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Life Processes - I (Class X)

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Which blood vessel gives rise to a bunch of capillaries called glomerulus?

  1. Renal vein

  2. Renal artery

  3. Pulmonary artery

  4. Pulmonary vein


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Renal artery gives rise to a bunch of capillaries called glomerulus.

Which of the following are called breathing roots?

  1. Pneumatophores

  2. Rhizoids

  3. Stomata

  4. Lenticels


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pneumatophores are called breathing roots.

Which of the following is the function of magnesium and iron in plants?

  1. Energy transfer

  2. Stomatal opening

  3. Synthesis of chlorophyll

  4. Translocation of carbohydrates


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

One of the major functions of magnesium (Mg) and iron (Fe) is the synthesis of chlorophyll.

Mitral (or bicuspid) valve in mammals guards the opening between

  1. stomach and intestine

  2. pulmonary vein and left auricle

  3. right atrium and right ventricle

  4. left atrium and left ventricle


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Mitral (or bicuspid) valve in mammals guards the opening between left atrium and left ventricle.

Trypsinogen is secreted by

  1. duodenum

  2. liver

  3. pancreas

  4. stomach


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Trypsinogen is secreted by pancreas.

_______ form(s) the floor of the chest cavity in humans.

  1. Lungs

  2. Tracheae

  3. Bronchi

  4. Diaphragm

  5. Larynx


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct answer. Diaphragm forms the floor of the chest cavity in humans.

Where does the whole process of anaerobic respiration take place?

  1. Mitochondria

  2. Ribosomes

  3. Cytoplasm

  4. Nucleus

  5. Endoplasmic reticulum


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Anaerobic respiration occurs in the cytoplasm of cells.

Which of the following organic substances are present in urine?

a. Creatinine b. Sodium chloride c. Ammonia d. Uric acid

  1. Only a and b

  2. Only a and c

  3. Only b and c

  4. Only a and d

  5. Only c and d


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Only creatinine and uric acid are the organic substances present in urine.

Superior vena cava carries blood from _________________.

  1. upper parts of the body to the heart

  2. lower parts of the body to the heart

  3. the heart to lateral parts of the body

  4. lateral parts of the body to the heart


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Inferior vena cava brings blood from lower half of the body. Superior vena cava brings blood from upper half of the body. Both of these large veins join at the right atrium of the heart. Thus, (2) is incorrect and (1) is correct.

An individual has the genotype IBIB or IBIO. The blood group of the individual will be

  1. A

  2. B

  3. AB

  4. O

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. The blood group of the individual will be B.

In amoeba, nitrogenous waste like ammonia and excess water is removed by

  1. nephridia

  2. contractile vacuole

  3. nephron

  4. cell membrane

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In amoeba, nitrogenous waste like ammonia and excess water is removed by contractile vacuole.

Why does heavy exercise cause muscle cramps?

  1. Due to the formation of ethanol

  2. Due to the formation of lactic acid

  3. Due to the evolution of CO2

  4. Due to the absence of oxygen


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

During heavy exercise, when there is a lack of oxygen in our muscle cells, pyruvate is converted into lactic acid. 

Rhizobium lives in the root nodules of the leguminous plants and fixes atmospheric nitrogen in their roots and in turn, derives its nutrition from the plants. What is the relation between rhizobium and leguminous plants called?

  1. Symbiotic

  2. Parasitic

  3. Heterotrophic

  4. Saprotrophic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rhizobium and leguminous plants share a mutual relation with each other, which includes benefiting each other and getting benefited from each other. 

Match the following:

 
a. Left ventricle 1. a heart chamber responsible for pumping deoxygenated blood to the lungs
b. Right ventricle 2. a heart chamber responsible for collecting deoxygenated blood from the bloodstream
c. Left auricle 3. a heart chamber responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to tissues all over the body
d. Right auricle 4. a heart chamber responsible for collecting oxygenated blood as it leaves the lungs
  1. a - 2, b - 1, c - 4, d - 3

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

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

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

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


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option. The left ventricle is a heart chamber responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to tissues all over the body. The right ventricle is a heart chamber responsible for pumping deoxygenated blood to the lungs. The left auricle is a heart chamber responsible for collecting oxygenated blood as it leaves the lungs. The right auricle is a heart chamber responsible for collecting deoxygenated blood from the bloodstream. 

What are the lymphatic vessels arising in the intestinal villi called?

  1. Cisterna chyli

  2. Lacteals

  3. Lymphatics

  4. Lymph nodes


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lacteals are the lymphatic vessels arising in the intestinal villi.

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