KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN CHENNAI REGION

HALF-YEARLY EXAM :2022 -2023

CLASS XI TIME: 3 hours
SUB: BIOLOGY MAXIMUM MARKS: 70

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
i. All questions are compulsory.
ii. The question paper has five sections and 33 questions.
iii. Section - A has 16 questions of 1 mark each; Section–B has 5 questions of 2
marks each; Section - C has 7 questions of 3 marks each; Section - D has 2 case-based
questions of 4 marks each; and Section - E has 3 questions of 5 marks each.
iv. There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided some
questions. A student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such questions.
v. Wherever necessary, neat and properly labelled diagrams should be drawn.
SECTION - A
Q.no Questions Marks
1. As we go from higher species to kingdom, the number of common 1
characteristics goes on _______.
(a) Increasing (b) Decreasing (c) Remains same (d) None of these
2. Select the wrong statement 1
(a) W.M. Stanley showed that viruses could be crystallized.
(b) The term ‘contagium vivum fluidum’ was coined by M.W.
Beijerinek.
(c) Mosaic disease in tobacco and AIDS in human being are caused by
viruses.
(d) The viroids were discovered by D.J. Ivanowsky
3. Which one of the following is a correct statement? 1
(a) Pteridophyte gametophyte has a protonemal and leafy stage.
(b) In gymnosperms, the female gametophyte is free living.
(c)Antheridiophores and archegoniophores are present in pteridophyte.
(d) Origin of seed habit can be traced in pteridophytes.
4. The gametophyte of pteridophyte grows in damp, moist and shady 1
places because
(a) They are limited and restricted to a narrow geographical region.
(b) They need water for fertilization of gametes formed on the
gametophyte.
(c) Water is required for gametogenesis.
(d) Egg cell swims in water to reach to the antheridia
5. Choose the correct statement 1
(a) All cyclostomes do not possess jaws and paired fins
(b) All reptiles have a three-chambered heart.
(c) All Pisces have gills covered by an operculum
(d) All mammals are viviparous
6. Which one of the following statements is incorrect? 1
(a) Mesoglea is present in between ectoderm and endoderm in Obelia.
(b) Radial symmetry is found in Asterias.
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 (c) Fasciola is a pseudocoelomate animal.
(d) Taenia is a triploblastic animal
7 Body cavity is the cavity present between body wall and gut wall. In 1
some animals this body cavity is not lined by mesoderm. Such animals
are called
(a) Acoelomate (b) Pseudocoelomate
(c) Coelomate (d) Haemocoelomate
8 Sclerenchymatous sheath is present in vascular bundles of 1
(a) Monocot root (b) Dicot root (c) Dicot stem (d) Monocot stem
9 Ribosomal RNA is actively synthesized in 1
(a) Lysosomes (b) Nucleolus (c) Nucleoplasm (d) Ribosomes
10 Which of following is an example of phospholipid? 1
(a) Palmitic acid (b) Arachidonic acid (c) Lecithin (d) Glycerol
11 Before undergoing meiosis, the amount of DNA of a cell 1
(a) Halves (b) Doubles (c) Remains the same (d) Quadruples
12 An elaborate network of filamentous proteinaceous structures found in 1
the cytoplasm which helps in the maintenance of cell shape is called
(a)Thylakoid (b) Endoplasmic reticulum
(c) Plasmalemma (d) Cytoskeleton
Question No. 13 to 16 consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer
these questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is False but R is true.
13 Assertion(A): Euglenoids have both plant and animal-like features 1
Reason(R): Euglenoids are autotrophic in sunlight and heterotrophic
in absence of sunlight
14 Assertion(A): In China rose stamens are said to be Monadelphous. 1
Reason(R): In China rose fusion of filament of stamens forms a single
group
15 Assertion(A): During aestivation frog exhibits cutaneous respiration. 1
Reason(R): Aestivation is a period of suspended activity to tide over
unfavourable condition
16 Assertion(A): All enzymes are proteins, but not all proteins are 1
enzymes.
Reason(R): Ribozyme is an enzyme which catalyse peptide bond
formation in proteins.
SECTION – B
17 State two drawbacks of artificial system of classification of plants. 2
18 What do you mean by sexual dimorphism? Discuss the sexual 2
dimorphism seen in frog.
19 Identify the type of placentation shown in the figure A and B. State how 2
they are different from each other.

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 A B

20. One of the most important functions of the plasma membrane is the 2
transport of the molecules across it. Explain the different ways in
which molecules are transported across the plasma membrane?
21. Cellular organization and metabolism is the defining feature of life - 2
explain
OR
Growth cannot be considered as a defining property of life -explain

SECTION - C
22 a) Would you call viruses as living or non-living? Substantiate the 3
statement.

b)

Identify the virus shown in the diagram and label the parts marked A
and B.
23 Name the phylum in which the following structures are seen. Give 3
their function.
a)Flame cells
b)Parapodia
c)Radula
24. Diagrammatically represent the structure of a monocotyledonous seed 3
and label the following parts:
Endosperm, Scutellum, Coleoptile and Coleorhiza.
25. Explain the structure and functions of Golgi complex. 3

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Observe the given graphs and answer the following questions.

a) Which one of the following graphs shows the relationship between
the temperature and enzyme activity.

b) With the increase in substrate concentration, the velocity of the

enzymatic reaction rises at first. The reaction ultimately reaches a
maximum velocity(Vmax) which is not exceeded by any further rise
in concentration of the substrate . Identify the graph which shows this
effect.

c) When the velocity of enzyme activity is plotted against PH, which

of the following is obtained?
27. Write the differences between dicot and monocot stem. 3
OR
Write the differences between dicot and monocot root.
28. a) Identify the stage of mitosis given in the image below. 3

b) Distinguish between Anaphase of mitosis and Meiosis I

c) Mention the role of spindle fibres in mitosis
SECTION - D
Q.no 29 and 30 are case based questions. Each question has subparts with internal
choice in one subpart.
29. 4

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 (I) Identify the figures (a) & (b)
(II) Label the parts 1,2, 3 & 4
(III) Give one example of a phylum belonging to (a) and (b).
OR
How is layer 1 different from layer 4 shown in figure (a)
and (b)
30 The acid insoluble pellet also has polysaccharides as another class of 4
macromolecules. Polysaccharides are long chains of sugars. They are
containing different monosaccharides as building blocks. For example,
cellulose is a polymeric polysaccharide consisting of only one type of
monosaccharide i.e., glucose. Cellulose is a homopolymer. Starch is a
variant of this but present as a store house of energy in plant tissues.
Animals have another variant called glycogen. Inulin is a polymer of
fructose. In a polysaccharide chain (say glycogen), the right end is
called the reducing end and the left end is called the non-reducing end.
Starch forms helical secondary structures. In fact, starch can hold I 2
molecules in the helical portion. Cellulose does not contain complex
helices and hence cannot hold I2.

(i) Glycogen is popularly known as animal starch. Give reason

(ii) Name the monomer constituting the polymer starch.
(iii) The right end is called the reducing end and the left end is called
the non-reducing end in a polysaccharide chain. On which end new
molecules are added? Why?
(OR)
What are homopolymer? Name the building blocks of glycogen.

SECTION - E
31 Prophase I of Meiosis is the longest phase of cell division. Enumerate 5
the changes that take place during this phase. State the significance of
this phase.
OR
Schematically represent primary, secondary and tertiary structures of
a protein. State the functions of protein in our body.

32 With the help of neat labelled diagram describe the process of digestion 5
in frog.
OR

a) What is aestivation?
b) With neat labelled diagrams explain the types of aestivation seen in
plants.
33 (I) Give one point of difference between 5
a) Archegonium and Antheridium of a Bryophyte.
b) Prothallus and Protonema
c) Polyp and Medusa of Cnidarians
(II) Write any four criteria used by R.H. Whittaker to propose Five
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kingdom Classification.

OR

Compare Osteichthyes and Chondrichthyes with reference to their

a) Position of mouth,
b) Gills and Gill cover,
c) Body[skin] scales,
d) Presence or absence of air bladder
e) Fertilization