HALF YEARLY EXAM (2024-25)

CLASS : XI
SUBJECT: BIOLOGY
Time : 3 hours Maximum marks :70
General Instructions :
 There are a total of 33 questions and five sections in the question paper. All
questions are compulsory .
 Section -A contains 16 questions of 1 mark each ; Section -B contains 5
questions of 2 marks each ; Section -C contains 7 questions of 3 marks each
; Section -D contains 2 case based questions of 4 marks each ; Section – E
contains 3 questions of 5 marks each .
SECTION -A
1. A group of plants and animals with similar traits of any rank is :
(a) Taxon. (b) Species.
(c) Genus. (d) Order.
2. The scientific term of mango is :
(a) Mangifera Indica (b) Mangifera Indica
(c) Mangifera indica (d) Mangifera indica
3. Which of the plant groups needs both land and water to complete
their life cycle?
(a) Pteridophytes (b) Thallophyta
(c) Bryophytes (d) Gymnosperm.
4. Artificial classification of plant kingdom is based on
(a) Morphological characteristic
(b) Embryonic structure
 (c) Ultra structure
(d) Filamentous structure
5. The morphological nature of the edible part of a coconut is
(a) Cotyledon ( b) perisperm
(c) pericarp. ( d) seed
6. _____ are the non essential parts of a flower.
(a) Androecium (b) Gynoecium
(c) sepals & petals ( d) sepals & stamen.
7. Which of the following statements is true about frog ?
(a) It lives on land and in sea water.
(b) Ranatigrina is a rare Species.
(c)They cannot survive in fresh water.
(d) They belong to class amphibia.
8. Which of these describe the skin of frog ?
(a) Thick & leathery. ( b) smooth & slippery
( c) Hard & dry. ( d) Thin & membranous
9. According to Aristotle chlorella comes under _______ .
(a) Plantae. ( b ) Animalia
(c) Protista ( d) Plants .
10. Which class has the largest number of animals ?
(a) Fishes. ( b) Reptiles.
( c) Insects. ( d) Mammals.
11. Closed vascular bundles lacks
(a) Pith. (b) Xylem.
 (c) Cambium. (d) Xylem vessels.
12. Which structures perform the function of mitochondria in
bacteria ?
(a) Mesosomes. ( b) Ribosomes. ( c) Cell wall. (d) Nucleoid.
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 : Rudolf Virchow modified the hypothesis of Cell theory
given by Schleiden and Schwann.
Reason : Cell theory says that all cells arise from pre -existing cells.
14.Assertion: The ground tissue system forms the main bulk of the plant.
It is divided into three zones – cortex , pericycle and pith.
Reason : In leaves , the ground tissue consists of thin walled
chloroplast containing cells and is called mesophylls.
15.Assertion : The skeleton of sponges is made up of spicules .
Reason : Composition of spicules help in classification of sponges.
16.Assertion : Two kingdom classification was not sufficient .
Reason : Majority of organisms failed to fall into either of the
categories in two kingdom classification.
 Section – B
17.Write the universal rules of binomial nomenclature .
18.Name two algae , from which ‘ agar’ is obtained . Give one use of this
product.
19.Write the characteristic features of class amphibia.
20.What is aestivation ? Name its type .
21.Mention the functions of malpighian tubules .
Section – C
22.List three steps involved in sexual cycle of fungi.
23.Write the General characters of seedless vascular plants.
24.Draw the internal structures of a monocotyledonous seed and label
any six parts in them.
25.Describe the vascular tissue system in flowering plants .
26.Draw a neat diagram of the digestive system of a frog.
27.Describe the fluid mosaic model of Cell membrane .
28.Describe the types of respiration in frogs .
Section -D ( Case based questions)
29.Classification is not a single step process , but involves a hierarchy of
steps , in which each step represent a rank or category. Each category , a
unit of classification , represent a taxon . Taxonomic studies of all the
known organisms have led to the development of certain common
categories.
 a) Name and arrange the common categories in proper sequence
in a hierarchy , from the lowest to the highest category.
b) Name the family that includes lion ,tiger and leopard.
c) Name the order of human beings.
d) Name the order that includes the plant families Convolulaceae
and Solanaceae.
30.The flower is the reproductive structure of an angiosperm , meant for
sexual reproduction . A typical flower has four different whorls arranged
successively on the swollen end of the flower stalk , called pedicel.
a)What name is given to the swollen end of the pedicel?
b)Name the accessory whorls of a complete flower .
c)What is perianth ? Give an example.
Section. -D
31.(a) Give two names of two organisms in which heterocysts are found.
(b) State swollen symbiont forms of fungi . Also mention the other
component of this relationship.
(c) Which fungus is known as imperfect fungi ?
OR
(a) What are the main criteria used by R.H. Whittaker for its
classification?
(b) Write the characteristic features of chrysophytes.
32.(a) Cnidarian exhibits in two basic body forms . Name these body
forms and its features.
(b)Write the three points difference between chordates and non –
chordates.
 OR
(a) Write the three characteristic features of phylum
platyhelminthes.
(b) Define indirect development . Give two example.
33.(a) Name two organelles which have their own circular DNA and 70s
Ribosomes.
(b)With the help of labelled diagram describe in brief the structure
of chloroplast.
OR
(a) Name the membrane boundary of the vacuole of the plant Cell.
(b) Write any two similarities between chloroplast and
mitochondria.
(c) Name the different types of chromosome on the position of
centromere.