Biology:2007:CBSE: [ Delhi ]:Set-II

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  • Q1

    What happens to the glycogen concentration in the liver cells when the level of adrenaline increases in the blood stream of humans?

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    Answer:

    Out of syllabus

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  • Q2

    What is the importance of the oesophageal sphincter in humans?

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    Answer:

    The oesophageal sphincter is present at the junction of oesophagus and stomach. It regulates the opening of oesophagus into stomach.

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  • Q3

    What is the importance of the epiglottis in human body?

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    Epiglottis is a cartilaginous flap which prevents the entry of food in the glottis - the opening of wind pipe (trachea) during swallowing of food. 

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  • Q4

    What does ecological niche of an organism represent?

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    The functional and positional status  of an organism within an ecosystem is termed as ecological niche.

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  • Q5

    It was diagnosed by a specialist that the immune system of the body of a patient has been suppressed. Name the disease the patient has been suffering from and its causative agent.

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    Answer:

    AIDS.
    HIV- III.

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  • Q6

    What does S-shaped pattern of population growth represent? How is J-shaped pattern different from it and why?

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    Answer:

    S-shaped growth is a pattern of growth in which, in a new environment, the population density of an organism increases slowly initially, in a positive acceleration phase; then increases rapidly approaching an exponential growth rate but then declines in a negative acceleration phase until at zero growth rate the population stabilizes. Then, the growth of the population fluctuates at the carrying capacity.
    J- shaped growth curve show only lag and exponential phase.

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  • Q7

    How do viruses enter plant body and spread to long distances within it? Mention any two ways by which viruses spread from one plant to another.

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    Answer:

    Viruses can enter the plant through the diseased part or diseased plant (entire plant).
    The two ways are:

    - Virus can enter through secondary host and wild plants.

    - They can also enter through diseased seeds and through soil absorbed.

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  • Q8

    Where are casparian strips located in a plant body and what are they made up of? Mention its function.

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    Out of syllabus

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  • Q9

    What is respiration quotient (RQ)? Under what conditions will the value of RQ be 1? Explain.

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    Out of syllabus

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  • Q10

    What is resting membrane potential of a neuron? What is the role of sodium-potassium pumps in maintaining it?

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    Out of syllabus

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