KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN: MUMBAI REGION

CLASS XI ( SET – 1)
BIOLOGY (044)
Maximum Marks: 70 Time: 3 hours
General Instructions:
I. All questions are compulsory.
II. The question paper has five sections and 33 questions.
III. All questions are compulsory.
IV. Section–A has 16 questions of 1 mark each; Section–B has 5 questions of 2 marks each;
Section– C has 7 questions of 3 marks each; Section– D has 2 case-based questions of
4 marks each; and Section–E has 3 questions of 5 marks each.
V. There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided in some
questions. A student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such questions.
Wherever necessary, neat and properly labeled diagrams should be drawn.
SECTION A
1. Virus was first obtained in crystallized form by -
(A) Beijernik (B) Stanley (C) Ivanowsky (D) Leeuvenhoek
2. Interbreeding between two populations can occur if they belong to the same -
(A) Order (B) Family (C) Species (D) Taxon
3. Technical term used for fused carpel is-
(A) Synandrous (B) Apocarpous (C) Gamocarpous (D) Syncarpous
4. If the pituitary gland of an adult rat is surgically removed, which of the following endocrine
glands will be less affected?
(A) Adrenal cortex (B) Adrenal Medulla (C) Thyroid (D) Gonads
5. Which one of the following is not a disorder of bone?
(A) Arthritis (B) Osteoporosis (C) Rickets (D) Atherosclerosis
6. Frogs heart when taken out of the body continues to beat for some time. Select the best
option from the following statement.
(a) Frog is a poikilotherm. (b) Frog does not have any coronary circulation.
(c) Heart is ‘myogenic’ in nature. (d) Heart is autoexcitable.
Options:
(A) Only (d) (B) (a) and (b) (C) (c) and (d) (D) Only (c)
7. Which of the following cell organelles is responsible for extracting energy from
carbohydrates to form ATP?
(A) Ribosome (B) Chloroplast (C) Mitochondrion (D) Lysosome

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8. Which of the following are not polymeric?
(A) Proteins (B) Polysaccharides (C) Lipids (D) Nucleic acids
9. Respiratory Climactic is caused by -
(A) Ethylene (B) Auxins (C) Gibberellic acid (D) Cytokinins
10. Which of the following is not a product of light reaction of photosynthesis?
(A) ATP (B) NADPH (C) NADH (D) Oxygen
11. Oxygen is not produced during photosynthesis by
(A) Green sulphur bacteria (B) Cycas (C) Nostoc (D) Chara
12. Lungs are made up of air-filled sacs, the alveoli. They do not collapse even after forceful
expiration because of
(A) Inspiratory reserve volume (B) Tidal volume
(C) Expiratory reserve volume (D) Residual volume
Question No. 13 to 16 consist of two statement- Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Answer these questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
13. Assertion: Flower of Brinjal is actinomorphic.
Reason: Actinomorphic flower can be divided into two equal halves only in a particular
vertical plane of division.
14. Assertion: Photosynthesis is an essential life process of plants.
Reason: Small plants growing in forest are adapted to other process than photosynthesis
because they are over-shadowed by tall canopied trees.
15. Assertion: Nucleotides are building blocks of Nucleic Acid.
Reason: Nucleotides polymerizes to form DNA and RNA.
16. Assertion : Heart is four chambered in crocodiles.
Reasons: It allows pumping of deoxygenated blood to all body parts.

SECTION B

17. Give an example each of the Acidic, Basic, Neutral and Aromatic amino acid.
18. Define the following terms with respect to Bryophytes and also write their ploidy-
(i) Gametophyte (ii) Sporophyte

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19. Fill in the blanks a-d:

Mitosis Meiosis

a. Equational division a. _______________

b. _______________ b. Occurs in reproductive cells

c. Same number of chromosomes c. _____________________

d. Daughter cells are haploid

d. ______________________
/diploid

20. The major parts of the human neural system are depicted below. Fill in the empty boxes
a, b, c and d, with appropriate words.

OR

T_YR_ _ D GLAND

Identify the gland as indicated by arrow in the above image. Name the hormone
synthesized by it. Which disease is caused due to deficiency of the said hormone?

21.

A
B

a) Name the part of sarcomere depicted above and label A and B.

b) State the role of A in muscle contraction.

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 SECTION C
22. Name the widely used system of nomenclature? Who proposed it? Explain the system
with an example using the Universal Guidelines of Nomenclature.
23. Based on the given diagram answer the following questions: -

a) Identify A, B, C and write their names.

b) Name the Animal Phylum that shows each of the above structure.
24. a) Name the arrangement of leaves as shown in the diagram below.
b) Give an example for each of them.

OR
What is technical term used for following-
a) Fused Petals b) Flowers with superior ovary c) Male flowers

25. Observe the figures given below carefully and answer the questions that follows –

a) What is depicted in the above figures.

b) Name the phase that precedes the given process and define it.
c) Which one amongst the above forms cell plate and why?
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26.

In the above figure ECG of a normal person is shown.

i) What do P wave and T wave represent?
ii) Mention any one medical application of this technique.
27. What are enzymes? Give the technical term for RNA catalyst. Name the class of enzyme
that catalyze the following
i) Transfer of electrons and protons from substrate to an acceptor molecule.
ii) Transfer of a group from one substrate to another.

28. Name the plant hormones that induces following physiological effects –
i) Parthenocarpy in tomatoes.
ii) Bolting in rosette plants.
iii) Ripening of fruits.
SECTION D

29. Algae are diverse group of aquatic organisms that have the ability to conduct
photosynthesis. They are unicellular or multicellular and undifferentiated organisms that
occur in variety of forms and sizes. Algae belong to a polyphyletic group, i.e. the
organisms of this group are not necessarily related to each other. Based on the pigment,
composition and reserved food material, algae has been divided into three major classes,
viz. Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyceae. The members of these classes
also differ in cell wall composition, stored food material, body structure, mode of
reproduction, etc.
(i) A representative organism of class-Rhodophyceae is
(a) Spirogyra (b) Fucus (c) Polysiphonia (d) Chlorella
(ii) Stored food material in class–Phaeophyceae is
(a) mannitol and laminarin (b) floridean starch
(c) pyrenoids (d) All of the above

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 (iii) Source of Agar Agar is –
(a) Gelidium (b) Gracilaria (c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None.
(iv) Example of hydrocolloids is-
(a) Mannitol (b) Mannose (c) Algin (d) Pectin
30. Excretion is a process in which metabolic waste is eliminated from an organism. In
vertebrates this is primarily carried out by the lungs, kidneys and skin. Aquatic
animals usually excrete ammonia directly into the external environment. In terrestrial
animals ammonia-like compounds are converted into other less toxic nitrogenous
materials. The excreted material may be called ejecta.
i) In unicellular organisms, waste products are discharged outside through-
a) surface of the cell b) Kidneys
b) Glands d) All of these
ii) Waste that is eliminated by the skin in humans is/are-
a) Water and salts b) Urea
c) Lactic acid d) All of these
iii) Birds excrete their nitrogenous wastes as-
a) Ammonia b) Uric acid
c) Urea d) Amino acid
iv) What advantages do land reptiles get as they excrete uric acid as nitrogenous
waste?
SECTION E
31. Name the animal phylum for each of the following features-
(i) Cnidoblasts. (ii) Flame cells (iii) Jointed legs
(iv) Water vascular system (v) Canal system.
OR
(i) What are chordates? Differentiate between Chordates and Non-chordates (Any
Four points)
(ii) All Vertebrates are Chordates but all the Chordates are not Vertebrates. Justify the
statement.
32. What are proteins? Describe the Structure of proteins in detail. Name the most abundant
protein in plants and the most abundant protein in animals.
OR
Draw a flow chart to show various phases of a Cell Cycle in a dividing cell? Explain the
significance of stages in the Inter-phase of the Cell Cycle? In what stage does the cell
cycle of a non-dividing cell is arrested?

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33. Name two plants showing Kranz Anatomy? How does the said anatomical features helps
to minimize photosynthetic losses due to photorespiration? Explain in details with the
help of a flow chart.
OR
Give the flow chart showing steps in Oxidative pathway that operates in the Mitochondrial
Matrix of an eukaryotic cell. Write the summary of the products formed during the process.
Name the enzyme that uses FAD+ as a prosthetic group in the said process.

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