* 11Bio Kanyakumari District Schools
Common Second Mid Term Test, November - 2013
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Standard 11
Time: 1.30 Hrs. BIOLOGY Marks: 75
PART - I [BOTANY], Marks : 38
Section-A 6x1=6
Note: i) Answer all the questions. ii) Choose the right answer.
iii) Each carries one mark,
1) Seeds are produced fram the
8) Query b) Carpels c) Ovules d) Locules
2) grand children may exhibit a feature of an earlier
generation not seen in parents, This is called
a) Homunculus b) Pangenesis .¢) Atavism d) Blending
3) The inheritance of fruit colour in cucurbita pepo gives a ratio of
a)i3:3 by12:3:1 ¢)9:7 d9:3:4
4) The protoplasm was considered asa sotyoneiee colloidal
system by
. a) Altmann b) Hemming / c) Wilson Fisher’ -d) Butschilli
5) The principle used in pickling is
a) Imbibition b) Endosmosis
c)-Plasmolysis d) None of the above
6) The: cross which proves that sex has no influence on
inheritance is
a) Back cross , b) Test cross
c) Reciprocal cross d) Monohybrid'cross
Section - B 4x3=12
Note: i} Answer any four of the following questions.
ii) Each question carries three marks.
Define aggregate frult.
8) Name the three scientists who rediscovered Mendet's work.
9) Define back cross.
10) Define Codon.
11) Define Imbibition,
12) Define Brownian movement.
Section -C 2x5=10
Note: i) Answer any two ofthe following questions.
it) Question No. 14 is compulsory.
iil) Each carries five marks.
iv) Draw diagrams wherever necessary.
13) Describe multiple fruit with a suitable example.
14) Describe the Monohybrid Cross.
15) Differentiate between DPD and water potential.
16) Explain plasmolysis and bring out its significance,2 www.tnschools.co.in
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Section - D 1x10=10
Note: i) Answer any one of the following questions.
Each carries ten marks.
iil) Draw diagrams wherever necessary.
17) Explain intermediate inheritance in the 4'0 clock plant.
18) Write an essay onthe physical nature and properties of protoplasm.
PART _- II [ZOOLOGY] Marks : 37
Section-A 8x1=8
Note: i) Answer all questions. ii) Choose the correct answer.
ili) Each question carries one mark.
1) The length of the duodenum in human alimentai
a)8cm b)1.8cm c)9cm dj2
2) The average weight of kidney in adult female is
a) 150g b) 135g ¢) 75g d) 250g
3) The inner layer of membrane lining the uterus is
a) perimetrium b) myometrium c) endometrium d) serous lay layer
4) The major part of the tooth is made up of
a) Enamel b) Root canal_c) Cementum dj) I Dentine
Substance secreted by islets of Langerhans is
a) Digestive enzyme b) Glycogen c) Insulin d) Bile ju Bile juice
Portal system occurs in
2) Bancrers b) Liver c) Lungs d) Spleen
The structural and functional units of nervous system are__.
a) Nephrons b) Neurons c)Epineurium d) Neuro trnasmitters
8) The specialized cells seen in the visceral layer of
Bowman's capsule are
a) Podocytes 8 Epithelial cells
c) Endothelial cells ___ d)Zona glomerulosa
Section -B 3x3=9
Note: Answer any three questions.
9) What is Carina?
10) Provide the human dental formula.
11) What is meant by Vasavasorum?
12) What is Graafian follicle?
13) What is glomerulus?
‘ Section -C 2x5=10
Note: Answer any two questions.
Provide the structure of human kidney.
15) Describe the structure of trachea.
13} Write a short notes on thyroid gland.
Describe the structure of uterus.
Section - D 1x10=10
Note: Answer any one of the questions.
13 Describe the structure of alimentary canal of man.
Describe the structure of the human heart with a neat
labelled sketch.
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