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NEET Pattern BIOLOGY VAJRA-Test-1

13th NEET - Phase 13
KOTA

Date: 20-Jan-2025

Duration: 1 Hours

Max Marks: 360

Biology - Section A

1. 3.

Answer: 2 Answer: 2

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The sum total of all the chemical reactions FIMBRIAE- (Pilli)

occurring in the body of living organisms is
known as metabolism. Some of the reactions Many gram-negative bacteria have hair-like
can be made to occur outside the body (in- structures called pili. Example:-
vitro) in cell free system. These reactions Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonadacae, etc. In
occurring outside the body is not living (i.e., gram-negative, a similar structure is observed
they are not metabolic reactions). in Corynebacterium.

2. Functions:-

Answer: 4 1) It shows adhesive property which attaches

the organism to the natural substrate or to the
other organelle.

2) Pili are equipped with the antigenic

property.

3) Fimbriae affect metabolic activity, the Fim+

cells possess a higher rate of metabolic activity
than Fim- cells, which helps in conjugation.

So, if fimbriae are removed then bacteria

would not be able to adhere to surfaces.

Hence, the correct answer is option "2" -

The bacteria would not adhere to the host
tissue.
4. 9.

Answer: 1 Answer: 3

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The biological species concept, as first The plastid in Euglena is prokaryotic in

proposed by Mayr, groups the members of the structure and composition, and the plastid
same species organisms that can potentially originated from the endosymbiotic invasion of
interbreed to produce fertile offspring. an organism that is similar to a primitive blue-
green alga or the contemporary proplastid.
5.
10.
Answer: 3
Answer: 3
Sol:
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Sub-Kingdom Cryptogamae includes three
divisions i.e., thallophyta, bryophyta and Systematics means systematic arrangement
pteridophytes. Crytogams are seedless and of organisms.
flowerless plants, reproductive organs are
inconspicuous and they reproduce by It include identification, nomenclature and
producing spores.Thallophyta and Bryophyta classification. Systematics takes into account
are correctly termed asNon- Vascular evolutionary relationships between
cryptogams. organisms( phylogeny).

6. Taxonomy is referred to identification,

classification and naming of organisms.
Answer: 4
11.
Sol:
Answer: 2
Hot springs – Eubacteria
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7.
Algae possess diverse characters in their
Answer: 1 pigments, nature of reserve food, nature of
cilia etc. According to these morphological
Sol: differences, they are classified by many
In most common bee species, worker bees are people. Fritsch (1935) classified the whole of
infertile due to enforced altruistic kin selection, the Algae into eleven classes on the basis of
and thus never reproduce. Workers are type of pigments, nature of reserve food
nevertheless considered female for anatomical material, mode of reproduction
and genetic reasons. etc.Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae,
Rhodophyceae and Myxophyceae
8. (Cyanophyceae).

Answer: 4 So the correct option is B

Sol: 12.

The life cycle of gymnosperms have a Answer: 3

dominant sporophyte and reduced
gametophyte with the female gametophyte Sol:
retained on the sporophyte. The male and Blue green algae is called as
female sex organs are formed in structures Cyanobacteria. The stored food is starch. It is
called cones or strobili. In gymnosperms both called as Cyanophycean starch. It also stores
the sexes are separate. Meiosis occurs in both cyanophycean granules (protein).
male and female strobili.
Moreover, gymnosperms are well adapted to
extreme conditions.
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Answer: 3 Answer: 2

Sol: Sol:

The term 'systematics' was coined by Carl The cell wall is made up of silica and cellulose.
Linnaeus. It is present in the form of two overlapping
shells called epitheca and hypotheca. The
Systematics is the branch of study of diversity arrangement of these two shells look like a
of organisms and all comparative and soap box.
evolutionary relationship between them.
18.
14.
Answer: 2
Answer: 4
Sol:
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The female sex organ called archegonium is
Food is stored the form of laminarin, mannitol flask-shaped and produces a single egg. The
and oil in Fucus. Food is stored the form of antherozoids are released into water where
starch and oil in Chara. Food is stored the form they come in contact with archegonium.
of floridean starch and galactan polymers Rhizoids are protuberances that extend from
in Porphyra and Gracilaria. So the correct the lower epidermal cells of bryophytes and
option is D. algae. They are similar in structure and
15. function to the root hairs of vascular land
plants. Similar structures are formed by some
Answer: 3 fungi. Rhizoids may be unicellular or
multicellular. An antheridium is a haploid
Sol: structure or organ producing and containing
Free-living or parasitic forms. These are male gametes (called antherozoids or sperm).
primitive and include forms like Euglena. The plural form is antheridia, and a structure
containing one or more antheridia is called an
They are either free living or they may be androecium. "Androecium" is also used as the
parasite. They have flagella for locomotion. collective term for the stamens of flowering
plants.
16.
19.
Answer: 2
Answer: 3
Sol:
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a - Offset is a short thick branch that
produces a new plant at its tip. It is produced decaying bread
asexually. It grows from the main stem of the
parent plant.

b- Antheridiophore is a gametophore that

bears the antheridia only. It is an outgrowth of
a prothallium. It is seen in liverworts.

c - Antipodal cells are haploid cells is found

in angiosperms. These present at the chalazal
end farthest from the micropyle. It nourishes
the embryo.

d - Oogonium is the female sex organ. It

contains one or more oospheres. It grows out
from one of the nodes.
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Answer: 3 Answer: 3

Sol: Sol:

The gymnosperms are plants in which the Pinus are coniferous, evergreen resinous trees
ovules are not enclosed by any ovary wall and which are popularly known as pine. ... hills and
remain exposed. Unlike the gymnosperms have economic value because many pines are
where the ovules are naked, in the used in the construction, ... Leaves are
angiosperms or flowering plants, the pollen dimorphic: the long green needle shaped
grains and ovules are developed in specialised foliage leaves and ... as dwarf shoots while the
structures called flowers. In angiosperms, the foliage leaves are large, needle-like and found
seeds are enclosed by fruits. The seeds of only in pinus.lichen is a symbiotic association
angiosperms develop in the ovaries of flowers between an alga and a fungi, which live
and are surrounded by a protective together for their mutual benefit. If both are
fruit. Gymnosperm seeds are usually formed in separated from each other then they will die.
unisexual cones, known as strobili, and the Moreover, the algae or the fungi alone cannot
plants lack fruits and flowers. grow in such places.The Potato spindle tuber
viroid ("PSTVd") was the first viroid to be
21. identified PSTVd is a small, circular RNA
Answer: 4 molecule closely related to the
Chrysanthemum stunt viroid. Present within
Sol: the viroidal RNA is the Pospiviroid RY motif
stem loop. The natural hosts are potatoes
Archaebacteria are the ancient microorganisms (Solanum tuberosum) and tomatoes (Solanum
that have evolved from the Blue green algae lycopersicum). All potatoes and tomatoes are
and bacteria both. It is better known as a susceptible to PSTVd and there is no form of
separate kingdom under classifiaction. natural resistance.This cambium gives rise to
Hence, the correct answer is option "4" - secondary tissues and increase the thickness
of the plant body. Secondary meristem is
Oldest living beings.
mainly present between primary xylem and
primary phloem. Vascular cambium and cork
cambium are secondary meristems.

23.

Answer: 3

Sol:

Conjugative pili allow for the transfer of DNA

between bacteria, in the process of bacterial
conjugation. They are sometimes called "sex
pili", in analogy to sexual reproduction,
because they allow for the exchange of genes
via the formation of "mating pairs". So, the
correct answer is option C.
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Answer: 4 Answer: 3

Sol: Sol:

1)According to two kingdom classification, cell

walls are absent in animals but are present in
most other eukaryotes including
algae(cellulose), fungi(chitin) and plants and in
most prokaryotes(peptidoglycan). So these
statements are correct.

2)Mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-

bearing fruiting body of a basidomycetes
fungus.

3)Members of class Sporozoa are all parasites

and they do not have locomotory organs.
Hence this statement is incorrect.

4)Prokaryotes, found in both Domain Archaea

Part (A) - Capsule, and Bacteria, are unicellular organisms that
lack membrane-bound organelles
Part (B) - Seta,
28.
Part (C) - Leaves Part
Answer: 2
Part (D) - Gametophyte
Sol:
25.
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Answer: 3
29.
Sol:
Answer: 2
Phycomycetes - Asexual reproduction takes
place by zoospores (motile) or by aplanospores Sol:
(non-motile). These spores are endogenously
produced in sporangium. A zygospore is Basidiomycetes—Claviceps
formed by fusion of two gametes. These
gametes are similar in morphology
(isogamous) or dissimilar (anisogamous or 30.
oogamous).
Answer: 4
26.
Sol:
Answer: 1
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Sol:
31.
Class 11th NCERT Page No. 39
Answer: 4

Sol:

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Fungi are typically classified based on the

morphology of the mycelium, mode of spore
formation and fruiting bodies. While, the mode
of nutrition is not typically used as a primary
criterion for their classification.
32. 34.

Answer: 3 Answer: 1

Sol: Sol:

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33. 35.

Answer: 3 Answer: 1

Sol: Sol:

Autotrophic nutrition is the mode of nutrition The asexual spores are conidia produced
where the organism produces its own food, for exogenously on the special mycelium called
example, plants. conidiophores, while other statements are
Fungi cannot prepare its own food. correct about Ascomycetes.
Mode of nutrition in fungi is saprophytic.
Hence, the correct option is "1".
 Biology - Section B

36. 40.

Answer: 1 Answer: 3

Sol: Sol:

Biological names are generally in Latin and Triticum aestivum is a scientfic name for
written in italics. They are Latinised or derived wheat which belongs to class
from Latin irrespective of their origin. Monocotyledonae.

37. Homo sapiens is scientific name for human

being which are class Mammalia.
Answer: 2
Musca domestica is a scientfic name for
Sol: housefly which belongs to class insecta.
ICNB stand for "International Code of Mangifera indica is a scientfic name for
Nomenclature of Bacteria". For bacteria, they mango which belongs to class Dicotyledonae
provide a scientific name based on agreed
principle and criteria. 41.

38. Answer: 3

Answer: 1 Sol:

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(A) Family - (5) Solanaceae 42.

(B) Kingdom - (4) Plantae Answer: 1

(C) Order - (2) Polymoniales Sol:

(D) Species - (1) nigrum Saccharomyces is not a prokaryote as it is a

fungus and hence a eukaryote. They have a
39. well-defined nucleus and membrane-bound
Answer: 3 nucleus. Their cell structure is more
complicated than a prokaryotic cell. Nostoc
Sol: and Oscillatoria are cyanobacteria; they are a
group of photosynthetic and nitrogen-fixing
Felidae is a family of mammals in the order bacteria, and Mycobacterium comes under true
Carnivora, referred to as cats. bacteria. Therefore, Nostoc, Oscillatoria, and
Canidae is a family of mammals in the order Mycobacterium are prokaryotes.
Carnivora, which includes domestic dogs. 43.
So, both Felidae and Canidae are family. Answer: 1

Sol:

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44. 47.

Answer: 4 Answer: 3

Sol: Sol:

Diatoms belong to chrysophytes that Class 11th NCERT Page No. 31,32
include golden algae which is known as "Jewel
of sea". 48.

Gonyaulax causes red tide phenomenon which Answer: 3

is a dinoflagellate. Sol:
Euglena belongs to euglenoids that is Protista
considered to be the connecting link between
animals and plants and has both the
characteristics.
49.
Paramecium is a protozoa which is commonly
known as slipper animalcule . Answer: 4

45. Sol:

Answer: 3 Class 11th NCERT Page No. 36

Sol: 50.

Class 11th NCERT Page No. 36,38 Answer: 3

46. Sol:

Answer: 3 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b

Sol:

Zoospores are endogenous. They are produced

in the sporangium.

Sporangiospores are formed endogenously in a

sporangium via cytoplasmic cleavage in the
zygomycetes.

Ascospores are sexual spores produced by

fungi Ascomycetes inside the Ascus.
Ascospores are produced endogenously.

Common mode of asexual reproduction is

through the formation of conidia (singular-
conidium) in Ascomycetes. Conidia are non-
motile fungal spores which are produced
exogenously from the tips and sides of hypae
called conidiophores.

In Basidiomycetes, basidiospores are produced

exogenously at tips of fine outgrowths called
sterigmata.
 Biology - Section C

51. 53.

Answer: 3 Answer: 3

Sol: Sol:

Mangifera is a genus which are included in

class dicotyledonae.

All others are class.

52.

Answer: 3

Sol:

54.

Answer: 1

Sol:

Two organism of same division but different

order will be kept under the same is known as
class.
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Answer: 3 Answer: 4

Sol: Sol:

Species :- A group of individual organisms Bacterial disease

with fundamental similarities as a species.

Genus :- Genus comprises a group of related

species which has more characters in common 62.
in comparison to species of other genera. Answer: 4
Family :- A group of related genera with still Sol:
less number of similarities as compared to
genus and species. Class 11th NCERT Page No. 36
Taxon (plural taxa) is the name designating a 63.
taxonomic grouping, such as species, genus,
order, or phylum (or division), of either living Answer: 4
or extinct organisms. Another name for taxon Sol:
is taxonomic unit or group.
Heterocysts
56.

Answer: 3
64.
Sol:
Answer: 2
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Sol:
57.
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Answer: 4
65.
Sol:
Answer: 3
All of the above
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Citrus canker
58.

Answer: 2
66.
Sol:
Answer: 3
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Sol:
59.
a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i
Answer: 3
67.
Sol:
Answer: 2
Live in some of the most harsh habitats
Sol:

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60.

Answer: 2

Sol:

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68. 72.

Answer: 1 Answer: 2

Sol: Sol:

Correct statement :- Class 11th NCERT Page No. 36,38

Conifers are plants that have needle-like 73.

leaves that are smaller in size, and are found
in cold environments like spruce, fir, and pine. Answer: 1
The needle-like leaves have sunken stomata Sol:
and a smaller surface area, which helps to
reduce water loss. If both assertion and reason are true and the
reason is the correct explanation of the
Gymnosperms are heterosporous, meaning assertion.
they produce two different types of spores,
microspores and megaspores, which give rise 74.
to male and female gametophytes,
respectively. Answer: 4

Correct statement :- Sol:

Gymnosperms are xerophytes, meaning they The cell wall of ‘a’ has stiff cellulose plates on
have many adaptations that help them survive the outer surface while in ‘b’ the coordinated
in dry environments. movement of rows of cilia causes the water
laden with food to be steered into the gullet.
In Cycas, coralloid roots are associated with
cyanobacteria that fix nitrogen, while
mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association between 75.
a fungus and the roots of higher plants.
Answer: 3
69.
Sol:
Answer: 2
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Sol:
76.
If both assertion and reason are true, but
reason is not the correct explanation of the Answer: 3
assertion.
Sol:

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70.
77.
Answer: 4
Answer: 4
Sol:
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Contractile vacuoles
71.

Answer: 1
78.
Sol:
Answer: 1
1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d
Sol:

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79. 83.

Answer: 3 Answer: 4

Sol: Sol:

Paramoectium Exogenously, endogenously and exogenously

respectively
80.

Answer: 4
84.
Sol:
Answer: 3
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Sol:
81.
Morphological isogamy & physiological
Answer: 3 anisogamy
Sol:

Ascomycetes 85.

Answer: 3
82. Sol:
Answer: 2 1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-b
Sol:

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 Biology - Section D

86. 90.

Answer: 2 Answer: 4

Sol: Sol:

Will increase Class 11th NCERT Page No. 30,31

87. 91.

Answer: 3 Answer: 3

Sol: Sol:

A defining characteristic is the one which In deuteromycetes, when the linkages were
should be exhibited by all living organisms. All established, the fungi were correctly identified
organisms cannot reproduce. For e.g. mule, and moved out of deuteromycetes.
worker bees, sterile human couples.

Thus, reproduction is not a defining feature of

living beings. 92.

88. Answer: 1

Answer: 2 Sol:

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Growth of an organ is defined as irreversible 93.

increase in size because it cannot be reversed. Answer: 2
It is permanent. Growth of an organ occurs in
terms of cell division which cannot be Sol:
reversed.
Only the asexual or vegetative phases of these
89. fungi are known

Answer: 1

Sol: 94.
In unicellular organisms growth and Answer: 3
reproduction are inclusive events because they
grow when they reproduce i.e. when they Sol:
divide. Binary Fission in amobea for example.
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While in higher animals growth refers to cell
enlargement , cell differentiations leading to 95.
formation of different tissues , then organs and
whole organism as such. Animals can grow Answer: 3
upto a certain age but plants can grow on
Sol:
forever. (If there were no physical and
environmental stresses plants can grow on and Aspergillus, Claviceps and Penicillium
on and on).

Some animals can have normal body growth

but they still can be sterile. This is why growth
and reproduction are mutually exclusive events
in higher plants and animals.
96. 99.

Answer: 2 Answer: 2

Sol: Sol:

Class 11th NCERT Page No. 33 Basidiomycetes

97.

Answer: 3 100.

Sol: Answer: 3

Agaricus, morels and trufles Sol:

The moss sporophyte is completely dependent

upon the gametophyte for its nutrition. The
98. sporophyte is responsible for producing spores
Answer: 1 i.e. partially parasitic on the gametophyte.

Sol:

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