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Xavier’s Collegiate School, Kolkata

First Semester Block Test
Class : 8, Biology Time : 2 hrs
Date : 19.09.2023 Full Marks : 80
Section A [40]
Question 1
a) Explain the following terms: (5)
(i) Transpiration pull
(ii) Root pressure
(iii) Ascent of sap
(iv) Capillary force
(v) Gestation
b) Name the following: (5)
(i) Flowers with only male parts
(ii) Flowers with only female parts
(iii) A plant which has buds on the leaf margins
(iv) A water pollinated plant
(v) Flowers bearing both male and female parts
c) Give one significant difference between: (5)
(i) Diffusion and Osmosis
(ii) Adhesion and Cohesion
(iii) Freely permeable and Semi-permeable membrane
(iv) Binary fission and Multiple fission
(v) Macronutrients and Micronutrients
d) Give the most important function of: (5)
(i) Pollen tube
(ii) Explant
(iii) Phosphorus
(iv) Callus
(v) Manganese
e) Give the exact location of: (5)
(i) Epididymis
(ii) Seminal vesicles
(iii) Prostate gland
(iv) Cowper’s glands
(v) Testes
f) Fill in the blanks: (5)
(i) _____ and _____ are insect pollinated aquatic plants.
(ii) In Micropropagation _____ weeks old _____ are transferred to the soil.
(iii) Hydra reproduce by _____.
g) State if the sentences are True or False. Correct the sentence if false: (5)
(i) Propagules can give rise to new plants.
(ii) Binary fission involves the formation of many cells.
(iii) Carrot is a perennial plant.
(iv) Onion is a tuber.
(v) Male and female sex cells are known as gametes.
h) Choose the correct option: (5)
(i) Plant propagated by cutting
A. Rose
B. Lemon
C. Rose and lemon
D. None of the above
 (ii) In this method a part of the stem is bent to touch the soil
A. Cutting
B. Grafting
C. Layering
D. All of the above options
(iii) Grafting can be applied to plants like
A. Guava and Mango
B. Mint and Jasmine
C. Guava and Mint
D. Mint and Mango
(iv) “Eyes” are found in
A. Ginger
B. Garlic
C. Onion
D. Potato
(v) _______ and ______ exhibit Regeneration
A. Hydra and Planaria
B. Spirogyra and Chlorella
C. Chlorella and Chlamydomonas
D. Hydra and Chlorella
Section B [40]
Question 2 [2+3+5]
a) Explain artificial pollination. How are the artificially pollinated plants superior to other plants?
b) Mention three characteristics of insect-pollinated plants.
c) Draw a neat labelled diagram of the internal parts of a typical flower.
Question 3 [2+3+5]
a) Give two reasons why vegetative propagation is not desirable.
b) Draw a neat labelled diagram to illustrate Grafting.
c) Mention the advantages and disadvantages of Tissue Culture.
Question 4 [2+3+5]
a) Why is transpiration important to the plant?
b) How is the rate of transpiration affected by external factors?
c) Draw a neat labelled diagram to show the movement of water from soil to the xylem.
Question 5 [2+3+5]
Study the diagram given below and answer the following questions
a c

a) Label a, b, c and d.
b) Mention the functions of a, b and c. d
c) Copy the paragraph and fill in the blanks:
Fertilization is the fusion of _____ with the _____ of the egg. The fertilized egg is also known as _____,
which develops to form embryo. The embryo attaches to the wall of the uterus and this is known as _____.
This produces the state of _____.
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