SSC BIOLOGY MODEL PAPER - 3 MARCH 2026

 

SSC PUBLIC EXAMINATION (2025-26)

MODEL PAPER-3 (SCERT 100 days action plan)

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE CLASS: X Time: 2 Hours

 

SECTION – I         1 mark. 6 × 1 = 6 M

 

1. Expand DNA.
Deoxyribonucleic Acid

2. Identify the part 'A' labelled in the following diagram.


Bud

3. Write an example for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) caused by bacteria.
Gonorrhoea

4. The gap between two neurons is called a [ ]

a) Dendrite b) Synapse c) Axon d) Impulse
b) Synapse

5. Write a slogan on female foelicide to create awareness among the pupil.
Save girl child, save the nation.

6. "Rate of breathing in aquatic organisms is much faster than that of in terrestrial organisms". support this statement.
Because water has less dissolved oxygen than air.

 

SECTION – II       2 marks. 4 x 2 = 8 M

 

7. What will happen if these are no decomposers in an ecosystem.
Dead plants and animals accumulate.
Nutrient recycling stops, ecosystem gets disturbed.


8. Read the following table and answer the questions given.

S.No.

Digestive glands

Enzymes

Acts on

1

Salivary glands

Salivary amylase

Carbohydrates

2

Gastric glands

Pepsin

Proteins

3

Liver

No enzyme

Fats

4

Pancreas

Trypsin, Lipase

Proteins, Fats

 

a) Name the digestive gland seeretion, that has no enzymes.
Bile

b) Which enzymes acts on proteins ?
Pepsin
Trypsin

 

9. Write precautions to limit the ozone depletion ?
• Avoid use of CFCs and harmful aerosols.
• Use eco-friendly products and reduce pollution.

 

10. Write the function of the following hormones?

A) Insulin
Controls blood sugar level.
• Helps cells use glucose.

B) Adrenalin
• Prepares body for emergency (fight or flight).
• Increases heart rate and blood pressure.

 

SECTION – III      4 marks   5 X 4 = 20 M

 

11. How are the alveoli designed to maximise the exchange of gases.
• Alveoli have a large surface area.
• Walls are very thin and moist.
• Surrounded by dense network of blood capillaries.
• Gases diffuse quickly and efficiently.

 

12.a) Draw and label the diagram of structural and functional unit of nervous system.
Structural and functional unit is Neuron.

Draw a labelled diagram of a neuron. | KnowledgeBoat
(Or)

b) Draw the neat labelled diagram of process of fertilization in a flower.

13. Suggest any 4 environmental friendly practices to reduce plastic waste.

• Use cloth or jute bags.
• Avoid single-use plastics.
• Reuse plastic items carefully.
• Send plastic waste for recycling.

 

14. How do plants respond to stimuli. Justify the statement with suitable example.

• Plants respond through growth movements.
• Response is due to plant hormones.
• Example: Phototropism in shoots.
• Shoot bends towards light.

 

15. Write any 4 slogans on waste management ?

Reduce waste, save Earth.
Segregate waste at source.
Recycle today for a better tomorrow.
Clean environment, healthy life.

 

 

SECTION – IV               2 × 8 = 16 M

 

16.a) How do you demonstrate that the amount of carbon dioxide is more in air that we breathe out than we breathe in ?

 

Aim: Demonstrate that the amount of carbon dioxide is more in air that we breathe out (Exhaled Air) than we breathe in

 

Apparatus:

  • 2 test tubes
  • Lime water
  • Syringe
  • Rubber tube

 

Procedure

1.    Take 2 test tubes

2.    Lable as A & B

3.    Add lime water to A & B

4.    Pass air with syringe into A

5.    Blow exhaled air into B

 

Observation

Lime water in test tube (B) turns milky faster than in test tube (A).

 

Result: Exhaled air contains more carbon dioxide than we breathe in.

 

 

(Or)

b) Describe the procedure you followed in your school laboratory to observe the spores in Breadmould.(Rhizopus.)

Aim: To observe the spores in Breadmould.

Materials:

·         Moist bread slice

·         Petri dish / clean container

·         Magnifying glass

·         microscope

Draw a diagram to show spore formation in Rhizopus (b) With help of an

Procedure :

1.    Take a bread slice

2.    Make it moist.

3.    Keep it in a cool, dark place.

4.    Leave it for three days.

5.    Observe the bread under a magnifying glass.

6.    For spores observe it under a microscope.

 

Observation:

·       A white cotton-like mass of mold appears on the bread.

·       After some time, these white threads develop black, round sporangia.

 

       Result : Observed the spores in Breadmould


17.a) Analyse the dihybrid cross with the help of a checker board.(How do Mendel's experiments show that traits are inherited independently?)

i. Mendel crossed round green (RRyy) with wrinkled yellow (rrYY) seeds.

ii. F1 generation had yellow round seeds (dominant traits).

iii. In the F2 generation, the seeds were in a 9:3:3:1 ratio of different traits.

Solving Dihybrid Punnett Squares with Coding Teacher Handout

9 Round Yellow

3 Round Green

3 Wrinkled Yellow

1 Wrinkled Green

iv. This showed that traits are inherited independently of each other.


(or)

b) What are the differences between Stimulus and Response ?

 

Stimulus

Response

Change in the internal or external environment

Action to stimulus (Body reaction)

May be light, heat, touch

Movement or secretion

Starts activity

Comes after stimulus

Acts as an input

Acts as an outcome

Detected by receptors

Executed by effectors

carried by sensory nerves

carried by motor nerves

Example: touching hot object

Example: withdraw hand from hot object