In each set of terms given below, there is an odd one and cannot be grouped in the same category to which the other three belong. Identify the odd term in each…

ICSE Class 10 Biology PYQ · 2016 Paper · Section I

1(c)5 Marks · 2016 · Section I · 2016 Paper

In each set of terms given below, there is an odd one and cannot be grouped in the same category to which the other three belong. Identify the odd term in each set and name the category to which the remaining three belong.

Example: Ovary, Fallopian tube, Ureter, Uterus.
Odd term: Ureter
Category: Parts of female reproductive system.

(i) Sewage, Newspaper, Styrofoam, Hay.

(ii) Thymine, Cytosine, Adenine, Pepsin.

(iii) Malleus, Iris, Stapes, Incus.

(iv) Cortisone, Somatotropin, Adrenocorticotropic hormone, Vasopressin.

(v) Typhoid, Haemophilia, Albinism, Colour blindness.

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(i) Odd term: Styrofoam
     Category: Biodegradable waste.

(ii) Odd term: Pepsin
     Category: Nitrogenous bases

(iii) Odd term: Iris
      Category: Earossicles

(iv) Odd term: Cortisone (hormone from adrenal gland)
      Category: Hormones from pituitary gland

(v) Odd term: Typhoid
     Category: Genetic diseases

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