Biology

Life Processes

Question:

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

Answer:

Liver secretes bile which helps in the emulsification of fats. Pancreas secretes pancreatic juice which emulsifies starch, proteins and fats.

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Life Processes

Q 1.

How does Amoeba engulf the food particle ?

Q 2.

Name two animals which breathe through gills.

Q 3.

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

Q 4.

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

Q 5.

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

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.

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

Q 8.

Name the two stages in photosynthesis.

Q 9.

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

Q 10.

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

Q 11.

What is the other name of food pipe ?

Q 12.

(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 13.

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 14.

Name one organism which can live without oxygen.

Q 15.

Name an animal which absorbs oxygen through its moist skin.

Q 16.

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

Q 17.

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

Q 18.

In which kind of respiration is more energy released?

Q 19.

What are (i) stomata and (ii) lenticels?

Q 20.

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

Q 21.

Is nutrition' a necessity for an organism? Discuss.

Q 22.

What is the advantage of having four chambered heart?

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

Why is transpiration important for plants?

Q 25.

Mention the raw materials required for photosynthesis.

Q 26.

List the three kinds of blood vessels of human circulatory system and write ¦ their functions in tabular form.

Q 27.

(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 28.

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

Q 29.

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

Q 30.

Name the process by which plants make food.

Q 31.

Where is chlorophyll mainly present in a plant ?

Q 32.

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

Q 33.

(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 34.

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

Q 35.

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

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) 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 38.

(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 39.

(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 40.

(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 41.

In which type of respiration, aerobic or anaerobic, more energy is released ?

Q 42.

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

Q 43.

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

Q 44.

Name the red pigment which carries oxygen in blood.

Q 45.

What is the other name of wind-pipe ?

Q 46.

Fill in the following blanks with suitable words :
(a) The organs of respiration in man are the…………..
(b) The actual exchange of gases takes place in the………… of the lungs.
(c) ………………in the lungs provide a very large surface area for gaseous exchange.
(d) Yeast undergoes……….. respiration whereas Amoeba undergoes………….. respiration.
(e) Gills are the breathing organs in…………..

Q 47.

What type of respiration takes place in human muscles during vigorous physical exercise ? Give reason for your answer.

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 is the mode of nutrition in fungi?

Q 50.

How does amoeba engulf its food?