{"id":5562,"date":"2024-02-28T05:40:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T00:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aplustopper.com\/?p=5562"},"modified":"2024-02-28T14:42:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T09:12:59","slug":"icse-previous-papers-solutions-class-10-biology-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aplustopper.com\/icse-previous-papers-solutions-class-10-biology-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"ICSE Biology Question Paper 2014 Solved for Class 10"},"content":{"rendered":"
ICSE Paper 2014 BIOLOGY<\/strong><\/span> (Attempt all questions from this Section.)<\/p>\n Question 1:<\/strong> (b) State the main function of the following :<\/strong> (c) Copy and complete the following by filling in the blanks 1 to 5 with appropriate words:<\/strong> (d) Given below are six sets with four terms each. In each set one term is odd and cannot be grouped in the same category to which the other three belong. Identify the odd one in each set and name the category to which the remaining three belong. The first one has been done as an example.<\/strong> (e) The figure given below represents an experimental set up with a weighing machine to demonstrate a particular process in plants. The experimental set up was placed in bright sunlight. Study the diagram and answer the following questions:<\/strong> (f) Match the items given in Column A with the most appropriate ones in Column B and rewrite the correct matching pairs from Column A and Column B :<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSECTION-I (40 Marks)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\n(a) Name the following :<\/strong>
\n(i) The part of the brain associated with memory.
\n(ii) The ear ossicle which is attached to the tympanum.
\n(iii) The type of gene, which in the presence of a contrasting allele is not expressed.
\n(iv) The hormone secreted by islets of langerhans.
\n(v) The process of conversion of ADP into ATP during photosynthesis. [5]<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n(i) Cerebrospinal fluid
\n(ii) Eustachian tube
\n(iii) Suspensory ligament of the eye
\n(iv) Sperm duct
\n(v) Lenticels. [5]<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nThe human female gonads are ovaries. A maturing egg in the ovary is present in a sac of cells called ……… (1). As the egg grows larger, the follicle enlarges and gets filled with a fluid and is now called the ……… (2) follice. The process of releasing the egg from the ovary is called ……… (3). The ovum is picked up by the oviducal funnel and fertilization takes place in the ……… (4). In about a week the blastocyst gets fixed in the endometrium of the uterus and this process is called …….. (5). [5]<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nExample:<\/strong> Calyx, Corolla, Stamens, Midrib
\nOdd term: midrib
\nCategory : parts of a flower.
\n(i) Haemoglobin, Glucagon, Iodopsin, Rhodopsin.
\n(ii) Urethra, Uterus, Urinary bladder, Ureter.
\n(iii) Transpiration, Photosynthesis, Phagocytosis, Guttation.
\n(iv) Cyton, Photon, Axon, Dendron.
\n(v) Oxytocin, Insulin, Prolactin, Progesterone. [5]<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n(i) Name the process intended for study.
\n(ii) Define the above mentioned process.
\n(iii) When the weight of the test tube (A & B) is taken before and after the experiment, what is observed ? Give reasons to justify your observation in A &B.
\n(iv) What is the purpose of keeping the test tube B in the experimental set up ? [5]<\/strong><\/p>\n