ICSE 10TH BIOLOGY SAMPLE PAPER 5 PAGE 1

Sample Paper 5
ICSE Class X 2023-24
Biology
Science Paper - 3
Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. Answer to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
2. You will not be allowed to write during first 15 minutes.
3. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
4. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
5. Section A is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section B.
6. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

SECTION - A
(Attempt all questions from this Section.)

QUESTION 1.
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. [15]
(Do not copy the questions, write the correct answer only.)

(i) A shoot from a balsam plant is kept in a beaker containing eosin solution (pink). The pink
colour will be distinctly seen in the :
(a) Xylem (b) Phloem
(c) Epidermis (d) Cortex

(ii) The removal of water in the form of water droplets along the margins of the leaf is called
...............
(a) Bleeding (b) Guttation
(c) Transpiration (d) Evaporation

(iii) Aqueous humour is present between the :

(a) Lens and Retina (b) Iris and Lens
(c) Cornea and Iris (d) Cornea and Lens

(iv) In the textbook, you came across Three Mile Island and Chernobyl disasters associated
with accidental leakage of radioactive wastes. In India, we had Bhopal gas tragedy. It is
associated with which of the following?
(a) CO2 (b) CFCs
(c) Methyl isocyanate (d) Methyl cyanate
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(v) The exchange of gases, nutrients etc. are done by

(a) capillaries, veins and arteries (b) capillaries and arteries
(c) capillaries and veins (d) capillaries only

(vi) Assertion: Mineral nutrients are an essential constituent of the cell and help to synthesise
many compounds or enzymes in the cell.
Reason: The absorption of minerals from the soil is done by the roots only.
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If both assertion and reason are false.

(vii) Death rate is the number of death

(a) per hundred people per year (b) per hundred people per decade
(c) per thousand people per decade (d) per thousand people per year

(viii) The net pressure gradient that causes fluid to filter our of the glomeruli into the capsule is
(a) 75 mm Hg (b) 20 mm Hg
(c) 30 mm Hg (d) 50 mm Hg

(ix) Oxytocin is secreted by

(a) Posterior lobe of pituitary (b) Hypothalamus
(c) Anterior lobe of pituitary (d) Middle lobe of pituitary

(x) The structure that stores urine temporarily is :

(a) Ureter (b) Urethra
(c) Urinary bladder (d) Kidneys

(xi) Replication of DNA in the cell cycle occurs during the :

(a) G1 - phase (b) Anaphase
(c) S - phase (d) G2 - phase

(xii) What are Plant hormones called ?

(a) Hypohormones (b) Phytohormones
(c) Metahormones (d) Cytohormones

(xiii) MTP is advised by the doctor upto the pregnancy of

(a) 15 weeks (b) 12 weeks
(c) 20 weeks (d) 22 weeks
(xiv) How many mitotic divisions of a meristematic cell in a root tip are needed to produce 256
daughter cells?
(a) 8 (b) 16
(c) 32 (d) 64
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(xv) When a doctor is recording your pulse, he is pressing on your wrist exactly on a
(a) artery (b) capillary
(c) vein (d) arteriole

QUESTION 2.

(i) Name the following: [5]

(a) The outer region of the kidney.
(b) The process by which water enters the root hair cell.
(c) The unit of heredity.
(d) The structure which controls the master gland.
(e) Two types of matter present in brain and spinal cord.

(ii) Arrange and rewrite the terms in each group in correct order so as to be in a logical sequence
beginning with the term that is underlined. [5]
(a) Prophase, Telophase, Anaphase, Metaphase
(b) Dendrites, Axon terminal, Cell body, Axon.
(c) Kidneys, Urethra, Bladder, Ureters.
(d) Ovulation, Implantation, Gestation, Fertilisation.
(e) Stimulus, Sensory neuron, Central nervous system, Receptor.

(iii) Fill in the blanks with suitable words. [5]

Heart beat occurs in two main phases (a) ........... and (b) ................. There are (c) ...............
valves in the heart to regulate the unidirectional flow of blood. Sharp closing of these valves
produces the (d) ................. and (e) .................. sounds.

(iv) Identify the odd one out from the following terms and name the category to which others
belong. [5]

(a) Cornea, Choroid, Iris, Pupil

(b) Eutrophication, Oil spills, Algal bloom, Acid rain

(c) Dominance, Segregation, Independent assortment, Linkage

(d) Pineal, Thyroid, Adrenal, Pancreas

(e) Goitre, Cretinism, Myxoedema, Acromegaly

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(v) Match the items given in Column I with the most appropriate ones in Column II and rewrite
the correct matching pairs. [5]

Column I Column II
A. Myxoedema 1. Hypothyrodism
B. Addison’s disease 2. Undersecretion of ACTH
C. Diabetes mellitus 3. Hypergrycemia
D. Adrenal virilism 4. Hypersecretion of sex corticoids
E. Acromegaly 5. Hyperthyroidism
6. Oversecretion oi growth hormone
7. Hyposecretion of sexcorticoids

SECTION - B
(Attempt any four questions.)

QUESTION 3.

(i) A dog and a chicken have 78 chromosomes. But they are different from each other in many
aspects. Why? [1]

(ii) In a certain species of animals black fur (B) is dominant over brown fur (b). Predict a
genotype and phenotype of the offsprings when both parents are Bb or have heterozygous
black fur. [2]

(iii) State the importance of meiosis. [2]

(iv) Give scientific reason for the statement Colour blindness is more common in men than in
women. [2]

(v) (a) The smallest number of chromosome among the following: [3]
(a) Housefly (b) Mouse
(c) Frog (d) Ant
(b) Name two animals that have nineteen pairs of chromosome.

QUESTION 4.

(i) What are the four major parts of the male reproductive system ? [1]

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(ii) State the functions of testis. [2]

(iii) Define : [2]

(a) Endocrine gland.
(b) Hormone

(iv) Difference between Afferent Arteriole and Efferent Arteriole [2]

(v) Complete the following statements : [3]

(a) The cell formed through fertilization is called (gamete, sperm cell, zygote, ovum).
(b) Which of the following organs develop first ? (liver, heart, kidneys, notochord).
(c) How old is the embryo when it becomes a foetus ? (2 weeks, 2 months, 5 months, 28
days).
(d) The mammalian ovum was discovered by (Hertwig, Von Baer, Schwann, Satoh).
(e) The acrosome of sperm contains (hydrolytic enzymes, mitochondria, DNA, RNA).

QUESTION 5.

(i) State the exact location of the Chloroplast. [1]

(ii) Give scientific reasons: [2]

(a) It is not possible to demonstrate respiration in green plants in daytime.
(b) Some leaves have shiny and green upper surface.

(iii) Briefly explain how the rate of transpiration is affected by [2]

(a) Intensity of light
(b) Humidity of the atmosphere

(iv) Demonstrate an experiment to prove hydrotropism. [2]

(v) Write in steps the light phase of photosynthesis. [3]

QUESTION 6.

(i) What is the function of eyelashes ? [1]

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(ii) The diagram given below represents a certain stage of mitosis: [2]

(a) Identify the stage of cell division.

(b) Name the parts labelled A and B.

(iii) The given figure represents a certain phenomenon that occurs during meiosis: [2]
(a) Define the phenomenon.
(b) State the difference between chromosomes and chromatids.

(iv) (a) Other name for light and dark reaction. [2]
(b) Oxygen is a waste product of photosynthesis. Justify.

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(v) (a) From the graphs A and B given below, what do you understand about India’s population
and birth and death rate? [3]
(b) Industrial, scientific and agricultural revolutions are the reasons for rapid rise in
population. Explain briefly.

QUESTION 7.

(i) What was the earlist defining human trait? [1]

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(ii) With respect to disuse of organs, explain vermiform appendix and wisdom teeth. [2]

(iii) A mature mammalian erythrocyte lacks nucleus and mitochondria but is efficient in its
functioning. Explain by giving suitable reasons. [2]
(iv) Give biological reasons for the following statement : Cutting of trees should be
discouraged. [2]

(v) What is ozone hole? How are they produced? How it affects the life on the earth? [3]

QUESTION 8.

(i) Define: Exosmosis [1]

(ii) Write down the difference between Plasma and Serum [2]

(iii) (a) What are the structural and functional units of the brain ? [2]
(b) Mention the collective term for the membranes covering the brain.

(iv) Write two methods to control noise pollution. [2]

(v) Give the location and functions of bicuspid and tricuspid valve. [3]

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