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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION BOARD

HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

CLASS XI EXAMINATION

MAY 2011

Biology Paper I

Time allowed: 40 minutes Marks 30

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read each question carefully.

2. Answer the questions on the separate answer sheet provided. DO NOT write your answers on the
question paper.

3. There are 100 answer numbers on the answer sheet. Use answer numbers 1 to 30 only.

4. In each question there are four choices A, B, C, D. Choose ONE. On the answer grid black out
the box for your choice with a pencil as shown below.

Correct Way Incorrect Way

1 A B C D 1 A B C D

2 A B C D

3 A B C D

4 A B C D

5. If you want to change your answer, ERASE the first answer completely with a rubber, before
blacking out a new box.

6. DO NOT write anything in the answer grid. The computer only records what is in the boxes.

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1. Which of the following shows the correct order of levels of organisation from complex to
simple?

A. Ribosome → gall bladder → ova → electron

B. Gall bladder → ova → ribosome → electron
C. Ribosome → electron → ova → gall bladder
D. Gall bladder → ova → electron → ribosome

2. The use of antibiotics is effective when

A. taken after a meal.

B. taken along with a vitamin.
C. bacteria undergo dormant phase.
D. bacteria have not developed resistance.

3. Water is the most abundant and essential component of any cell because it is

A. a liquid.
B. colourless.
C. incompressible.
D. a universal solvent.

4. An enzyme increases the rate of a biochemical reaction by

A. production of heat.
B. changing free enzymes.
C. lowering energy of activation.
D. increasing substrate movement.

5. Feedback inhibition of an enzyme is influenced by

A. another enzyme.
B. end product.
C. co-factors.
D. substrates.

6. The diagram shows the fluid mosaic model of the cell membrane.

Which of the following is correct about X and Y?

X Y
A Hydrophilic tail Hydrophobic head
B Hydrophilic head Hydrophobic tail
C Hydrophobic head Hydrophilic tail
D Hydrophobic tail Hydrophilic head

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7. Cell fractionation is the most appropriate procedure for isolating

A. cells.
B. DNA.
C. organelles.
D. macromolecules.

8. A mule is produced as a result of a cross between a donkey and a mare. It is unable to continue
its own generation because the parents are of

A. different class.
B. different genus.
C. different species.
D. different family.

9. During lysogenic cycle, the DNA of the prophage

A. bursts the bacterial cell.

B. controls the multiplication of bacteria.
C. becomes incorporated into bacterial chromosome.
D. makes bacteria susceptible to other related phages.

10. In bacteria the cell membrane invaginates into the cytoplasm forming mesosomes. These are
involved in

A. antibiotic resistance.
B. protein synthesis.
C. DNA replication.
D. food storage.

11. Which of the following characteristics describes a nostoc colony?

A. Filamentous form
B. Asexual reproduction
C. Gelatinous coenobium
D. Broader cells than longer

12. Which of the following is true about pili in bacteria?

A. They are larger than flagella and involved in locomotion.

B. They are larger than flagella and involved in conjugation.
C. They are smaller than flagella and involved in locomotion.
D. They are smaller than flagella and involved in conjugation.

13. All the members of kingdom Protista are

A. unicellular.
B. eukaryotes.
C. autotrophic.
D. locomoting.

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14. The resemblance of euglenoids with plants and animals is significant in terms of

A. mutation.
B. evolution.
C. reproduction.
D. classification.

15. A cell wall consisting of two shells which overlap and fit together like a Petri dish is a
characteristic of

A. brown algae.
B. water molds.
C. diatoms.
D. ciliates.

16. In ectomycorrhizae the hypa

A. surround the host intercellular space but do not penetrate the cell wall.
B. block the entry of dissolved minerals in the cell.
C. surround the cell and penetrate the cell wall.
D. remain in soil near the roots.

17. In the given diagram of asexual reproduction in fungi, “X” indicates the process of

A. fragmentation.
B. colonization.
C. germination.
D. budding.

18. The structure shown in the given figure is a

A. gametophyte of pteropsida.
B. sporophyte of pteropsida.
C. gametophyte of mosses.
D. sporophyte of mosses.

19. In the life cycle of a sun flower which of the following structures are included in gametophyte
generation with haploid number of chromosomes?

I. Endosperm
II. Embryo
III. Egg cells
IV. Pollen grain

A. I and II
B. II and III
C. III and IV
D. I and IV

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20. Segmented animals having haemocoel and compound eyes with four pairs of jointed walking
legs are classified as

A. Arthropoda Myriapoda.
B. Arthropoda Arachnida.
C. Arthropoda Crustacean.
D. Arthropoda Insecta.

21. In amphibians the phenomenon which occurs only in water is

A. nutrition.
B. excretion.
C. respiration.
D. fertilization.

22. Which of the two reactions are involved in the process of photophosphorylation?

A. The hydrolysis of ATP and the reduction of PGA

B. The synthesis of ATP and the reduction of NADP
C. The hydrolysis of ATP and the reduction of NADP
D. The synthesis of ATP and the oxidation of NADPH2

23. The zymogen cells in the mucosa of the stomach secrete

A. hydrochloric acid.
B. pepsinogen.
C. mucous.
D. chyme.

24. In which of the following processes is most of the carbon dioxide released as a result of
catabolism?

A. Oxidative phosphorylation
B. Lactate fermentation
C. Kreb’s cycle
D. Glycolysis

25. Legumes, such as clover and alfalfa, have nodules on their roots that contain nitrogen-fixing
bacteria. These bacteria convert nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into nitrates.

Which of the following best accounts for the presence of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in legume
root nodules?

A. Nitrates are a food source for earthworms.

B. Plants can use nitrates but not nitrogen gas.
C. Nitrates are one of the reactants in photosynthesis.
D. Nitrogen gas is toxic to most plants but nitrates are non-toxic.

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26. An ideal surface for respiration should

A. allow less diffusion.

B. contain more moisture.
C. have limited blood flow.
D. possess thick epithelium.

27. When the blood leaves the capillary bed most of the carbon dioxide is in the form of

A. carbon monoxide.
B. bicarbonate ions.
C. carbonate ions.
D. carbonic acid.

28. The phenomenon through which root cells of a plant take in nitrate ions from the surrounding
soil is

A. osmosis.
B. diffusion.
C. active transport.
D. facilitated diffusion.

29. Which of the following vertebrates has haemoglobin dissolved in the plasma?

A. Man
B. Frog
C. Bird
D. Earthworm

30. In which animal does the heart NOT receive oxygenated blood?

A. Fish
B. Frog
C. Pigeon
D. Crocodile

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