Biology

Life Processes

Question:

(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.

Answer:

(a) The raw materials for photosynthesis are carbon dioxide and water. The green plants take carbon dioxide from air for photosynthesis. The carbon dioxide gas enters the leaves of the plants through the stomata present on their surface. The water required by the plants for photosynthesis is absorbed by the roots of the plants from the soil through the process of osmosis. The water absorbed by the roots is transported upwards through the xylem vessels to the leaves where it reaches the photosynthetic cells and utilized in photosynthesis.
(b) The conditions for photosynthesis are sunlight, chlorophyll, carbon dioxide and water.
(c) Factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis are
(i) Light
(ii) Carbon dioxide
(iii) Water
(iv) Temperature
(v) Mineral elements.

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Life Processes

Q 1.

Name two inorganic substances which are used by autotrophs to make food.

Q 2.

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

Q 3.

Describe in brief the function of kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder and urethra.

Q 4.

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

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

In which kind of respiration is more energy released?

Q 7.

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

Q 8.

Why do fishes die when taken out of water?

Q 9.

What are the adaptations of leaf for photosynthesis?

Q 10.

What will happen if platelets were absent in the blood?

Q 11.

What is saliva? State its role in the digestion of food.

Q 12.

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

Q 13.

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

Q 14.

Why and how does water enter continuously into the root xylem?

Q 15.

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

Q 16.

(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 17.

Where does digestion of fat take place in our body?

Q 18.

Name a unicellular animal which uses cilia to move food particles into its mouth.

Q 19.

Which of the organs perform the following functions in humans ?
(i) Absorption of food
(ii) Absorption of water

Q 20.

In which part of the digestive system is water absorbed ?

Q 21.

What is the name of the opening in the human body through which undigested food is thrown out ?

Q 22.

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

Q 23.

(a) Define nutrition. Why is nutrition necessary for an organism ?
(b) What are the different modes of nutrition ? Explain with one example of each mode of nutrition.
(c) Name the mode of nutrition in (i) roundworm, and (ii) Plasmodium.

Q 24.

What is the other name of wind-pipe ?

Q 25.

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 26.

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

Q 27.

Why is the rate of breathing in aquatic organisms much faster than in terrestrial organisms ?

Q 28.

Name the two stages in photosynthesis.

Q 29.

Name the parts of the digestive system of a grasshopper.

Q 30.

What happens to visible light of the Sun when it falls on chlorophyll?

Q 31.

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

Q 32.

Why is small intestine in herbivores longer than in carnivores?

Q 33.

What is the advantage of having four chambered heart?

Q 34.

Explain the process of nutrition in Amoeba.

Q 35.

State the role of the following in human digestive system :
(i) Digestive enzymes (ii) Hydrochloric acid (iii) Villi

Q 36.

Mention the raw materials required for photosynthesis.

Q 37.

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

Q 38.

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

Q 39.

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 40.

What is translocation'in plants?

Q 41.

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

Q 42.

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

Q 43.

All the animals can be divided into three groups on the basis of their eating habits. Name the three groups.

Q 44.

How does Amoeba engulf the food particle ?

Q 45.

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

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) 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 48.

Match the terms in column I with those in column II :
Lakhmir Singh Biology Class 10 Solutions Life Processes-57

Q 49.

Do all cells use oxygen to produce energy ?

Q 50.

Name the substance whose build up in the muscles during vigorous physical exercise may cause cramps.