Exercise: Life Processes
Multiple Choice Questions
Fill in the Blanks
- The saliva contains an enzyme called ________.
- Brushing of teeth removes ________ which covers the teeth due to eating food.
- The _______ is the site of complete digestion of carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
- Carnivores like tiger have a shorter _______ as meat is easier to digest.
- Carbon and energy requirements of an autotrophic organism are fulfilled by _______.
- The transport of soluble products of photosynthesis from leaves to other parts is called ________.
- Removal of wastes from the body is called ________.
- Fishes have only _______ chambers in their heart.
- Green plants make their own _______.
- Aerobic respiration occurs in the presence of a _______.
Answers
(1). Salivary amylase, (2). Plaque, (3). Small Intestine, (4). Small Intestinec, (5). Photosynthesis, (6). translocation, (7). Excretion, (8). Two, (9). Food, (10). Air
True/ False
- Green plants are heterotrophs. (T/ F)
- Amoeba is a unicellular organism. (T/ F)
- Fungi break the food outside the body and then absorb it. (T/ F)
- Anaerobic respiration takes place in the presence of oxygen. (T/ F)
- The inner lining of small intestine has finger-like projections called villi. (T/ F)
- The maximum concentration of chemicals get accumulated in our bodies is called ‘biological magnification’. (T/ F)
Answers
(1). False, (2). True, (3). True, (4). False, (5). True, (6). True
One-Word Answer
- Name the respiratory organ in fishes.
- Name an organ which is a part of two body systems.
- In which form glucose is stored for longer duration in plant cells?
- What is analogous to starch in human body to store food for longer term? Ans. Glycogen.
- What is the mode of nutrition in fungi?
- How do aquatic plants get oxygen for photosynthesis?
- What is the respiration that takes place in absence of oxygen called?
- What is the pressure of blood in artery during ventricular contraction called?
- Write the name of pigment found in leaf of green plants.
- Sweating in animals is equivalent to what in plants?
- What is blood pressure?
Answers
- Gills
- Pancreas, which is a part of Endocrine system and Digestive system.
- As starch.
- Glycogen.
- Saprophytic or Parasitic nutrition.
- Through the process of diffusion.
- Anaerobic respiration.
- Systolic pressure.
- Chlorophyll.
- Transpiration.
- Pressure exerts by blood on the wall of blood vessels is called blood pressure.
Match the column
| Section A | Section B |
|---|---|
| 1). Respiration | a). Sunlight |
| 2). Rings of cartilage | b). Oxidation |
| 3). Photosynthesis | c). Water transport |
| 4). Amphibians | d). Cellular vacuoles |
| 5). Plant waste | e). Three-chambered heart |
| 6). Nephron | f). Structural unit of kidney |
| 7). Xylem | g). Throat |
| 8). Oxygenated blood | h). Veins |
| 9). Deoxygenated blood | i). Arteries |
Answers
(1). > (b), (2). > (g), (3). > (a), (4). > (e), (5). > (d), (6). > (f), (7). > (c), (8). > (i), (9). > (h)

