Biology

Life Processes

Question:

Describe double circulation in human beings. Why is it necessary?

Answer:

The double circulatory system of blood flow refers to the separate systems of pulmonary circulation and the systemic circulation.
The adult human heart consists of two separated pumps, the right side with the right atrium and ventricle which pumps deoxygenated blood into the pulmonary circulation.
The oxygenated blood re-enters the left side of the heart through the pulmonary vein into the left atrium and passes to the left ventricle where it is pumped to the rest of the body. This part of the circulation is called as systemic circulation. This type of circulation is called double circulation. The advantage of a double circulatory system is that blood can be pumped to the rest of the body at a higher pressure.

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Life Processes

Q 1.

How does Amoeba engulf the food particle ?

Q 2.

Define (2) saprophyte, and (22) parasite. Name two saprophytes and two parasites.

Q 3.

Name two animals which breathe through gills.

Q 4.

Explain why, it is dangerous to inhale air containing carbon monoxide.

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

State whether the following statements are true or false :
(a) During respiration, the plants take C02 and release 02.
(b) Energy can be produced in cells without oxygen.
(c) Fish and earthworm exchange gases during respiration in the same way.

Q 7.

State the three common features of all the respiratory organs like skin, gills and lungs.

Q 8.

What would be the consequences of deficiency of hemoglobin in your body?

Q 9.

Name two excretory products other than 02 and  CO2 in plants.

Q 10.

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

Q 11.

(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 12.

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 13.

(a) What is common for Cuscuta, ticks and leeches ?
(b) Name the substances on which the following enzymes act in the human digestive system :
(i) Trypsin (ii) Amylase (iii) Pepsin (iv) Lipase
(c) Why does absorption of digested food occur mainly in the small intestine ?

Q 14.

(a) Name the raw materials required for photosynthesis. How do plants obtain these raw materials ?
(b) What are the various conditions necessary for photosynthesis ?
(c) Name the various factors which affect the rate of photosynthesis in plants.

Q 15.

Name one organism which can live without oxygen.

Q 16.

What is the name of the extensions of the epidermal cells of a root which help in respiration ?

Q 17.

Name an animal which absorbs oxygen through its moist skin.

Q 18.

Name the red pigment which carries oxygen in blood.

Q 19.

What is the name of tiny air-sacs at the end of smallest bronchioles in the lungs ?

Q 20.

Explain how, it would benefit deep sea divers if humans also had gills.

Q 21.

Name the two stages in photosynthesis.

Q 22.

Is nutrition' a necessity for an organism? Discuss.

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

Explain the process of nutrition in Amoeba.

Q 25.

Mention the raw materials required for photosynthesis.

Q 26.

Why do the walls of the trachea not collapse’when there is less air in it?

Q 27.

What are the final products after digestion of carbohydrates and proteins?

Q 28.

(a) Draw a sectional view of the human heart and label on it – Aorta, Right ventricle and Pulmonary veins.
(b) State the functions of the following components of transport system:
(i) Blood (ii) Lymph

Q 29.

A Give one reason why multicellular organisms require special organs for exchange of gases between their body and their environment. :

Q 30.

Name the intermediate and the end products of glucose breakdown in aerobic respiration.

Q 31.

Mention how organisms like bread moulds and mushrooms obtain their food.

Q 32.

Name the process by which plants make food.

Q 33.

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

Q 34.

Which substance is used to remove chlorophyll from a green leaf during photosynthesis experiments ?

Q 35.

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

Q 36.

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

Q 37.

(a) What is chlorophyll ? What part does chlorophyll play in photosynthesis ?
(b) (i) Which simple food is prepared first in the process of photosynthesis ?
(ii) Name the food which gets stored in plant leaves.

Q 38.

(a) What are autotrophs ? Give one example of autotrophs.
(b) What are the conditions necessary for autotrophic nutrition ?

Q 39.

What substances are contained in gastric juice ? What are their functions ?

Q 40.

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

Q 41.

(a) How do guard cells regulate opening and closing of stomatal pores ?
(b) Two similar green plants are kept separately in oxygen free containers, one in dark and the other in continuous light. Which one will live longer ? Give reasons.

Q 42.

Name the pores in a leaf through which respiratory exchange of gases takes place.

Q 43.

Out of photosynthesis and respiration in plants, which process occurs :
(a) all the time ?
(b) only at daytime ?

Q 44.

What is the other name of wind-pipe ?

Q 45.

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

Q 46.

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

Q 47.

(a) What is meant by aquatic animals and terrestrial animals ?
(b) From where do the aquatic animals and terrestrial animals obtain oxygen for breathing and respiration ?

Q 48.

How does amoeba engulf its food?

Q 49.

In which kind of respiration is more energy released?

Q 50.

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