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V I D Y A P E E T H
MOCK TEST 1 2023-2024
SUBJECT: BIOLOGY [SCIENCE PAPER-3]
CLASS: X
Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during first 15 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
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Section A is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section B.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]
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SECTION A (40 Marks)
(Attempt all questions from this Section.)
Question 1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options.
(Do not copy the question, write the correct answer only.) [15]

(i) The type of gene, which in the presence of a contrasting allele is not expressed:
(a) Homozygous (b) Heterozygous (c) Dominant (d) Recessive

(ii) If a pure tall plant is crossed with a pure dwarf plant, all the off springs of the F1 generation will be:
(a) Tall (b) Dwarf (c) 50% tall, 50% dwarf (d) 3 tall, 1 dwarf

(iii) A plant Mimosa pudica shows folding of its leaves within 2-3 seconds when touched. This happens due to
the presence of::
(a) Flaccid movements (b) Turgor movements (c) Plasmolysis (d) Osmosis

(iv) Identify the adaptation in plants to reduce excessive transpiration.

(a) Broad Leaves (b) Thin Cuticle (c) Fewer Stomata (d) More Leaves

(v) Identify the correct statement:

(a) Hypothyroidism adversely affects the body physiology (b) Hypothyroidism causes cretinism
(c) Hypothyroidism causes goitre (d) All of the above

(vi) Assertion (A) : Wooden doors get jammed during rainy season.
Reason (R) : Cellulose is a hydrophilic substance which imbibe water or moisture and swell up.
(a) Both A and R are True (b) Both A and R are False
(c) A is True and R is False (d) A is False and R is True

(vii) The nephron discharges their urine at the:

(a) Urinary bladder (b) Urethra (c) Renal pelvis (d) Renal pyramid
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(viii) The greenhouse effect leads to:
(a) Thermal pollution (b) Oil spills
(c) Droughts (d) Global Warming

(ix) When the right atrium contracts, blood flows from the right atrium into the:
(a) Aorta (b) Left atrium (c) Pulmonary artery (d) Right ventricle

(x) The plant hormone triggers the fall of mature leaves and fruits from plants is:
(a) Auxin (b) Gibberellin (c) Abscisic acid (d) Kinetin

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

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

(xii) When a cell is placed in a _______solution, it becomes plasmolysed:

(a) Distilled water (b) Hypertonic solution (c) Isotonic (d) Hypotonic

(xiii) Transpiration helps in ascent of sap. Which of the following reason helps in ascent of sap?
P. Producing a suction force acting from the top of a plant.
Q. Evaporation from leaves concentrates cell sap and increases their osmotic pressure.
R. It increases the moisture in the atmosphere.
(a) Only P
(b) Only Q
(c) Only P and Q
(d) Only Q and R

(xiv) After mitotic cell division, a female human cell will have:
(a) 44+XX chromosome (b) 44+XY chromosome (c) 22+ X chromosome (d) 22+Ychromosome

(xv) If you keep the potted plant near the open window, after a few days you will notice that the shoot of the
plant bends towards the open window. Here shoot of the plant shows positive response
Which of the following is/ are involved in the process described above?
1. Touch 2. Water 3. Light 4. Chemical
(a) Only 3 (b) Only 1 and 3 (c) Only 1, 3 and 4 (d) Only 1, 2 and 3.

Question 2
(i) Name the following: [5]
(a) The fluid filled in the space between the cell wall and plasma membrane in a plasmolysed cell.
(b) A plant with sunken stomata.
(c) The protective covering of the heart.
(d) The structure formed by Bowman’s capsule and glomerulus together.
(e) The hormone that controls Na+ and K+ metabolism in the body.

(ii) Arrange and rewrite the terms in each group in the correct order so as to be in a logical sequence
beginning with the word that is underlined: [5]
(a) Prophase, Telophase, Anaphase, Metaphase.
(b) Cortex, Root hair, Epidermis, Endodermis.
(c) Platelets, Thrombin, Fibrin, Fibrinogen.
(d) Mesophyll cells, Xylem, Stoma, Substomatal space.
(e) Ureter, Urethra, Urinary bladder, Kidney.
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(iii) Fill in the blanks with suitable words: [5]
Homo habilis represented the first man like ancestor.They were about (a) _________cm tall with a (b)________
capacity ranging from 680-735 cm3.They showed (c)___________ locomotion. Their body was covered with
(d) _______________and the dentition showed small(e) ______________ like that of modern man.

(iv) Choose the odd one out from the following terms and name the category to which the others belong: [5]
(a) Detegents, Sewage, X-rays, Oil spills.
(b) Thyroid stimulating hormone, Insulin, Growth hormone, Oxytocin.
(c) Typhoid, Haemophilia, Albinism, Colour blindness.
(d) Neutrophil, Basophil, Monocytes, Eosinophil.
(e) Pentose sugar, Histones, Phosphate group, Nitrogenous bases.

(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) Gaseous plant hormone 1. Heart muscles
(b) Euro Bharat vehicular standards 2. RR
(c) Narrow lumen 3. Ethylene
(d) Coronary artery 4. Noise pollution
(e) Homozygous Dominant 5. Rr
6. Artery
7. Automobiles
SECTION B (40 Marks)
(Attempt any four questions from this Section.)
Question 3
(i) Define Mutation. [1]
(ii) Give one difference between Diffusion and Osmosis. [2]
(iii) Simple goitre is usually seen in people living in the hilly regions. Why? [2]
(iv) State two methods to reduce noise pollution. [2]
(v) Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow: [3]
(a) Name the apparatus.
(b) What is being demonstrated by this apparatus?
(c) What is the role of the air bubble in this experiment?

Question 4
(i) Name the part of digestive system, which is vestigial in humans. [1]
(ii) A matured mammalian erythrocyte lacks nucleus and mitochondria. Why? [2]
(iii) State the Mendel’s law of dominance. [2]
(iv) Why dark coloured moths survived in post industrialization period? [2]
(v) Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow: [3]
(a) Identify the given stage.
(b) Give reasons to support your answer in (a).
(c) How many daughter cells are formed from this type of cell division?

Question 5
(i) Define Parthenocarpy. [1]
(ii) State two functions of abscisic acid. [2]
(iii) The urine passed in summer is generally thicker. Give reasons. [2]
(iv) Differentiate between Guttation and Bleeding in plants. (Cause) [2]
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(v) Study the figure and answer the following questions: [3]
(a) Which part of the heart is contracting in this phase?
Give reasons to support your answer.
(b)What type of blood flows through “1”?
(c) Give one structural feature of part labelled as “1”.

Question 6
(i) Define Turgor pressure. [1]
(ii) Differentiate between phenotype and genotype. [2]
(iii) Give the exact location of pulmonary semilunar valve? When does it close? [2]
(iv) Why pea plant was selected by Mendel for conducting his experiments? Give two reasons. [2]
(v) In Mendel’s experiments, tall pea plants (T) are dominant over dwarf pea plants (t). [3]
(a) What is the phenotype and genotype of F1 generation if a homozygous tall plant is crossed with a
homozygous dwarf plant?
(b) Draw a punnett square to show the gametes and offspring when both the parent plant are heterozygous for
tallness.
(c) What is the phenotypic ratio and genotypic ratio of the above cross shown in (b)?

Question 7
(i) Define Blood pressure. [1]
(ii) The fishes living in freshwater cannot survive in sea water. Give reasons. [2]
(iii) How is cytokinesis in plant cell different from that in animal cell? . [2]
(iv) Differentiate between Lymphocytes and Neutrophils. (Structure of nucleus) [2]
(v) Study the diagram and answer the following questions: [3]
(a) Name the physiological process being studied.
(b) What is the aim of the experiment?
(c)After an hour, what change if any, would you expect to find in the
cobalt chloride paper placed on the upper and lower surface of the leaf?

Question 8
(i) Define homologous chromosomes. [1]
(ii) Differentiate between Thigmotropism and Geotropism. [2]
(iii) Why in some xerophytes, leaves are modified into spines? [2]
(iv) State the significance of Crossing over. [2]
(v) Study the diagram and answer the following questions: [3]
(a) What is the name of the theory that is being depicted in the figure?
(b) Who explained the theory?
(c) What was the reason that the giraffe stretched their neck and forelimbs?

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