Biology Question Paper for CBSE Class 12 - 2016

Unit VI - Reproduction

This unit majorly includes the concepts revolving around reproduction in detail.

•  Chapter 1 - Reproduction in organisms includes the various modes of reproduction- sexual and asexual. 

• Chapter 2- Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants includes concepts like structure, morphology, the process of sexual reproduction of flowering plants, flower structure, the importance of seed dispersal, and fruit formation.

•  Chapter 3 - Human Reproduction talks about the significance of the male and female reproductive systems

• Chapter 4 - Reproductive Health teaches about the need for reproductive health. Types, methods, and effects(in brief) of various contraceptives.

Unit VII - Genetics and Evolution

Unit VII includes an explanation of how genetics and evolution work.

• Chapter 5 - Principles of Inheritance and Variation includes chromosome theory of inheritance, sex determination, sex-linked inheritance, the mendelian disorder in humans, and chromosomal disorders in humans.

• Chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance teaches students about the structures of DNA and RNA through elaborate diagrams.

• Chapter 7 - Evolution, as the name suggests itself, discusses how life originated and the mechanism of evolution - variation. It also includes concepts like natural selection and types of natural selection. 

• Chapter 8 - Human Health and Diseases is a Chapter that discusses the different kinds of diseases that have their impact on human health. It also covers the basic concepts of immunology.

• Chapter 9 - Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production teaches about how one can make improvements in food production through various ways.

• Chapter 10 - Microbes inHuman Welfare includes topics like the use and production of antibiotics. 

Unit IX - Biotechnology and Its Applications

This unit revolves around the meaning and uses of biotechnology.

• Chapter 11 - Biotechnology - Principles and Processes discuss genetic engineering in detail.

• Chapter 12 - Biotechnology and its application talks about how biotechnology can be used in the fields of health and agriculture, transgenic animals, gene therapy, vaccine production, and more.

Unit X - Ecology and Environment

This unit talks about kinds of organisms and their roles in the ecosystem and biodiversity.

• Chapter 13 - Organisms and Population teaches population interactions-mutualism, competition, predation, and parasitism.

• Chapter 14 - Ecosystem Solutions discusses the importance of ecosystems

• Chapter 15 - Biodiversity and its Conservation talks about endangered organisms, extinction, types, and patterns of biodiversity. 

• Chapter 16 - Environmental Issues is the last Chapter of the book. This Chapter discusses the issues about our environment and what can be done for its prevention. 

Biology Question Paper 2016

Biology is an important discipline that deals with life and its related concepts and it also serves as one of the important as well as compulsory subjects for the Medical stream in Class 12. It requires equal attention from the students towards all the main subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, and Biology to get a good score in Class 12 Board. Let's have a look at the various topics, patterns, and weightage of the Class 12 Biology Exam as well as the importance of solving previous papers such as CBSE Biology Class 12 the Year 2016 and of other years.

The Pattern of the Paper

• The Biology paper of Class 12 under CBSE is of 70 marks for which 3 hours of time duration is being provided to attempt the paper.

• It consists of five sections from Section A to E.

• It includes one mark, 2 marks, 3 marks, 4 marks, and 5 mark questions.

• The type of questions includes one-line answers or MCQs, reasoning-based, small and large description-based, source or case-based questions, etc.

• The question paper consisted of 26 questions in total.

• Question No. 1 to 5 - Very short answer type questions where each question carries 1 mark.

• Question No. 6 to 10 - Short answer type questions where each question carries 2 marks.

• Question No. 11 to 22 - Short answer type questions - I question, each question carries three marks.

• Question No. 23 - Long answer type questions; carries four marks.

• Question No. 24 to 26 - Essay-type questions, each question carries five marks each.

• If we talk about overall choice in the Biology Question Paper 2016, there are no choices given overall but you will find an internal choice provided in particular types of questions.

Weightage

The weightage (in Marks)

Importance of Solving Biology Question Paper for Class 12 CBSE 2016

Having a fair idea of the CBSE Class 12 Previous Year Question Papers helps students to be ahead of others. When a student is ahead in preparation from others, then he/she will also be ahead in scoring marks in the Examination for sure. Let's see what are the various benefits you will get after solving CBSE Biology Class 12 Year 2016 Paper which is mentioned below:

• Undoubtedly, the students will become aware of the Biology Exam pattern and weightage assigned to various topics of the syllabus. By knowing this, they can create their preparation strategy and timetable.

• By going through the previous year's paper, students will come to know various types of questions that came in the Exam and they will become aware of the demand of particular question types and how to deal with them.

• Vedantu has provided the students with CBSE 2016 Biology Solved Question paper in which questions and their standard answers are also mentioned in the PDF through which students can know how to answer a particular question. These solutions are written by the experts of Biology who have several years of experience and they know the demand of the paper and each question properly.

• Students can evaluate their performance and answers to Biology 2016 CBSE Board paper written by them by going through the solved answers provided along with the question paper. In case they fail to answer any question, they can learn that question as well from the solutions.

• Biology is an Exam where students need to create diagrams to explain the question given in the paper and by solving previous year papers, they can practice creating diagrams and flowcharts properly.

• They can surely speed up their presentation and answering skills along with good diagram-making skills within the given time.

• By going through Biology Question paper 2016, they can evaluate which kind of questions and topics have been asked in the Exams or which topics have more importance than others.

General Tips for Biology Exam

• The actual time to practice CBSE Class 12 question papers from the last 5 years, is just one month before the board Examination as that is the time when the whole syllabus is complete and when you start solving these papers, it helps you to analyze your preparation level.

• Always take care of the time given in the Exam along with the instructions written on the question paper and do not hurry in filling the OMR sheet and fill all the details carefully.

• Along with Biology Question Paper for Class 12 CBSE 2016, you should also practice papers of other years as well along with the latest sample papers of the particular year in which you are going to appear.

• Do always have a print of the latest syllabus of the year for your subject with you always to keep an eye on the required topics to be studied so that you do not waste your precious time.

• Practice the technical and complex diagrams or flowcharts a lot of times before actually sitting in the Examination hall. Otherwise, you will end up wasting a lot of time in making a diagram or you will forget to add important explanations along with the diagram.