List of top Biology Questions asked in CBSE CLASS XII

Mention any two autosomal genetic disorders with their symptoms.

Distinguish between
(a) Grazing food chain and detritus food chain
(b) Production and decomposition
(c) Upright and inverted pyramid
(d) Food chain and Food web
(e) Litter and detritus
(f) Primary and secondary productivity

What are transgenic bacteria? Illustrate using any one example.

Crystals of Bt toxin produced by some bacteria do not kill the bacteria themselves because -

Draw a well-labelled diagram of an antibody molecule.

What do you think is the significance of reproductive health in a society?

What is spermatogenesis? Briefly describe the process of spermatogenesis.

Does our blood have proteases and nucleases?

If one can induce parthenocarpy through the application of growth substances which fruits would you select to induce parthenocarpy and why?

Find out from internet what is golden rice.

Describe briefly the followings:

1. Origin of replication
2. Bioreactors
3. Downstream processing

Discuss with your teacher and find out how to distinguish between

1. Plasmid DNA and chromosomal DNA
2. RNA and DNA
3. Exonuclease and Endonuclease

Why do you think the zygote is dormant for sometime in a fertilized ovule?

Consult internet and find out how to make orally active protein pharmaceutical. What is the major problem to be encountered?

Can you suggest a method to remove oil (hydrocarbon) from seeds based on your understanding of rDNA technology and chemistry of oil?

What are Cry proteins? Name an organism that produces it. How has man exploited this protein to his benefit?

What is gene therapy? Illustrate using the example of adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency.

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of production of genetically modified crops.

Suggest the aspects of reproductive health which need to be given special attention in the present scenario.

Can you think and answer how a reporter enzyme can be used to monitor transformation of host cells by foreign DNA in addition to a selectable marker?

Can you recall meiosis and indicate at what stage a recombinant DNA is made?

Name the functions of the following.

1. Corpus luteum
2. Endometrium
3. Acrosome
4. Sperm tail
5. Fimbriae

Differentiate between:

1. Hypocotyl and epicotyl;
2. Coleoptile and coleorrhiza;
3. Integument and testa;
4. Perisperm and pericarp

Fill in the blanks:

1. Human Reproduction _____________ .(asexually/sexually)
2. Humans are _________. (oviparous/viviparous/ovoviviparous)
3. Fertilization is __________in humans. (external/internal)
4. Male and female gametes are __________. (diploid/haploid)
5. Zygote is ___________. (diploid/haploid)
6. The process of release of the ovum from a mature follicle is called _____________.
7. Ovulation is induced by a hormone called the __________.
8. The fusion of the male and the female gametes is called ____________.
9. Fertilization takes place in the __________.
10. The zygote divides to form __________, which is implanted in uterus.
11. The structure which provides vascular connection between the fetus and uterus is called __________.

What is triple fusion? Where and how it take place? Name the nuclei involved in triple fusion.