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1st unit test CLASS- X

Sub:- BIOLOGY Full Marks:- 35 Time:- 1 hr 20 mins

A) Multiple choice questions :- (10 × 1= 10)

1. Ascent of Sap occurs in _____________________ direction

a) upward b) downward c) both upward & downward d) none of these.
2. Water enter into a piece of wood and it swells and increase in size, it occurs due to :-
a) capillarity b) imbibition c) diffusion d) adhesion
3. when a cell is immersed in a hypotonic solution it causes
a) exosmosis b) endosmosis c) bleeding d) root tapering
4. Shrinkage of the protoplasm from the cell wall when the cell is placed in a hypertonic
solution is called _______________________________.
a) Plasmolysis b) deplasmolysis c)turgid d) all of the above.
5.Name the stress hormone present in plants
a) auxin b) Abscisic Acid c) gibberellins d) none of these.
6.the movement of part of plants in a particular direction in response to external stimulus is
known as ____________________
a)tropism b)phylogeny c) growth d) development.
7. stem shows____________________ and _________________________.
a) positive phototropism, positive geotropism b)positive phototropism, negative geotropism
c) negative phototropism, negative geotropism d) none of these.
8. Absorption helps in
a) to supply nutrients to the plant b)transpiration c)transportation d)all of the above.
9. __________________________ helps in absorbtion of sap from roots.
a) primary root b) secondary root c)root hair d)none of these.
10. Water + minerals is known as
a) vacuoles b)sap vacoules c) solution d)sap.

B) State wether the following statements are true or false. 5×1=5

1. Osmosis occurs when two solutions of different concentration are seperated by a semi-
permeable membrane.
2.Guttation in plants is indicative of root pressure.
3. Auxin helps in apical or length wise growth of plants
4. Plants have both neural abd hormonal control
5. when a cell is placed in hypertonic solution, endosmosis occurs.
C) Fill in the blanks :- 5×1=5

1. _________________________ is an energy requiring pumping of a solute through a membrane,

against its concentration gradient.
2. ____________________________ pressure is exerted by the fluids of cell on the cell wall.
3. ________________________ is the most common gibberellin found in plants.
4. The movement of plant parts toward gravity is known as _____________________
5.___________________ requires no energy during transport.

D) Answer the following questions in one word or one sentence :- 5×2=10(write any five)

1. Name the hormone helps in cell division in plants.

2. what is phtotropism?
3. write any one difference between osmosis and diffusion.
4. what is guttation?
5. What is bleeding in plants?
6. what is the difference between flaccid and turgid?
7. Give one example of chemotropism.

E) draw a well labelled diagram of root hair which helps in absorption(5).

OR
draw a well labelled diagram of an experiment showing phototropism(5)