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2801.

Question : Lysosomes are surrounded by

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ONE membrane
two membranes
three membranes
none of the above

Solution :N/A
2802.

Question : Lysosomes are generally found in

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ANIMAL CELLS
PLANT cells
both plant and animal cells
bacterial cells

Solution :N/A
2803.

Question : Lysosomes are also known as "suicide bags" because of

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catelytic activity
hydrolytic activity
parasitic activity
saprophytic activity

Solution :N/A
2804.

Question : Lymph and plasma have the same chemical composition.

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ANSWER :T
2805.

Question : Luteinizing hormone is responsible for

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ovulation and formation of CORPUS LUTEUM
controlling activity of corpus luteum
DEVELOPMENT of mammary GLANDS
growth of FEMALE reproductive organs

Answer :A
2806.

Question : Give reason for the following statement. (i) Luteal phase of menstrual cycle is also called as secretory phase. (ii) Menstrual hygiene is essential for women.

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Solution :During the LUTEAL PHASE of the menstrual cycle in the uterus, the hormone progesterone is produced by the ovaries, Progesterone and ESTROGEN is secreted by the Corpus Luteum, which DEVELOPS from the Graafian follicle. So this phase of the menstrual cycle is called the SECRETORY phase.
2807.

Question : Lungs have a large number of alveoli for

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having spongy texture and PROPER shape
more SURFACE area for DIFFUSION of gases
more space for increasing VOLUME of in spired air
more NERVE supply 

Answer :B
2808.

Question : Low Carbohydrate food in the form of starch, complex sugars and fibre rich diets are more appropriate for the Dietary management of Diabetes.

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ANSWER :TRUE
2809.

Question : Loss of water in the form of vapour during transpiration occurs through,

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stomata
cutide
bank
lenticels

ANSWER :A
2810.

Question : Loose smut of wheat is caused by

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USTILAGO tritici
Puccinia tritici
Aspergillus
Fusarium 

ANSWER :A
2811.

Question : Longest bone is that of

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HUMERUS
stapes
femer
RADIO - ulna

Answer :C
2812.

Question : Long loops of Henle correlate with

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more CONCENTRATED urine
more DILUTE urine
urine HYPOTONIC to the blood
urine isotonic to the blood

Answer :A
2813.

Question : Locomotion in earthworm is helped by

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setae
coelomic fluid
body WALL musculature
all of the above 

ANSWER :D
2814.

Question : Lockjaw is an acute symptom in which the patient cannot open his jaw due to extreme stiffness of the neck muscles. The disease is caused by

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PASTEURELLA PESTIS
CLOSTRIDIUM tetani
Treponema pallidum
Corynebacterium diptheriae

Answer :B
2815.

Question : Locate and name the water reservoirs in diagram (a) and (b).

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Solution :(a)a POND as WATER RESERVOIR
(B) Ground water body
2816.

Question : Living organisms that are most versatile and adaptable of all biological groups

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bacteria
fungi
viruses
Mycoplasma 

ANSWER :A
2817.

Question : Living cells of xylem are

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parenchyma
fibres
vessels
tracheids 

ANSWER :A
2818.

Question : Liverworts are closely related to

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thallophytes
mosses
ferns
conifers 

ANSWER :B
2819.

Question : List two unisexual flowers.

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Solution :WATER MELON and papaya are UNISEXUAL flowers.
2820.

Question : List two plants which are grown by vegetative propagation of stem.

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SOLUTION :(i) JASMINE
(II) ROSE.
2821.

Question : List two reasons for the appearance of variations among the progeny formed by sexual reproduction.

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Solution :Sexual reproduction involves gametes from TWO DIFFERENT individuals. Thus their genetic MAKE up is different and hence gametes carry different alleles.
It leads to formation of greater variation, so better adaptability and EVOLUTION.
2822.

Question : List two functions performed by the testis in human beings.

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Solution : Functions of testis:
(i)To PRODUCE SPERMS.
(ii) To produce MALE SEX hormone/testosterone.
2823.

Question :List two functions of ovary of human female reproductive system.

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SOLUTION :(i) To PRODUCE FEMALE gamete.
(II) To secrete female HORMONES.
2824.

Question : List two functions of ovary of human female reproductive system.

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SOLUTION :Ovary is also the SOURCE of female hormone like ESTROGEN. Estrogen is required for the development of SECONDARY sex characteristics in females. Ova in female are produced by ovary through a PROCESS of oogenesis.
2825.

Question : List two differences in tabular form between dominant trait and recessive traits. What percentage / proportion of the plants in the F_(2) generation/progeny were round, in Mendel's cross between round and wrinkled pea plants?

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SOLUTION :DIFFERENCE between DOMINANT TRAIT and RECESSIVE trait
2826.

Question : List two differences in tabular form between dominant trait and recessive traits. What percentage/proportion of the plants in the F_2 generation/progeny were round, in Mendel's cross between round and wrinkled pea plants?

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SOLUTION :
2827.

Question : List three techniques that have been developed to prevent pregnancy. Which one of these techniques is not meant for males? How does the use of these techniques have a direct impact on the health and prosperity of a family ?

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Solution :Different methods of contraception are :
(i) Barrier method - Where physical barriers like condoms (worn over PENIS), diaphragm (used by females), cervical cap and Copper-T (an IUCD) are used.
(ii) Chemical method - Spermicidal APPLICATIONS by women, vaginal pills or oral contraceptive pills (OCPS) are used. OCPs are hormonal preparations which alter the hormonal level in female body. Use of OCPs is not meant for males.
(iii) Surgical method - Portion of vas deferens in MALE (vasectomy) or portion of fallopian tube in females (tubectomy) is cut or ligated. This stops release of gametes, preventing fertilisation. Contraceptive methods should be adopted as:
• They help in spacing two children.
• Thus helps in maintaining a woman.s health
• Better care of mother and child.
ALSO prevention of sexually transmitted diseases on using condoms.
• This results in better productivity of a family and hence more prosperity.
2828.

Question :List two differences between mode of reproduction in human beings and amoeba.

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SOLUTION :
2829.

Question : List two advantages associated with water harvesting at the community level.

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Solution :Two advantages ASSOCIATED with WATER harvesting at the community level are :
(1) Giving people control over their local water resources to ensure that mismanagement is reduced.
( 2 ) Over-exploitation of water resources is reduced. The water stored in the ground provides MOISTURE for vegetation over a WIDE area andis protected from contamination by human and animal WASTE.
2830.

Question : List three reasons for growing plant by vegetative propagation.

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SOLUTION :(i) Plants grown by vegetative propagation are GENETICALLY similar to the PARENT plant.
(ii) They can bear flowers and fruits faster than those plants that are produced by seeds.
(iii) Plants that do not produce seeds too can be MULTIPLIED by this METHOD.
2831.

Question : List three points of significance of reproductive health in a society.

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SOLUTION :Four points of significance of reproductive health are:
(i) It helps the person to LEAD a NORMAL life.
(ii) It helps in the awareness of sexually transmitted diseases.
(III) It helps in improving the reproductive life.
(iv) It also help in CONTROLLING population.
2832.

Question : List three distinguishing features, in tabular form, between acquired traits and inherited traits.

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SOLUTION :
2833.

Question : List three factors that provide evidences in favour of evolution in organisms and state the role of each in brief.

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Solution :Three factors that provide EVIDENCES are:
(i) Analogous organs-organisms with similar LOOKING organs may have different origin.
(ii) Homologous organs-organisms with apparently different looking organs may have similar origin.
(iii) Fossils-allow us to make ESTIMATES of how far back evolutionary RELATIONSHIPS go. Fossils when chronologically arranged help in TRACING the evolutionary history of an organism.
2834.

Question : List three distinguishing features, in tabular form, between acquired traits and the inherited traits.

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2835.

Question : List three factors responsible for the wind. State three limitations in harnessing wind energy.

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Solution :Three FACTORS responsible for wind
i) Uneven HEATING of earth.s SURFACE.
ii) Rotation of the earth.
iii) Local condition -change in PRESSURE, temperature.
Three limitations.
i) Can be used where wind blows for a greater part of the YEAR.
ii) Wind speed should be higher than 15 km/hr.
iii) Establishment is expensive and requires large area.
2836.

Question : Mention three differences between asexual and sexual reproduction.

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SOLUTION :DIFFERENCES between SEXUAL and ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION :
2837.

Question : List the types of asexual reproduction.

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Solution :a]FISSION
b] Budding
c] SPORE formation
d] Regeneration
e] FRAGMENTATION
f] Vegetative propagation
2838.

Question : List the three events which occur during the process.

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SOLUTION :Autotrophs can make organic compounds like sugar and STARCH as follows:
(i) Absorption of light ENERGY by chlorophyll.
(ii) Conversion of light energy to chemical energy as well as splitting of water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen.
(iii) Reduction of carbon dioxide to CARBOHYDRATES.
2839.

Question : List the stakeholders that we need to look for the conservation of forests ?

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Solution :( 1 ) The PEOPLE living in or around forests : They are dependent on forest PRODUCTS for various needs of their life.
(2) The Forest Department of the Government : It owns the land and controls the RESOURCES from forests.
(3) The INDUSTRIALISTS: They use various raw materials and are not dependent on the forests in any one area. They exploit from everywhere.
(4) The Nature and Wildlife enthusiasts : They help to conserve nature in its original form.
2840.

Question : List the three kinds of blood vessels of human cirululatory system and write their functions.

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Solution :i) ARTERIES. They carry blood away from the heart to VARIOUS organs of the BODY.
ii) Veins : They collect the blood from different ORGAN and bring it back to the heart.
iii) Capillaries : Exchanges of material between the blood and surrounding cells takes place ACROSS the thin walls of capillaries.
2841.

Question : List the secondary sexual characters observed in boys.

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Solution :i] Growth of BODY hair, including FACE, underarm, abdominal, chest hair and pubic hair.
ii] Muscular growth and BROADENING of shoulders and chest.
iii] ENLARGEMENT of LARYNX (Adam.s apple) and deepening of voice
iv] Increased muscle mass and strength.
2842.

Question : List the secondary sexual characters observed in girls.

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Solution :i] High-pitched voice
ii] Appearance of PUBIC HAIR and underarm hairs,
iii] Enlargement of BREASTS.
iv] FAT deposits around the hips and buttocks also contribute to the female.s more rounded appearance.
2843.

Question : List the functions of parts D and F.

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Solution :Pancreas : Secrete insulin which CONTROLS amount of sugar in BLOOD.
TESTIS : Secrete testorerone which controls sperm PRODUCTION / secondary sexual CHARACTER.
2844.

Question : List the four characteristics of a good source of energy. Name any two sources of energy which are dependent on solar energy.

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SOLUTION :Characteristics of good source of energy are :
Provide large amount of continuous SUPPLY of energy PER unit mass or volume.
Cheap and EASILY available.
Safe to store and easy to transport.
Economical and should not POLLUTE the environment. The two major types of solar energy that make it to Earth are heat and light.
2845.

Question : List the common methods of asexual reproduction.

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Solution :(1) Binary fission (2) MULTIPLE fission (3) Spore formation (4) Budding (5) Regeneration (6) Vegetative propagation.
2846.

Question : List the advantages of tissue culture.

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Solution :Tissue culture techniques have certain advantages over traditional METHODS of PROPAGATION.
i] They produce exact copies of plants required that have desirable traits.
ii] They produce mature plants quickly.
III] Multiple plants are produced in the ABSENCE of seeds or when plants are sterile or they do not produce viable seeds or when the seeds cannot be stored.
iv] Whole plants are produced or REGENERATED from plant cells.
2847.

Question : List six specific characteristics of sexual reproduction.

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Solution :Specific characteristics of sexual reproduction are :
(i) Sexual reproduction involves the fusion of male and FEMALE gametes COMING from both the parents.
(ii) In this, offsprings receive some genes from mother and some from the father.
(iii) The offsprings have genetic variation.
(iv) It leads to the CONTINUOUS evolution of various species.
(v) It plays a prominent role in the origin of new species.
(vi) The sexual mode of reproduction incorporates process of combining DNA from two different individuals during reproduction.
2848.

Question : List out the two important factors which affect photosynthesis.

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SOLUTION :(a) Internal Factors:
(i) Pigments (ii) Leaf age (iii) Accumulation of carbohydrates (iv) Hormones
(B) External Factors:
(i) Light (ii) Carbon dioxide (iii) Temperature (iv) Water (V) Mineral ELEMENTS
2849.

Question : List out the organs/systems involved in the process of digestion and explam bneflytheir function.

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Solution :organs/Systems involved in the process of digestion are mouth, oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, small intestine, PANCREAS, liver, gall bladder, large intestine and anus.
1) Mouth: 1. Teeth, tongue and salivary glands are involved in the digestion of mouth.
2. Salivary gland secrets saliva which has Amylase enzyme.
3 . It acts on starch and converted into GLUCOSE.
`"Starch" overset("Amylase")to"glucose"`
2) Oesophagus : By means of peristalsis the oesophagus delivers food to the stomach.
3) Stomach: I. In the stomach gastric juice secreted by gastric glands contains HCl , pepsin andmucus.
2. HCl kills BACTERIA in the food.
3. Pepsin digests proteins - and mucus protects the inner lining of the stomach FROMTHE corrosive action of HCl.
Proteins `overset("Pepsin")to` Peptones, Peptides
4) Duodenum : 1. Major part of digestion takes place here. Because liver and pancreas glands areopened into duodenum.
2. Liver secrets BILE juice which helps in fats emulsification.
3. Pancreas secrets pancreatic juice which have amylase, tripsin and lipase.
5) Small Intestine: 1. Digestion is completed here, and end products are absorbed into blood.
2. Small intestine has intestinal gland, which have peptidases and sucrase enzymes which acts on proteins and sugars.
6) Large intestine : 1. Absorbs water from undigested food, producing faeces.
2. Faecal matter is temporarily stored in the rectuin of the large intestine.
7) Anus : Undigested food material is sent out of the body through anus.
2850.

Question : List out the parasitic adaptations in leech.

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Solution :Leeches lead a parasitic mode of life, by sucking blood of vertebrates. The ADAPTATIONS are,
(a) Blood is sucked by pharynx.
(b) Anterior and Posterior Suckers are provided, by which the animal attaches itself to the body of the host.
(c) The three Jaws, inside the mouth, causes a painless Y - shaped wound in the skin of the host.
(d) The salivary glands produce Hirudin, which does not allow the blood to coagulate. So, the continuous supply of blood is MAINTAINED.
(e) Parapodia and Setae are absent.
(F) Blood is stored in the crop. It gives nourishment to the leech for several months. So there is no elaborate secretion of the digestive JUICES and enzymes.