| A. | Histones are organized to form a unit of eight molecules called histone octamer. |
| B. | Histones are negatively charged basic proteins. |
| C. | Histones are rich in the basic amino acid residues - lysine and arginine. |
| D. | The positively charged DNA is wrapped around the histone octamer to form nucleosome. |
| E. | The packaging of chromatin at higher levels requires an additional set of proteins called non-histone chromosomal proteins. |
| List I (Placentation) |
List II (Example) |
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| A. | Marginal | I. | Mustard |
| B. | Axile | II. | Pea |
| C. | Parietal | III. | Marigold |
| D. | Basal | IV. | Lemon |
| 1. | A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III |
| 2. | A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III |
| 3. | A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II |
| 4. | A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV |
| 1. | Nuclcouls | 2. | Kinetochore |
| 3. | Centrosome | 4. | Chromatin |
| 1. | to perform photosynthesis. |
| 2. | to minimize water loss during water stress. |
| 3. | to make the leaf impermeable to fungal spores. |
| 4. | to transport water. |
| A. | The Amazon rainforest being cut and cleared for cultivation of soyabeans is an example of habitat loss. |
| B. | Steller's sea cow and passenger pigeon >became extinct due to over-exploitation by humans. |
| C. | The Nile perch introduced into Lake Victoria in East Africa helped in population growth of cichlid fish in the lake. |
| D. | water hyacinth is an invasivespecies. |
| E. | When a species becomes extinct, the plant and animal species associated with it are not affected. |
| 1. | A, B and D only |
| 2. | B, C and D only |
| 3. | A, B and E only |
| 4. | C, D and E only |
| 1. | The first word in the biological name represents the specific epithet, while the second component denotes the genus. |
| 2. | The specific epithet in the biological name starts with a small letter. |
| 3. | Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined or printed in italics |
| 4. | Biological names are generally in Latin. |
| A. | The water splitting complex is associated with PS I. |
| B. | \(C_4\) plants use the \(C_3\) pathway of \(CO_2\) fixation as the main biosynthetic pathway. |
| C. | In \(C_4\) plants, photorespiration does not occur. |
| D. | \(C_3\) plants exhibit ‘Kranz’ anatomy. |
| E. | ATP synthesis in chloroplast occurs through chemiosmosis. |
| 1. | B and C only | 2. | B and E only |
| 3. | B only | 4. | A and D only |
| List-I | List-II | ||
| A. | Trypsin | I. | Intercellular ground substance |
| B | Morphine | II. | Lectin |
| C | Concanavalin | III. | Enzyme |
| D | Collagen | IV. | Alkaloid |
| A. | Lipids are generally water-soluble. |
| B. | Proteins are polypeptides |
| C. | Polysaccharides are long chains of sugars. |
| D. | Adenine and guanine are substituted pyrimidines. |
| E. | Almost all enzymes are proteins. |
| 1. | A, B and C only |
| 2. | B, D and E only |
| 3. | B, C and E only |
| 4. | C, D and E only |