St.
Stephen’s School, Dankuni
                                           Unit Examination, 2021
                                                   Class-IX
                                               Subject-Biology
Time-1 hr                                                                                                  F.M- 50
                                                 Section-A                            (25 marks)
1. Name the following:                                   (5)
a) A type of plant tissue that have lost their capacity to divide.
b) Parenchymatous cells that contain chloroplast.
c) Plastids which stores starch.
d) Organelle providing a supporting framework of a cell.
e) Flower lacking both male and female reproductive parts.
2. Differentiate between the following:                        (4)
a) Cartilage and bone                              b) Diadelphous and polydelphous stamen
3. Define the following:                          (10)
a) Placentation            b) Protoplasm           c) Tissue             d) Cambium                 e) Neuron
4. Give the exact location of the following structures:                         (6)
a) Nucleolus       b) Collenchyma        c) Cardiac muscle           d) Ovary         e) Placenta       f) Nectaries
                                                Section- B                        (25marks)
1. State 4 characteristics of meristematic tissues. What is the function of adipose tissue?            (4+1=5)
2. Define cell. What do you mean by cell theory? Who proposed it?                (1+3+1=5)
3. Draw a neat and labelled diagram of the nucleus and describe its parts.              (5)
4. What are complex tissues? Name the different types of complex tissues in plants? State the functions
of each.         (2+1+2=5)
5. State the functions of the following structures:                        (5)
a) Lysosomes
b) Glandular epithelium
c) Calyx
d) Ligament
e) Lymph
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