Biology

Life Processes

Question:

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

Answer:

Digestive enzymes.

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Life Processes

Q 1.

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

Q 2.

What are the functions of the liver and the pancreas?

Q 3.

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

Q 4.

(a) Draw a diagram of excretory system in human beings and label the following parts. Aorta, kidney, urinary bladder and urethra.
(b) How is urine produced and eliminated ?

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

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

Q 8.

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

Q 9.

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

Q 10.

Explain the role of mouth in digestion of food.

Q 11.

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

Q 12.

Draw a diagram of human respiratory system and label on it :
(i) Diaphragm (ii) Larynx

Q 13.

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

Q 14.

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

Q 15.

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

Q 16.

Name one organism which can live without oxygen.

Q 17.

Name an animal which absorbs oxygen through its moist skin.

Q 18.

The trachea divides into two tubes at its lower end. What is the name of these tubes ?

Q 19.

Where does the blood absorb oxygen in the human body ?

Q 20.

Name the red pigment which carries oxygen in blood.

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

Describe the process of respiration in State whether it is anaerobic respiration or aerobic respiration.

Q 23.

(a) What is meant by aquatic animals and terrestrial animals ?
(b) From where do the aquatic animals and terrestrial animals obtain oxygen for breathing and respiration ?

Q 24.

Define nutrition? What are the different modes of nutrition?

Q 25.

Define breathing.

Q 26.

Give two points of differences between respiration in plants and respiration in animals.

Q 27.

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

Q 28.

What is compensation point?

Q 29.

What are the necessary conditions for autotrophic nutrition and what are its byproducts?

Q 30.

Describe double circulation in human beings. Why is it necessary?

Q 31.

Is nutrition' a necessity for an organism? Discuss.

Q 32.

What is the significance of emulsification of fats?

Q 33.

What is the advantage of having four chambered heart?

Q 34.

Name the correct substrates for the following enzymes
(a) Trypsin (b) Amylase (c) Pepsin (d) Lipase

Q 35.

Explain the process of nutrition in Amoeba.

Q 36.

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

Q 37.

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

Q 38.

Draw a neat diagram of excretory system of human beings and label on it:
(i) Left kidney (ii) Urinary bladder

Q 39.

What is translocation'in plants?

Q 40.

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

Q 41.

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

Q 42.

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

Q 43.

Name the pigment which can absorb solar energy.

Q 44.

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

Q 45.

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

Q 46.

Arrange the following processes involved in the nutrition in animals in the correct order (in which they take place):
Assimilation, Egestion, Ingestion, Absorption, Digestion

Q 47.

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

Q 48.

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

Q 49.

(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 50.

(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 ?