Biology

Life Processes

Question:

Define (i) saprophytic nutrition (ii) parasitic nutrition, and (iii) holozoic nutrition. Give one example of each type.

Answer:

(i) Saprophytic nutrition: It is that nutrition in which an organism obtains its food from dead organic matter of dead plants, dead animals and rotten bread. Example: Fungi and many bacteria obtain food by saprophytic nutrition.
(ii) Parasitic nutrition: It is that nutrition in which an organism derives its food from the body of another living organism (called its host) without killing it.Example: Plasmodium and round worms obtain food by parasitic nutrition.
(iii) Holozoic nutrition: It is that nutrition in which an organism takes the complex organic food materials into its body by the process of ingestion; the ingested food is digested and then absorbed into the body cells of the organism.Example: Human beings obtain food by holozoic nutrition

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Life Processes

Q 1.

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

Q 2.

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

Q 3.

Where is chlorophyll mainly present in a plant ?

Q 4.

(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 5.

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 6.

Name the red pigment which carries oxygen in blood.

Q 7.

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 8.

Is nutrition' a necessity for an organism? Discuss.

Q 9.

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

Q 10.

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

Q 11.

How does Amoeba engulf the food particle ?

Q 12.

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

Q 13.

What are the different ways in which glucose is oxidised to provide energy in various organisms ? Give one example of each.

Q 14.

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

Q 15.

What is the mode of nutrition in fungi?

Q 16.

In which kind of respiration is more energy released?

Q 17.

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

Q 18.

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

Q 19.

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

Q 20.

(a) Photosynthesis converts energy X into energy Y. What are X and Y ?
(b) State the various steps involved in the process of photosynthesis.

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

Name two animals which breathe through gills.

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

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

Q 25.

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

Q 26.

List three characteristics of lungs which make it an efficient respiratory surface.

Q 27.

Name the process in plants where water is lost as water vapour. :

Q 28.

What is the other name of food pipe ?

Q 29.

Name the biological catalysts which bring about chemical digestion of food.

Q 30.

Name the process by which plant parts like roots, stems, and leaves get oxygen required for respiration.

Q 31.

What are the functions of the liver and the pancreas?

Q 32.

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

Q 33.

Other than chlorophyll, which other pigment is necessary for photosynthesis?

Q 34.

Name the acid presents in the following:
(i) Tomato (ii) Vinegar (iii) Tamarind

Q 35.

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

Q 36.

(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 37.

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

Q 38.

What is the mode of nutrition in human beings?

Q 39.

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

Q 40.

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

Q 41.

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

Q 42.

From which part of the body, undigested food is egested in Amoeba ?

Q 43.

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

Q 44.

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

Q 45.

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

Q 46.

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

Q 47.

(a) Why is small intestine in herbivores longer than in carnivores ?
(b) What will happen if mucus is not secreted by the gastric glands ?
(c) What causes movement of food inside the alimentary canal ?

Q 48.

(a) Leaves of a healthy potted plant were coated with vaseline. Will this plant remain healthy for long ? Give reason for your answer.
(b) What will happen to the rate of photosynthesis in a plant under the following circumstances ?

  1. cloudy day in morning but bright sunshine in the afternoon
  2. no rainfall in the area for a considerable time.
  3. gathering of dust on the leaves

Q 49.

(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 50.

Name one organism which can live without oxygen.