Biology

Life Processes

Question:

What would be the consequences of deficiency of haemoglobin in our bodies ?

Answer:

The deficiency of haemoglobin in the blood of a person reduces the oxygen carrying capacity of blood resulting in breathing problems, tiredness and lack of energy.

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Life Processes

Q 1.

Which gases are exchanged in your lungs ?

Q 2.

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

Q 3.

How are fats digested in our bodies? Where does this process take place?

Q 4.

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

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

How does Amoeba engulf the food particle ?

Q 7.

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

Q 8.

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

Q 9.

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

Q 10.

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

Q 11.

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

Q 12.

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

Q 13.

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

Q 14.

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

Q 15.

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

Q 16.

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

Q 17.

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

Q 18.

(a) Draw a labelled diagram of the respiratory system of human beings with diaphragm at the end of expiration.
(b) List four conditions required for efficient gas exchange in an organism.

Q 19.

(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 20.

Which of the following type of energy is used by living organisms to perform vital life processes ?
Kinetic energy, Chemical energy, Potential energy, Nuclear energy

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

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

Q 23.

Name the enzyme present in human saliva. What type of food material is digested by this enzyme ?

Q 24.

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

Q 25.

a) How do plants obtain food ?
(b) Why do plants need nitrogen ? How do plants obtain nitrogen ?

Q 26.

Name the areas in a woody stem through which respiratory exchange of gases takes place.

Q 27.

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 28.

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 29.

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

Q 30.

Why do fishes die when taken out of water ?

Q 31.

Define breathing.

Q 32.

How is respiration different from breathing?

Q 33.

Why do fishes die when taken out of water?

Q 34.

What is the significance of emulsification of fats?

Q 35.

Mention the major events during photosynthesis.

Q 36.

What will happen if platelets were absent in the blood?

Q 37.

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

Q 38.

What are enzymes? Name any one enzyme of our digestive system and write its function.

Q 39.

Mention the raw materials required for photosynthesis.

Q 40.

In human alimentary canal, name the site of complete digestion of various components of food. Explain the process of digestion.

Q 41.

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

Q 42.

What is translocation'in plants?

Q 43.

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

Q 44.

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

Q 45.

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

Q 46.

Name the process by which plants make food.

Q 47.

Name the pigment which can absorb solar energy.

Q 48.

Apart from carbon dioxide and water, name four other raw materials which are needed by the plants.

Q 49.

Where is chlorophyll mainly present in a plant ?

Q 50.

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