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Section A Q. 1
(a) Differentiate between reversible and irreversible enzyme inhibition. [10] (b) Differentiate between catabolic and anabolic pathways of metabolism. [10] (20)
Q. 2
(a) Explain the series of chemical reactions occurring during Krebs cycle. [10] (b) What is meiotic nondisjunction? What are its consequences for human beings? [10] (20)
Section B Q. 3
(a) How has excretion of nitrogenous wastes evolved in aquatic and terrestrial animals? [10] (b) Which different mechanisms animals use to regulate the exchange of heat between themselves and the environment? [10] (20)
Q. 4
(a) Describe the motility of gastrointestinal tract in animals. [10] (b) Name neurohormones released from the mammalian posterior pituitary gland (neurohypophysis), their target sites and functions. [10] (20)
Section C Q. 5
(a) Define multiple alleles. Explain a case example of multiple alleles. [10] (b) Give a brief account of the recessive genetic disorders (recessively inherited disorders). [10] (20)
Q. 6
(a) What is a genetic code? Which general features characterize genetic code? [10] (b) What are the transgenic animals? How are they produced and what are their uses? [10] (20)
Section D Q. 7
(a) How has Neo-Darwinism validated the Darwinism? Explain Darwin's theory in the light of Neo-Darwinism. [10] (b) How natural selection leads to the formation of adaptations? Explain with an example. [10] (20)
Q. 8
(a) Differentiate between natural selection and genetic drift. [10] (b) What is Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium? Explain different factors which act as sources of microevolutionary change. [10] (20)
Q. 9
(a) Describe a closed ecological system. [10] (b) Discuss the efficiency of energy transfer in ecosystems. [10] (20)
Q. 10
(a) How is nutrient cycling connected with pollution? Explain relationship between carbon cycle and global warming. [10] (b) How do animals adapt themselves to their habitats? What are animals' adaptations to desert environment? [10] (20)