MANAV RACHNA

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Branch: Noida
Session: 2023-24
Subject – Biology
M.M.:30

Section A
1 In which of the following groups of organisms, food materials are broken down outside the body an
(a) Mushroom, green plants, Amoeba
(b) Yeast, mushroom, bread mould
(c) Paramecium, Amoeba, Cuscuta
(d) Cuscuta, lice, tapeworm
2 Which option correctly shows the order of events when a bright light is focused on our eyes?
(a) Bright light → receptors in eyes → sensory neuronàspinal cord → motor neurons → eyelid clos
(b) Bright light → receptors in eyes → spinal cord → sensory neuron → motor neurons → eyelid c
(c) Bright light → receptors in eyes → sensory neuron → motor neurons → spinal cord → eyelid c
(d) Bright light → receptors in eyes → spinal cordà motor neurons → sensory neuron → eyelid clo
3 Directions
a. Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the As
b. The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Ass
c. Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
d. The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.
Assertion : Decomposers keep the environment clean.
Reason : They recycle matter by breaking down the organic remains and waste products of plants a
4 The characteristic processes observed in anaerobic respiration are
i) presence of oxygen
ii) release of carbon dioxide
iii) release of energy
iv) release of lactic acid
(a) i), ii) only
(b) i), ii), iii) only
(c) ii), iii), iv) only
(d) iv) only
5 Digestion of food starts from which organ of the human digestive system?
(a) mouth due to the presence of saliva
(b) oesophagus that moves the food in gut
(c) that releases juices for fat breakdown
(d) which helps in mixing food with digestive juices
6 12. A microscopic gap between a pair of adjacent neurons over which nerve impulses pass is called

7 Raghav potted some germinated seeds in a pot. He put the pot in a cardboard box that was op
side. He keeps the box in a way that the open side of the box faces sunlight near his window. A
he observes the shoot bends towards light as shown in image.

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 Which type of tropism does he observe?
(a) Geotropism
(b) Phototropism
(c) Chemotropism
(d) Hydrotropism
8 A doctor advised a person to take an injection of insulin because
(a) his blood pressure was low
(b) his heart was beating slowly
(c) he was suffering from goitre
(d) his sugar level in blood was high
9 a) Name one gustatory receptor and one olfactory receptor in hum
(b) Write a and b in the given flow chart of neuron through which information travels as an elec

10 What is Biomagnification?
Section B
11 Give reason: “Life on earth depends on the sun.”
What are trophic levels? Give an example of a food chain and state the different trophic level in it.
Section C
12 (a) Define reflex arc.
(b) Trace the sequence of events which occur in our body when a bright light is focussed on your ey
OR
What are plant hormones? Name the plant hormones responsible for the following :
(i) Growth of stem
(ii) Promotion of cell division
(iii) Inhibition of growth
(iv) Elongation of cells
Section D
Answer questions on the basis of your understanding of the following cases and the related studied con
13 Leaves are the food factories of plants. Therefore, all the raw materials must reach the leaf. Water a
present in the soil are absorbed by the roots and transported to the leaves. Carbon dioxide from air i
in through the tiny pores present on the surface of leaves. These pores are surrounded by ‘guard cel
are called stomata.Water and minerals are transported to the leaves by the vessels which run like pip
the root, the stem, the branches and the leaves. They form a continuous path or passage for the nutr
the leaf. They are called vessels. The leaves have a green pigment called chlorophyll. It helps leave
the energy of the sunlight. This energy is used to synthesise (prepare) food from carbon dioxide and

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 the synthesis of food occurs in the presence of sunlight, it is called photosynthesis (Photo: light; syn
combine). So we find that chlorophyll, sunlight, carbon dioxide and water are necessary to carry ou
of photosynthesis. It is a unique process on the earth. The solar energy is captured by the leaves and
plant in the form of food. Thus, sun is the ultimate source of energy for all living organisms.
i. What are the food factories of plants?
(a) Leaves
(b) Roots
(c) Stem
(d) None of the above
ii. Leaves contain ……………………………………………………………………… pigment.
(a) Chlorophyll
(b) Green pigment
(c) carotenoid
(d) Both (a) & (b)
iii. …………………………………………………………………… is the ultimate source of energ
organisms.

(a) Moon

(b) Sun

(c) Infrared light

(d) Visible light

iv. How does the leaves capture the sunlight energy?

14 The neural system of all animals is composed of highly specialised cells called neurons which can d
and transmit different kinds of stimuli. The neural organisation is very simple in lower invertebrate
example, in Hydra it is composed of a network of neurons. The neural system is better organised in
a brain is present along with a number of ganglia and neural tissues. The vertebrates have a more de
neural system.
The human neural system is divided into two parts –
 The central neural system (CNS)
 The peripheral neural system (PNS)
The CNS includes the brain and the spinal cord and is the site of information processing and contro
comprises of all the nerves of the body associated with the CNS (brain and spinal cord). The nerve
PNS are of two types: Afferent fibres and Efferent fibres. The afferent nerve fibres transmit impulse
tissues/organs to the CNS and the efferent fibres transmit regulatory impulses from the CNS to the
peripheral tissues/organs.
The PNS is divided into two divisions called somatic neural system and autonomic neural system. T
neural system relays impulses from the CNS to skeletal muscles while the autonomic neural system
impulses from the CNS to the involuntary organs and smooth muscles of the body. The autonomic
is further classified into sympathetic neural system and parasympathetic neural system.
Visceral nervous system is the part of the peripheral nervous system that comprises the whole comp
fibres, ganglia, and plexuses by which impulses travel from the central nervous system to the viscer
viscera to the central nervous system.
i. The afferent nerve fibres transmit impulses from ____________
a) Tissues to the CNS
b) Organs to the CNS
c) CNS to tissues
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 d) Both a and b
ii. The efferent nerve fibres transmit impulses from ____________
a) Tissues to the CNS
b) Organs to the CNS
c) CNS to tissues
d) Organ to organ
iii. How many types of nerve fibres do PNS have? Name them.
iv. How impulses travel from the central nervous system to the viscera and from the viscera to the
nervous system?
Section E
15 Describe the process of digestion in human with a well labelled diagram.
Refer book
OR
Define excretion.
Name the basic filtration unit present in the kidney.
Draw the excretory system of human and label the following organs
i. form urine
ii. is a long tube which collect urine from kidney
iii. store urine until it passed out.

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