CLASS XII 2018 QUESTION PAPER

BIOLOGY
• Maximum Marks: 70
• Time: 3 Hours
General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper consists of four sections A, B, C and D.
3. Internal choice is given in all the sections. A student has to attempt only one of the
alternatives in such questions.
4. Section–A contains 5 questions of 1 mark each.
5. Section–B has 7 questions of 2 marks each.
6. Section–C is of 12 questions of 3 marks each
7. Section–D has 3 questions of 5 marks each.
8. Wherever necessary, the diagrams drawn should be neat and properly labelled.

SECTION A
1. Name the asexual reproductive unit of Eichhornia crassipes.
2. Write the scientific name of the microorganism that produces Citric acid. What type
of microorganism is it?
OR
Define somaclones.
3. Define annealing and write its role in PCR.
4. Draw and label pro-hormone insulin.
5. Identify and write the significance of ‘k’ in the following graph
 SECTION B
6. In a couple, the female is having blocked fallopian tube and husband has low sperm
count. What ART would you recommend to this couple and why?
OR
Draw a labeled diagram for mature embryosac.
7. Work out a monohybrid cross of heterozygous condition in flower color of
Dogflower. Write phenotypic and genotypic ratio. Which law of Mendel is violated
here?
8. For the given coding strand of transcription unit design the RNA formed and mention
its polarity.
5’-ATGCATGCATGCATGCATGCATGC-3’
OR
Identify a and b from the order of evolutionary stages of human:
a Australopithecines b
9. Differentiate between malignant and benign tumors. Which one of these tumors is
less fatal?
10. Expand ELISA. On what principle is ELISA based?
11. What type of relationship is shown by
a. Nile Perch and Cichlid fish
b. Flamingo and resident fishes of shallow lakes in South America
c. Moth and Yucca plant
d. Clown fish and Sea Anemone
12. Write any two consequences of increased export of e-waste from developed
countries to developing countries.

SECTION C
13. Give reasons:
a. Levels of LH increases in blood after follicular phase in females.
b. Acrosome present at the tip of sperm plays important role in fertilization.
c. Milk produced at initial few days of lactation is very necessary for the newborn
child.
14. Explain megasporogenesis. How embryo sac possess 8 nuclei and 7 cells?
15. Answer the following questions on the basis of given pedigree analysis

a. Is this trait sex linked or autosomal?

 b. Is this trait recessive or dominant?
c. Give an example of such trait.
16. Draw a labeled diagram of lac operon and name the inducer of lac operon.
OR
Write three difficulties in transcription in eukaryotic DNA.
17. Explain Hardy and Weinberg Principle. Write the factors affecting it.
18. Write the name of three plants whose product drugs cause hallucinating effect.
How tobacco causes high blood pressure? Explain.
OR
What type of immunity is produced by:
a. Interferons
b. Colostrum
Name the type of antibody that causes the allergy.
How haemozoin is produced. Write its effect on human body.
19. Identify a to f
Type of microbe Name Product Use/activity

a Trichoderma Cyclosporin-A b
polysporum
c statins d
yeast
Streptococcus f Immunosuppressive
e
agent in organ
transplant

20. How a 4 year girl was cured from the disease Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency?
Explain with steps.
21. Draw a labeled diagram of simple stirred tank bioreactor. What is the function of
restriction enzyme in Biotechnology?
OR
Explain PCR along with suitable diagrams.
22. Define: i) stratification ii)standing crop iii)net primary productivity
23. What are the main causes of biodiversity losses? Write two efforts for conserving
biodiversity.
OR
How CFC causes ozone depletion? Write the effect of ozone depletion on the vision
of human beings also mention the protocol organized to resolve the issue of ozone
depletion.

24. Given graph shows species biodiversity in invertebrates on Earth. Identify each
component
 SECTION D
25. Draw a diagram showing schematic representation of spermatogenesis in human
and answer the following questions
a. What is the role of zona pellucida?
b. Hypothetically, let number of primary oocyte present in the ovaries of human be
25, how many (i)secondary oocyte (ii)eggs will be produced from it?
OR
Explain foetal ejection reflex.
26. Explain sex determination in
a. Grasshopper
b. Birds
Why Morgan observed only 1.3 percent recombination when he crossed yellow
bodied and white eyed Drosophila with wild type Drosophila?
A man has overall masculine development but developed Gynaecomastia.
Identify his syndrome and write its cause.
OR
Explain how Hershey and Chase proved that DNA is genetic material not protein.
27. a. State the objective of animal breeding.
b. List the importance and limitations of inbreeding. How can the limitations be
overcome?
c. give an example of a new breed each of cattle and poultry.
OR
With advancements in genetics, molecular biology and tissue culture, new traits have been
incorporated into new crops.
Explain the main steps in breeding a new genetic variety of a crop.