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2016

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Q11
Why are sacred groves highly protected

Q12
(a) Name the organic material exine of the pollen grain is made up of. How is this material advantageous to pollen grain ? (b) Still it is observed that it does not form a continuous layer around the pollen grain. Give reason. (c) How are ‘pollen banks’ useful ?.

Q13
a) Mention the problems that are taken care of by Reproduction and Child Health Care programme. (b) What is amniocentesis and why there is a statutory ban on it ?

Q14
What is a test cross ? How can it decipher the heterozygosity of a plant ?

Q16
Differentiate between homology and analogy. Give one example of each.

Q17
a) It is generally observed that the children who had suffered from chicken - pox in their childhood may not contract the same disease in their adulthood. Explain giving reasons the basis of such an immunity in an individual. Name this kind of immunity. (b) What are interferons ? Mention their role.

Q18
a) Write the two limitations of traditional breeding technique that led to promotion of micro propagation. (b) Mention two advantages of micro propagation. (c) Give two examples where it is commercially adopted.

Q19
(a) How do organic farmers control pests ? Give two examples. (b) State the difference in their approach from that of conventional pest control methods.

Q20
a) Name the selectable markers in the cloning vector pBR322 ? Mention the role they play. b) Why is the coding sequence of an enzyme (β-galactosidase) a preferred selectable marker in comparison to the ones named above ?

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