Biology

Life Processes

Question:

(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.

Answer:

(a) Chlorophyll is a green coloured pigment present in the leaves of plants. It helps in absorbing energy from sunlight during the process of photosynthesis.(b) (i) Glucose(ii) Starch.

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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.

What is the mode of nutrition in fungi?

Q 6.

Name the parts of the digestive system of a grasshopper.

Q 7.

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

Q 8.

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

Q 9.

Where is digested food absorbed into blood in human body ?

Q 10.

Define nutrition? What are the different modes of nutrition?

Q 11.

Define breathing.

Q 12.

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

Q 13.

Why is transpiration important for plants?

Q 14.

Explain the process of nutrition in Amoeba.

Q 15.

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

Q 16.

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

Q 17.

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

Q 18.

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

Q 19.

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

Q 20.

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 21.

Name the two stages in photosynthesis.

Q 22.

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

Q 23.

What is the significance of emulsification of fats?

Q 24.

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

Q 25.

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

Q 26.

Mention the raw materials required for photosynthesis.

Q 27.

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

Q 28.

a) Leaves of a healthy potted plant were coated with vaseline to block the stomata. Will this plant remain healthy for long? State three reasons for your answer.
(b) State any two differences between autotrophic nutrition and heterotrophic nutrition.

Q 29.

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

Q 30.

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

Q 31.

Name one organism each having saprophytic, parasitic and holozoic modes of nutrition.

Q 32.

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

Q 33.

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

Q 34.

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

Q 35.

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

Q 36.

What is the other name of food pipe ?

Q 37.

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

Q 38.

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

Q 39.

(a) What are heterotrophs ? Give one example of heterotrophs.
(b) What is the difference between autotrophic nutrition and heterotrophic nutrition ?

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) 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 42.

(a) What would happen if all the green plants disappear from the earth ?
(b) If a plant is releasing carbon dioxide and taking in oxygen during the day, does it mean that there is no photosynthesis occurring ? Justify your answer.

Q 43.

(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 44.

Do all cells use oxygen to produce energy ?

Q 45.

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

Q 46.

Explain why, a land plant may die if its roots remain water logged for a long time.

Q 47.

Name the final product/products obtained in the anaerobic respiration, if it takes place :
(a) in a plant (like yeast).
(b) in an animal tissue (like muscles).

Q 48.

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

Q 49.

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

Q 50.

Describe the process of respiration in the following parts of a plant :
(a) Root (b) Stem (c) Leaves