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

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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 epiglottis in human body?

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    Answer:

    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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  • Q3

    What is the importance of mucous cells in the human digestive tract?

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    Mucous cells in the human digestive tract forms a protective layer to prevent the possible damage caused to stomach cells by the acid and they also secrete mucus rich secretion that helps in lubrication.

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  • Q4

    What does ecological niche of an organism represent?

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    Answer:

    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

    Explain the significance of auxin/cytokinin ratio in plant tissue culture.

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    Answer:

    Out of syllabus

     

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  • Q7

    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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  • Q8

    What is the action potential in an axon of a neuron? Do all neurons possess the same action potential? Give a reason

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    Answer:

    Out of syllabus

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  • Q9

    What is gynaecomastia? What is its cause during neonatal period and during puberty?

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    Answer:

    Out of syllabus

     

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  • Q10

    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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