ICSE-X-Biology

Previous Year Paper year:2012

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  • #4
    : (a) The diagram below shows the Excretory System of a Human being. Study the same and then answer the questions that follow :
     9 (a) Name the parts labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4. (a) Give the main function of the parts labelled 5, 6, 7 and 8. (a) Name the endocrine gland which could be added in the diagram and state its location/position. (b) Briefly explain the following : (b) Osmosis (b) Allele (b) Pulse (b) Reflex action (b) Synapse
    Ans : (a) (a) 1-Posterior Vena Cava
    2-Aorta
    3-Renal Artery
    4-Renal Vein (a) Part 5 : Ureter - Carry urine from kidneys to urinary bladder.
    Part 6 : Urinary bladder - Contain the urine till it is released out.
    Part 7: Sphincter muscles - Guards the urethra
    Part 8: Urethra - Passage through which urine is given out of the body. (a) Adrenal gland. It is located above each kidney in the form of a cap. (b) (b) Osmosis : The process of movement of solvent molecules from a region of low concentration to a region of higher concentration through a semipermeable membrane. (b) Allele - It is one of the alternative form of the same gene responsible for determining contrasting characteristics. (b) Pulse - It is a wave of pressure of blood passing through the arteries as it is pumped out of the heart. (b) Reflex Action : It is a spontaneous, automatic, involuntary response to a stimulus. (b) Synapse : It is the point of contact between the axon endings of one neuron with the dendrites of the other neuron through where the impulse is transmitted from one neuron to the other.
  • #4-a [5]
    The diagram below shows the Excretory System of a Human being. Study the same and then answer the questions that follow :
     9
  • #4-a-i
    Name the parts labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4.
    Ans : 1-Posterior Vena Cava
    2-Aorta
    3-Renal Artery
    4-Renal Vein
  • #4-a-ii
    Give the main function of the parts labelled 5, 6, 7 and 8.
    Ans : Part 5 : Ureter - Carry urine from kidneys to urinary bladder.
    Part 6 : Urinary bladder - Contain the urine till it is released out.
    Part 7: Sphincter muscles - Guards the urethra
    Part 8: Urethra - Passage through which urine is given out of the body.
  • #4-a-iii
    Name the endocrine gland which could be added in the diagram and state its location/position.
    Ans : Adrenal gland. It is located above each kidney in the form of a cap.
  • #4-b [5]
    Briefly explain the following :
  • #4-b-i
    Osmosis
    Ans : Osmosis : The process of movement of solvent molecules from a region of low concentration to a region of higher concentration through a semipermeable membrane.
  • #4-b-ii
    Allele
    Ans : Allele - It is one of the alternative form of the same gene responsible for determining contrasting characteristics.
  • #4-b-iii
    Pulse
    Ans : Pulse - It is a wave of pressure of blood passing through the arteries as it is pumped out of the heart.
  • #4-b-iv
    Reflex action
    Ans : Reflex Action : It is a spontaneous, automatic, involuntary response to a stimulus.
  • #4-b-v
    Synapse
    Ans : Synapse : It is the point of contact between the axon endings of one neuron with the dendrites of the other neuron through where the impulse is transmitted from one neuron to the other.