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HOLIDAY HOME WORK CLASS XI BIOLOGY

1. How are pneumatic bones and air sacs important in aves?


2. Provide a technical term for the following:
Blood filled cavity in arthropods
A stinging organ of jellyfish
Free-floating form of Cnidaria
Lateral appendages in aquatic annelids
3. Give an example of:
An oviparous mammal
Roundworm
A limbless reptile
Fish possessing poison sting
4. Mention two similarities between Aves and Mammals
5. Name the classes of vertebrates with two, three and four-chambered hearts.
6. All vertebrates are termed chordates, but all chordates are not vertebrates. Justify the
statement.
7. Can the number of eggs or young ones produced by an oviparous and viviparous mother be
equal? Why?
8. Distinguish between the following terms-
Closed circulatory system and Open circulatory system.
Oviparous and viviparous characteristics
Direct development and Indirect development
9. The body cavity is the cavity between the body and gut walls. In some animals, the body
cavity is absent, while in some, it is present. To define the terms.
(a) Acoelomate and
(b) Pseudocoelomate.
(c) Coelomate
10. Endoparasites are found inside the host body. Mention the special structure these possess,
which enables them to survive in those conditions.
11.Give the main characteristic features of the following, citing one example of each:
Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes
Urochordata and Cephalochordata
12. Explain different types of phyllotaxy with suitable examples.
13. Name the floral parts of an angiosperm. Also, mention their arrangements.
14. What do you mean by venation?
15. Explain the two major types of compound leaves present in plants.
16. Describe the term inflorescence. Name two major types of inflorescences.
17. Define the following terms:
(a) aestivation (b) placentation (c) actinomorphic (d) zygomorphic (e) superior Ovary (f)
perigynous flower (g) epipetalous stamen
18. Take a flower each from the familie Solanaceae and then write its semi-technical description
and floral formula.
19. Roots obtain Oxygen from the air for the process of respiration. In the absence or deficiency
of Oxygen, the root growth gets restricted and stops completely. So how do the plants growing
in marshlands or swamps obtain the Oxygen required for root respiration?
20. Differentiate between the following terms –
Bracteole and Bract
Petiole and Pulvinus
Peduncle and Pedicle
Spadix and Spike
Staminoid and Stamen
Pollenium and Pollen

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