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Section I is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section II The intended marks for questions or the parts of questions given in brackets [ ].

SECTION I (40 Marks)
Attempt all questions from this Section

Question 1
(a). Name the following:-[5]
A membrane that disappears during late prophase.
A fluid that occupies the larger cavity of the eyeball behind the lens.
The ground substance present in a chloroplast'.
A specific part of a chromosome that determines hereditary characteristics.
A neurotransmitter stored at the terminal end of the axon.

(b). The following paragraph is related to absorption of water from the soil. Copy and complete the following paragraph by selecting the correct wordfrom those given in the box. You may use the term only once. [5]