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VLS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Basaveshwaranagar, Bangalore-79
Ist PREPARATORY EXAM - December 2022
Class: X BIOLOGY Marks: 80
Date: 27-12-2022 Time: 2 hr
INSTRUCTIONS:
 Attempt all the Questions from Section A compulsorily.
 Answer any four questions from Section B.
 Put the question number without fail while attempting the answers in both the sections.
 The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets ().
SECTION A
QUESTION I
Select the correct answers to the questions from the given options: (15)
1) The prime source of chlorofluorocarbons is:
a) Vehicular emissions
b) Industrial effluents
c) Domestic sewage
d) Refrigeration equipments
2) Which of the following is a natural growth inhibitor?
a) NAA
b) ABA
c) IAA
d) GA
3) Marine fish when placed in tap water bursts because of:
a) Endosmosis
b) Exosmosis
c) Diffusion
d) Plasmolysis
4) A single highly coiled tube where sperms are stored, gets concentrated and mature is known as:
a) Epididymis
b) Vas efferentia
c) Vas deferens
d) Seminiferous tubule
5) Removal of anthers from flowers artificially is known as:
a) Castration
b) Emasculation
c) Cutting
d) Cross- pollination
6) A destarched plant is one whose:
a) Leaves are free from chlorophyll
b) Aerial parts are free from starch
c) Leaves are free from starch
d) Plant is free from starch
7) The largest detoxifying gland present in our body :

a) Pituitary
b) Thyroid
c) Liver
d) Sweat gland
8) KOH in physiological experiments is used to absorb:
a) Oxygen
b) Carbon monoxide
c) Water
d) Alcohol
9) Amniocentesis involves:
a) Digestion of amino acids
b) Conversion of glucose to amino acid
c) Taking out cells near the foetus
d) The killing of child before birth
10) Having two eyes facilitates in:
A. Increasing the field of view C. Bringing three dimensional view
B. Developing the concept of distance/size
Then the correct option(s) is/ are:
a) A only
b) A and B only
c) B only
d) A, B and C
11) RNA and proteins are formed in:
a) G1 phase
b) G2 phase
c) S phase
d) Mitotic phase
12) Contraction of uterus during childbirth is caused by:
a) TSH
b) Oxytocin
c) FSH
d) Glucagon
13) Blood circulation takes the following course in the human heart:
a) Left atrium left ventricle lungs right atrium right ventricle.
b) Right atrium right ventricle
c) Left atrium left ventricle
d) Right atrium right ventricle lungs Left atrium left ventricle.
14) Nitrogenous excretory product of tadpole of frog is:
a) Ammonia
b) Urea
c) Guanine
d) Uric acid
15) Core of chlorophyll is formed by:

a) Iron
b) Manganese
c) Methyl group
d) Magnesium
QUESTION II
A. Name the following: (5)
A. The waxy layer on the epidermis of the leaf meant to reduce transpiration.
B. The blood vessel which has maximum amount in glucose.
C. A hormone which is universally distributed in higher as well as in lower plants.
D. The knot like mass of blood capillaries present inside the Bowman’s capsule.
E. The exceptionally high rate of growth of human population.
B. Given below is an example of certain structure and its special functional activity. On a similar
pattern , fill in the blanks with suitable functions for the following: (5)
[EXAMPLE: RIBOSOMES AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS]
1) Seminiferous tubule and ____________________.
2) Ampulla of Semicircular canal and ______________.
3) Hydathodes and _______________.
4) Thylakoids and ________________.
5) Inguinal canal and ______________.
C. Arrange and rewrite the terms in each group in the correct order so as to be in a logical sequence
beginning with the term that is underlined. One example is done for your reference: (5)
[EXAMPLE: CHOROID, SCLERA, VITREOUS BODY, RETINA.
ANSWER: SCLERA CHOROID VITREOUS BODY RETINA.]
1) Graffian follicle, uterus, oviducal funnel, fallopian tube, ovum.
2) Soil water, root hair, xylem, cortex, endodermis.
3) Association neuron, effector, motor neuron, receptor, sensory neuron.
4) Guard cells, epidermal cells, stoma, cuticle, palisade cells.
5) Cochlea, malleus, pinna, stapes, incus.
D. Choose the odd one out from the following terms and name the category to which the others
belong to: (5)
1) Sewage, newspaper, Styrofoam, hay.
2) Thymine, cytosine, adenine, pepsin.
3) Malleus, iris, stapes, incus.
4) Cortisone, somatotropin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, vasopressin.
5) Typhoid, haemophilia, albinism, colour blindness.
E. Explain the following terms: (5)

1) Gray matter 4) Micturition
2) Biodegradable 5) Diffusion
3) phagocytosis
SECTION B
QUESTION III
1) Define implantation. (1)
2) Explain temperature regulation in testes. (2)
3) What are the common sources of oil spills? How do they affect sea life? (2)
4) What are the age restrictions for marriage by law for boys and girls in India? (2)
5) The given diagram shows a diagrammatic display of certain parts of an organ. (3)
a) What is the collective term given to the parts labelled 1, 2 and 3?

b) State the function of Eustachian canal.
c) Which is the sensory unit of hearing?
QUESTION IV
1) Explain crossing over. (1)
2) Why do plants bend towards the source of light? (2)
3) Draw a neat labelled diagram of Ganong’s potometer. (3)
4) The given diagram shows an abnormality of eye of a person, corrected by using concave lens. Study
the diagram and answer the questions that follow: (4)
a) What eye
defect is this person suffering from?
b) What happens in the vision of the person in this eye defect?
c) What is the location of yellow spot? Why is it called as area of brightest vision?
QUESTION V
1) What is castration? (1)
2) Expand ACTH. (1)
3) Briefly explain the following terms: (2)
a) Photophosphorylation
b) Deplasmolysis
4) Draw a neat labelled diagram of human sperm. (3)
5) A woman with normal vision marries a man with normal vision. They have a colour blind son. Her
husband dies and she marries a colour blind man. Show the type of children that might be expected
from this marriage and the proportion of each. (3)
QUESTION VI
1) Given below is the diagram of an experiment. Study the diagram and answer the questions that
follows: (3)
a) What phenomenon is intended to be shown by this experiment?

b) Which limb of U-tube A or B contains more concentrated sucrose solution?
c) Why is membrane separating the two solutions labelled as semipermeable membrane?
2) Give scientific reason for the following: (4)
a) X- Linked recessive diseases are more common among males than in females.
b) Hormones are called ‘chemical messengers’.
c) The meiosis is called reductional division.
d) There is stability or a decline in the population of developed countries.
3) Give one difference between tubectomy and vasectomy. (2)
4) Write a short note on ‘selective reabsorption’. (1)
QUESTION VII
1) The diagram given below represents a certain stage of mitosis: (3)
a) Identify the stage of cell division.
b) What is the unique feature observed in this stage?
c) Draw and label the previous stage of cell division.
2) Define gene. (1)
3) Draw a neat labelled diagram of human heart. (3)

4) Observe the diagram carefully and then answer the questions that follows: (3)
a) Draw the same structure given above and label the given parts:
Testis , Sperm duct, Prostate gland, Seminal vesicles, Epididymis.
b) State the function of seminal vesicles.
c) What is Prostectomy?
QUESTION VIII
1) The diagram given below shows the internal structure of the spinal cord, depicting a simple reflex.
Study the same and then answer the questions that follow: (4)
a) Name the parts numbered 1, 2 and 3.

b) What is the term given to the point of contact between two nerve cells?
c) How does the arrangement of nerve cells in the spinal cord differ from that in the brain?
2) Write a short note on plastids. (2)
3) Draw a neat labelled diagram of diapedesis. (2)
4) What is ozone depletion? (1)
5) “Grapes shrink when immersed in a very strong sugar solution”. Explain. (1)
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7) The largest detoxifying gland present in our body :

15) Core of chlorophyll is formed by:

E. Explain the following terms: (5)

a) What is the collective term given to the parts labelled 1, 2 and 3?

a) What phenomenon is intended to be shown by this experiment?

3) Draw a neat labelled diagram of human heart. (3)

a) Name the parts numbered 1, 2 and 3.

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