Exam.

:Half Yearly Exam

....................... Biology
Subject : ................................. Exam. :Half Yearly Exam
....................... Biology
Subject : .................................
IX 80 Time : .............
Marks : ......... 2hrs. IX 80 Time : .............
Marks : ......... 2hrs.
Class : ......................... 2020 2021 Class : ......................... 2020 2021

Section – A (40 Marks) (f) State whether the following statements are True or False. If
(Attempt all questions from this section) false, rewrite the correct form of statement by changing the first
word only: (5)
Q1. (a) Fill in the blanks: (5) (i) Testa is the thin white membrane like inner seed coat.
(i) In ………….. germination, cotyledons are lifted above the (ii) In protogynous flower anther matures before the stigma.
ground. (iii) Photosynthesis results in weight gain.
(ii) ………….. is a plastid which stores starch. (iv) Sepals are the individual lobes of perienth.
(iii) In the solid matrix of bones longitudinal canals called (v) Ciliated epithelium is found in the outer layer of the retina
………….. are present. of the eye.
(iv) Self pollination mostly occurs in ………….. flowers.
(v) ………….. is a part of the embryo axis between the mesocotyl (g) Choose the correct option: (5)
and plumule. (i) The complete oxidation of one molecule of glucose
produces.
(b) Name the following: (5) (A) 2 ATP molecules (B) 34 ATP molecules
(i) The control centre of the cell (C) 38 ATP molecules (D) 36 ATP molecules
(ii) A connective tissue which stores fat
(iii) Stalk of the flower with which it is attached to the stem (ii) The embryo present in the seed obtains oxygen through:
(iv) Pollination by snails (A) funiculus (B) hilum
(v) A common phase present in both aerobic and anaerobic (C) micropyle (D) cotyledon
respiration
(iii) Polar nuclei fuse to form
(c) Give one example of the following: (5) (A) endosperm nucleus (B) vegetative nucleus
(i) A nitrogen fixing bacteria (C) antipodal cells (D) definitive nucleus
(ii) An antibiotic obtained from fungus
(iii) An exalbuminous monocot seed (iv) The cells of collenchyma are
(iv) A water pollinated flower (A) living and elongated with thick corners
(v) A chemical preservative (B) living and thick walled
(C) dead and thin walled with thick corners
(d) Write the exact location of the following: (5) (D) dead and thick walled
(i) Fibrous cartilage (ii) Columnar epithelium
(iii) Lateral Meristem (iv) Coleorhiza (v) The smallest cell organelle is:
(v) Aleurone layer (A) centrosome (B) chromosome
(C) ribosome (D) lysosome
(e) Write the function of the following: (5)
(i) Tendon (ii) Germinal epithelium (h) Choose the odd one in each of the following and write the
category to which the other three belong : (5)
(iii) Sclerenchyma (iv) Lysosomes
(v) Cotyledons Example : cyton, axon, dendron, sarcoplasm
Odd one : sarcoplasm
Category : parts of neuron

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....................... Biology
Subject : ................................. Exam. :Half Yearly Exam
....................... Biology
Subject : .................................
IX 80 Time : .............
Marks : ......... 2hrs. IX 80 Time : .............
Marks : ......... 2hrs.
Class : ......................... 2020 2021 Class : ......................... 2020 2021
(i) parenchyma, collenchyma, phloem, sclerenchyma
(ii)typhoid, tetanus, ring worm, cholera (iv) The flower in which stigma matures before the anther
(iii)
bisexuality, homogamy, monoecious, unisexuality (v) A protective conical cap on the plumule of maize grain
(iv)vitellogenesis, formation of acrosome of sperm, intracellular (vi) A bacterial disease of animals
digestion, formation of cell wall. (vii) A preparation of dead and weekened germs
(v) feathery stigma, long stamens, presence of nectaries, light (viii) The site of Kreb's Cycle
pollen grains (ix) The condition in which anther and stigma mature at different
times
Section-B (40 Marks) (x) The tissue found in the walls of heart
(Attempt any four questions from this section)
(b) In order to study and prove a particular process in plants, the
Q2. (a) Define the following: (5) following experiment was set up. Study the same and answer the
(i) Antibiotics (ii) Dioecious plants questions that follow: (5)
(iii) Gamosepalous (iv) Vivipary (i) Name and define the physiological process being studied.
(v) Homogamy (ii) What is the function of soda lime in bottle ‘A’?
(iii) What change would you observe in bottle B and bottle D?
(b) Give reasons for the following: (iv) Write a balanced chemical equation of anaerobic respiration
(5) in plants.
(i) We use yeast for manufacturing wine.
(ii) Some pollen grains are rough and spiny.
(iii) Ploughing is done in a field before sowing seeds.
(iv) Jams and jellies do not spoil easily.
(v) Glycolysis is called as common pathway.

Q3. (a) Differentiate between the following on the basis of what is

mentioned in the brackets: (5)
(i) Ammonification and nitrification (explain the term)
(ii) Ovary and ovule (Post fertilization changes)
(iii) Naked and neuter flower (definition)
(iv) Striped and unstriped muscles (function) Q5. (a) Given alongside is a diagrammatic representation of the process of
(v) Collenchyma and Parenchyma (location) fertilization. Study the same and then answer the questions that
follow: (5)
(b) Draw a neat and well labelled diagram of the following: (i) Name the parts labelled
(5)
(i) L. S. Maize grain 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6.
(ii) Unstriped and Cardiac muscle fibres (ii) What is the function of part 6 ?
(iii) What is the role of stigma in the process of
Q4. (a) Give the scientific term for the following: fertilization?
(5) (iv) What is triple fusion?
(i) PPLO stands for
(ii) Straw coloured fluid connective tissue which lacks RBC
(iii) The swollen end of the pedicel

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Exam. :Half Yearly Exam
....................... Biology
Subject : .................................
IX 80 Time : .............
Marks : ......... 2hrs.
Class : ......................... 2020 2021

(b) Complete the boxes given below: (5)

Glucose

Glycolysis
Pyruvic acid

without O2 in plants with O2

without
A + B O2 in D + E
animals

Q6. (a) Study the figure and answer the following: (5)
(i) Label the parts 1-4.
(ii) Is it a unisexual or bisexual flower? 1
Give reason to support your answer . 2
(iii) What is the role of part-4? 3
4

(b) (i) What is seed dormancy? (5)

(ii) What are the conditions necessary for germination of seeds?
(iii) Write two differences between epigeal and hypogeal
germination.
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