Code No.

36

Total No. of Questions : 42 ]

[ Total No. of Printed Pages : 8

June, 2008

BIOLOGY
( Kannada and English Versions )
Time : 3 Hours 15 Minutes ]

[ Max. Marks : 90
( Kannada Version )

i)

WQ R X R .

ii)

R X R Y.

- I (Wh)
- A
x XR X@ WY O :
5 1=5
1.

y x ( Initiator codon ) R .

2.

WY ( Simple living ) R .

3.

X ( Guttation ) R WzW.

4.

x O W ( Energy currency ) R .
Z ( Biennial ) WY J ( Bolting ) y


() R .

5.

- B
x XRY XR

WY O :
5 2 = 10

6.

...

( RNA )

7.

Xq

( Genetic engineering )

8.

|X

9.

10.

R WzW. O ( Growth promoter ) O

( Growth inhibitor ) } x.

11.

...

( Trachea )

Y WY|R J .
Y }R Y.

O |X ( Tracheid ) WWR .

( Water potential )

R WzW. R Y.

( NAA Naphthalene Acetic Acid )

ZR Y.
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- C
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.

x @ XR X@ 200 - 250 Y
WQ O :
4 5 = 20
x \R J , .
... E Xq ( DNA fingerprinting technique ) R
.
{ QMY
-W -
X
} ( Super-ovulation - embryo transfer ) X R .
( Secondary growth ) ? (
Extrastellar ) R Z WY .
X ( Munch's mass
flow hypothesis ) R .
Yy Z ( Law of limiting factors ) R .
WY} R X @ W R .

- D
I.

II.

x XRY XR O :
1 5=5
18. QM ( Preparatory ) X xX X QM }
( Schematic representation ) R .
19. x yR x :
5 1=5
a)
yy } ( Gene ) ( Split genes ).
b)
R @ ( Golden rice ) SO R |X]{y
( Transgenic ) WRO.
c)
S EO.
d)
Yx QM ( RQ ) 1 O.
e)
xL ( Carotenoid ) O y]W ( Xanthophyll ) R
( Accessory ) WY} XWRO.
(X WX XR X)
x XRY XR O :
1 5=5
20. a)
W Lx (O
) XR R .
4
b)
Z W y ( Hypodermis ) Y R
.
1
21. L V@
( Potato osmoscope ) XR R
X .
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- II (Xh)
- E
x XR X@ WY O :
5 1=5
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.

X ( Monohybrid cross ) \ J ( Phenotypic

ratio ) R .
W ( Afforestation ) ?
|xy ( Gametokinetic ) S ()
R .
SO ( Cardiac output ) R WzW.
O X W y@ { ( Organic
connection ) R
.

- F
x XRY XR

WY O :
5 2 = 10

27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.

A B RV ( Heterozygous ) Q,
Y W O R Y.
X W ( Species diversity ) O W ( Habitat diversity )
WWR .
N ? N \} R Y.
( T ) O ( B ) | WWR .
WY ( Hyperacidity ) ? yR Y.
O WWR J .

- G

33.

x @ XR X@ 200 - 250 Y
WQ :
4 5 = 20
X-yX ( Criss-cross inheritance ) R WzW. Y
} ( Colour blindness ) R } .

34.

W Bx ? W Bx y
@ ( Anthropocentric ) R .

35.

R
( Mechanism ) R .
( Breathing )

WzW.

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36.

( Adenohypophysis )


() R J yR Y.

37.

X S XY R .

38.

( Generalised structure )

R .

- H
I.

x XRY XR O :
39.

40.

II.

x (
x R :

Sagittal section )

1 5=5

XR

XO@ ( Cerebrum ), O@ ( Cerebellum ), ] ( Pons ),

Y Y| ( Medulla oblongata ), y ( Corpus
Callosum ), ( Hypothalamus ), W, @.
5
x yR x :
5 1=5
a)
IA O IB " X# V S ( Allele )
b)
Y x] X {O
Nx ( Global warming ) |O.
c)
|x
Y
X

X
O.
d)
Q OY Yx X EO.
e)
S V ( Zygote ) ( Cleavage ) Y
YJ SOO.

(X WX XR X)
x XR O :
41. a)

O ( Hepatic lobule ) L x XR
, x R .
y X, y y, W,
( Central vein ), y , ||

b)

42. a)

b)

1 5=5

OR
xR .

( Areolar )

( Connective tissue )

XR R
4

XY YxR OE x
x\ ( Biochemical test ) R .
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Code No. 36

( English Version )
Instructions :
i)

Draw diagrams wherever necessary.

ii)

Unlabelled diagrams do not get any marks.

PART I ( BOTANY )
PART A
Answer the following questions in one word or in one sentence each :
5 1=5
1.

Write the initiator codon.

2.

Name the simple living tissue in plants.

3.

Define guttation.

4.

Name the energy currency of the cell.

5.

Name the hormone responsible for bolting in biennial plants.

PART B
Answer any five of the following in 2 to 5 sentences each :
6.

List the different kinds of nucleotides in RNA.

7.

Mention the tools used in Genetic engineering.

8.

Differentiate between trachea and tracheid.

9.

Define water potential. Mention its components.

5 2 = 10

10. Define growth. Mention one example each for growth promoter and growth
inhibitor in plants.
11. Mention any two commercial applications of Naphthalene Acetic Acid
( NAA ).
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PART C

Answer any four of the following in about 200 to 250 words each
wherever applicable :

4 5 = 20

12. List and explain any five features of Genetic code.

13. Explain the steps involved in DNA fingerprinting technique.
14. Explain the steps involved in super-ovulation and embryo transfer in cattle
breeding.
15. What is secondary growth ? Explain extrastellar secondary growth in dicot
stem.
16. Describe Munchs mass flow hypothesis with an experimental model.
17. State Blackmans law of limiting factors. Explain any four external factors
affecting the rate of photosynthesis.

PART D
I.

Answer any one of the following :

18. Write

1 5=5

the schematic representation of

Krebs

cycle

with

the

preparatory phase.
19. Give reasons for the following in one sentence each :
a)

Eukaryotic genes are split genes.

b)

Golden rice plant is a transgenic plant.

c)

As the wind blows the rate of transpiration increases.

d)

RQ value of glucose is 1.

e)

Carotenoids

and

Xanthophyll

are

called

51=5

accessory

photosynthetic pigments.
( Questions only from the Practical syllabus )
II.

Answer any one of the following :

20. a)

b)

1 5=5

Draw a neat labelled diagram of T.S. of young monocot root

(enlarged portion ) to show anatomical details.

Name the tissue in the hypodermis of Dicot stem.

21. Explain potato osmoscope experiment with labelled diagram.

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PART II ( ZOOLOGY )
PART E
Answer the following questions in one word or one sentence each :
5 1=5
22. Write the phenotypic ratio of monohybrid cross.
23. What is afforestation ?
24. Name the gametokinetic factor.
25. Define cardiac output.
26. Name the organic connection between the mother and foetus that helps in
the physiological exchange.

PART F
Answer any five of the following in about 2 to 5 sentences each :
5 2 = 10
27. Mention the possible blood groups of the progeny whose mother is
heterozygous for Group-A and father is heterozygous for Group-B.
28. Differentiate between species diversity and habitat diversity.
29. What is soil erosion ? Mention any two methods of soil conservation.
30. Write any two differences between T-Lymphocytes and B-Lymphocytes.
31. What is hyperacidity ? Mention two causes.
32. List the differences between sperm and ovum.

PART G
Answer any four of the following in about 200 to 250 words each
wherever applicable :

4 5 = 20

33. Define criss-cross inheritance. Explain this with reference to colour

blindness in man.
34. What is Biodiversity depletion ? Explain any four anthropocentric causes
of biodiversity depletion.
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35. Define breathing. Explain the mechanism of breathing.

36. List any five hormones of the adenohypophysis ( anterior lobe ) and
mention one function each of them.
37. Explain the steps involved in urine formation.
38. Explain the generalised structure of ovum.
PART H
I.

Answer any one of the following :

1 5=5

39. Draw a neat diagram of the sagittal section of human brain and label
the following parts :
Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Pons, Medulla oblongata, Corpus callosum,
Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Sulcus.
40. Give reasons for the following in one sentence each :
a)

Alleles IA and IB are co-dominant.

b)

Accumulation of CO2

5
5 1=5

in the atmosphere results in global

warming.
c)

In the absence of Enterokinase, protein digestion is incomplete.

d)

During fasting, the level of glucagon increases in blood.

e)

Cleavage in frogs zygote results in unequal blastomeres.

( Questions only from the Practical syllabus )

II.

Answer any one of the following :

41. a)

1 5=5

Draw a neat diagram of hepatic lobule and label the following

parts :

Hepatic triad, Hepatic chord, Sinusoids, Central vein, Hepatic

artery, Hepatocyte.
b)
42. a)
b)

Name the connective tissue covering of liver.

Draw a neat labelled diagram of areolar tissue.

Name the biochemical test to detect the presence of glucose in

the urine of diabetic.