Life Processes

11/11/2021

6. In the following sketch of stomatal apparatus, parts I, II,

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) III and IV were labelled differently by four students. The
correct labelling is:
DIRECTIONS : This section contains multiple choice
questions. Each question has four choices (a), (b), (c) and (d)
out of which only one is correct. I
II
1. A pacemaker is meant for III
IV
(a) transporting liver.
(b) transplanting heart.
(c) initiation of heart beats.
(a) I-guard cell, II-stoma, III-starch granule, IV-nucleus
(d) regulation of blood flow.
(b) I-cytoplasm II-nucleus, III-stoma, IV-chloroplast
2. Root cap has no role in water absorption because: (c) I-guard cell, II-starch, III-nucleus, IV-stoma
(a) It has no direct connection with the vascular system (d) I-cytoplasm, II-chloroplast, III-stoma, IV-nucleus
(b) It has no cells containing chloroplasts
7. The correct order of air reaching from atmosphere to the
(c) It has no root hairs lungs is through
(d) It has loosely arranged cells. (a) external nares, larynx, trachea and air sac.
3. Veins can be differentiated from arteries because the (b) larynx, trachea, air sac and external nares.
veins (c) trachea, air sac, external nares and larynx.
(a) have valves (d) air sac, trachea, larynx and external nares.
(b) have hard walls.
8. The rate at which oxygen moves from the alveoli of our
(c) have pure blood in them. lungs into our blood
(d) have thick walls. (a) depends on the difference in oxygen concentration
4. The function of the glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule of between the alveoli and the blood.
the nephron is to (b) depends on the color of the alveoli.
(a) reabsorb water into the blood. (c) depends on the availability of energy to transport
(b) eliminate ammonia from the body. gases across the membrane.
(c) reabsorb salts and amino acids. (d) none of the above
(d) filter the blood and collect the filtrate. 9. Major function of contractile vacuole is
5. An advantage of excreting nitrogenous wastes in the (a) Excretion (b) Circulation
form of uric acid is that – (c) Osmoregulation (d) All of these
(a) It is less toxic and reduces water loss and the 10. Heart beat can be initiated by
subsequent need for water.
(a) Sino-auricular node
(b) The formation of uric acid requires a great deal of
(b) Atrio-ventricular node
energy.
(c) Sodium ion
(c) Uric acid is the first metabolic breakdown products
(d) Purkinje’s fibres
of acids.
(d) Uric acid may be excreted through the lungs.
11. Digestion of food in human starts from 21. In respiration, air passes through
(a) Duodenum (b) Small intestine (a) Pharynx → nasal cavity → larynx → trachea →
(c) Mouth (d) Large intestine bronchi → bronchioles
12. Large intestine in man mainly carries out (b) Nasal cavity → pharynx → larynx → trachea →
(a) absorption bronchi → bronchioles
(b) assimilation (c) Larynx → nasal cavity → pharynx → trachea
(c) digestion of fats (d) Larynx → pharynx → trachea → lungs
(d) digestion of carbohydrates 22. During deficiency of oxygen in tissues of human beings,
13. In Amoeba the digestion is intracellular because pyruvic acid is converted into lactic acid in the
(a) Amoeba is unicellular (a) cytoplasm (b) chloroplast
(b) Amoeba is multicellular (c) mitochondria (d) golgi body
(c) Amoeba is found in a pond
(d) Amoeba is a microscopic animal 23. Choose the function of the pancreatic juice from the
following?
14. The process of transpiration in plants helps in:
(a) Trypsin digests proteins and lipase digests
(a) Opening of stomata
carbohydrates.
(b) Absorption of CO2 from atmosphere
(c) Upward conduction of water and minerals (b) Trypsin digests emulsified fats and lipase proteins.
(d) Absorption of O2 from atmosphere. (c) Trypsin and lipase digest fats.
(d) Trypsin digests proteins and lipase emulsify fats.
15. Erythropoesis may be stimulated by the deficiency of
(a) Iron (b) Oxygen 24. Choose the correct statement that describes arteries.
(c) Protein (d) None of these (a) They have thick elastic walls, blood flows under
high pressure, collect blood from different organs
16. In the cardiac cycle, diastole is –
and bring it back to the heart.
(a) The number of heart beats per minute
(b) They have thin walls with valves inside, blood flows
(b) The relaxation period after contraction of the heart
under low pressure and carry blood away from the
(c) The forceful pumping action of the heart
heart to various organs of the body.
(d) The contraction period after relaxation of the heart.
(c) They have thick elastic walls, blood flows under
17. The breakdown of pyruvate to give carbon dioxide, water low pressure, carry blood from the heart to various
and energy takes place in organs of the body.
(a) cytoplasm (b) mitochondria (d) They have thick elastic walls without valves inside,
(c) chloroplast (d) nucleus blood flows under high pressure and carry blood
18. What is the term used when vessels open and let more away from the heart to different parts of the body.
blood through? Pseudopodia
(a) Vasoconstriction
(b) Vasodilatation 25. Food particle

(c) Increased permeability Food vacuole

(d) None of these
Which activity is illustrated in the diagram of an Amoeba
19. The chief function of lymph nodes in mammalian body is to shown above?
(a) produce RBCs (a) Ingestion (b) Digestion
(b) collect and destroy pathogens (c) Egestion (d) Assimilation
(c) produce a hormone 26. From the given picture of the
(d) destroy the old and worn out red blood cells
digestive system, identify the part
20. Select the correct statement? labelled as gastric gland.
A

(a) Heterotrophs do not synthesise their own food.

B
(a) A C
(b) Heterotrophs utilise solar energy for photosynthesis. (b) B D
(c) Heterotrophs synthesise their own food. (c) C
(d) Heterotrophs are capable of converting carbon (d) D
dioxide and water into carbohydrates.
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27. The diagram below represents a group of organs in the (d) Brunner’s glands are present in the submucosa of
human body. Urine leaves the urinary bladder by passing stomach and secrete pepsinogen.
through this structure labelled 34. Human urine is usually acidic because
A (a) excreted plasma proteins are acidic.
(b) potassium and sodium exchange generates acidity.
B (c) hydrogen ions are actively secreted into the filtrate.
(d) the sodium transporter exchanges one hydrogen ion
C for each sodium ion in peritubular capillaries.
D 35. Which one of the following animals has two separate
(a) A (b) B circulatory pathways?
(c) C (d) D (a) Lizard (b) Whale
28. Given alongside is a sketch of a leaf partially covered with (c) Shark (d) Frog
black paper and which is to be 36. Cow has a special stomach as compared to that of a lion
used in the experiment to show in order to
that light is compulsory for the (a) absorb food in better manner.
process of photosynthesis. At the
(b) digest cellulose present in the food.
end of the experiment, which one III
I (c) assimilate food in a better way.
of the leaf parts labelled I, II and
III will become black when (d) absorb large amount of water.
II
dipped in iodine solution? 37. Which of the following is not an enzyme?
(a) I only (b) II only (a) Lipase (b) Amylase
(c) I and III (d) II and III (c) Trypsin (d) Bilirubin
29. The phenomenon of normal breathing in a human being 38. Pancreatic juice contains more than one enzyme. Which
comprises. among the following combination is correct?
(a) an active inspiratory and a passive expiratory phase. (a) Pepsin and Lipase
(b) a passive inspiratory and an active expiratory phase. (b) Amylase and Pepsin
(c) both active inspiratory and expiratory phases. (c) Pepsin and Trypsin
(d) both passive inspiratory and expiratory phases. (d) Trypsin and Lipase
30. Filteration unit of kidney is
39. Observe the experimental sets [A] & [B].
(a) ureter (b) urethra
(c) neuron (d) nephron Observe the test tube A & B. From the list given below,
choose the combination of responses of shoot and root
31. A column of water within xylem vessels of tall trees does that are observed in B.
not break under its weight because of:
(a) Tensile strength of water (A) (B)
(b) Lignification of xylem vessels Test tube
(c) Positive root pressure Water
(d) Dissolved sugars in water
32. Roots play insignificant role in absorption of water in: Cotton
Plug
(a) Pistia (b) Pea
Plant
(c) Wheat (d) Sunflower
33. Which of the following statements is not correct? Day 5
Day 1
(a) Goblet cells are present in the mucosa of intestine
and secrete mucus.
(b) Oxyntic cells are present in the mucosa of stomach (a) Positive phototropism and positive geotropism
and secrete HCl. (b) Negative phototropism and positive geotropism
(c) Acini are present in the pancreas and secrete (c) Positive phototropism and negative geotropism
carboxypeptidase. (d) Only negative phototropism
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40. Which one of the following organisms respires through B. Adrenaline was secreted in the blood by the adrenal
the skin? glands.
(a) Blue whale (b) Salamander C. Heart beat becomes faster and pumps more blood so
(c) Platypus (d) Peacock that muscles get more oxygen.
41. The first enzyme that the food encounters in human D. Adrenocorticotropic hormone is secreted in the
digestive system is : blood and blood flows more towards the vital organs.
(a) Pepsin (b) Trypsin Select the correct combination of options given below:
(c) Chymotrypsin (d) Amylase (a) A and B (b) A and C
(c) B and C (d) C and D
42. Red blood corpuscles are formed in
(a) Liver (b) Kidneys 49. Removal of the pancreas impairs the breakdown of
(c) Small intestine (d) Bone marrow (a) lipids and carbohydrates only
(b) lipids and proteins only
43. The Excretory units of Annelids are:
(c) lipids, proteins and carbohydrates
(a) Uniferous tubule (b) Flame cells
(d) proteins and carbohydrates only
(c) Nephridia (d) Malpighian tubule
44. Open circulatory system is found in: 50. Microscopic examination of a blood smear reveals an
(a) Prawn (b) Snakes abnormal increase in the number of granular cells with
multiple nuclear lobes. Which one of the following cell
(c) Fish (d) Man
Types has increased in number?
45. Haemoglobin is dissolved in Plasma of blood in: (a) Lymphocytes (b) Monocytes
(a) Earthworm (b) Roundworm (c) Neutrophils (d) Thrombocytes
(c) Tapeworm (d) Insects
51. Which one of the following metabolic conversions
46. Which one of the following organisms has a cellular requires oxygen?
respiratory pigment dissolved in plasma and is also a
(a) Glucose to pyruvate
predaceous carnivore and shows matriphagy?
(b) Glucose to CO2 and ethanol
(a) Scorpion (b) Cockroach
(c) Glucose to lactate
(c) Earthworm (d) Sea cucumber
(d) Glucose to CO2 and H2O
47. Glucose is the prime source of energy in our body.
52. Which one of the following organs is NOT a site for the
However, it is stored in the form of glycogen in the
production of white blood cells?
muscle and liver of animals and in the form of starch in
(a) Bone marrow (b) Kidney
plants. As a result, everytime a cell requires glucose, it
must hydrolyze glycogen which is an energy consuming (c) Liver (d) Spleen
process. Why does the cell store glycogen instead of 53. Which of the following process occur only in animals?
glucose in free form? (a) Respiration (b) Nutrition
(a) Glycogen is more compact and more hydrophilic. (c) Nervous control (d) Hormonal control
(b) Storage of glucose in free form will consume more ATP.
54. Tricuspid valve is present in
(c) Glucose in the free form creates more osmotic pressure.
(a) Right atria and right ventricle
(d) Glucose is highly reactive molecule hence storing in
(b) Left atria and left ventricle
the free form can result in unwanted reactions in the
cells. (c) Wall of atrium
(d) Wall of vetricle
48. A squirrel was eating a fruit on the ground. Suddenly, it
was attacked by a dog. The squirrel rushed to the tree 55. Root pressure is effective way transporting water in
immediately and saved itself from the dangerous attack. xylem. This pressure is generated
What immediate changes are most likely to have taken (a) In bright sunlight
place in the body of the squirrel? (b) During night
A. Blood flows to the stomach for rapid digestion. (c) At very low temperature
(d) In high trees
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Lactic acid production has occurred in the athlete while
running in the 400 m race. Which of the following
processes explains this event?
DIRECTIONS : Study the given case/passage and answer the
following questions. Which of the following processes explains this event?
(a) Aerobic respiration (b) Anaerobic respiration
Case/Passage - 1
(c) Fermentation (d) Breathing
There is a pair of bean-shaped organs P in the human body
towards the back, just above the waist. A waste product Q 62. Study the graph below that represents the amount of
formed by the decomposition of unused proteins in the liver energy supplied with respect to the time while an athlete
is brought into organ P through blood by an artery R. The is running at full speed.
numerous tiny filters S present in organ P clean the dirty blood Choose the correct combination of plots and justification
by removing the waste product Q. The clean blood goes into provided in the following table.
circulation through a vein T. The waste substance Q, other
waste salts, and excess water form a yellowish liquid U which Plot A Plot B Justification
goes from organ P into a bag-like structure V through two (a) Aerobic Anaerobic Amount of energy is
tubes W. This liquid is then thrown out of the body through a low and inconsistent
tube X. in aerobic and high
in anaerobic
56. What is (i) organ P, and (ii) waste substance Q?
(b) Aerobic Anaerobic Amount of energy is
57. Name (i) artery R, and (ii) vein T.
high and consistent
58. What are tiny filters S known as? in aerobic and low
59. Name (i) liquid U (ii) structure V (iii) tubes W, and (iv) in anaerobic
tube X. (c) Anaerobic Aerobic Amount of energy is
Case/Passage - 2 high and consistent
in aerobic and low
All living cells require energy for various activities. This
in anaerobic
energy is available by the breakdown of simple carbohydrates
either using oxygen or without using oxygen. (d) Anaerobic Aerobic Amount of energy is
high and inconsistent
60. Energy in the case of higher plants and animals is obtained in anaerobic and low
by in aerobic
(a) Breathing (b) Tissue respiration
63. 
The characteristic processes observed in anaerobic
(c) Organ respiration (d) Digestion of food
respiration are:
61. The graph below represents the blood lactic acid (i) presence of oxygen
concentration of an athlete during a race of 400 m and (ii) release of carbon dioxide
shows a peak at point D.
(iii) release of energy
Lactic acid production has occurred in the athlete while (iv) release of lactic acid
running in the 400 m race.
(a) (i), (ii) only (b) (i), (ii), (iii) only
Respiration in athletics (c) (ii), iii), iv) only (d) (iv) only
The blood of an athlete was tested before, during and
64. Study the table below and select the row that has the
after a 400m race:
incorrect information.
Blood lactic acid concentration

12 D
10
Aerobic Anaerobic
8 (a) Location Cytoplasm Mitochondria
(mmol/litre)

E
6
B
C
(b) End Porduct CO2 and H2O Ethanol and
4
CO2
2
A
0 (c) Amount of ATP High Low
0 30 60
Time in seconds (d) Oxygen Needed Not needed
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72. Column I Column II
Assertion & Reason
(A) Regulation metabolic (p)
The removal of waste
DIRECTIONS : Each of these questions contains an assertion from an organism.
followed by reason. Read them carefully and answer the question (B) Reproduction (q)
The chemical process
on the basis of following options. You have to select the one that of oxidizing organic
best describes the two statements. molecules to release
energy.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is
the correct explanation of Assertion. (C) Respiration (r) The replication of an
organism.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is
(D) Excretion (s) The control and
not the correct explanation of Assertion.
coordination of
(c) If Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
chemical processes
(d) If Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct. within the organism.
65. Assertion: Blood of insects is colourless. 73. Column I Column II
Reason: The blood of insect does not play any role in (A) Stomach (p) The structure is the
transport of oxygen. site where the
chemical breakdown
66. Assertion: Blood pressure is arterial blood pressure.
of proteins first occurs.
Reason: It is measured by sphygmomanometer. (B) Large intestine (q) This organ absorbs
67. Assertion: Chloroplast help in photosynthesis. most of the water from
the undigested food.
Reason: Mitochondria have enzymes for dark reaction.
(C) Small intestine (r) This organ is the
68. Assertion: During physiology of excretion, deamination section of the
does not take place in liver. alimentary canal
Reason: Deamination is a process to make use of excess of where most of the food
amino acids which can not be incorporated into protoplasm. is absorbed into the
blood.
69. Assertion: Photorespiration decreases net photosynthesis. (D) Liver (s) This organ secretes
Reason: Rate of respiration in dark and light is almost the chemical bile,
same in all plants. which is used to
emulsify fats.
Match the Following
Fill in the Blanks
DIRECTIONS : Each question contains statements given in
two columns which have to be matched. Statements (A, B, C, D) DIRECTIONS : Complete the following statements with an
in column I have to be matched with statements (p, q, r, s) in column II. appropriate word / term to be filled in the blank space(s).

70. Column I Column II 74. Ninety percent of the water lost by the plants during
stomata of the leaf.
transpiration is through the ................
(A) Autotrophic (p) Leech nutrition
(B) Heterotrophic nutrition (q) Paramaecium 75. The semi-liquid mixture of partially digested food found
(C) Parasitic nutrition (r) Deer in the stomach is called .......................
chime .
epiglotis
(D) Digestion in food (s) Green plant. 76. The ......................... prevents the entry of food into the
vaculoes respiratory tract.
duk
71. Column I Column II 77. Second heart sound heard as ............. is due to closure of
semilunar
(Animal) (Respiratory Organ) .............. valves at the beginning of ventricular diastole.
(A) Fish (p) Trachea 78. Kidney eliminate the excretory waste materials as their
(B) Birds (q) Gills aqueous solution, called urine
.................. .
(C) Aquatic (r) Lungs 79. Energy rich compound generated during photosynthesis
(D) Earthworm (s) Moist cuticle is ........................
atp .
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80. Pressure in the arteries during ventricular relaxation is 86. A complete digestive tract consists of an oral and an anal
called ........................
dystomic pressure. opening.
81. Diffusion is insufficient to meet ....................
oxygen requirement 87. Only the multicellular organisms require transporting
of multicellular organisms like humans. mechanisms.
88. Humans have an open circulatory system.
True / False
89. Living organisms must maintain a constant internal
environment.
DIRECTIONS : Read the following statements and write your
answer as true or false. 90. In humans, the alveoli are the functioning units of
external respiration.
82. Translocation is the transportation of the products of
91. Circulatory system also performs the function of homeostasis.
photosynthesis.
92. Essential amino acids cannot be synthesized in human body.
83. In a general, digestion is simply hydrolysis of complex
polymers to monomers. 93. Generally gravitational water is utilized by the plants.
84. The exchange of nutrients and waste products between 94. In photosynthesis, carbon dioxide is given out by
the blood and cells occurs within the arteries. diffusion process.
85. Trypsin digests proteins into amino acids. 95. Bowman’s capsule is found in heart.