) In the scrotum temperature is 2-3°C lower than the body temperature which helps
in the maturation of sperms.
5. (i) A small segment of chromosome that helps in the transmission of one character from
parent to offspring.
(ii) Cell wall is fully permeable. Cell membrane is selectively permeable
(iii) Medulla oblongata controls involuntary activities of internal organs like beating of heart
and movement of breathing.
For example : hanging by rope causes injury to medulla oblongata. As a result, the
involuntary actions such as breathing and heartbeat are stopped.
(iv) The female with X-chromosomes is unlikely to suffer from colour blindness as the gene
which maybe abnormal on one X-chromosome being recessive its influence is hidden by
the normal gene on the other X-chromosome.
The male with only one X-chromosome has nothing on the Y-chromosome to mast it and
colour blindness results.
(v) (a) 1. Cerebrum 2. Cerebellum
3. Medulla oblongata 4. Spinal cord
(b)
Cerebrum Spinal Cord
It consists of white matter mainly It consists of gray matter containing
containing the axons of the neurons. the cell bodies of motor and associated
neurons.
(c) Cerebrospinal fluid
Functions
1. Acts as shock absorbing medium.
2. Maintains constant pressure in and around the brain.
6. (i) Gout refers to the pain in the joints due to deposition of uric acid.
(ii) 1. Nerve cells or neurons 2. Guard cells
3. Interstitial cells 4. Sperm
(iii) The 2 protective functions are :
1. Blood helps in forming a clot in order to prevent further loss of blood and entry of
pathogens whenever there is an injury.
2. WBCs in blood engulf pathogens and other foreign bodies by phagocytosis that may
enter our body thus protecting us against diseases.
(iv)
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(v) (a) 1. Afferent arteriole 2. Efferent arteriole
3. Glomerulus 4. Vasa recta
(b) Malpighian Capsule
(c) Afferent arteriole Efferent arteriole
has greater diameter has smaller diameter
7. (i) Loss of water in the form of vapours from the aerial parts of a plant is called transpiration.
(ii) Two reasons are :
1. Many varieties were available having contrasting traits.
2. Peas are normally self-pollinated because pea flower is bisexual.
(iii) Female with two X chromosomes is unlikely to be suffered from colour blindness because
both the X chromosome may not carry abnormal gene. The influence of defective gene
will be hidden (marked) by the normal X chromosome.
(iv) Because exchange of gases takes place passively through mothers blood from placenta.
(v) (a)
(b) Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
(c) See above diagram.
8. (i) Type of cell division during which a cell divides into two daughter cells each containing
similar and same number of chromosomes as present in parent cell.
(ii) With ageing thyroid gland, body activities frequently slow down and heat production is
lowered.
(iii) Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Neanderthal man, Cro-magnon man,
modern man.
(iv) Myopia
Hyperopia
(v) (a) 1. Sclera 2. Choroid 3. Retina 4. Optic nerve 5. Iris
(b) Absorbs extra light. Prevents internal reflection that may cause blurring of image.
(c) Myopia
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