SCHOOL, KAITHAL FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT III (2015-16) CLASS: 12th Biology
SUBJECT: TIME: 3 hrs. M.M: 70
Carry one mark each
1. Give one example of an animal which exhibits Oestrous cycle. 2. State one reason why breast-feeding the baby acts as a natural Contraceptive for the mother. 3. Identify the correct statement (a) Female of many birds has a pair of dissimilar ZW chromosomes, while the males possess a pair of similar ZZ chromosomes. (b) Female of many birds has a pair of similar ZZ chromosomes, while the males possess a pair of dissimilar ZW chromosomes. 4. What will happen if DNA replication is not followed by cell division in a eukaryotic cell? 5. Name the two gases contributing maximum to the green house effect. Carry 2 marks each 6. Draw and label the parts of the head region only of a human sperm. 7. What is amniocentesis? How is it misused? 8. Differentiate between active and passive immunity. 9. Human insulin when synthesised in the body needs to be processed before it can act. Explain giving reasons. 10. (a) How is apomixis different from parthenocarpy ? (b) Describe any two modes by which apomictic seeds can be produced. Carry 3 marks each
11. Why is haemophilia rare in human females? Mention a
clinical symptom for the disease. 12. Draw a schematic diagram of the E. coli cloning vector pBR322 and mark the following in it : (a) ori (b) rop (c) ampicillin resistance gene (d) tetracycline resistance gene (e) restriction site BamHI (f) restriction site EcoRI 13. How does industrial melanism support Darwins theory of Natural Selection? Explain. 14. Trace the life cycle of malarial parasite in the human body when bitten by an infected female Anopheles. 15. (a) Taking one example of habitat loss and fragmentation, explain how the two are responsible for biodiversity loss. (b) Explain two different ways of biodiversity conservation. 16. (a) Why is human ABO blood group gene considered a good example of multiple alleles? (b) Work out a cross up to F1 generation only, between a mother with blood group A (Homozygous) and the father with blood group B (Homozygous). Explain the pattern of inheritance exhibited. 17. Explain mutualism with the help of any two examples. How is it different from commensalism? 18. Draw a well label diagram of t.s. of human ovary. 19. Name the causative organisms for the following diseases :(i) Elephantiasis (ii) Ringworm (iii) Amoebiasis (b) How can public hygiene help control such diseases? 20. (a) Explain the phenomena of multiple allelism and codominance taking ABO blood group as an example. (b) What is the phenotype of the following: (i) IAi (ii) i i 21. How are the structural genes activated in the lac operon in E.coli? 22. With the help of a flow hart, show the phenomenon of biomagnifications of DDT in an aquatic food chain. Carry 4 marks
23. Release of numerous pest and disease resistant crops
have been done in the recent years. They also account for adverse side effects. It has led to the development of super pests and super weeds which requires more scientific inputs to control them. Considering the above answer the questions given below: a) what values have been neglected in the above case? b) Should we allow the continuation of such practices? Justify your answer. c) What steps should be taken to safeguard the natural genes? (d) What do you mean by eutrophification? Carry 5 marks each 24. Explain the different phases of menstrual cycle and correlate the phases with the different levels of pituitary hormones in a human female. 25. (a) Draw a labelled diagram of a matured embryo of a dicotyledonous plant. (b) Describe the structure of a matured microsporangium of an angiosperm. 26. (a) Tobacco plants are damaged severely when infested with Meloidegyne incognitia. Name and explain the strategy that is adopted to stop this infestation. (b) Name the vector used for introducing the nematode specific gene in tobacco plant. (c) Explain two different ways of biodiversity conservation.