Biology Revision for Term II

I. Answer the following in one word or one sentence: -

1. What is pasteurisation?
2. Which is the largest known single cell?
3. Define antibiotics.
4. Amoeba and Paramecium belong to which category of organisms?
5. What is the name of living substance present in a cell?
6. Identify the type of type of reproduction in the given diagram.

7. What is the name of cell which has a well-defined nucleus?

8. Which one of the following is not a part of female reproductive organs?
(a) Uterus (b) Ovary (c) Oviduct (d) Penis

For question numbers 10 and 11, two statements are given-one labelled
Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer
to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below:

(a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of the
assertion.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
 9. Assertion (A): Nucleus act as control centre of the activities of the cell.
Reason (R): The entire content of a living cell is called protoplasm.

10. Assertion (A): Internal fertilisation occurs in animals like humans, cows
etc
Reason (R): Fusion of male and female gamete takes place inside the
female body.

Read the following and answer the questions from 11.1 to 11.3
Cell is the structural and functional unit of an organism because a cell in
itself is the smallest part of an organism which is capable of functioning
independently and can carry out the fundamental duties of life like
reproduction, metabolism (photosynthesis and/or respiration)

11. 1 Nucleus is separated from cytoplasm by

(a) nuclear membrane (b) nucleoplasm (c) organs (d) cell membrane
11.2 The fluid present between the cell membrane and the nucleus is called

(a) Cytoplasm (b) Nucleoplasm (c) Protoplasm (d) Serum

11.3 A suitable term for the various components of a cell is
(a) tissue (b) cell organelles (c) chromosomes (d) genes

II. Answer the following questions briefly: -

1. Differentiate between
(a) Cell wall and cell membrane
(b) A tissue and an organ

2. Cells consist of many organelles, yet we do not call any of these

organelles as structural and functional unit of living organisms. Explain.
3. Why is reproduction important?
4. What are viviparous animals?
5. What is the name of living substance present in cell?
6. Why plant cells need cell walls?
OR
Draw a well-labelled diagram of structure of a plant cell.