Biology

Life Processes

Question:

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.

Answer:

(a) Photosynthesis.
(b) Heterotrophs.
(c) Autotrophs.
(d) Chloroplast.
(e) Guard cells.
(f) Pepsin.

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Life Processes

Q 1.

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

Q 2.

Name two animals which breathe through gills.

Q 3.

Is nutrition' a necessity for an organism? Discuss.

Q 4.

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

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

How does Amoeba engulf the food particle ?

Q 8.

(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 9.

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 10.

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

Q 11.

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

Q 12.

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

Q 13.

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

Q 14.

What are the functions of the liver and the pancreas?

Q 15.

In which kind of respiration is more energy released?

Q 16.

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

Q 17.

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

Q 18.

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

Q 19.

Where is chlorophyll mainly present in a plant ?

Q 20.

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

Q 21.

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 22.

What is the mode of nutrition in fungi?

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

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

Q 25.

(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 26.

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

Q 27.

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

Q 28.

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

Q 29.

(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 30.

Name an animal which absorbs oxygen through its moist skin.

Q 31.

Which gases are exchanged in your lungs ?

Q 32.

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

Q 33.

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 34.

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

Q 35.

Name the parts of the digestive system of a grasshopper.

Q 36.

Define breathing.

Q 37.

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

Q 38.

How are the alveoli designed to maximise the exchange of gases?

Q 39.

Why is transpiration important for plants?

Q 40.

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

Q 41.

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

Q 42.

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

Q 43.

What is the other name of food pipe ?

Q 44.

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

Q 45.

(a) Define a nutrient. Name four important nutrients present in our food.
(b) What are the various types of heterotrophic nutrition ?

Q 46.

(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 47.

(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 48.

Name one organism which can live without oxygen.

Q 49.

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

Q 50.

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