AHSEC| CLASS 12| BIOLOGY| QUESTION PAPER - 2022| H.S. 2ND YEAR

AHSEC| CLASS 12| BIOLOGY| QUESTION PAPER - 2022| H.S. 2ND YEAR

2022
BIOLOGY
(Theory)
Full Marks: 70
Pass Marks: 21
Time: Three hours
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.

 

PART-I

(BOTANY)

MARKS – 35

Page No. 1 - 6

 

PART-II

(ZOOLOGY)

MARKS - 35

Page No. 7 – 11

 

Use separate Answer scripts for Part-I (Botany) and Part-II (Zoology)

 

Part-I (Botany)

 

1.  What is Plasmid?  1

2. Name the plant body where bisexual and both unisexual male and female flowers are present.      1

3. Write full forms of VAM.    1

4. Who proposed Mutation theory?      1

5. What is biogas?    2

6. Name two antibiotics produced from fungi.   1+1=2

7. How is DNA isolated in purified form from a bacterial cell?  2

Or

What is recombinant DNA? List the tools of Genetic Engineering.    2

8. What is triple fusion? Name the nuclei involved in the process. 1+1=2

Or

What is meant by polyembryony in angiosperm? Write its importance. 1+1=2

9. What is totipotency of the cell? Write its importance in Plant science. 1+1=2

10. Explain briefly: (any two)   2+2=4

(i) Gene Gun

(ii) Biopatent

(iii) Gene Cloning.

11. Write the scientific names with their utilities of the following plants:  (any three) ½+½x3=3

(i) Tobacco

(ii) Tulsi

(iii) Jute

(iv) Coffee

12. How do biofertilizers enrich the fertility of the soil?     2

13. Describe the process of development of female gametophyte in Angiosperm with suitable diagram.    3

Or

Explain any three outbreeding devices that flower influence the plants have developed to encourage cross-pollination.    3

14. Write briefly on Modern Synthetic Theory of Evolution.       4

Or

Describe the factors involved in the process of organic evolution.   4

15. Define Biotechnology. Write briefly on the main aims of biotechnology. 1+4=5

Or

Write an account on biotechnological application in medicine.    5

 

Part – II (Zoology)

1. Fill in the blanks: (any two)      1x2=2

(a) The main function of interstitial cells of seminiferous tubules is _______.

(b) ________ proposed that nuclei are the bearers of hereditary characters.

(c) The AUG codon is called _____.

(d) Elephantiasis is caused by ________.

(e) Greenhouse effect is mainly caused due to ________.

2. Answer any two:     1x2=2

(a) What is ‘Template strand’?

(b) Define Test cross.

(c) What is the function of mitochondria in a sperm?

(d) What are ‘Transgenic Animals’?

3. Answer any four:   2x4=8

(a) What is Menstrual cycle? Which hormones control the menstrual cycle?

(b) What is Point mutation? Give one example.

(c) What is Adaptive radiation? Give one example.

(d) Define Ecological pyramid with one example.

(e) Define Endemism. Give one example of endemic animal of Assam.

(f) What do you mean by replication? Define semiconservative DNA replication.

4. Write the differences between: (any two) 2x2=4

(a) Homozygous and Heterozygous

(b) Linkage and Recombination

(c) Aneuploidy and Polyploidy

(d) Vaccination and Immunisation.

5. Draw a labelled diagram of T.S. of ovary.     3

Or

Draw a labelled diagram of double helical structure of DNA.      3

6. What are the sexually transmitted diseases? Mention the various causes of these diseases. 1+2=3

Or

Mention the effects of drugs and alcohols.      3

7. Write the salient features of Human Genome.    3

Or

Write the various reasons of the loss of Biodiversity.   3

8. Describe the various chromosomal disorders.        5

Or

Describe about the Pedigree analysis.       5

 

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