Questions
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. All plants are autotrophs.
b. Bacteria are not autotrophic.
c. Autotrophs make their food with inorganic substances.
- Only a
- Only b
- Only c
- Both a and b
- Both b and c
The stomach walls contain three tubular glands that secrete gastric juice. Gastric juice contains which of the following substances?
a. Hydrochloric acid
b. Enzyme pepsin
c. Enzyme trypsin
d. Mucus
- Only a, b and d
- Only a, b and c
- Only a, c and d
- Only b, c and d
- All of the above
Which of the following is/are elongated cell(s) responsible for water transport?
- Parenchyma
- Fibres
- Tracheids
- Sieve tubes
- Endodermis
The upper chambers of the heart are called
- aorta
- vena cava
- atria
- pericardium
- ventricles
______ use(s) holozoic mode of nutrition.
- Roundworms
- Tapeworms
- Plasmodium
- Amoeba
- Fungi
_______ form(s) the floor of the chest cavity in humans.
- Lungs
- Tracheae
- Bronchi
- Diaphragm
- Larynx
Food is an organic substance. Which of the following is the simplest food?
- Starch
- Glucose
- Carbohydrate
- Fat
- Protein
A heterotrophic organism can obtain its food from other organisms in different ways. Which of the following heterotrophic organisms has saprophytic mode of nutrition?
- Plasmodium
- Louse
- Amoeba
- Mushroom
- Amarbel
The chemical energy stored in plants is released in the human body during
- ingestion
- digestion
- respiration
- excretion
- absorption
The water required by the plants for photosynthesis is absorbed by the roots of the plants from the soil through the process of
- diffusion
- respiration
- osmosis
- photosynthesis
- phototropism
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
a. Aquatic plants use the carbon dioxide dissolved in water for photosynthesis.
b. Parts of variegated leaves do not have chlorophyll.
c. The photosynthesis to make starch in leaves does not take place without sunlight and chlorophyll.
- Only a
- Only b
- Only c
- Both a and c
- Both a and b
The wholefood that we eat is not digested by our body. Which of the following processes removes the undigested food from the body?
- Ingestion
- Secretion
- Egestion
- Assimilation
- Absorption
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. The process of obtaining food by amoeba is called phagocytosis.
b. Amoeba ingests food by using its cilia.
c. The food vacuole in amoeba cells disappears after digestion.
- Only a
- Only b
- Only c
- Both a and c
- Both b and c
Which of the following statements about nutrition in amoeba is/are incorrect?
a. The enzymes present in vacuole break down the food.
b. The food becomes soluble inside the cytoplasm in amoeba.
c. The cytoplasm disappears after absorption of food.
- only a
- only b
- only c
- only a and c
- a, b and c
Which of the following organs in the human digestive system show(s) peristaltic movement?
a. Mouth
b. Oesophagus
c. Stomach
- Only a
- Only b
- Only c
- Both a and c
- Both b and c
Which of the following is the largest part of the alimentary canal?
- Food pipe
- Large intestine
- Stomach
- Small intestine
- Diaphragm
Liver plays an important role in the human digestive system. It secretes
- hydrochloric acid
- enzyme amylase
- enzyme trypsin
- bile
- mucus
The liver stores the digested food as
- starch
- glucose
- glycogen
- feces
- lipids
Which of the following statements are incorrect?
a. The chemical digestion of food is brought about by enzymes.
b. Proteins are converted into amino acids after digestion.
c. Fats are converted into fatty acids and glycerol.
d. Glucose, fatty acids, amino acids and glycerol are water soluble molecules.
- a and b
- a, b and c
- b, c and d
- a, b and d
- All of the above
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
a. Tooth enamel is similar to bone.
b. Pulp cavity contains nerves and blood vessels.
c. The part of tooth above enamel is called dentine.
- Both a and b
- Both a and c
- Both b and c
- Only a
- Only c
______ separates the chambers of the heart.
- Vena cava
- Aorta
- Pulmonary vein
- Pericardium
- Septum
Sphygmomanometer is used to
- measure pulse
- measure blood pressure
- clean blood of a person suffering from renal faliure
- regulate heart beat
- listen to a person's heartbeats
A circulatory system in which the blood travels twice through the heart in one complete cycle of the body is called double circulation. Which of the following have double circulation?
a. Humans
b. Frogs
c. Lizards
d. Fish
- a, b, c and d
- a, b and c
- a, b and d
- a, c and d
- b, c and d
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
a. Lymphatic system takes part in the excretory process of the body.
b. Lymphatic system protects the body.
c. Lymphatic system helps in removing waste products like fragments of dead cells, etc.
- only a
- only b
- only c
- only a and c
- a, b and c