Prior to a sports event blood and urine samples of sports-persons are collected for drug tests.
(a) Why is there a need to conduct such tests/
(b) Name the drugs the authorities usually look for.
(c) Write the generic names of two plants from which these drugs are obtained.
(a) Ther is need to conduct tests like bllod and urine test because some sportspersons resort to unfair practices to enhance their performance. Often the sportsperson take drugs like narcotics analgesics, anabolic steroids, diuretics and certain hormones in sports to increase muscle strength and performance. The blood test and urine test usually indicates whetehr the person has taken any drugs or not and thus ensures fair play.
(b) The authorities should look for narcotics analgesics, anabolic steroids, diuretics, certain hormones - gonadotropins. Opiate-like drugs, e.g. Vicodin, Percocet or OxyContin, and cannabinoids.
(c) Generic names of the plants from which drugs are obtained are as follows:
Smack or Heroin commonly called as Papaver somniferum -
Ganja, Marijuana obtained from Cannabis sativa.
(a) Briefly explain the events of fertilisation and implantation in an adult human female.
(b) Comment on the role of placenta as an endocrine gland.
Given below is a list of six micro-organism. State their usefulness to humans.
(a) Nucleopolyhedrovirus
(b) Saccharomyces cervisiae
(c) Monascus purpureus
(d) Trichoderma polysporum
(e) Peniciliu notatum.
(f) Propionibacterium sharmanni
(a) Name any two places where it is essential to install electrostatic percipitators. Why is it required to do so?
(b) Mention one limitation of the electrostatic precipitator.
(a) Represent diagrammatically three kinds of age-pyramids for the human population.
(b) How does an age pyramid for human population at given point of time helps the policy makers in planning for the future.
(a) How are the following formed and involved in DNA packaging in a nucleus of a cell?
(b) Differentiate between Euchromatin and Heterochromatin
Reproductive and Child Healthcare (RCH) programmes are currently in operation. One of the major tasks of these programmes is to create awareness amongst people about the wide range of reproduction related aspects. As this is important and essential for building a reproductively healthy society.
(a) Providing sex education in schools in one of the ways to meet this goal. Give four points in support of your opinion regarding this statement.
(b) List any two 'indicators' that indicate a reproductively healthy society.
Describe the experiment that helped demonstrate the semi-conservative mode of DNA replication
(a) Explain the post-pollination events leading to seed production in angiosperms.
(b) List the different types of pollination depending upon the source of pollen grains.
(a) Why should we conserve biodiversity? How can we do it?
(b) Explain the importance of biodiversity hot-spots and sacred groves.
