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TAMIL NADU STATE BOARD CLASS 12 ZOOLOGY 2021

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Q1 mcq
The golden age of reptiles was :
  • A. Paleozoic era
  • B. Mesozoic era
  • C. Proterozoic era
  • D. Cenozoic era

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In embryo transfer technique, __________ celled blastomere is transferred into the uterus.
  • A. more than 5
  • B. more than 8
  • C. less than 5
  • D. less than 8

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Which of the following is the correct sequence of event with reference to the central dogma ?
  • A. Duplication, Translation, Transcription
  • B. Transcription, Translation, Replication
  • C. Replication, Transcription, Translation
  • D. Transcription, Replication, Translation

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The process which the sperm undergoes before penetrating the ovum is :
  • A. Spermiogenesis
  • B. Spermiation
  • C. Capacitation
  • D. Cortical reaction

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According to Alexander Von Humboldt, species - area relationship is $\log S = \log C + Z \log A$, where ‘Z’ is :
  • A. Y-intercept
  • B. Species richness
  • C. Slope of the line
  • D. Area

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Q6 mcq
Animals that can move from freshwater to seawater is called as :
  • A. Catadromous
  • B. Stenothermal
  • C. Anadromous
  • D. Eurythermal

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Q7 mcq
Allergy involves :
  • A. IgA
  • B. IgE
  • C. IgM
  • D. IgG

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Q8 mcq
The mode of reproduction in bacteria is by :
  • A. Conjugation
  • B. Formation of gametes
  • C. Zoospore formation
  • D. Endospore formation

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XO type of sex determination and XY type of sex determination are examples of :
  • A. Male heterogamety
  • B. Female heterogamety
  • C. Male homogamety
  • D. Both (b) and (c)

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Q10 mcq
Who proposed the ‘Germplasm theory’ ?
  • A. Lamarck
  • B. Darwin
  • C. Alfred Wallace
  • D. August Weismann

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Q11 mcq
Which one of the following is used to lower blood cholesterol level ?
  • A. Clot buster
  • B. Cyclosporin A
  • C. Statins
  • D. Tetracycline

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Q12 mcq
Which one of the following method is not used in biomedical waste disposal ?
  • A. Autoclaving
  • B. Incineration
  • C. Encapsulation
  • D. Recycle and reuse

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Q13 mcq
Vaccines that use components of a pathogenic organism rather than the whole organism is called :
  • A. DNA vaccines
  • B. Subunit recombinant vaccines
  • C. Conventional vaccines
  • D. Attenuated recombinant vaccines

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Q14 mcq
The sporozoites of Plasmodium vivax are formed from :
  • A. Oocysts
  • B. Gametocytes
  • C. Spores
  • D. Sporoblasts

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Q15 mcq
What is the sex of Drosophila which possess 2A + XXY chromosomes ?
  • A. Triploid female
  • B. Diploid female
  • C. Triploid intersex
  • D. Diploid male

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Q16 short answer 2 marks
Define : Zymology

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Q17 short answer 2 marks
What is inhibin ?

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Q18 short answer 2 marks
Name the hotspots found in India.

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Q19 short answer 2 marks
Write a note on Chorionic villus sampling.

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Q20 short answer 2 marks
What are holandric genes ?

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Q21 short answer 2 marks
Differentiate tubectomy from vasectomy.

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Q22 short answer 2 marks
What is Kala-azar ?

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Q23 short answer 2 marks
What is haplodiploidy ?

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Q24 short answer 2 marks
Write the causative agent for the following diseases. (i)Cholera (ii)Common cold (iii)Chikungunya (iv)Bubonic plague

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Q25 short answer 3 marks
What are Coacervates ?

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Q26 short answer 3 marks
What is referred to as ‘industrial alcohol’ ? Add a note on its uses.

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Q27 short answer 3 marks
Draw a labelled sketch of a spermatozoan.

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Q28 short answer 3 marks
What are the three structural differences between RNA and DNA ?

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Q29 long answer 3 marks
What are stem cells ? Explain its role in the field of medicine.

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Q30 short answer 3 marks
Classify fertilization based upon the place of occurrence.

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Q31 short answer 3 marks
What are the applications of Karyotyping ?

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Q32 long answer 3 marks
Amniocentesis, the foetal sex determination test, is banned in our country. Is it necessary ? Comment.

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Q33 long answer 3 marks
How do people acclimatize to higher altitudes within a few days ?

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Q34 long answer 5 marks
(a)Describe the structure of the human ovum with a neat labelled diagram. OR (b)What is the technique which is used in the identification of criminals ? Give its other applications.

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Q35 long answer 5 marks
(a)Mention the main objections to Darwinism. OR (b)List out the various causes for biodiversity losses.

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Q36 long answer 5 marks
(a)(i)Write the scientific name of the filarial worm that causes filariasis. (ii)Write the symptoms of filariasis. (iii)How is this disease transmitted ? OR (b)What are pollutants ? Classify them.

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Q37 long answer 5 marks
(a)Write the salient features of human genome project. OR (b)Tabulate and analyse the two species population interaction.

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Q38 long answer 5 marks
(a)Describe the structure of the lymph node with a diagram. OR (b)Explain how recombinant Insulin can be produced ?

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Q39 short answer
Is it necessary ? Comment.

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Q40 long answer
(a)Describe the structure of the human ovum with a neat labelled diagram.

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Q41 long answer
(b)What is the technique which is used in the identification of criminals ? Give its other applications.

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Q42 long answer
(a)Mention the main objections to Darwinism.

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Q43 long answer
(b)List out the various causes for biodiversity losses.

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Q44 long answer
Write the scientific name of the filarial worm that causes filariasis.

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Q45 long answer
Write the symptoms of filariasis.

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Q46 long answer
How is this disease transmitted ?

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Q47 long answer
What are pollutants ? Classify them.

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Q48 long answer
(a)Write the salient features of human genome project.

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Q49 long answer
(b)Tabulate and analyse the two species population interaction.

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Q50 long answer
(a)Describe the structure of the lymph node with a diagram.

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Q51 long answer
(b)Explain how recombinant Insulin can be produced ?

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Q52 short answer
Write the causative agent for the following diseases: Cholera

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