Biology

Life Processes

Question:

Name the pigment, which can absorb solar energy.

Answer:

Chlorophyll is the pigment, which can absorb solar energy.

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Life Processes

Q 1.

(a) Name the pigment in leaves which absorbs sunlight energy.
(b) What is the colour of this pigment ?

Q 2.

Name the green dot like structures in some cells observed by a student when a leaf peel was viewed under a microscope. What is this green colour due to?

Q 3.

What are enzymes? Name any one enzyme of our digestive system and write its function.

Q 4.

What is the name of those cells in the leaf of a plant which control the opening and closing of stomata?

Q 5.

Name the parts of the digestive system of a grasshopper.

Q 6.

What will happen if mucus is not secreted by the gastric glands?

Q 7.

Name the enzyme present in human saliva. What type of food material is digested by this enzyme ?

Q 8.

Where is digested food absorbed into blood in human body ?

Q 9.

What is the mode of nutrition in fungi?

Q 10.

Define breathing.

Q 11.

Which part of the roots is involved in exchange of respiratory gases?

Q 12.

Why is transpiration important for plants?

Q 13.

Explain the process of nutrition in Amoeba.

Q 14.

In addition to carbon dioxide and water, state two other conditions necessary for the process of photosynthesis to take place.

Q 15.

Apart from sunlight and chlorophyll, what other things are required to make food by photosynthesis ?

Q 16.

Name the green pigment present in the leaves of a plant.

Q 17.

What are the functions of liver and pancreas in the human digestive system ?

Q 18.

Name the following :
(a) The process in plants which converts light energy into chemical energy.
(b) Organisms that cannot prepare their own food.
(c) Organisms that can prepare their own food.
(d) The cell organelle where photosynthesis occurs.
(e) The cells which surround a stomatal pore.
(f) An enzyme secreted by gastric glands in stomach which acts on proteins.

Q 19.

Define nutrition? What are the different modes of nutrition?

Q 20.

Name the two stages in photosynthesis.

Q 21.

What are the living organisms that cannot make their own food called?

Q 22.

What is the significance of emulsification of fats?

Q 23.

Why does absorption of digested food occur mainly in the small intestine?

Q 24.

Name the energy currency in the living organisms. When and where is it produced?

Q 25.

Mention the raw materials required for photosynthesis.

Q 26.

Draw a neat diagram of excretory system of human beings and label the following:
(i) Kidney
(ii) Ureter
(iii) Urinary Bladder
(iv) Urethra

Q 27.

In the experiment "Light is essential for photosynthesis", why does the uncovered part of the leaf turn blue-black after putting iodine solution?

Q 28.

Which of the following is an autotroph ? Green plant or Man

Q 29.

(a) Name a gas used in photosynthesis.
(b) Name a gas produced in photosynthesis.

Q 30.

Why do we boil the leaf in alcohol when we are testing it for starch ?

Q 31.

Name an animal whose process of obtaining food is called phagocytosis.

Q 32.

What substances enter into the food vacuole in Amoeba to break down the food ?

Q 33.

What substance is mixed with food in the mouth during chewing by the teeth ?

Q 34.

What is the name of tiny projections on the inner surface of small intestine which help in absorbing the digested food ?

Q 35.

a) How do plants obtain food ?
(b) Why do plants need nitrogen ? How do plants obtain nitrogen ?

Q 36.

(a) What is the role of hydrochloric acid in our stomach ?
(b) What is the function of enzymes in the human digestive system ?

Q 37.

(a) Which part of the body secretes bile ? Where is bile stored ? What is the function of bile ?
(b) What is trypsin ? What is its function ?

Q 38.

(a) Name the main organs of the human digestive system. Also name the associated glands.
(b) How do carbohydrates, fats and proteins get digested in human beings ?

Q 39.

Name one substance which is produced in anaerobic respiration by an organism but not in aerobic respiration.

Q 40.

Explain why, when air is taken in and let out during breathing, the lungs always contain a residual volume of air.

Q 41.

What would be the consequences of deficiency of haemoglobin in our bodies ?

Q 42.

Explain why, plants have low energy needs as compared to animals.

Q 43.

From where do the following take in oxygen?
(i) prawn (ii) rat.
Solution:

Q 44.

State the function of epiglottis.

Q 45.

What are chemotrophs?

Q 46.

What is compensation point?

Q 47.

What is the role of saliva in the digestion of food?

Q 48.

What are the differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration? Name some organisms that use the anaerobic mode of respiration.

Q 49.

How do the guard cells regulate opening and closing of stomatal pores?

Q 50.

What would happen if green plants disappear from earth?