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SAMPLE PAPER-II
CLASS-XII
BIOLOGY(044)

SL. TYPE OF QUESTION VSA SA I SA II VBQ LA WEIGHTAGE

NO (1 mark) (2 marks) (3 marks) (4 marks) (5 marks)
. UNIT

1 REPRODUCTION 1(2) 2(1) 3(2) 4(1) 14

2 GENETICS AND 1(1) 3(4) 5(1) 18
EVOLUTION
3 BIOLOGY AND HUMAN 1(1) 2(1) 3(2) 5(1) 14
WELFARE
4 BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS 2(2) 3(2) 10
APPLICATIONS
5 ECOLOGY AND 1(1) 2(1) 3(2) 5(1) 14
ENVIRONMENT
Total 5(5) 10(5) 36(12) 4(1) 15(3) 70(26)
 The number in the bracket indicates the number of question.
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CLASS-XII
BIOLOGY(044)

Time allowed: 3hrs Max. Marks: 70

General Instructions:
(i) There are 26 questions and five sections in the questions paper. All questions are
compulsory.
(ii) Section A contains question number 1 to 5, Very Short Answer type questions of one mark
each.
(iii) Section B contains question number 6 to 10, Short Answer type I questions of two mark each.
(iv) Section C contains question number 11 to 22, Short Answer type II questions of three marks
each.
(v) Section D contains question number 23, Value Based question of four marks.
(vi) Section E contains question number 24 to 26, Long Answer type questions of five marks each.
(vii) There is no overall choice in the question paper, however, an internal choice is provided in one
question of two marks, one question of three marks, all three questions of five marks. An
examinee is to attempt any one of the questions out of the two given in the question paper
with the same question number.

SECTION-A

1. Name the female reproductive organ and the cells in it from which estrogen is secreted.
2. Why it is said that cleistogamous flower produces assured seed set even in the absence of
pollinators?
3. In a monohybrid cross between the tall pea plant (TT) and a short pea plant (tt), all the
offsprings in the F1 generation become tall phenotypically. How will you find out its
genotype?
4. In a cancerous cell, which property of cell is lost?
5. Why the exotic species introduced into a geographical area become invasive and start
spreading fast?

SECTION-B

6. Write any four advantages offered by seeds to angiospermic plants.

7. Write four important points recommended for successful bee-keeping.

8. During the separation and isolation of DNA fragments.

(a) What is the gel used in the matrix?

(b) Name the stain used to visualise the DNA fragments.
(c) Why do the DNA fragments move towards the anode?
(d) Name the method by which DNA fragments are extruded from gel piece.

9. Expand ELISA. Explain the principle behind this for diagnosis of a disease.
 10. What are endemic species? What are the three exceptionally high biodiversity regions in
India?

Or,

Name two metals used in a catalytic converter. How do they help in keeping environment
clean?

SECTION-C

11. A normal visioned woman whose father is colour blind marries a normal visioned man. What
would be the probability of her sons and daughters to be colour-blind? Explain with the help
of cross.
12. Citing two examples, explain evolution by anthropogenic action.
13. Answer the following:
a) During which phase of cell cycle replication of DNA takes place?
b) Name the chromosomal anomaly caused due to failure in the cell division after DNA
replication.
c) Write the dual role of deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate in DNA replication.
14. Answer the following:
a) Write the missing steps in the following technique:

ISOLATION OF DNA

DIGESTION OF DNA BY RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASES

TRANSFERING THE SEPARATED DNA TO NITROCELLULOSE MEMBRANE

DETECTION OF HYBRIDISED DNA FRAGMENTS BY AUTORADIAGRAPHY

b) Name the technique.

c) What is the use of the technique?
15. Write 4 features of an ideal contraceptive. Why vasectomy and tubectomy are not
considered as ideal contraceptive method?
16. a)When does the spermatogenesis starts?
 b) Describe the hormonal control of male reproductive system
17. What is biological response modifier? Give one example of biological response modifier.
Define metastasis.
18. Identify a, b, c, d, e and f

S.NO. Name of the disease Casual organism Mode of transmission

1 Typhoid a d
2 Ring worm b e
3 Pneumonia c f

19. What is decomposition? Write various steps of decomposition process.

20. Name a genus to which baculoviruses belong. Describe their role in integrated pest
management.
21. Diagrammatically show the steps in formation of recombinant DNA by action of restriction
endonuclease enzyme.-EcoRI.
22. Explain succession of plants in xerophytic habitat until it reaches climax.
Or,
plot a graph showing species –area relationship. Also draw a log scale graph for the same.
What is the range of the value ‘Z’?

SECTION-D

23. In Rohan’s village a marriage ceremony was going on. After knowing the age of the bride, he
opposed the marriage and requested the father of bride to stop it. But the bride’s father did
not listen to him.
a) Why Rohan would have opposed the marriage
b) What is the marriageable age for a girl? What are the two measures recommended
to tackle the population explosion?
c) What values are shown by Rohan.

SECTION-E

24. What is the importance of ozone layer in the atmosphere? How does it get degraded? Although
ozone depletion is occurring widely in the stratosphere. Tthe depletion is particularly marked over
large area of the Antarctic region, What is this large area of thinned ozone layer is called? What is
Montreal Protocol?
Or,

(a) Name the population growth pattern the equation dN/dt=rN represents. Plot the graph.
What does ‘r’ represent in the equation? Write its importance in population growth.
(b) What is carrying capacity. How it is related to population density?

25. What is semi conservative replication? Who proved the semi-conservative nature of
DNA replication experimentally? Explain the experiment.
Or,

What is Lac operon? Diagrammatically explain whn and how this operon is switched off and
switched on.
26. How do mycorrhizae and cyanobacteria act as biofertilisers? Explain.Name a genus of fungi that
forms a mycorrhizal association with plant.

Or,

The immune system of a person is suppressed. In the ELISA test ,he was found positive to a
pathogen.

a) Name the disease the patient suffering from.

b) What is the causative organism?
c) Which cells of body are affected by the pathogen?
d) Diagrammatically show the life cycle of the pathogen in human
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Marking scheme
Sl. Topic Marks
No.
SECTION - A
1. Ovary, follicle 1
2. Closed flower, chance of fertilisation is more 1
3. Test cross 1
4. Contact inhibition 1
5. Due to absence of natural predator 1
SECTION - B
6. 1. Better adaptive strategies ½
2. Food reserve for your seedling ½
3. Provides protection to embryo ½
4. Carries new genetic variation ½
7. 1. Knowledge of the nature and habits of bees ½
2. Selection of suitable location for keeping the beehives ½
3. Catching and hiving of swarms. ½
4. Management of beehives during different seasons ½
8. a. Agarose ½
b. Ethidium Bromide ½
c. DNA is negatively charged ½
d. Elution ½
9. Enzyme linked immunosorbant assay 1
Antigen – antibody interaction 1
10. Endemic species – The species confined to that region and not found anywhere else 1
Western Ghats and Srilanka, Indo-Burma and Himalaya
OR
Platinum – Palladium and rhodium 1
Converts un-burnt hydrocarbons into carbon dioxide and water, carbon monoxide and
nitric oxide to carbon dioxide and nitrogen gas
SECTION - C
11. Father of the woman is colour blind = XCY 3
C
So the woman in carrier = XX
She marries to a normal man = XY
Probability of son and daughter is
All daughter = Normal
Half of sons = Normal
Half of sons = Colour blind
♂ X Y
♀
X XX XY
XC XXC XCY
12. 1. Brief explanation of industrial melanism 1½
2. Selection of resistant variety of microbes by applying antibiotics 1½
13. a. S-phase 1+1+1
b. Polyploidy
c. Acts as source of energy and substrate for DNA synthesis
14. a. A – Separation of DNA fragments by electrophoresis 1
B – Hybridisation with VNTR probe
 b. DNA finger printing 1
c. Identification of culprit
Solving parental dispute 1
15. User friendly, easily available, effective, reversible, no or least side effects, should not 2
interfere with sexual drive (any 4)
Because they are not reversible
16. a. Puberty 1/2
b. Hypothalamus
GnR17
Anterior Pituitary

LH FSH

Leydigcell Sertolicey 2 1/2

Secretian of Androgen Factor

Spermatogenesis Spermio genesis

17. - The substances given to cancer patient to activate the immune system & to destroy 1
the tumor
- α – interferon 1
- The property byy which a tumor cell become invative 1
18. a. Salmonela typhi ½ for
b. Microsporum / Trichophyton / Epidermophyton each
c. Streptococcus pneumonia / Haemophilus influenza
d. Contaminated food and water
e. Use of the towel, clothes etc of infected person
f. Inhaling droplets / aerosols of infected person
19. - Breakdown of complex organic matter into inorganic substance like carbon dioxide, 1
water and nutrient by detritus
- Fragmentation, leaching, catabolism, humification & mineralisation 2
20. - Nucleopolyhedrovirus 1
- They have species specific, narrow spectrum insecticidal application 1
- Used for conservation of beneficial insect and destruction of harmful insects 1
21. Fig – 11.1, page – 196
22. Brief explanation of (Pioneer species to climax community correct sequence & process) 3
OR
Fig. 15.2 page – 262 2
2 value – 0.6 to 1.2 1
SECTION - D
23. a. She has not reached the marriageable age 1
b. 18 years
- Giving incentive to smaller family
- Statutory raising of marriageable age of female to 18yr and that of male 21yrs. 2
c. Concern for reproductive health of the girl, Responsible personality or any other 1
value.
SECTION - E
24. Absorbs UV rays from sun. ½
- UV ray acts on CFCs to release C1 atom
- C1 degrades ozone by releasing molecular oxygen.
 - It is continuous as C1 atoms are not consumed in the reaction 2
Ozone hole ½
Montreal protocol (what and why) 2
OR
a. Exponential growth 1
J – shaped curve (fig. 13.5, Page - 230) 1
r – Intrinsic rate natural increase ½
It is an important parameter chosen for assessing impacts of any biotic or abiotic 1
factor on population growth
b. The limit to which an environment can support the population growth 1
c. Logistic growth ½
25. Definition 1
Matthew meselson & Franklin stah 1
Experiment 3
OR
Definition 1
Switched off description with diagram 2
Switched on description with diagram 2
26. What are mocorrhizae 1
Role of micorrhizae as biofertiliser 1
What are cyanobacteria 1
Role of cyanobacteria as biofertiliser 1
Genus – Glomus 1
OR
a. AIDS ½
b. HIV – Human immune deficiency virus ½
c. T – helper cell & macro phases 1
d. Fig 8.6, page 155 3