BIOLOGY WORKSHEET 2
CLASS 10
CHAPTER- LIFE PROCESSES (till Nutrition)
( BASED ON PREVIOUS YEAR’S BOARD EXAM PAPERS)
MCQS
1. Most of the digestion and absorption of the food takes place in the
a) Small intestine
b) Liver
c) Stomach
d) large intestine
2. Pseudopodia are
a) small hair like structures present on unicellular organisms.
b) False feet developed in some unicellular organisms.
c) Long,tube-like structures coming out of the mouth.
d) Suckers which are attached to the walls of the intestines.
3. In human beings,when the process of digestion is completed,the (i) proteins,(ii) carbohydrates and
(iii)fats are respectively finally converted to-
a) (i) Amino acids, (ii)glucose,(iii) fatty acids.
b) (i) Amino acids, (ii)glucose,(iii) fatty acids and glycerol.
c) (i) Glucose, (ii)fatty acids and glycerol,(iii) amino acids.
d) (i) Sugars, (ii)amino acids ,(iii) fatty acids and glycerol.
VSA
1. What is the role of fine hair and mucous in nostrils? [1]
[Link] the location and function of gastric glands. [1]
3. Name the stored food of animals. [1]
4. Explain why only turgid leaf is selected for the preparation of temporary mount of a leaf peel.
[1]
5. Assume you are a veterinary doctor and you have removed a good length of small intestine of a bear
that had been suffering from an intestinal tumour. Now ,would you suggest a plant based or a meat
based diet for the bear after its recovery? Give reason for your suggestion. [2]
6. State two functions performed by bile juice. [2]
[Link] any two functions of the epidermis of the leaves. [2]
[Link] does the enamel of the teeth undergo damage due to the eating of chocolates and sweets? What
should be done to prevent it?
i) Name two organisms that obtain food through parasitic nutritive strategy.
ii) How do fungi obtain their food?
[2]
9. List in a tabular form two differences between pepsin and trypsin. [2]
[Link] the type of nutrition exhibited by Amoeba. Explain how food is taken in and digested by this
organism. [2]
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Design an activity to demonstrate that sunlight is essential for photosynthesis.
[3]
[Link] an experiment to show that chlorophyll is essential for photosynthesis. [3]
3. a) State the form in which the following are stored:
i) Unused carbohydrates in plants.
ii) The energy derived from food in humans.
b) Describe the process of nutrition in amoeba with the help of a diagram. [3]
4. a) Which enzyme in the pancreatic juice digests fats?
b) Where are the glands secreting intestinal juice located in our body?
c) What type of cells play a role in opening and closing of stomata?
[3]
[Link] the events that occur during the process of photosynthesis.
[3]
6. a) Write the function of the following in the human alimentary canal: [3]
(i) Saliva (ii) HCl in stomach (iii) Bile juice (iv) Villi
b) Write one function of each of the following enzymes:
(i) Pepsin (ii) Lipase
7.a) Name the movements that occur all along the gut in the human digestive system. How do they
help in digestion?
b) Where is the bile juice stored in the human body? List two roles of bile juice. [3]
8.a) Why is nutrition necessary for the human body?
b) What causes movement of food inside the alimentary canal?
c) Why is the small intestine in herbivores longer than in carnivores?
d) What will happen if mucous is not secreted by the gastric glands? [5]
9. a) Draw a diagram of the human alimentary canal and label- gall bladder,pancreas,liver and small
intestine on it.
b) Give two reasons to explain why absorption of digested food occurs mainly in the small intestine.
[5]
