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Transportation in Plants and Animals (Class VII)

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Match the following:

Organs Uses
a. Lung 1. It is used for removal of excess sugar by converting it into glycogen for further use.
b. Skin 2. It is used for excretion of carbon dioxide and water vapour produced during respiration.
c. Liver 3. It is used for excretion of urea, salt and excess water by means of sweat glands.
  1. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3

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

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

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

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


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Lung is used for excretion of carbon dioxide and water vapour produced during respiration. Skin is used for excretion of urea, salt and excess water by means of sweat glands. Liver is used for removal of excess sugar by converting it into glycogen for further use.

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. Plants need carbon dioxide, water and sunlight for their survival. b. In animals, transportation is brought about by the circulatory system. c. The water required for preparing food by the plants is absorbed from the soil through the shoot system.

  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. The water required for preparing food by the plants is absorbed from the soil through the root system.

Which of the following plant parts comprise the conducting tissues, that help in transportation in higher plants?

a. Root hair b. Xylem c. Phloem

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only c


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Xylem and phloem comprise the conducting tissues. These are special tubes through which, the transport of materials take place. They are present in all parts of the plant's body.

The movement of which of the following takes place from the roots upwards to other plant parts?

a. Water b. Food materials c. Minerals

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only a and c


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option. The movement of water and minerals, absorbed by the root system, takes place from the roots upwards to other plant parts. This movement takes place through the stem and its branches.

Circulatory system is a transportation system of moving substances. Which of the following functions is not performed by the circulatory system?

  1. It helps in blood clotting.

  2. It protects the body against infection.

  3. It carries away waste products to kidneys, lungs intestines.

  4. It transports food and oxygen to each body cell.

  5. It regulates blood pressure.


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct option as this is not a function of the human circulatory system. It regulates the blood temperature.

The circulatory system in the human body does not consist of which of the following?

a. Heart b. Blood vessels c. Blood d. Kidneys

  1. Only a

  2. Only b and c

  3. Only d

  4. Only a and d

  5. Only a and c


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct option. The circulatory system in the human body does not consists of the kidneys. They are a part of the excretory system.

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. The xylem element increases the surface area of the roots for absorbing water and minerals dissolved in water. b. Diffusion is the movement of particles from higher concentration to a low concentration area untill they are spread out evenly. c. The excess water that is absorbed is lost by the plant in vapour form to its surroundings by the process of transpiration.

  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. The root hair increases the surface area of the roots for absorbing water and minerals dissolved in water.

Rohan wants to get his pulse checked from the doctor. At which of the following places will the doctor feel his pulse?

  1. Stomach

  2. Calf muscles

  3. Thighs

  4. Wrist

  5. Arm pit


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option. The doctor will feel the pulse at the wrist. At other places, the arteries are lying deep in the tissues.

Which of the following blood cell(s) contains a pigment, that is a carrier of oxygen?

a. RBCs b. WBCs c. Platelets

  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. RBCs contains a pigment called haemoglobin, that is a carrier of oxygen.

Which of the following plays an important role in the body as they destroy the germs and help fighting infection?

a. RBCs b. WBCs c. Platelets

  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. WBCs play an important role in the body as they destroy the germs and help fighting infection.

Which of the following is not an example of white blood cells?

  1. Erythrocytes

  2. Basophil

  3. Eosinophil

  4. Lymphocyte

  5. Monocyte


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option as this is not an example of white blood cells. Erythrocytes are an example of red blood cells.

In a human body, the pure oxygenated blood is carried by the pulmonary vein to the

  1. left auricle

  2. right atrium

  3. left ventricle

  4. right ventricle

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option. In a human body, the pure oxygenated blood is carried by the pulmonary vein to the left auricle.

The blood of which of the following organisms is colourless?

  1. Rat

  2. Monkey

  3. Cockroach

  4. Tiger

  5. Pigeon


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct option. The blood of a cockroach is colourless.

Which of the following instruments is used by a doctor to measure the heartbeat?

  1. Anemometer

  2. Stethoscope

  3. Thermometer

  4. Bimetallic thermometer

  5. Barometer


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Stethoscope is used by a doctor to measure the heartbeat.

Which of the following is not a waste product and is not produced by the body?

  1. Water

  2. Carbon dioxide

  3. Heat

  4. Urea

  5. Oxygen


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Oxygen is not a waste product and it is not produced by the body.

Which of the following is not an organ of the human excretory system?

  1. Kidneys

  2. Ureters

  3. Anus

  4. Urinary bladder

  5. Urethra


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Anus is not an organ of the human excretory system.

Which of the following organisms use the process of diffusion for the transportation of materials?

a. Chlamydomonas b. Spirogyra c. Ferns

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only c


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Chlamydomonas, a unicellular organism, and Spirogyra, a simple multicellular plant, use the process of diffusion for the transportation of materials.

The process of transpiration occurs in plants through __________ by the process of diffusion.

  1. stomata

  2. xylem

  3. phloem

  4. root hair

  5. buds


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option. The process of transpiration occurs in plants through stomata by the process of diffusion.

In which of the following organisms are most of the metabolic wastes removed through the general surface of the body?

a. Leeches b. Amoeba c. Hydra

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only c


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option. In amoeba and hydra, most of the metabolic wastes are removed through the general surface of the body.

Match the following:

 
Organisms Organs for excretion
a. Earthworm 1. Malpighian tubules
b. Cockroach 3. Kidneys
c. Cat 3. Nephridia
  1. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1

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

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

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

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


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. In earthworms, the organ for excretion is nephridia. In cockroach, the organs for excretion are malpighian tubules. In cats, the organ for excretion is kidney.

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