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Sample Paper 04
ICSE Class X 2024-25
BIOLOGY
Science Paper - 3
Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. Answer to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
2. You will not be allowed to write during first 15 minutes.
3. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
4. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
5. Section A is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section B.

SECTION - A
(Attempt all questions from this Section.)

QUESTION 1.
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options.
(Do not copy the questions, write the correct answer only.)

(i) ............... is the pressure exerted by all contents on the cell wall.
(a) Osmotic pressure (b) Turgor pressure
(c) Wall pressure (d) All of the above

(ii) Mention the exact location of the following :

Guard Cells :
(a) Around the root hairs. (b) Around the lenticels.
(c) Around the thylakoids. (d) Around the stoma.

(iii) Assertion (A): Salivation at the sight of food is not a natural reflex action.
Reason (R): It is a learned response, not an innate reflex.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion
(A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion
(A)
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true

(iv) Which one of the following is non-biodegradable?

(a) Vegetable peel (b) DDT
(c) Cardboard (d) Bark of trees

(v) Normal blood pressure in human is

(a) 80/120 mm Hg (b) 80/110 mm Hg
(c) 100/80 mm Hg (d) 120/80 mm Hg

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(vi) Lamarckism fails to explain which of the following phenomenon?

(a) An intellectual person having a dull son
(b) Absence of all the four limbs amongst amphibians
(c) Exceptionally long neck of giraffe
(d) Loss of vision in cavedwelling mammals

(vii) Assertion (A) The proximal convoluted tubule of a nephron is present in cortex.
Reason (R) Both the Bowman’s capsule and proximal convoluted part lie in the cortex giving it a dotted
appearance in sectional view.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true (b) Both assertion and reason are false
(c) Assertion is true and reason is false (d) Assertion is false and R is true

(viii) Riya studied the types of asexual reproduction in plants. She created the following table:

Method Example
P Formation of new plants from tubers.
Q Formation of new plants from stem
cuttings.
Identify the correct pair.
(a) P – Vegetative propagation, Q – Grafting (b) P – Vegetative propagation, Q – Stem cutting
(c) P – Budding, Q – Vegetative propagation (d) P – Grafting, Q – Budding

(ix) Gigantism and dwarfism are the diseases related to

(a) prolactin hormone of mammary gland (b) growth hormone of adenohypophysis
(c) luteinising hormone of pituitary gland (d) thyroid stimulating hormone of thyroid gland

(x) Which of the following is not a part of the female reproductive system in human beings?
(a) Uterus (b) Ureter
(c) Ovary (d) Fallopian tube

(xi) Assertion (A): The pyrimidine bases present in DNA are thymine and cytosine.
Reason (R): Apart from pyrimidine bases, purine bases (adenine and guanine) are also present in DNA.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion
(A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion
(A)
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true

(xii) Ravi observed that in autumn, mature leaves and fruits fell naturally from plants in his garden. He learned
that a specific hormone triggers this fall. The plant hormone triggering the fall of mature leaves and fruits
from plants is
(a) auxin (b) gibberellin
(c) kinetin (d) abscisic acid

(xiii) Assertion (A): Homo erectus had a cranial capacity of 850-1000 cc.]
Reason (R): Homo erectus was one of the early human ancestors known for walking upright and using simple
tools.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion
(A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion
(A)

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(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true

(xiv) A biology teacher asked her students to name two examples of endocrine glands.
Raj said: Thyroid and Adrenal
Sonu said: Liver and Thyroid
Lata said: Pancreas and Pituitary
Abhay said: Kidney and Adrenal
Who were correct?
(a) Raj and Lata (b) Sonu and Abhay
(c) Raj and Abhay (d) Lata and Sonu

(xv) A cell has five pairs of chromosomes. After mitotic division, the number of chromosomes in the daughter
cells will be:
(a) Five (b) Ten
(c) Twenty (d) Forty

QUESTION 2.

(i) Name the following

(a) The muscle which guards the urethra.
(b) The phenomenon by which living or dead plant cells absorb water by surface attraction.
(c) Two sex-linked inherited diseases.
(d) A condition caused due to the hyposecretion of thyroxine in children.
(e) Long thread like part of the nerve cell.

(ii) Fill in the blanks with suitable words.

The loss of excess water in the form of drops along the (a) ................... due to excessive (b) ............. is called
guttation. In certain plants, like (c) ................, grass etc. the root pressure is high enough to force the water
all the way through the (d) ................. and comes out through the ends of (e) ..................

(iii) Arrange and rewrite the terms in each group in the correct order so as to be in a logical sequence beginning
with the term that is underlined.
(a) Ureter, Kidney, Renal artery, Urinary bladder
(b) Intestine, Intestinal artery, Hepatic portal vein, Liver
(c) Right auricle, Pulmonary artery, Vena cava, Right ventricle
(d) Sperm duct, Sperm, Vagina, Urethra coitus.
(e) Fertilisation, Gamete formation, Embryo, Zygote.

(iv) Read the explanations given below and name the structure:
Example: The tube through which air passes from the larynx to the lungs.
Answer: Trachea.
(a) The substance that gives red blood cells their color.
(b) The organ responsible for producing bile.
(c) The hormone that regulates blood sugar levels.
(d) The tissue in plants responsible for transporting water.
(e) The structure in the human brain that controls involuntary actions.

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(v) Match the items given in Column I with the most appropriate ones in Column II and rewrite the correct
matching pairs.

Column I Column II
A. Famity welfare 1. Alkaline secretion into semen
B. Prostate gland 2. Copper-T

C. lUDs 3. Red triangle

D. Vasectomy 4. Death rate

E. Mortality 5. Birth rate

6. Vas delerens

SECTION - B
(Attempt any four questions.)

QUESTION 3.

(i) Name two animals which have nineteen pairs of chromosomes.

(ii) What is a pure strain and how it is different from a hybrid strain ?

(iii) What is synapsis?

(iv) Why did Mendel select garden pea for his experiments?

(v) Define the following :

(a) Genetics
(b) Genetic engineering
(c) Genes

QUESTION 4.

(i) What are the three major parts of a developing embryo ?

(ii) Given below are name of certain hormones secreted by various parts of a mammalian reproductive system.
Write down the site of their secretion.
(a) Testosterone
(b) Progesterone
(c) Relaxin
(d) Oestrogen

(iii) The statement given below is incorrect. Rewrite the correct statement by changing the underlined words of
the statement.
The Graafian follicle, after ovulation turns into a hormone producing tissue called Corpus callosum.

(iv) What are the differences between hormones and enzymes?

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(v) Suresh studied a diagram of the female reproductive system for his biology exam which is shown below-

(a) Label the parts indicated by guidelines 1-8.

(b) What happens to the uterus if fertilisation takes place?

QUESTION 5.

(i) What are thylakoids?

(ii) Give two examples of turgor movements in plants.

(iii) What are stomata ?

(iv) Distinguish between Respiration and Photosynthesis.

(v) The figure represents an example of a plant movement. Study it and answer the following:

(a) What is shown in the figure?

(b) Define the process.
(c) Mark the parts A, B, C and D.

QUESTION 6.

(i) Name the central hole of the iris through which

light enters the eye.
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(ii) Given below is diagram representing a stage during mitotic cell division. Study it carefully and answer the
questions that follow:

(a) Name the stage that follows the one shown here. How is that stage identified?
(b) How will you differentiate between mitosis and meiosis on the basis of the chromosome number in the
daughter cells?

(iii) The figure given below represents an experiment to demonstrate a particular aspect of photosynthesis. The
alphabet ‘A’ represents a certain condition inside the flask.
(a) What is the aim of the experiment ?

(b) Identify the special condition inside the flask.

(iv) Before performing starch test on leaf, it is boiled. Why?

(v) Study the diagram given below and then answer the questions that follow :

(a) Name the region in the kidney where the above structure is present.
(b) Name the parts labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4.
(c) Name the stages involved in the formation of urine.

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QUESTION 7.

(i) What is the birth place of human beings ?

(ii) Study the skull of human ancestor and answer the following.

(a) Identify the figure.

(b) State the features of the figure.

(iii) Write difference between Auricle and Ventricle?

(iv) What is census?

(v) Suresh was reviewing the cell cycle diagram for his upcoming biology exam. Given.below is a diagram
representing the cell cycle. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follows.

(a) A B and C also arrange them in sequence of all cycle stages.

(b) Which is considered as the longest stage of cell cycle?
(c) What happen in the phase ,C of cell cycle?

QUESTION 8.

(i) Name the vascular tissues which conduct water and translocate food.

(ii) What is meant by power of accommodation ? Name the muscles of the eye responsible for the same.

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(iii) The diagram below represents the structure found in the inner ear. Study the same and then answer the
questions that follow :

(a) Name the parts labelled A, B, C and D.

(b) Name the part of the ear responsible for transmitting impulses to the brain.

(iv) State any two harmful effects of acid rain.

(v) Given below is a diagram of the external features of the heart.

(a) Name the parts 1 to 4.

(b) What happens if the coronary artery gets an internal clot?
(c) What type of blood does 5 carry?

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