Biology Set 1 2016-2017 (English Medium) ICSE Class 10 Question Paper Solution

The process by which root hairs absorb water from the soil.

Name the Following
The organ which produces urea.

The kind of lens required to correct Myopia

The pituitary hormone which stimulates contraction of uterus during  child birth.

The international health organisation which educates people in accident prevention.

The prime source of chlorofluorocarbons is ______.

Domestic sewage

Refrigeration equipment

Industrial effluents

Vehicular emissions

Penicillin obtained from a fungus is:
A. Antibiotic
B. Antiseptic
C. Antibody
D. Antiserum

Marine fish when placed in tap water bursts because of:
A. Endosmosis
B. Exosmosis
C. Diffusion
D. Plasmolysis

Surgical method of sterilization in women involves cutting and tying of ______.

Ureter

Fallopian tube

Uterus

Urethra

Synthesis phase in the cell cycle is called so, because of the synthesis of more:
A. RNA
B. RNA and proteins
C. DNA
D. Glucose

The Graafian follicle, after ovulation turns into a hormone producing issue called Corpus callosum.

Deafness is causal due to the rupturing of the Pinna.

Gyri and Sulci are the folds of Cerebellum

The statement given below is incorrect. Rewrite the correct statement by changing the underlined words of the statement.

Free movement of solutes in and out of the cell takes place across the cell membrane.

The solvent used to dissolve the chlorophyll pigments while testing a leaf for starch is Soda lime.

Fibrin, Platelets, Thromboplastin, Fibrinogen, Thrombin.

Cochlea, Malleus, Pinna, Stapes, Incus.

Receptor, Spinal cord, Effector, Motor neuron, Sensory neuron.

Uterus, Parturition, Fertilisation, Gestation, Implantation.

Caterpillar, Snake, Owl, Frog, Green leaves.

Aqueous humour, Vitreous humour, lris, Central canal

Formalin, Iodine, DDT, Lime

ACTH, TSH, ADH, FSH

Phosphate, RNA, Sugar, Nitrogenous base

Bile, Urea, Uric acid, Ammonia

Eye : Optic nerve : : Ear : ___________

Cytoplasm : Cytokinesis : : Nucleus : __________

TT : Homozygous : : Tt : ____________

Foetus : Amnion : : Heart: ______

Adenine : Thymine : : Cytosine : ________

Match the items given in Column A with the most appropriate ones in Column B and rewrite the correct matching pairs.

The diagram given below represents the location and structure of an endocrine gland. Study the same and answer the questions that follow 

(i) Name the endocrine gland shown in the diagram.
(ii) Name the secretion of the gland which regulates basal metabolism.
(iii) Name the mineral element required for the synthesis of the above mentioned hormone.
(iv) Name the disease caused due to undersecretion of the above mentioned hormone in children.
(v) Name the disease caused due to hypersecretion of the above mentioned hormone.

Study the diagram given below which represents a stage during the mitotic cell division and answer the questions that follow

(i) Identify the stage giving suitable reasons.
(ii) Name the parts numbered 1 and 2.
(iii) What is the technical term for the division of nucleus?
(iv) Mention the stage that comes before the stage shown in the diagram. Draw a neat labelled diagram of the stage mentioned.
(v) Which is the cell division that results in half the number of chromosomes in daughter cells?

Active Transport and Diffusion [Significance in plants]

Demography and Population density [Definition]

Antibiotic and Antibody [Source]

Renal cortex and Renal medulla [Parts of the nephrons present]

ATP [Expand the abbreviation]

The diagram given below represents a plant cell after being placed in a strong sugar solution. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow: 

1. What is the state of the cell shown in the diagram?
2. Name the structure that acts as a selectively permeable membrane.
3. Label the parts numbered 1 to 4 in the diagram.
4. How can the above cell be brought back to its original condition? Mention the scientific term for the recovery of the cell.
5. State any two features of the above plant cell which is not present in animal cells.

Given below is a representation of a kind of pollution. Study the same and answer the questions that follow

(i) Name the kind of pollution.
(ii) List any three common sources of this pollution.
(iii) Mention three harmful effects of this pollution on human health.
(iv) Explain the term ‘Pollutant’.
(v) Name two soil pollutants

The diagrams given below represent the relationship between a mouse and a physiological process that occurs in green plants. Study the diagrams and answer the questions that follow

(i) Name the physiological process occurring in the green plant that has kept the mouse alive.
(ii) Explain the physiological process mentioned above.
(iii) Why did the mouse die in bell jar B?
(iv) What is the significance of the process as stated in (i) for life on earth?
(v) Represent the above mentioned physiological process in the form of a chemical equation.

Mention the exact location of the Prostate gland.

Mention the exact location of the Myelin sheath

Mention the exact location of the Islets of Langerhans

Mention the exact location of the Semi-circular canals

Mention the exact location of the Eustachian tube

The diagram shown below is the longitudinal section of a testis of man. Study it carefully and answer the questions that follow

(i) Label the parts numbered 1 to 3 in the diagram.
(ii) In which part of the testis are the sperms produced?
(iii) State the functions of the parts labelled 1 and 3 in the diagram.

Name the cells that secrete Testosterone

Draw a labeled diagram of sperm.

Give biological reasons for the following:

Some women have facial hair like heard and moustache.

Give biological reasons for the following statements:

Cutting of trees should be discouraged.

Give biological reasons for the following statements : In some xerophytes leaves are modified into spines

Give biological reasons for the following statements: There is frequent urination in winter than in summer

Give biological reasons for the following statements:

The left ventricle of the heart has a thicker wall than the right ventricle. 

The diagram given below represents a section of the human heart. Answer the questions that follow :

(i) Which parts of heart are in the diastolic phase? Give a reason to support your answer.
(ii) Label the parts numbered 1 and 2 in the diagram. What type of blood flows through them?
(iii) What causes the heart sounds ‘LUBB’ and ‘DUP’?
(iv) Name the blood vessels that supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscles.
(v) Draw neat labelled diagrams of a cross section of an artery and a vein.

Give appropriate biological/technical terms for the following:

The type of immunity that exists in our body due to our genetic makeup.

Give appropriate biological/technical terms for the following:

The suppressed allele of a gene.

Give appropriate biological/technical terms for the following:

The accessory gland in human males whose secretion activates the
sperms.

Give appropriate biological/technical terms for the following:

An apparatus that measures the rate of water uptake in a cut shoot due to transpiration.

Give appropriate biological/technical terms for the following:

The kind of twins formed from two fertilized eggs.

Give appropriate biological/technical terms for the following:

A pair of corresponding chromosomes of the same size and shape, one from each parent.

Give appropriate biological/technical terms for the following:

The mild chemical substance which when applied on the body kills germs.

Give appropriate biological/technical terms for the following:

The type of waste generated in hospitals and pathological laboratories

Give appropriate biological/technical terms for the following:

The antiseptic substance in tears.

Give appropriate biological/technical terms for the following: Cellular components of blood containing hemoglobin

In a homozygous pea plant, axial flowers (A) are dominant over terminal flowers (a).

(i) What is the phenotype and genotype of the F1 generation if a plant bearing pure axial flowers is crossed with a plant bearing pure terminal flowers?
(ii) Draw a Punnett square board to show the gametes and offsprings when both the parent plants are heterozygous for axial flowers.
(iii) What is the phenotypic ratio and genotypic ratio of the above cross shown in (ii)?
(iv) State Mendel’s Law of Dominance.
(v) Name two genetic disorders commonly seen in human males.

The diagram given below is an external view of the human brain. Study the same and answer the questions that follow :

(i) Name the parts labelled A, B and C in the diagram.
(ii) State the main functions of the parts labelled A and B.

(iii) What are the structural and functional units of the brain? How are the parts of these units arranged in A and C?
(iv) Mention the collective term for the membranes covering the brain.
(v) What is the function of Cerebrospinal fluid?