AP Inter 2nd Year Zoology Question Paper May 2014

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AP Inter 2nd Year Zoology Question Paper May 2014

Time: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 60

Instructions:

• Answer all questions of Section – A. Answer ANY SIX questions in Section – B and answer ANY TWO questions in Section – C.
• In Section – A questions from SI. Nos. 1 to 10 are of Very Short Answer Type. Each question carries TWO marks. Every answer may be limited to 5 lines. Answer all these questions at one place in the same order.
• In Section – B, questions from SI. Nos. 11 to 18 are of Short Answer Type. Each question carries FOUR marks. Every answer may be limited to 20 lines.
• In Section – C, questions from SI. Nos. 19 to 21 are of Long Answer Type. Each question carries EIGHT marks. Every answer may be limited to 60 lines.
• Draw labelled diagrams wherever necessary in Sections – B and C.

Section – A

Note : Answer ALL the questions. (10 × 2 = 20)

Question 1.
What is chyme ?
Answer:
The food is mixed thoroughly with the acidic gastric juice of the stomach by the churning movements of its muscular wall and the product is called chyme. (The semi digested paste like acidic food of stomach is called chyme).

Question 2.
Define glomerular filtration.
Answer:
Filtration of the blood from the glomerulus into the lumen of the Bowman’s capsule and this passive process is called glomerular filtration.

Question 3.
What is a triad system ?
Answer:
T – tubule and the two terminal cisternae at its sides form the triad system in a skeletal muscle fibre.

Question 4.
What is an organ of Corti ?
Answer:
The internal ear consists of 3 parts cochlea, vestibule and semicircular canals. The cochlear epithelium forms a sensory ridge called organ of corti on basilar membrane. The organ of corti contains hair cells that act as “auditory receptors”.

Question 5.
Which hormone is called an antidiuretic hormone ? Write the name of the gland that secretes it.
Answer:
Vasopressin is called antidiuretic hormone (ADH). It is secreted by posterior lobe of pituitary gland.

Question 6.
What is erythropoietin ? What is its function ?
Answer:
Kidneys produce a hormone called erythropoietin. It stimulates erythropoiesis (formation of RBC). The role of this hormone is to control the formation of red blood cells by regulating the differentiation and proliferation of erythroid progenitor cells in bone marrow.

Question 7.
What in your view are the reasons for population explosion, especially in India ?
Answer:
Reasons for population growth explosion are :

1. Increase of growth rate due to increased health care facilities.
2. Decline in death rate, maternal mortality rate (MMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR).
3. Better living conditions protecting the people from illness or disease attack.

Question 8.
What is ‘amniocentesis’ ? Name any two disorders that can be detected by amniocentesis.
Answer:
Amniocentesis is a diagnostic procedure to detect genetic defects in the unborn baby. The most common abnormalities that can be detected by amniocentesis are “Down Syndrome, Edward Syndrome and Turner’s Syndrome”.

Question 9.
List any two Indian carps and two exotic carps.
Answer:
a) Two Indian carps are Catla Catla (Catla), Cirrhinus mrigala (mrigal).
b) Two exotic carps are Cyprinus carpo (Chinese carp), Tilapia (grass carp).

Question 10.
MRI scan is harmless. Justify this statement.
Answer:
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan is harmless because MRI does not use ionizing radiation as involved in X-rays and is generally a very safe procedure.

Question 11.
Describe the disorders of the respiratory system.
Answer:
Disorders of the Respiratory System :
i) Asthma is a difficulty in breathing caused due to inflammation of bronchi and bronchioles. It is characterized by the spasm of smooth muscles present in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles. Symptoms include coughing, difficulty in breathing and wheezing. In the case of asthma, the allergen causes release of histamine and other inflammatory substances which cause constriction of the bronchi.

ii) Emphysema is a chronic disorder in which alveolar walls are damaged and their walls coalesce due to which respiratory surface area of exchange of gases is decreased. The lung shows larger but fewer alveoli and more fibrous and less elastic. One of the major causes of this is ‘smoking’ of tobacco.

iii) Bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchi, resulting in the swelling of mucous lining of bronchi, increased mucus production and decrease in the diameter of bronchi. Symptoms include chronic cough with thick mucus/ sputum (phlegm).

iv) Pneumonia is infection of lungs caused by bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae and also by certain viruses, fungi, protozoans and mycoplasmas. Symptoms include inflammation of lungs, accumulation of mucus in alveoli, and impaired exchange of gases, leading to death if untreated.

v) Emphysema, chronic bronchitis and asthma come under Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPDs).

Occupational Respiratory disorders : These are caused by exposure of the body to the harmful substances from certain industries, especially those involving grinding or stone breaking. Long term, exposure of the body to such substances can give rise to inflammation of respiratory passage and lungs leading to several disorders.

1. Asbestosis : It occurs due to chronic exposure to asbestos dust in the people working in asbestos industry.
2. Silicosis : It occurs because of long term exposure to ‘silica dust’ in the people working in mining industries, quarries, etc.
3. Siderosis : It occurs due to deposition of iron particles in tissues. It can cause different types of siderosis such as pneumoconiosis due to inhalation of iron particles, hyperferremia and hemosiderosis (which causes recurrent alveolar hemorrhage).
4. Black – lung disease : It is a lung disease that develops from inhalation of coal dust. It is common in long time coal mine workers.

Question 12.
Draw a neat labelled diagram of the L.S. of a tooth.
Answer:

Question 13.
Describe the structure of the synovial joint with the help of a neat labelled diagram.
Answer:
Synovial joint is covered by a double layered synovial capsule. The outer layer consists of dense fibrous irregular connective tissue with more collagen fibres. This layer is continuous with the periosteum and resists stretching and prevents the dislocation of joints. Some fibres of these membranes are arranged in bundles called ligaments.

The inner layer of synovial capsule is formed of areolar tissue and elastic fibers. It secretes a viscous synovial fluid which contains hyaluronic acid, phagocytes, etc. and acts as a lubricant’ for the free movement of the joints. Synovial joints indude Bad and Socket joint, Hinge joint, Pivot joint, Gliding joint, Condyloid joint, Saddle joint.

Question 14.
Write a short note on B- cells.
Answer:
B – cells (B – Lymphocytes) : The lymphocytes capable of producing antibodies and can capture circulating antigens are called B – cells. They are produced from the ‘stem cells’ in the bone marrow of adult mammals, liver of foetus and bursa of Fabricius in birds. Mature B – cells synthesize various types of antibodies which are displayed on their membrane surfaces. As these antibodies can take antigens, the mature B – cells are also called immuno – competent B – cells.

These mature immuno – competent B – cells reach the secondary lymphoid organs and develop into functional immune cells which later differentiate into ‘long lived’ memory cells and ‘effector’ plasma cells. The plasma cells produce antibodies specific to the antigen to which they are exposed. Memory cells store information about the specific antigens and show quick response, when the same type of antigen invades the body later.

Question 15.
Describe erythroblastosis foetalis.
Answer:
Destruction of RBC of Rh positive foetus by anti Rh antibodies produced by Rh negative mother due to immunological incom-patibility is called Erythroblastosis foetalis or Haemolytic disor¬der of newborn (HDNB). This is due to genetically incompatible marriage involving Rh positive father and Rh negative mother. At the time of birth the Rh positive foetal blood mixes with the Rh negative blood of mother, through the ruptured placenta.

The Rh antigens sensitize the mother to produce anti Rh antibodies (IgG antibodies) and memory cells. This first Rh positive by is unaffected because it is delivered by the time mother is sensi-tized. During the next pregnancy bearing Rh positive foetus these antibodies increase in concentration due to memory cells and cross the placenta, enter the blood of baby and destroy the RBC. Haemolytic anaemia is the symptom in this disorder.

Question 16.
Distinguish between homologous and analogous organs.
Answer:
Homologous organs : The organs which have similar structure and origin but not necessarily the same function are called ho-mologous organs. The evolutionary pattern that describes the occurrence of similarity in origin and internal structure is called homology. Such organs show adaptive radiation, hence ‘divergent evolution’, e.g. the appendages of vertebrates such as the flippers of whale, wings of bat, forelimbs of horse, paw of cat and hand of man, have a common pattern in arrangement of bones eventhough their external form and function may vary to suit their mode of life. It explains that all vertebrates might have had a common ancestor.

Analogous organs : The organs which have dissimilar structure and origin but perform the same function are called analogous organs. Analogous organs suggest ‘convergent evolution’, e.g. wings of a butterfly and wings of a bird.

Question 17.
Write a short note on the theory of mutations.
Answer:
Mutation theory : It was proposed by Hugo de Vries, a Dutch botanist who coined the term ‘mutation’. Mutations are sudden, random inheritable changes that occur in organisms. He found four different forms in Oenothera lamarckiana (commonly called ‘evening primrose’) such as O. brevistylis-small style, O. levifolia- smooth leaves. O. gigas- the giant form, O. nanella- the dwarf form (mutant varieties). T.H. Morgan studied the inheritance pattern of mutations in Drosophila melanogaster. Darwin called mutations (large variations) sports of nature or saltations, whereas Bateson called them discontinuous variations.

Salient Features of Mutation theory:

1. Mutations occur from time to time in naturally breeding populations.
2. They are discontinuous and are not accumulated over generations.
3. They are full-fledged, and so there are no’intermediate forms’.
4. They are subjected to Natural Selection.

Question 18.
Explain in brief, a queen bee.
Answer:
QUEEN: It is the individual in the colony; It is a fertile, diploid female, one per bee hive and the egg layer of the colony. She lives for about five years and her only function is to lay eggs. The queen bee during its nuptial flight receives sperms from a drone and stores in the spermatecae and lays two types of eggs, the fertilised and unfertilised. All fertilised eggs develop into females. All the larvae developing from the fertilised eggs are fed with the royal jelly (vitamin and nutrient rich secretion from the glands in the hypopharynx of the nurse workers) for the first 4 days only. Afterwards royal jelly is fed only to the bee that is bound to develop into next queen, whereas the other larvae fed on bee bread (honey and pollen) become workers (sterile females).

Section – C (2 × 8 = 16)

Note : Answer ANY TWO of the following questions.

Question 19.
Describe the structure of the heart of a man with the help of a neat labelled diagram.
Answer:
The heart is mesodermal in origin. It is a thick walled, muscular and pulsating organ, situated in the mediastinum (the region in the thorax between the two lungs), and with its apex slightly turned to the left. It is the size of a clinched fist.

The heart is covered by a double walled pericardium which consists of the outer fibrous pericardium and the inner serous pericardiurh. The serous pericardium is double – layered, formed of an outer parietal layer and an inner visceral layer. The parietal layer is fused with the fibrous pericardium, whereas the visceral layer adheres to the surface Of the heart and forms its outer layer, the epicardium. The two layers are separated by a narrow pericardial space, which is filled with the pericardial fluid. This fluid reduces friction between the two membranes and allows free movement of the heart.

The wall of the heart consists of three layers. They are the outer epicardium, the middle myocardium (a thick layer of cardiac muscles), and the inner most endocardium (a thin layer of endothelium). The endothelium covers the heart valves also and is continuous with the endothelial lining of the large blood vessels connected to the heart.

External structure:
Human heart has four chambers, with two relatively smaller upper chambers, called atria and two larger lower chambers called ventricles. Atria and ventricles are separated by a deep transverse groove called coronary sulcus (atrio – ventricular groove). The muscular pouch like projection from each atrium is called auricular appendix (auricular appendage). The ventricles are separated by two inter ventricular grooves (anterior and posterior), in which the coronary arteries and their branches are lodged.

Internal structure :
i) Atria : Atria are thin walled ‘receiving chambers’ (upper chambers). The right one is larger than the left. The two atria are separated by thin inter – atrial septum. In the fetal heart, the atrial septum has a small pore called foramen ovale. Normally the foramen ovale closes at birth, when lungs become functional. It is represented by a depression in the septum between the right and left atria, called fossa ovalis (that marks the position of the foramen ovale in the fetus). If, the foramen ovale does not close properly, it is called a patent foramen ovale.

The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from different parts of the body (except the lungs) through three caval veins viz. the two precavals (right and left) and a post caval vein. It also receives blood from the myocardium (wall of the heart) through the coronary sinus, whose opening into the right atrium is guarded by the valve of Thebesius. Opening of the postcaval vein is guarded by the valve of the inferior vena cava or Eustachian valve. It directs the blood to the left atrium through the foramen ovale, in the foetal stage, but in the adult it becomes rudimentary and non – functional. The openings of the precaval veins into the right atrium have no valves. The left atrium receives blood from each lung through two pulmonary veins, which open into the left atrium. The two left pulmonary veins open by a common aperture in some.

Atria and ventricles are separated by a membranous atrio – ventricular septum, which possesses left and right atrioventricular apertures. The left and right apertures are guarded by bicuspid (mitral valve) and tricuspid valves respectively.

ii) Ventricles : These are the thick walled blood pumping chambers (lower chambers), separated by an interventricular septum. The wall of the left ventricle is thicker than that of the right ventricle. The inner surface of the ventricles is raised into muscular ridges or columns called columnae carneae / trabeculae carneae projecting from the inner walls of the ventricles. Some of these ridges are large and conical, and are called papillary muscles, whose apices are connected to the chordae tendineae, or ‘heart strings’. They are cord – like collagenous processes that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart. They prevent the cusps of the atrioventricular valves from bulging too far into atria during ventricular systole.

Question 20.
Describe the male reproductive system of a man. Draw its labelled diagram.
Answer:
The Male Reproductive System : The male reproductive system (male genital system) consists of a number of sex organs that are a part of the human reproductive process. The sex organs which are located in the pelvic region include a pair of testes (sing : testis) along with accessory ducts, glands and the external genitalia.

Testst : The tester (testicles) are pair of oval pinkish male primary sex organs suspended outside the abdominal cavity with in a pouch called scrotum. The scrotum helps in maintaining the low temperature of the testes (2 – 2.5°C lower than the normal internal body temperature) necessary for spermatogenesis. The cavity of the scrotal sac is connected to the abdominal cavity through the inguinal canal.

Testis is held in position in the scrotum by the gubernaculum, a fibrous cord that connects the testis with the bottom of the scrotum and a spermatic cord, formed by the vas deferens, nerves, blood vessels and other tissues that run from the abdomen down to each testicle, through the inguinal canal. Each testis is enclosed in a fibrous envelope, the tunica albuginea, which extends inward to form septa that partition the testis into .lobules. There are about 250 testicular lobules in each testis. Each lobule contains 1 to 3 highly coiled seminiferous tubules. A pouch of serous membrane (peritoneal layer) called tunica vaginalis covers the testis.

Each seminiferous tubule is lined by the germinal epithelium which consists of undifferentiated male germ cells called spermatogonial mother ceils and it also bears ‘nourishing cells’ called Sertoli cells. The spermatogonia produce the primary spermatocytes which undergo meiotic division, finally leading to the formation of spermatozoa or sperms (spermatogenesis). Sertoli cells provide nutrition to the spermatozoa and also produce a hormone called inhibin, which inhibits the secretion of FSH.

The regions outside the seminiferous tubules, called interstitial spaces, contain interstitial cells of Leydig or Leydig cells. Leydig cells produce androgens, the most important of which is testosterone. Testosterone controls the development of secondary sexual characters and spermatogenesis. Other immunologically competent cells are also present. The seminiferous tubules open into the vasa efferentia through the rete testis (a network of tubules in of the testis carrying spermatozoa from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia).

Epididymis : The vasa efferentia leave the testis and open into a narrow, tightly coiled tube called epididymis located along the posterior surface of each testis. The epididymis provides a storage space for the sperms and gives the sperms time to mature. It is differentiated into three regions – caput epididymis, corpus epididymis and cauda epididymis. The caput epididymis receives spermatozoa via the vasa efferentia of the mediastinum testis (a mass of connective tissue at the back of the testis that encloses the rate testis).

Vasa deferentia : The vas deferens or ductus deferens is a long, narrow, muscular tube. The mucosa of the ductus deferens consists of pseudostratified columnar epithelium and lamina propria (areolar connective tissue). It starts from the tail of the epididymis, passes through the inguinal canal into the abdomen and loops over the urinary bladder. It receives a duct from the seminal vesicle. The vas deferens and the duct of the seminal vesicle unite to form a short ejaculatory duct / ductus ejaculatorius. The two ejaculatory ducts, carrying spermatozoa and the fluid secreted by the seminal vesicles, converge in the centre of the prostate and open into the urethra, which transports the sperms to outside.

Urethra : In males, the urethra is the shared terminal duct of the reproductive and urinary systems. The urethra originates from the urinary bladder and extends through the penis to its external opening called urethral meatus. The urethra provides an exit for urine as well as semen during ejaculation.

Penis : The penis and the scrotum constitute the male external genitalia. The penis serves as urinal duct and also intromittent organ that transfers spermatozoa to the vagina of a female. The human penis is made up of three columns of tissue; two upper corpora cavernosa on the dorsal aspect and one corpus spongiosum on the ventral side. Skin and a subcutaneous layer enclose all three columns, which consist of special tissue that helps in erection of the penis to facilitate insemination. The enlarged and bulbous end of penis called glans penis is covered by a loose fold of skin (foreskin) called prepuce. The urethra traverses the corpus spongiosum, and its opening lies at the tip of the glans penis (urethral meatus).

Male accessory genital glands : The male accessory glands – include paired seminal vesicles, a prostate and bulbourethral glands.

Seminal vesicles : The seminal vesicles are a pair of simple tubular glands present postero- inferior to the urinary bladder in the pelvis. Each seminal vesicle opens into the corresponding vas deferens, as the vas deferens enters the prostate gland. The secretion of the seminal vesicles constitutes about 60 percent of the volume of seminal fluid. It is an alkaline, viscous fluid that contains fructose, proteins, citric acid, inorganic phosphorus, potassium, and prostaglandins. Once this fluid joins the sperm in the ejaculatory duct, fructose acts as the main energy source for the sperm outside the body. Prostaglandins are believed to aid fertilization by causing the mucous lining of the cervix to be more receptive to sperm as well as by aiding the movement of the sperm towards the ovum with peristaltic contractions of the uterus and fallopian tubes.

Prostate gland : Prostate gland is located directly beneath the urinary bladder. The gland surrounds the prostatic urethra, and sends its secretions through several prostatic ducts. In man, the prostate contributes 15 – 30 percent of the semen. The fluid from the prostate is clear and slightly acidic. The prostatic secretion ‘activates’ the spermatozoa and provides nutrition.

Bulbourethral Glands : Bulbourethral glands, also called Cowper’s glands, are located beneath the prostate gland at the beginning of the internal portion of the penis. They add an alkaline fluid to semen during the process of ejaculation. The fluid secreted by these glands lubricates the urethra. It is also thought to function as a ‘flushing agent’ that washes out the acidic urinary residues that remain in the urethra, before the semen is ejaculated.

Question 21.
What are multiple alleles ? Describe multiple alleles with the help of the ABO blood groups in man.
Answer:
Multiple alleles and human blood groups : Generally a gene has two alternative forms / versions called alleles. They are present at the same locus in a pair of homologous chromosomes. Two alleles of a gene can form three genotypes in a diploid organism. Sometimes a gene may have more than two alleles. When more than two allelic forms occur at the same locus on the homologous chromosomes of an organism, they are called mutiple alleles when more than two alleles exist in a population of a specific organism, the phenomenon is called mutiple allelism.

As mentioned above ‘multiple alleles’ cannot be observed in the genotype of a diploid individual, but can be observed in a population. The number of genotypes that can occur for multiple alleles is given by the expression n (n + 1) /2 where, n = number of alleles. A well known example of multiple allelism in man is the expression of ABO blood types by three alleles of a single gene which can produce six genotypes.

ABO Blood Types : The ABO blood group system was proposed by Karl Landsteiner. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1930 for his work. The phenotypes (blood types) A, B, AB and O types are characterized by the presence or absence of ‘antigens’ on the plasma membrane of the RBCs. The A and B antigens are actually carbohydrate groups (sugar polymers) that are bound to lipid molecules (fatty acids) protruding from the membrane of the red blood cell.

They are also called isoagglutinogens because they cause blood cell agglutination in the case of incompatible blood transfusions. ‘Blood type A’ persons have antigen A on their RBCs and anti – B antibodies in the plasma. ‘Blood type B’ persons have antigen B on their RBCs and anti – A antibodies in the plasma. ‘Blood type AB’ person have antigens ‘A’ and ‘B’ on theRBCs and no antibodies in the plascna. ‘Blood type O’ persons have no antigens on their RBCs and both ‘anti – A, and ‘anti – B’ antibodies are present in the plasma.

Bernstein discovered that these phenotypes were inherited by the interaction of three ‘autosomal alleles’ of the gene named I, located on chromosome 9. I^A, I^B and i (or I^O) are the three alleles of the gene I. The antibodies ‘anti – A’ and ‘anti – B’ are called isoagglutinins (also called isohaemagglutinins) which are usually IgM type. The isoagglutinins of an individual cause agglutination reactions with the antigens of another individual. The alleles I^A and I^B are responsible for the production of the respective antigens ‘A’ and ‘B’. The allele i does nto produce any antigen. The alleles lA and lB are dominant to the allele i, but co-dominant to each other (I^A = I^B > i). A child receives one of the three alleles from each parent, giving rise to six possible

Table : Genetic control of the human ABO blood groups

genotypes and four possible blood types (phenotypes). The genotypes are I^AI^A, I^Ai, I^BI^B, I^Bi, I^AI^B and ii. The phenotypic expressions of I^AI^A and I^Ai are ‘A’ – type blood, the phenotypic expressions of I^BI^B and I^Bi are ‘B’ – type blood, and that of I^AI^B is ‘AB’ – type blood. The phenotype of ii (I^OI^O) is ‘O’ – type blood.