ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2022 -2023

BIOLOGY
CLASS XI
Time: 3hrs. M.M:70
General Instructions:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper has five sections and 33 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(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 has3 questions of 5 marks each.
(iv). There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided to 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
1. The functional unit of muscle contraction is
(a) sacrolemma (b) sacroplasm (c) myofibrils (d) sacromere.
2. Which of the following is a hypothalamic hormone?
(a) LH (b) FSH (c) GnRH (d) TSH
3. The correct sequence of taxonomical categories
(a) Species – Genus – Order – Class - Phylum
(b) Genus – Order – Species - Class – Phylum
(c) Species – Class – Oder – Genus – Phylum
(d) Species – Class – Genus – Order – Phylum
4. Deuteromycees are called imperfect fungi because they have
(a) Only sexual mode of reproduction (b) Only asexual mode of reproduction
(c) Both sexual and asexual mode of reproduction (d) Only spore formation
5. The predominant stage of the life cycle of a moss plant is
(a) Pteridophyte (b) Gametophyte (c) Sporophyte (d) Protonema
6. The excretory organ of Arthropoda is
(a) malpighian tubules (b) nephridia (c) flame cells (d) lungs
7. During Meiosis crossing over takes place in the stage of
(a) leptotene (b0 zygotene (c) pachytene (d) diplotene
8. The first product of carbon-dioxide fixation in C4 plants is
(a) OAA (b) PGA (c) RuBP (d) NADPH
9. A gaseous plant hormone
(a) Auxins (b) Abscisic acid (c) Ethylene (d) Gibberellins
10. Which of the following statement is not correct about PCT?
(a) It is lined by simple cuboidal brush bordr epithelium
(b) Nearly all of the essential nutrients and water are reabsorbed by it.
(c) It helps to maintain the pH and ionic balance of the body fluids.
(d) Re-absorption is minimum in it.
11. Animals that excrete metabolic waste as urea are called
(a) Ammonotelic (b) Ureotelic (c) urecoelic (d) none of this
12. The functional unit of kidney is
(a) Neuron (b) Nephron (c) Nephredia (d) Glomerulus
Question No: 13 to 16 consist of two statements – Assertion [A] and Reason [R]. Answer these
questions by 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, but 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]: Glomerular filtration is considered as ultra filtration.
Reason[R]: Blood is filtered so finely in the glomerulus.
14. Assertion [A]: An increased level of sugar in the blood is called hyperglycemia.
Reason [R]: Glucagon is a peptide hormone that stimulates glycogenolysis.
15. Assertion [A]: Emphysema is a chronic respiratory disorder.
Reason[R]: Cigarette smoking damages the alveolar wall.
16. Assertion [A]: In monocot stem the vascular bundle is said to be closed.
Reason[R]: In monocot stem cambium is present between the xylem and phloem.
SECTION – B.
17. What is venation? Explain the two types of venation.
18. Why are mitochondria called as the power house of a cell?
19. State the significances of Mitosis.
OR
Describe the steps of the catalytic cycle of an enzyme action.
20. Study the figure given below and answer the questions that follow.
 (a) What type of growth model is depicted by the graph?
(b) Write the formula to express this growth.
(c) What type of curve is shown by the graph?
(d) Why is this type of growth realistic?
21. How does Abscisic acid act as an inhibitor on plant growth and development? Why is this
hormone called as stress hormone?
SECTION – C
22. Explain the phases of inter-phase during the mitosis.
23. How does respiration in human beings regulated? Explain.
OR
How does cardiac activity in human beings regulated?
24. What is an ECG? Draw a standard ECG. What does the waves P, QRS and T represents?
25. What are joints? Explain the different types of joints with examples.
26. Explain the process of formation of urine in human beings.
27. Study the given graph and answer the questions that follow:

(a) What is oxygen dissociation curve?

(b) What is partial pressure of oxygen [pO2] and partial pressure of carbon-dioxide [pCO2]?
(c) What are the conditions exist in the alveoli of lungs and tissues to enable the exchange
of gases?
28. Explain the major pathways of anaerobic respiration in yeast and muscle cells.
SECTION – D
Question No. 29 and 30 are case based questions. Each question has subparts with internal
choice in one subpart.
29. Plants unlike animals have no special systems for breathing or gaseous exchange. Almost all
living cells in plant have their surface exposed to air. The breaking of C-C bonds of complex
organic molecules by oxidation in cells leading to the release of lot of energy. Glucose, fats and
proteins can break down to yield energy. Each glucose molecule is broken through a series of
enzyme catalyzed reactions into pyruvic acid. Under anaerobic conditions either lactic acid or
alcohol are produced. For aerobic respiration pyruvic acid is transported to mitochondria.
(a) How do plants exchange gases in the absence of special systems?
(b) What is cellular respiration?
(c) What is the favoured substrate for respiration? Name the process by which glucose is
converted into pyruvic acid.
OR
(c) Where does anaerobic respiration take place in a cell? Why does anaerobic respirations
hazards to living organisms?
30. There are thousands of organic compounds seen in living organisms. They are called bio-
molecules. They may be bio- macromolecules or micro-molecules. Only three types of
macromolecules are found in living systems. Lipids have molecular weight lesser than 800 Da,
but are placed under bio- macromolecular fraction. Bio- molecules are polymers. Proteins are
heteropolymers. Nucleic acids are composed of nucleotides.
(a) What are bio-molecules?
(b) What are the three types of macro-molecules found in the living systems?
(c) Why lipids are placed under bio-macromolecular fraction even if its molecular weight is
lesser than 800 Da.?
OR
(c) What are nucleotides?
SECTION- E
31. Explain the structure of human neural system. State the role of each part in the transmission of
impulses.

OR

31. (a) Explain the structure of a neuron with a neat labeled diagram.

(b) Explain the transmission of impulses through a chemical synapse.

32. (a) Explain the structure of –

(i) Skeletal muscle

(ii) Visceral muscle

(iii) Cardiac muscle

(iv). Actin filament

(v) Myosin filament

33. Explain the Hatch and Slack pathway with the diagram.

OR

Explain Calvin cycle with the diagram.

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