CBSE Class 12 Biology Question Paper 2019 Set 13 Solved

CBSE Class 12 Biology Question Paper Solved 2019 Set M. Students can download the last year board exams question papers using the link below. Free download of examination question papers with solutions. Last 10 year question papers should be practised to get better marks in examinations.

SECTION A

1. Biotechnological techniques can help to diagnose the pathogen much before the symptoms of the disease appear in the patient. Suggest any two such techniques.

OR

Mention the form in which inactive protein toxin is produced by Bacillus thuringiensis. How does it get activated in the pest body to kill it ?

2. ‘Swiss cheese’ is characterised by the presence of large holes. Name the bacterium responsible for it.

3. What do ‘X’ and ‘Y’ represent in the transcription unit of the DNA molecule shown ?

4. Name the disorder in humans with the following karyotype :

(a) 22 pairs of autosomes + XO

(b) 22 pairs of autosomes + 21^st chromosome + XY

5. The diploid number of chromosomes in an angiospermic plant is 16. What will be the number of chromosomes in its endosperm and antipodal cells ?

OR

State the reason why pollen grains lose their viability when the tapetum in the anther is malfunctioning.

SECTION B

6. Differentiate between spermiogenesis and spermiation.

7. You are given a tall pea plant and asked to find its genotype. How would you find its genotype ? Explain.

8. Scientists tried to develop a single plant exhibiting the characteristic of tomato and potato by using cells from tomato and potato plants respectively. Name the procedure and list the steps to achieve this.

9. (a) How will you measure population density of fish in a lake ?

(b) In a pond there are 100 frogs. 20 more were born in a year.

Calculate the birth rate of this population.

OR

Draw a ‘‘stable’’ human age pyramid. Comment on the population growth rate that is depicted by it. 

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