Name: ________________________ Date: _______

CH – 5 LIFE PROCESSES
1. In a nerve cell, the site where the electrical impulse is converted into a chemical signal is known as:
(a) Axon (b) Dendrites (c) Neuromuscular junction (d) Cell body
Answer. (c) /Neuromuscular junction

2. The length of small intestine in a deer is more as compared to the length of

small intestine of a tiger. The reason for this is
(a) mode of intake of food
(b) type of food consumed
(c) presence or absence of villi in intestines
(d) presence or absence of digestive enzymes
Answer (b) type of food consumed

3. Assertion (A): The rate of breathing in aquatic organisms is much faster than in terrestrial organisms.
Reason (R): The amount of oxygen dissolved in water is very high as
compared to the amount of oxygen in air.
Answer. (c) /Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

4. State one role of each of the following in human digestive system:

(i) Hydrochloric acid
(ii) Villi
(iii) Anal Sphincter
(iv) Lipase
Answer. Role of: (i) Hydrochloric acid: Creates an acidic medium for
facilitating the action of enzyme / kills microorganisms.
(ii) Villi: Increases the surface area for absorption of digested food.
(iii) Anal Sphincter: Exit of waste material from anus is regulated.
(iv) Lipase: Breakdown / digestion of emulsified fats or lipids

5. Opening and closing of stomata is due to

(a) high pressure of gases inside the cells
(b) movement of water in and out of the guard cells
(c) stimulus of light in the guard cells
(d) diffusion of CO2 in and out of the guard cells.
Answer: (b) movement of water in and out of the guard cells

6. Assertion (A): The inner walls of the small intestine have finger like
projections called villi which are rich in blood.
Reason (R): These villi have a large surface area to help the small intestine in
completing the digestion of food.

TEACHER'S SIGN:___________ PARENT'S SIGN:___________

Name: ________________________ Date: _______
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true
Answer: (b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
7. Water in the root enters due to
(a) the function of the root to absorb water
(b) difference in the concentration of ions between the root and the soil
(c) excess water present in the soil
(d) diffusion of water in the roots
Answer: (b) difference in the concentration of ions between the root and the soil
8. In human alimentary canal, the specific enzyme/ juice secreted are
(a) (i) Amylase (ii) Pepsin (iii) Bile
(b) (i) Amylase (ii) Bile (iii) Trypsin
(c) (i) Lipase (ii) Bile (iii) Pepsin
(d) (i) Trypsin (ii) Amylas (iii) Amylase.
Answer: (a) (i) Amylase (ii) Pepsin (iii) Bile
9. Anaerobic process
(a) takes place in yeast during fermentation (b) takes place in the presence of oxygen
(c) produces only energy in the muscles of human beings (d) produces ethanol, oxygen and energy.
Answer: (a) takes place in yeast during fermentation
10. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) true about respiration?
(i) During inhalation, ribs move inward and diaphragm is raised
(ii) In the alveoli, exchange of gases takes place i.e., oxygen from alveolar air diffuses into blood and carbon
dioxide from the blood into the alveolar air
(iii) Haemoglobin has a greater affinity for carbon dioxide than oxygen
(iv) Alveoli increase surface area for exchange of gases

(a) (i) and (iv) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (i) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv)
Answer: (d) (ii) and (iv)
11. Which of the following equations is the summary of photosynthesis?
(a) 6CO2 + 12H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
(b) 6CO2 +H2O + Sunlight→C6H12O6 + O2 + 6H2O
(c) 6CO2 + 12H2O + Chlorophyll + Sunlight→ C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
(d) 6CO2 + 12H2O + Chlorophyll + Sunlight→ C6H12O6 + 6CO2 + 6H2O

Ans: (c) 6CO2 + 12H2O + Chlorophyll + Sunlight→ C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O

TEACHER'S SIGN:___________ PARENT'S SIGN:___________

Name: ________________________ Date: _______
12. Observe the experimental setup shown below. Name the chemical indicated as ‘X’ that can absorb
the gas which is evolved as a by-product of respiration.

(a) NaOH (b) KOH (c) Ca(OH)2 (d) K2CO3

Answer: (b) KOH Potassium hydroxide (KOH) absorbs all the available carbon dioxide in the bell jar.

13. In the given transverse section of the leaf identify the layer of cells where maximum photosynthesis
occurs.

(a) I, II (b) II, III (c) III, IV (d) I, IV

Answer: (b) II, III The palisade mesophyll and spongy mesophyll layer is made up of closely-packed,
elongated cells located just below the upper epidermis. They contain chloroplasts and carry out most of
the photosynthesis.

14. A sportsman, after a long break of his routine exercise, suffered muscular cramps during a heavy
exercise session. This happened due to:
(a) lack of carbon dioxide and formation of pyruvate.
(b) presence of oxygen and formation of ethanol.
(c) lack of oxygen and formation of lactic acid.
(d) lack of oxygen and formation of carbon dioxide
Ans: (c) lack of oxygen and formation of lactic acid.

TEACHER'S SIGN:___________ PARENT'S SIGN:___________

Name: ________________________ Date: _______
15. Which is the correct sequence of parts in the human alimentary canal?
(a) Mouth → stomach → small intestine → oesophagus → large intestine
(b) Mouth →oesophagus → stomach → large intestine → small intestine
(c) Mouth → stomach → oesophagus → small intestine → large intestine
(d) Mouth → oesophagus → stomach → small intestine → large intestine
Ans: (d) Mouth → oesophagus → stomach → small intestine → large intestine
16. Assertion (A): Hydrochloric acid helps in the digestion of food in the stomach.
Reason (R): Hydrochloric acid creates an acidic medium to activate protein digesting enzymes.
Ans. (a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion
(A).
17. Assertion (A): Amphibians can tolerate mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood. Reason (R):
Amphibians are animals with two chambered heart.
Ans. (c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false. The heart of an amphibian, such as a frog, has three
chambers, one ventricle and two atria.

• Short questions:
1. Mention the raw materials required for photosynthesis. (Board Term I, 2016) Answer: The raw
materials required for photosynthesis are:
• Carbon dioxide (CO₂) : Absorbed from the atmosphere through small openings called stomata
in the leaves.
• Water (H₂O) : Absorbed by the roots from the soil and transported to the leaves.
• Light : Solar energy is captured by chlorophyll to drive the process of photosynthesis.
• Chlorophyll : The green pigment in chloroplasts that absorbs light energy to carry out
photosynthesis.
2. State the location and function of gastric glands.
Answer: Gastric glands are located in the walls of the stomach. Their primary function is to secrete gastric
juices

3. Explain with the help of neat and well labelled diagrams the different steps involved in nutrition in
Amoeba.
1. Amoeba ingests food by using its finger-like projections called pseudopodia.
2. The food is engulfed with a little surrounding water to form a food vacuole inside the Amoeba. The
food is digested inside food vacuole by digestive enzymes.
3. Food is absorbed directly into the cytoplasm of Amoeba by diffusion.
4. Food is used to obtain energy and growth of Amoeba.
5. When considerable amount of undigested food collects inside Amoeba then its cell membrane
ruptures at any place to throw out this undigested food.
(for diagram refer textbook page no. 84)

TEACHER'S SIGN:___________ PARENT'S SIGN:___________

Name: ________________________ Date: _______
4. What is translocation? Why is it essential for plants?
Ans: The transport of food from the leaves to other parts of the plant is called translocation. Leaves of the
plants perform photosynthesis and produce carbohydrates (sugar) in the form of food which are
translocated to the other parts of the plant through phloem. This allow plants to have access to raw
materials needed during photosynthesis by leaves.
5. How does gaseous exchange take place in fish? Ans: Aquatic animals like fish use gills as their
respiratory organ. Respiration through gills is known as branchial respiration. The blood flowing in the
capillaries of gills absorb oxygen and gives carbon dioxide to the water passing over them by diffusion
through thin epithelium.
6. . Why do arteries have thick and elastic walls whereas veins have valves?
Ans. Arteries are the vessels which carry blood away from the heart to various organs of the body. Since
the blood emerges from the heart under high pressure, the arteries have thick, elastic walls whereas veins
collect the blood different organs of the body and carry it back to the heart so, they do not have thick walls
as the blood they carry is no longer under pressure instead they have valves that ensure that the blood
flows only in one direction.
7. Draw a diagram to show open stomatal pore and label on it: (i) guard cells (ii) chloroplast
Refer page no. 83 for diagram
8. (a) What is the role of HCl in our stomach?
(b) What is emulsification of fats?
(c) Which protein digesting enzyme is present in pancreatic juice?
Ans: (a) (i) It sterilises food by killing pathogens and other microbes.
(ii) It has a pH of 2, which is perfect for entyaus such as pepsin to break down proteins as effectively
as possible.
(iii) Helps emulsify food (digestion of protein and stimulates the pancreas to produce digestive
enzymes and bile) and protects against harmful bacteria (b) Breakdown of large gloubule fats into
smaller fats droplets is known as emulsification. (c) Trypsin is the enzyme secreted by the pancreas
which aids in digestion of proteins.
9. (a) Label any 4 parts in the given diagram. (b) What are the two functions represented in this
diagram?
For diagram Refer page 92 figure 5.11
Ans: (b) The two functions represented are : (i) Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide
(ii) Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

TEACHER'S SIGN:___________ PARENT'S SIGN:___________

Name: ________________________ Date: _______
• Long questions:
1. (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.

(b) The conditions required for efficient gas exchange in an organism are that the membrane should be
extensive, thin, highly vascularised and easily permeable to oxygen and carbon dioxide.

2. Draw a sectional view of the human heart and label on it – Aorta, Right ventricle and Pulmonary
veins. (b) State the functions of the following components of transport system: (i) Blood (ii) Lymph
For diagram refer page 92 figure 5.10
(b) The functions of the following components of the transport system are : (i) Blood: • Oxygen is
transported to the tissues of the body for the purpose of respiration. • Carbon dioxide is transported to the
lungs by the blood plasma. • The digested and absorbed nutrients are transported to the tissues. •
Nitrogenous wastes are transported to the kidneys. • The blood regulates the body temperature. • It
maintains the pH of the body tissues. • It transports various hormones from one region to another and
bring about the coordination. • It maintains water balance to constant level. • The lymphocytes produce
antibodies against the invading antigens and protects from diseases. • Blood helps in rapid healing of
wounds by forming a clot at the site of injury. (ii) Lymph: • It carries digested and absorbed fat from
intestine and drains excess fluid from extracellular space back into the blood. • It protects the body by
killing the germs drained out of the body tissues with the help of lymphocytes contained in the lymph
nodes.

• Case based questions:

1. Read the given passage and answer the questions based on passage and related studied
concepts. The figure shown below represents a common type of dialysis called Haemodialysis. It
removes waste products from the blood. Such as excess salts, and urea which are insufficiently
removed by the kidney in patients with kidney failure. During the procedure, the patient’s blood
is cleaned by filtration through a series of semipermeable membranes before being returned to
the blood of the patient. On the basis of this, answer the following questions:

TEACHER'S SIGN:___________ PARENT'S SIGN:___________

Name: ________________________ Date: _______

(a) (i) Name the filtering units present in the human kidneys.
(ii) Name the main excreting waste removed by kidneys from blood? (b) What are the two main
functions of kidneys? (d) What are the major factors on which the amount of water reabsorbed in the
part of nephron depends?
Ans: (a) (i) The filtering units present in the human kidneys are nephrons. (ii) The main excreting
waste removed by kidneys from blood is urea. (b) The functions of kidneys are: excretion and
osmoregulation. Kidneys remove nitrogenous waste from the blood and maintains salt and water
concentration in the body. (c) The factors on which the amount of water reabsorbed depends on:
- (i) the amount of excess water present in the body. (ii) the amount of dissolved waste to be
excreted.

2. In the first activity, a student Rudra took some freshly prepared lime water in two test tubes
marked A and B. He blew air through the lime water in test tube A. He then used a syringe or
pichkari and passed air through the fresh lime water in test tube B.

In the second activity, another student Siya took some fruit juice or sugar solution and added
some yeast to this. She took this mixture in a test tube fitted with a one-holed cork and fitted the

TEACHER'S SIGN:___________ PARENT'S SIGN:___________

Name: ________________________ Date: _______
cork with a bent glass tube. She dipped the free end of the glass tube into a test tube containing
freshly prepared lime water.

(a) In the first activity, what were the observations made by Rudra? What can be interpreted from his
observations? (b) Siya performed the second activity by taking yeast powder and fruit juice, she
observed that lime water turned milky after few hours. (i) What does this activity suggest to you? (ii)
What are the products formed during this acitivity? (c) Name the energy currency in living organisms.
When is it produced? One application of energy currency produced in the cell.
Answer: (a) In test tube A, Lime water turned milky immediately and in test tube B: Lime water
turned milky after a long time. Lime water turns milky when carbon dioxide gas is passed
through it as a white precipitate of calcium carbonate is formed when lime water (calcium
hydroxide) reacts with carbon dioxide gas. Lime water turns milky in test tube A as the exhaled
air is rich in carbon dioxide. Whereas, lime water takes a lot of time to turn milky in test tube B
as the amount of carbon dioxide present in atmospheric air is very less as compared to exhaled
air and hence, carbon dioxide is produced after a long time. So, we can say that the amount of
carbon dioxide is more in exhaled air and very less in the atmosphere.

(b) (i) This activity demonstrates the process of fermentation. (ii) The products formed during
fermentation are ethyl alcohol (ethanol), carbon dioxide and energy. (c) ATP (Adenosine
triphosphate) is the energy currency in the living organisms. It is produced during cellular
respiration. ATP is used to fuel all the activities in the cell. In these processes, ATP is broken
down giving rise to a fixed amount of energy which can drive the endothermic reactions taking
place in the cell.

TEACHER'S SIGN:___________ PARENT'S SIGN:___________