sssihl.edu.in B.Ed. Biological Sciences Admission Test Question Paper : Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning

Name of the Organisation : Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Exam : SSSIHL B.Ed. Admission Test
Degree : B.Ed.
Subject : Biological Sciences
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SSSIHL Biological Sciences Admission Test Question Paper

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Important Instructions

i) Answer the following questions in the space provided.
ii) Please write your Application Id and name on the Answer sheets.
iii) Choose the correct answer and WRITE IN CAPITAL LETTER viz., A, B, C, D or E for the multiple choice questions. Each MCQ carries one mark and there will be negative marking for each wrong answer.
iv) Write detailed answer as required for other questions.

Sample Questions

Questions: 100
Marks: 100
Time: 100 Mins

Botany

Choose the correct option out of the following. :
1. Bacteriophage- mediated genetic recombination in bacteria is known as:
a) Conjugation
b) Transformation
c) Transduction
d) Sexduction
e) Transformation

2. In which family gynostegium is present?
a) Cucurbitaceae
b) Asclepiadaceae
C) Capparidaceae
d) Malvaceae
e) Solanaceae

3. Secondary xylem develops from
a) Procambium
b) phellogen
C) Apical meristem
d) Vascular cambium
e) Lateral meristem

4. Insectivorous plants are best adapted to
a) Phosphorous deficient soils
b) Magnesium deficient soils
c) Boron deficient soils
d) Nitrogen deficient soils
e) Manganese deficient soils

5. Vegetative period of plants may shorten through
a) Bud dormancy
b) Leaf abscission
c) senescence
d) Vermilization
e) none

Zoology

Choose the correct option out of the following :
1. The classification of phylum protozoa is based on
a) Nutrition
b) nucleus
c) Locomotary organs
d) contractile vacuole
e) Mitochondria

2. The active feeding stage in the life cycle of plasmodium is
a) Sporozoite
b) Trophozoite
c) Merozoite
d) Cryptozoite
e) Trypanozoite

3. Sponges do not reproduce by
a) Sexual method
b) budding
c) gemma formation
d) Gemmule formation
e) fragmentation

4. The larva of Schistosoma is called
a) Muller’s larva
b) Cercaria
c) Cysticerous
d) Planula
d) doliopore

5. The most primitive annelid is
a) Polygordius
b) Arenicola
c) Acanthobdella
d) Sabella
e) Earthworm

Syllabus

Botany : (50 Marks)
›› Evolution of Life and Diversity of
Microbes. Origin and evolution of Life -an
outline.
Viruses: Structure, replication and
transmission; plant diseases caused by
viruses and their control.
Bacteria: Structure, nutrition, reproduction
and economic importance, an outline of
Plant diseases of important crop plants
caused by bacteria and their control.
Brief account of Archaebacteria,
Chlamydia, Actinomycetes and
Mycoplasma, cyanobacteria
Algae and Fungi: General account, thallus
organisation, structure, reproduction, classification and economic importance
– Oedogonium, Ectocarpus and
Polysiphonia.

Zoology : (50 Marks)
Biology of Invertebrates and cell biology:
General characters and classification of Major Invertebrate phyla with examples up to orders, Ultra structure of Animal Cell: Cell Division, Mitosis and Meiosis.
Structure and function of the following cell organelles:

(i) Plasma Membrane: Membrane, Transport of small molecules, Cell Junctions, Cell adhesion, (ii) Cytoskeleton,(iii) Golgi Complex, (iv) Lysosomes, (v) Role of mitochondria in cellular energy, transactions, (vi) Chromosomes-Structure and type, Salivary gland chromosomes.

Animal Physiology, Behaviour and Ecology :
Nutrition: Types, vitamins and minerals. Digestion, Respiration, Circulation, Excretion, Nervous transmission, Musclecontraction in mammals. Endocrine glands, Hormonal control of reproduction in mammals. Concept of Homeostasis.Animal Behaviour, Animal Ecology, Animal associations, Environments and adaptive features of animals Environmental pollution, Wild life, wild lifesanctuaries and national parks of India.

Biology of Chordates, Genetics, Evolution and Zoogeography:
Protochordata, Cyclostomata, Parental care in Amphibia, Dentition in Mammals, Developmental Biology Genetics: Gene interaction with 3 examples, Sex determination, Sex linked inheritance, Blood group inheritance, Fine structure of gene, Operon/ concept, Cloning, Lethal genes, Chromosomal Aberration and human diseases.

Evolution and Zoogeography, Modern synthetic theory of Evolution, Mutations, Genetic basis of Evolution, GeneticDrift (Hardy Weinberg’s Law), Isolation and speciation, Characteristics of the following Zoogeographic regions and heir fauna