General Instructions:
MM: 90
The question paper comprises of two sections, A and B. You are to attempt both the sections. i) All questions are compulsory. ii) There is no overall choice. However, internal choice has been provided in all the five questions of five marks category. Only one option in such questions is to be attempted. iii) All questions of Section A and all questions of Section B are to be attempted separately. iv) Question numbers 1 to 3 in Section A are one-mark questions. These are to be answered in one word or one sentence. v) Question numbers 4 to 7 in Section A are two-mark questions. These are to be answered in about 30 words each. vi) Question numbers 8 to 19 in Section A are three-mark questions. These are to be answered in about 50 words each. vii) Question numbers 20 to 24 in Section A are five-mark questions. These are to be answered in about 70 words each. viii)Question numbers 25 to 42 in Section B are multiple choice questions based on practical skills. Each question is a one-mark question. You are to select the most appropriate response out of the four provided to you.
Questions Section A Q 1: What is diffusion? Q 2: Identify the tissue:i) in aquatic plants that gives them buoyancy to float. ii) that contains chlorophyll. Q 3: What is thrust? Q 4: Why does lemonade become cool when ice cubes are added to it? Q 5: What is centripetal force? Give one example of an object moving due to this force. Q 6: Write any four functions of vacuoles. Q 7: Why is a neuron long and branched?
Q 8: i) Explain: Our body has a special mechanism to cool down during summers. ii) Give one example of each to prove that solids, liquids and gases can diffuse into liquids. Q 9: i) What is the principle used in centrifugation? ii) Write any two applications of centrifugation and chromatography.
Q 10: A car goes from A to B with a speed of 60 km/h and returns back with a speed of 80 km/h. Calculate the