Biology

Life Processes

Question:

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…………..

Answer:

(a) Lungs.
(b) Alveoli.
(c) Alveoli.
(d) Anaerobic, aerobic.
(e) Fish.

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Life Processes

Q 1.

How does Amoeba engulf the food particle ?

Q 2.

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

Q 3.

Name two animals which breathe through gills.

Q 4.

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

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

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

Q 8.

What is the other name of food pipe ?

Q 9.

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 10.

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

Q 11.

In which kind of respiration is more energy released?

Q 12.

Mention the raw materials required for photosynthesis.

Q 13.

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

Q 14.

(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 15.

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

Q 16.

Name the process by which plants make food.

Q 17.

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

Q 18.

(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 19.

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

Q 20.

(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 21.

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 22.

(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 23.

(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 24.

Name one organism which can live without oxygen.

Q 25.

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

Q 26.

Name an animal which absorbs oxygen through its moist skin.

Q 27.

Name the red pigment which carries oxygen in blood.

Q 28.

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

Q 29.

What is the other name of wind-pipe ?

Q 30.

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

Q 31.

Name the two stages in photosynthesis.

Q 32.

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

Q 33.

What is the name given to the process of using the absorbed food for producing energy?

Q 34.

Is nutrition' a necessity for an organism? Discuss.

Q 35.

What is the advantage of having four chambered heart?

Q 36.

Mention the major events during photosynthesis.

Q 37.

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

Q 38.

What are the functions of gastric glands present in the wall of the stomach?

Q 39.

Why is transpiration important for plants?

Q 40.

Explain the process of nutrition in Amoeba.

Q 41.

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

Q 42.

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

Q 43.

(a) Draw a diagram to show the nutrition in Amoeba and label the parts used for this purpose. Mention any other purpose served by this part other than nutrition.
(b) Name the glands associated with digestion of starch in human digestive tract and mention their role.
(c) How is required pH maintained in the stomach and small intestine?

Q 44.

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

Q 45.

In the experiment "Light is essential for photosynthesis", why does the uncovered part of the leaf turn blue-black after putting iodine solution?

Q 46.

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

Q 47.

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

Q 48.

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

Q 49.

Which substance is used to remove chlorophyll from a green leaf during photosynthesis experiments ?

Q 50.

Where is chlorophyll mainly present in a plant ?