(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for Biology

Expand the following biological abbreviations: ATP

Expand the following biological abbreviations: DPT

Categorise the following activities according to the functions of the Red Cross Society and the WHO:

(1) To suggest quarantine measures to prevent spread of disease

(2) Humanitarian services to victims of war

(3) To educate people in accident prevention

(4) To promote projects for research on disease

Name the following:

The organization which procures and supplies blood during an emergency

Name the following :

The layer of the eyeball that forms the transparent Cornea

The number of Spinal nerves in a human being are :

(A) 31 pairs

(B) 10 pairs

(C) 21 pairs

(D) 30 pairs

Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blank (1) to (5) with appropriate words:

To test a leaf for starch, the leaf is boiled in water to (1) _________.  It is then boiled in Methylated spirit to (2) ________. The leaf is dipped in warm water to soften it. It is placed in a petri dish, and (3) _____ solution is added. The region of the leaf which contains starch, turns (4) ________and the region while does not contain starch, turns (5) __________.

Correct the following statements by changing the underlined words:

Xylem transports starch from the leaves to all parts of the plant body

Choose the ODD one out from the following terms given and name the CATEGORY to which the others belong:

Dendrites, Medullary sheath, Axon, Spinal cord

Mention the exact location of Epididymis

Mention the exact location of the Lacrimal gland

Mention the exact location of Malleus

Mention the exact location of Hydathodes

Differentiate between the following pairs on the basis of what is indicated in the brackets.

Leaf and Liver [form in which glucose is stored]

Give biological explanations for Plants growing in fertilized soil are often found to wilt if the soil is not adequately watered.

Which one of the following is a characteristic NOT related with the suitability of the roots for absorbing water?

Name the following:

The process by which water enters root hairs. 

Match the items in column I with those in column II

Differentiate between the following: 

Guttation and bleeding

Mention whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement by altering the last word only.  

Xylem is the water conducting tissue in plants.