Section A –
Very Short Answer Questions (1 mark × 5 = 5 marks)
Attempt all questions.
1. Name the tissue that transports water in plants.
2. What is the main function of bile juice in digestion?
3. Why do we excrete nitrogenous wastes in the form of urea?
4. Define autotrophic nutrition.
5. Which part of nephron filters the blood?
section B –
Short Answer Questions (2 marks × 4 = 8 marks)
Attempt any four questions.
6. Why is the small intestine longer in herbivores than in carnivores?
7. Differentiate between arteries and veins (any two points).
8. Explain how oxygen and carbon dioxide are transported in human beings.
9. Write the correct pathway of blood flow in the human heart (mention chambers and vessels).
10. Write any two differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
Section C –
Long Answer Questions (3 marks × 2 = 6 marks)
Attempt any two questions.
11. Explain the process of nutrition in Amoeba with a labeled diagram.
12. Describe the structure and functioning of nephron.
13. Explain the role of stomata in photosynthesis and transpiration.
section D –
Application-Based Question (1 mark × 1 = 1 mark)
14. Ramu’s pulse rate increased rapidly after running a long distance. Why did this happen? Explain.