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Life Processes (Class X)

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Which of the following contains about 90 percent water and dissolved substances like proteins, digested food, common salt, waste products and hormones?

  1. WBCs

  2. Platelets

  3. RBCs

  4. Plasma

  5. None of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Plasma contains about 90 percent water and dissolved substances like proteins, digested food, common salt, waste products and hormones. 

In which of the following organisms is simple food material obtained from inorganic sources used in the form of carbon dioxide and water?

a. Green plants b. Animals c. Fungi

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only c


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Green plants use simple food material obtained from inorganic sources in the form of carbon dioxide and water.

Which of the following nutrients are used by an organism mainly as a source of energy?

a. Proteins b. Fats c. Mineral salts d. Carbohydrates

  1. Only a and b

  2. Only a and c

  3. Only a and d

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only b and d


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Fats and carbohydrates are the nutrients that are used by an organism mainly as a source of energy.

In parasitic nutrition, an organism derives its food from the body of another living organism. Which of the following organisms does not have parasitic mode of nutrition?

  1. Amoeba

  2. Cuscuta

  3. Plasmodium

  4. Roundworm

  5. Tapeworm


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Amoeba does not have parasitic mode of nutrition. It has holozoic mode of nutrition.

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. Uric acid increases in muscle cells when they are lacking in oxygen. b. The breathing and respiration in woody stem of a plant takes place through the lenticels. c. Pyruvate can be converted into ethanol and carbon dioxide by yeast.

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only c


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option as this statement is false. Lactic acid increases in muscle cells when they are lacking in oxygen.

In which of the following animals, the oxygenation of blood does not takes place in the lungs?

  1. Fish

  2. Sparrow

  3. Frogs

  4. Fox

  5. Bear


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option. In a fish, the oxygenation of blood does not takes place in the lungs. The fishes do not have lungs, they have gills to oxygenate blood. 

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. The opening and closing of stomatal pores is controlled by the guard cells. b. Green plants take carbon dioxide from air for photosynthesis. c. Cytoplasm is the site of photosynthesis in the cell of a leaf.

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only c


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct option as this statement is false. Chloroplast is the site of photosynthesis in the cell of a leaf.

Which of the following glands are associated with the human digestive system?

a. Pancreas b. Pineal gland c. Hypothalamus d. Liver

  1. Only a and b

  2. Only a and d

  3. Only a and c

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only b and d


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Pancreas and liver are the glands that are associated with the human digestive system.

Which of the following statements regarding the functions of bile is/are false?

a. It makes the acidic food coming from the stomach alkaline, so that pancreatic enzymes can act on it. b. Bile salts break the fats present in the food into small globules making it easy for the enzymes to act and digest them. c. It makes the medium of gastric juices acidic, so that the enzyme pepsin can digest the proteins properly.

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only c


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct option as this statement regarding the functions of bile is false. It is the hydrochloric acid in the stomach that makes the medium of gastric juices acidic, so that the enzyme pepsin can digest the proteins properly.

Foods like glucose are broken down during respiration. Which of the following is used up during the process of respiration?

  1. Carbon dioxide

  2. Water

  3. Energy

  4. Oxygen

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Oxygen is used up during the process of respiration.

The function of which of the following is to carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder?

  1. Renal artery

  2. Glomerulus

  3. Ureters

  4. Renal vein

  5. Tubule of nephron


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct option. The function of ureters is to carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.

Which of the following organisms have a three-chambered heart that consists of two atria and one ventricle?

a. Birds b. Fish c. Frogs d. Lizards

  1. Only a and b

  2. Only b and c

  3. Only a and c

  4. Only a and d

  5. Only c and d


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct option as frogs and lizards have a three-chambered heart that consists of two atria and one ventricle.

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. Blood pressure is measured by using an instrument called sphygmomanometer. b. Systolic pressure is the minimum pressure in the arteries during the relaxation phase of the heart. c. One of the functions of the lymph is to help remove the waste products like fragments of dead cells, etc.

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only c


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct option as this statement is false. Diastolic pressure is the minimum pressure in the arteries during the relaxation phase of the heart.

In which of the following parts is carbon dioxide eliminated and oxygen taken into the body?

  1. Trachea

  2. Alveoli

  3. Buccal cavity

  4. Pharynx

  5. Larynx


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. In alveoli, carbon dioxide is eliminated and oxygen is taken into the body.

Match the following:

 
a. Assimilation 1. It is the process in which the food is taken into the body.
b. Ingestion 2. It is the process in which the absorbed food is taken in by the body cells and used for energy, growth and repair.
c. Digestion 3. It is the process in which the food containing large, insoluble molecules is broken down into small water soluble molecules.
  1. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1

  2. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1

  3. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3

  4. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3

  5. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Assimilation is the process in which the absorbed food is taken in by the body cells and used for energy, growth and repair. Ingestion is the process in which the food is taken into the body. Digestion is the process in which the food containing large, insoluble molecules is broken down into small water soluble molecules.

Plants have a less elaborate transport system. In plants, which of the following are carried by the xylem?

a. Water b. Hormones c. Minerals d. Food material

  1. Only a and b

  2. Only a and c

  3. Only a and d

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only b and d


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Water and minerals are carried by xylem.

Which of the following organisms has spiracles on its body and tracheae as respiratory organs?

  1. Housefly

  2. Amoeba

  3. Prawn

  4. Earthworm

  5. Mussel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Houseflies have spiracles on their body and tracheae as respiratory organs.

The function of which of the following is to carry dissolved substances like proteins, digested food, etc. from one part of the body to another?

  1. Red blood cells

  2. Plasma

  3. White blood cells

  4. Platelets

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. The function of plasma is to carry dissolved substances like proteins, digested food, etc. from one part of the body to another.

Which of the following is the function of the pulmonary artery?

  1. It carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to all the parts of the body.

  2. It carries oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart.

  3. It carries deoxygenated blood from all the parts of the body, except lungs, back to the heart.

  4. It carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option as the function of the pulmonary artery is to carry deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. In anaerobic respiration, the organisms break down the food into carbon dioxide and water. b. Mitochondria are the sites of aerobic respiration in the cells. c. Muscle cramps are caused by the accumulation of lactic acid in the muscles.

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only c


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option as this statement is false. In anaerobic respiration, the organisms break down the food into carbon dioxide and ethanol.

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