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Nutrition - class-X

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Deficiency of iron causes

  1. Goitre

  2. Pellagra

  3. Scurvy

  4. Anemia


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Anemia occurs when a person has lower-than-normal levels of red blood cells (RBCs) in the blood. Iron-deficiency anemia is the most common type of anemia, which occurs when your body does not have enough of the mineral iron. Your body needs iron to produce a protein called haemoglobin, which is responsible for carrying oxygen to your body’s tissues. Your tissues and muscles need oxygen to function effectively.

The mineral element whose deficiency in human body may lead to goitre is

  1. Iodine

  2. Fluorine

  3. Calcium

  4. Sodium


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Iodine is an important mineral required in diet. Iodine is a component of thyroid hormone. Its deficiency causes goitre. 

Which of the following is used as a source of protein or Major source of protein is

  1. Cicer arietinum

  2. Beta vulgaris

  3. Rizobium leguminosarum

  4. Oryza sativa


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Cicer arietinum ( chickpeas ) are one of the most widely consumed pulses in the world.
  • They are a great source of plant based protein, providing 20% or higher of the daily value of protein.
  • They also contain exceptional levels of iron,vitamin B$ _6$ and magnesium.
  • So the correct answer is 'Cicer arietinum'

Deficiency of which one of the following will lead to itching rashes?

  1. Proteins

  2. Vitamin - D

  3. Fats

  4. Vitamin - E


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
 Protein is the building block of the muscles, skin, enzymes and hormones. It plays a vital role in all body tissues. Protein deficiency is when the intake of protein is unable to meet the body's requirements. Keratin is a type of protein that is found in the skin. This protein helps form tough skin tissues and protect cells from damage and stress. Deficiency of keratin causes several dermatological diseases like itching and rashes.
So the correct option is 'Proteins'.          

Which of the following is a source of nitrogenous compound in diet?

  1. Arhar and moth beans

  2. Soyabean and Til

  3. Moong and Ragi

  4. Sprouted pulses and cod liver oil

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The nitrogenous compound in our diet is a protein which is made up of various amino acids containing the amino group. These are found in the nodulated plants that mostly belongs to family Fabaceae includes all types of pulses, soybean, til.

ragi is used as cereal mainly contains carbohydrates but protein and fibers are also present in moderate amount.
So the correct option is 'All of the above'

Which of the following is not a structural protein?

  1. Fibrin

  2. Albumin

  3. Collagen

  4. Keratin


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Fibrous proteins which are most familiar, and  are probably the keratins, which form the protective covering of all land vertebrates: skin, fur, hair, wool, claws, nails, hooves, horns, scales, beaks and feathers. Albumin is not a structural protein.

So, the correct option is 'Albumin'.

Positively regulatory proteins are called _____________.

  1. activator

  2. repressors

  3. necessary proteins

  4. accessory proteins


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The activator proteins bind to the operator site on the m-RNA to start the process of transcription. This is called as positive regulation since it starts the transcription process and hence the activator protein is called positively regulatory proteins.

Which of the following enzymatic protein of cilia & flagella is similar to muscle cells ?

  1. Lamin protein

  2. Nexin protein

  3. Spectrin protein

  4. Dynein protein


Correct Option: A

Which one is not a function of protein in living organism?

  1. Transport nutrient across cell membrane

  2. Work as enzyme

  3. Work as receptor

  4. Main source of energy


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Proteins are an important component and are the building block of each cell and perform various functions like:

  • Proteins act as the transporter, it transports the minerals and nutrients across the cell membrane, transport oxygen molecule and is responsible for the connection of the two cells.
  • All the enzymes are proteins and they catalyze various reactions and increases the speed of the reaction.
  • Receptors are the proteins that receive some chemical signals and respond according to them. They change their physiology according to the chemical reaction and signals.
  • ATP is the main source of energy, proteins and fats are the nutrients that sometimes help in the production of a small amount of energy.
So, the correct option is 'Main energy source'.

Which of the following is a part of nu-body?

  1. Histone octamer

  2. DNA + core of nucleosome

  3. H 1 protein

  4. $1\dfrac{3}{4}$ turn of DNA + H1 protein


Correct Option: A

Molecules of proteins contain

  1. Carbon

  2. Nitrogen

  3. Oxygen

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Proteins are made up of amino acids. The amino acids are molecules containing amine group (NH$ _2$), carboxylic acid group (COOH), and side chains (R).

High content of Lysine is present in

  1. Wheat

  2. Apple

  3. Maize

  4. Banana


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lysine is an essential amino acid that helps your body to absorb calcium, burn fat and maintain your skin, tendons, bones and cartilage. Most good sources of lysine are high-protein foods, like meat, cheese and legumes. With their low protein content, grains tend to be poor sources of lysine. However, high-protein grains like wheat can greatly add to your lysine intake. So, the correct answer is 'Wheat'..

Many children in our country suffer from Kwashiorkor. This can be prevented by giving children food rich in

  1. Carbohydrates

  2. Fats

  3. Proteins

  4. Minerals


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kwashiorkor manifests symptoms of protein deficiency. This can be prevented by giving children protein rich diet.

Cataloguing and analysing every protein in the human body

  1. Biochip

  2. Proteomics

  3. Both

  4. None


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Proteomics is the cataloging and analyzing every protein in the human body most proteins differ in their folding manner, which is governed by genes. Biotechnology helps us in discovering protein structure.

Milk protein is

  1. Rennin

  2. Casein

  3. Galactose

  4. Glycine


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Casein is protein which form the part of food for the young animal. Best source of casein is milk.

The anhydro bond of proteins are called

  1. Glycosidic

  2. Peptide

  3. Ester

  4. Diester


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The anhydrobonds of protein are called peptide bonds. A peptide bond is formed between carboxyl group of one amino acid and amino group of adjacent.

The most important food element for growth and repair of
tissue is

  1. Glucose

  2. Proteins

  3. Vitamins

  4. Calcium


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Since proteins form components of cytoplasm, therefore it is responsible for growth and repair.

Which of the following protein plays an important role in ageing 

  1. Elastin

  2. Collagen

  3. Actin

  4. Myosin


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Collagen is the most abundant extracellular protein which with ageing becomes less permeable, less flexible and insoluble. These changes interfere the normal functioning of the cells (decreased inflow of nutritive substances and oxygen into cells and also decreased loss of nitrogenous waste and $CO _{2}$ from the body cells) and induce ageing.

Which one is body building material?

  1. Mineral matter

  2. Fat

  3. Protein

  4. Sugar


Correct Option: C

Daily energy requirement for a moderately active man would be

  1. 3.16 kcal

  2. 31.6 kcal

  3. 3160 kcal

  4. 31600 kcal


Correct Option: C

Rennin acts on milk protein and changes

  1. Caesinogen into casein

  2. Caesin into paracaesin

  3. Caesinogen into paracaesin

  4. Paracaesin into caesinogen


Correct Option: B

In the complete absence of which the duodenal digestion of chime proteins not possible 

  1. Enterokinase

  2. Dil HCl

  3. Gastrin

  4. All the above


Correct Option: A

Chilomicrons are

  1. Small fat globules coated with protein

  2. Protein molecules coated with fat

  3. Small granules found in gastric juice

  4. Aerobic microbes

  5. Neural signals that stimulate intestinal secretions


Correct Option: A

Chilomicrons are

  1. Micelles covered by a protein coat

  2. Droplets alongwith triglycerides

  3. Triglycerides along with monosaccharides

  4. Glycerol droplets formed in intestine after digestion of fats


Correct Option: A

Among the following vegetarian food items, which one is
considered to be more rich in proteins

  1. Bread

  2. Rice

  3. Potato

  4. Pulses


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pulses are the rich sources of protein whereas bread, rice and potato are rich in carbohydrate and starch.

So the correct option is D.

Assertion : Coacervates are believed to be the precursors of life.

Reason : Coacervates were self - duplicating aggregates of proteins surrounded by lipid molecules.

  1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

  2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

  3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false

  4. If both the assertion and reason are false

  5. If the assertion is false but reason is true


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Oparin and Sydney Fox held that large organic molecules synthesised abiotically on primitive earth and formed large colloidal aggregates due to intermolecular attraction. These colloidal particles were called coacervates. In coacervates, lipid molecules are joined end to end forming a layer around each aggregate. This represents a single lipid membrane. Coacervates divide by budding like bacteria.

Degradation of proteins play a part in ____________.

  1. Calvin cycle

  2. Water cycle

  3. Sulphur cycle

  4. Nitrogen cycle


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Plants and animals contain nitrogen in their body Protein' After death, the Proteins of dead bodies are decomposed into amino acids and ammonia. This ammonia may be converted into nitrates or free Nitrogen'
So, the correct answer is 'Nitrogen cycle'

Nitrate reductive is classified as a.

  1. Zinc protein

  2. Iron protein

  3. Molybdenum protein

  4. Copper protein


Correct Option: A

Those amino acids that cannot be synthesized by the body and must be derived through the diet are known as

  1. coenzymes

  2. essential amino acids

  3. polypeptides

  4. non-essential amino acids


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Essential amino acids are not produced in the body, so they are to be taken from outside.
  • There are 9 essential amino acids; Histidine, isoleucine, leucine, valine, threonine, tryptophan, phenylalanine
So, the correct answer is 'Essential amino acids'

Non-protein part of the conjugated protein is called.......

  1. co-factor

  2. ketone

  3. prosthetic group

  4. derivative


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Enzymes with protein and non protein part is called conjugated enzyme. It is also called holoenzyme. In this, protein part is called apoenzyme and non protein part is called co-factor. In the co-factor, organic co-factors are called co-enzymes and inorganic co-factors are called metal ions.

So, the correct option is 'co-factor'.

Which of the following is not a structural protein?

  1. Fibrin

  2. Albumin

  3. Collagen

  4. Keratin


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Structural proteins are the proteins that are generally fibrous and stringy. They are the most abundant class of proteins in nature. Their main function is to provide mechanical support. Examples of structural proteins can be keratin, collagen, fibrin and elastin.
  • Albumin is a type of transport protein which help to transport the materials in the cells and form channels in the plasma membrane.
So, the correct option is 'Albumin'.

The antibodies are

  1. proteins

  2. carbohydrates

  3. lipids

  4. germs.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Antibodies are the type of protein molecule formed within the body of an animal in order to neutralize the effect of a foreign invading protein (antigens).

State whether the following statements are true or false .
There are 20 amino acids that act as monomers for producing common proteins.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

There are 20 amino acids found inside our body. The name of these 20 common amino acids is as follows: alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, and valine. They get combined in an unlimited number of configurations to construct all the required proteins with which our body is built.

So, the correct option is 'True'.

Sudha has consumed a meal comprising of $10g$ of butter,$50g$ of rice,$100g$ of hentil,$100g$ of lettuce spinach salad and $200ml$ of water.
What is her gross and net caloric intake(kcal)?

  1. $770,970$

  2. $1300,1165$

  3. $865,690$

  4. $945,970$


Correct Option: A

Carbohydrates, proteins and vitamins which are responsible for energy, growth and vitality are obtained respectively from

  1. Cereals, milk and vegetables

  2. Milk, pulses and cereals

  3. Milk, pulses and vegetables

  4. Pulses, vegetables and cereals


Correct Option: A

Humans cannot digest cellulose whereas cows can do so because

  1. Their gut contains certain bacteria capable of digesting cellulose.

  2. They have a many-chambered stomach.

  3. They have efficient grinding molars.

  4. They produce an enzyme cellulase which can digest cellulose.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Humans lack the enzyme necessary to digest cellulose. Hay and grasses are particularly abundant in cellulose, and both are indigestible by humans (although humans can digest starch). Animals such as termites and herbivores such as cows, koalas and horses all digest cellulose, but even these animals do not themselves have an enzyme that digests this material. Instead, these animals harbour microbes that can digest cellulose. Animals such as cows have anaerobic bacteria in their digestive tracts which digest cellulose. Cows are ruminants. Ruminants have several stomachs that break down plant materials with the help of enzymes and bacteria. The partially digested material is then regurgitated into the mouth, which is then chewed to break the material down even further. The bacterial digestion of cellulose by bacteria in the stomachs of ruminants is anaerobic, meaning that the process does not use oxygen. 

The part of food that is not digested in the body is

  1. Starch

  2. Cellulose

  3. Proteins

  4. Fat


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The digestive system of Humans has many enzymes, and acids to break down and digest all kinds of different foods (carbohydrates. proteins and fats), but do not have the enzymes needed to break down cellulose. Cows, Goats, Sheep and other animals that graze on many organic foods(For example, grass) do have the enzymes needed to break down cellulose. Hence The part of food that is not digested in the body is Cellulose because the cellulose-digesting enzyme is absent.

So, the correct answer is 'cellulose'.

Ringer solution contains.

  1. $Na^+ + K^+$ ions

  2. $Na^+ + Cl^-$ ions

  3. $K^+ + Cl^-$ ions

  4. $Na^+ + K^+ + Cl^-$ ions


Correct Option: A

Which one of the matching pairs is wrong

  1. Bacterial cell wall-Cellulose

  2. Bacterial ribosome-16 S rRNA

  3. Bacterial flagella-Protein

  4. Bacterial glycocalyx-Cellulose.


Correct Option: A

In human beings cellulose is digested by

  1. Enzymes

  2. Symbiotic bacteria

  3. Symbiotic protozoans

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D

Calorific values of carbohydrates, proteins and fats are respectively

  1. 4.0, 5.6, 9.0

  2. 4.9, 4.3, 7.3

  3. 9.0, 5.6, 4.0

  4. 7.3, 4.3, 4.9


Correct Option: A

A number of K-40 atoms explode in human body every second. The number is

  1. 3800

  2. 38,000

  3. 380,000

  4. 3,800,000.


Correct Option: B

Triglyceride metabolism to convert fats into carbohydrates is helped by glyoxylate cycle. The organelle responsible for this is found in

  1. Rice seeds

  2. Caster seeds

  3. Wheat seeds

  4. More than one option is correct


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The glyoxalate cycle converts the fats into carbohydrates. This takes place in the organelles which are known as peroxisomes.

the lipids that are present in the cell are used to make energy.
This is found in many plants. This cycle is essential for seed germination.
So, the correct option is 'More than one option is correct'

State whether the following statements are true or false.
Lacteals absorb digested fat in the form of chylomicrons.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A lacteal is a lymphatic capillary that absorbs dietary fats in the villi of the small intestine. Triglycerides are emulsified by bile and hydrolyzed by the enzyme lipase, resulting in a mixture of fatty acids and monoglycerides. These chylomicrons then pass into the lacteals, forming a milky substance known as chyle.

So, the correct option is 'True'.

What is formed from cellulose waste?

  1. Protein

  2. Calcium

  3. Phosphorous

  4. Nitrates


Correct Option: A

Cellulose is a protein.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cellulose is a polysaccharide consisting of linear chain of numerous linked D-glucose units whereas proteins are formed of number of amino acids linked together by peptide linkage.

Which of the following is not a source of fats obtained from animals?

  1. Butter

  2. Cream

  3. Coconut oil

  4. Cod liver oil


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Coconut oil is a source of fat obtained from plants, while rest all i.e. butter, cream, and cod liver oil are obtained from animals. Thus option C is the correct answer. 

Which of the following are sources of fats?

  1. Oil, ghee, butter

  2. Eggs

  3. Rice, wheat, potato

  4. Iron and calcium


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Oil, ghee and butter source of fats; egg source of proteins; rice, wheat, potato source of carbohydrates; iron and calcium are essential minerals.

Lipids are generally

  1. A high energy source

  2. Hydrophobic

  3. Composed of fatty acids

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lipids are a group of naturally occurring molecules that include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E, and K), monoglycerides, diglycerides, triglycerides, phospholipids, and others. They are the most calorigenic among the biomolecules. Chemically lipids are hydrophobic.

Among the energy values of nutrients, 9.3 calories is that of

  1. Fats

  2. Proteins

  3. Vitamins

  4. Carbohydrates


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

On oxidation of 1gm of fat energy yield is 9.3 cal. For carbohydrate and proteins, the energy value is roughly around 4 cal. Vitamins are not energy yielding compounds.

Predominant form of lipid present in biomembranes

  1. Free fatty acids

  2. Cholesterol

  3. Triacylglycerols

  4. Phospholipids


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The predominant lipids present in the biomembrane are phospholipids, having a polar water soluble phosphorous head and a non polar long aliphatic tail. The polar head is exposed on the surface while the hydrophobic tail remains buried inside.

When breast feeding is replaced by less nutritive food low in proteins and calories ; the infants below the age of one year are likely to suffer from

  1. Marasmus

  2. Rickets

  3. KwashiorKor

  4. Pellagra


Correct Option: A

Which of the following statement is incorrect related to digestion?

  1. Digestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into small water-soluble food molecules.

  2. It is a anabolic process.

  3. Digestion is both voluntary and involuntary process.

  4. None of these.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A) Digestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into small water-soluble food molecules.

B) It is a catabolic process as it breaks down the molecule into a simple form.
C) It is voluntary until swallowing as food is swallowed the whole process becomes involuntary.

So the correct option is '(B) It is an anabolic process.
                                         

The final products of digestion should be

  1. Fat soluble and should be able to pass through cell walls.

  2. Water soluble and should be able to pass through cell walls.

  3. Fat soluble and should be able to pass through cell membranes.

  4. Water soluble and should be able to pass through cell membranes.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  •  Digestion is catabolic process in the digestive tract where ingested food is converted into simpler, soluble and diffusible substances that can be assimilated by the body and absorbed into the blood from the intestinal walls.
  • The end product should be water soluble as it has to combine with the plasma of blood.
  • Absorption at intestinal walls is through cell membranes of intestinal cells and walls of blood capillaries.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Water soluble and should be able to pass through cell membranes'.

Which one is wrong combination?

  1. $N _2$-Amino acid

  2. Fe-cytochrome

  3. Na-Protein

  4. Mg-Chlorophyll

  5. P-DNA


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Na- Protein is wrong combination as Nitrogen (N) is needed for the protein formation. Nitrogen is the main constituent of the amino acid that helps in the formation of protein

Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Which of the following element is not essential for plants?

  1. Iron

  2. Zinc

  3. Potassium

  4. Iodine


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Plants may absorb a number of minerals that are not essential for their growth. Iodine is a non essential mineral element. Iron, zinc and potassium are essential mineral elements.

Nutrition involving engulfment` 'of the whole or part of a plant or an animal in solid or in liquid state is known

  1. Holozoic

  2. Saprozoic

  3. Parasitic

  4. Symbiotic


Correct Option: A

Which of the group of elements is not essential for a normal plant?

  1. K, Ca, Mg

  2. Fe, Zn, Mn, B

  3. Pb, I, Na

  4. Mg, Fe, Mo


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The plant ash reveals the presence of 40 elements but all are not essential for plant nutrition, only a few are essential for growth and development of plants. These are called as the essential elements. The essential elements may be grouped as major elements or macronutrients and trace elements or micronutrients, based on their requirement by plants. 

Major elements or macronutrients are required in large amounts and form the plant constituents. These include carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium and sulphur. These elements form an integral part of complex organic molecules. Some of these elements help in the functioning of enzyme systems. The sources of macronutrients are generally the soil or the atmosphere. 
Trace elements or micronutrients are elements, like iron, boron, manganese, copper, zinc and molybdenum. They are required for plants only in very small amounts but these are indispensable for the normal growth and development of plants. 
Lead, Iodine and sodium are generally not required by plants and are non essential elements for plant mineral nutrition.

Engulfing of food in solid or fluid state is

  1. Saprozoic nutrition

  2. Parasitic nutrition

  3. Saprophytic nutrition

  4. Holozoic nutrition


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Holozoic nutrition is a type of heterotrophic nutrition that is characterized by the ingestion and internal processing of gaseous, liquid or solid food particles Protozoa, such as amoebas, and most of the animals, exhibit this type of nutrition. There are several stages of holozoic nutrition, which often occur in separate compartments within an organism :
  • Ingestion 
  • Digestion
  • Absorption
  • Assimilation and
  • Egestion.
Hence, the engulfing of food in a solid or liquid state is holozoic nutrition.
So, the correct answer is 'holozoic nutrition'.

Which scientist first extracted rennin from a calf stomach helping to make cheese more easily?

  1. Karl August Folkers

  2. Christian Hansen

  3. Richard Kuhn

  4. George Wald


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Rennet is a complex set of enzymes produced in the stomachs of ruminant mammals. Chymosin, its key component, is a protease enzyme that curdles the casein in milk. This .Helps young mammals digest their mothers' milk. Rennet can also be used to separate milk into solid curds for cheese making. Calf rennet is extracted from the inner mucosa of the fourth stomach chamber . First extracted by 'Christian Hansen'. So, the correct option is "B" (Christian Hansen).

In amoeba, the digestion is intracellular because

  1. Amoeba is unicellular

  2. Amoeba is multicellular

  3. Amoeba is found in a pond

  4. Amoeba is a microscopic animal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amoeba, a protozoan employs intracellular digestion for deriving nutrition. Food is ingested with the pseudopodium by invagination of cell membrane and subsequently stored into the food/gastric vacuole. This due to cytoplasmic movements combine with the lysosome where the food is broken down to simpler products and assimilated. Finally, the waste is removed by exocytosis by the contractile vacuole.

Digestion is a .......... process

  1. Mechanical

  2. Chemical

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Digestion is the combination of mechanical as it food convert into a paste by teeth through a process called as mastication and chemical process as it requires various enzymes that break down the complex food material into simpler absorbable form.

So, the correct option is 'Both A and B'

Which of the following occurs in maximum concentration in blood plasma (extracellular fluid)?

  1. K$^+$

  2. Mg$^{+2}$

  3. Ca$^{+2}$

  4. Na$^+$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Term ECF is used for "Extra Cellular Fluid". The outside environment of a living cell is rich in sodium where as interior of a living cell is always rich in potassium ions. This differential concentration is maintained by sodium potassium pump operating in cell membrane of living cells.

Which of the following animal/s exhibit a holozoic mode of nutrition?

  1. Amoeba

  2. Paramoecium

  3. Honey bee

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Holo-whole and zoic means animals so animal that eats their food completely in the form of a liquid or solid and process it inside the body. The food particle is ingested and then enzymes act on it to digest it. It includes five steps ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and excretion and most of the animals practice this type of nutrition including humans.

So, the correct option is 'All of the above'

Which element is most abundant outside animal cell?

  1. Na

  2. K

  3. I$ _2$

  4. Fe


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Living systems in general maintain a high intracellular concentration of potassium and low intracellular concentration of sodium. Living systems operate sodium potassium pump for this purpose which actively throws out sodium from the cytoplasm and transports potassium ions from extracellular environment to inside the cytoplasm.

Liver necrosis and muscular dystrophy is measured by the lack of this trace element.

  1. Arsenic

  2. Molybdenum

  3. Zinc

  4. Selenium


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Epidemiological studies revels that low serum Selenium levels are associated with increased risk of  cardio-vascular diseases, liver necrosis, muscular dystrophy, pancreatic fibrosis, reproductive disorders and various cancers.
Selenium, along with vitamin E, prevents the development of hepatic necrosis and muscular dystrophy.
The good sources of Selenium are organ meat ( liver, kidney) and sea food.

Defaecation is carried out by mass peristaltic movement and is a

  1. Voluntary process

  2. Involuntary process

  3. Partly voluntary and partly involuntary process

  4. Initially involuntary process then voluntary process


Correct Option: A

Liver necrosis and muscular dystrophy are caused by the lack of this trace element

  1. Arsenic

  2. Molybdenum

  3. Zinc

  4. Seleneium


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Epidemiological studies reveals that low serum Selenium levels are associated with increased risk of cardio-vascular diseases, liver necrosis, muscular dystrophy, pancreatic fibrosis, reproductive disorders and various cancers.
Selenium, along with vitamin E, prevents the development of hepatic necrosis and muscular dystrophy.
The good sources of Selenium are organ meat ( liver, kidney) and sea food.

Amoeba engulfs food by the process of

  1. Photosynthesis

  2. Phagocytosis

  3. Respiration

  4. Meiosis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Amoeba obtains the food through phagocytosis process. Since, Amoeba has no mouth, it takes the food into it's body by means of pseudopodia, which completely enclose the particle of food, that is enveloped in vacuoles. Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy, normally from the Sun, into chemical energy that can be later released to fuel the organism's activities. In physiology, respiration is defined as the transport of oxygen from the outside air to the cells within tissues, and the transport of carbon dioxide in the opposite direction. Meiosis is a process of cell division in eukaryotes characterized by: two consecutive divisions: meiosis I and meiosis II. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Amoeba procures food through

  1. Proboscis

  2. Pseudopodia

  3. Cilia

  4. Tongue


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Pseudopods which translates to "false feet" are temporary cytoplasm-filled parts of the cell wall that are able to change their form in order to move. They are used in some eukaryotic cells to move around or to eat. Most cells that do this are called as amoeboids. The amoeba is a common example. Proboscis, cilia and tongue are absent in amoeba. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

The inner lining of the stomach secretes

  1. Mucous

  2. Hydrochloric acid

  3. Digestive enzymes

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The stomach is the main food storage tank of the body. If it were not for the stomach’s storage capacity, we would have to eat constantly instead of just a few times each day. The stomach also secretes a mixture of acid, mucus, and digestive enzymes that helps to digest and sanitize our food while it is being stored. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

Pseudopodia are

  1. False feet developed in some unicellular organisms

  2. Small hairlike structures present on the unicellular organisms

  3. Long, tube like structure coming out of the mouth

  4. Suckers which are attached to the walls ofintestines


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pseudopods which translates to "false feet" are temporary cytoplasm-filled parts of the cell wall that are able to change their form in order to move. They are used in some eukaryotic cells to move around or to eat. Most cells that do this are called as amoeboids. The Amoeba is a common example. Proboscis, cilia and tongue are absent in Amoeba

Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Digestion within a digestive tract is

  1. Incomplete

  2. Extracellular

  3. The same as absorption

  4. Intracellular


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Extracellular digestion is a process in which saprobionts feed by secreting enzymes through the cell membrane onto the food.
  • The enzymes catalyze the digestion of the food into molecules small enough to be taken up by passive diffusion, transport or phagocytosis.
  • Intracellular digestion is a form of digestion wherein the breaking down of materials into smaller components takes place inside the cell.
  • An incomplete digestive system has only one opening. The food goes in the same opening that the waste comes out.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Which begins at the buccal cavity and ends at the anus. The canal can be divided into compartments

  1. Six

  2. Three

  3. Four

  4. Two


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The digestive system consists of the alimentary canal or digestive tract and two accessory glands, the liver and the pancreas. The digestive tract can in turn be divided into oral cavity, pharynx, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and anus. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Stomach is present in organisms belonging to Cyclostomes.

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Ambiguous

  4. Data insufficient


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cyclostomes are jaw-less and eel like animals belonging to division: Agnatha. Their digestive system lack stomach.

The two systems of the human body which help in the control and co-ordination of metabolic activities are __________.

  1. Digestive and circulatory

  2. Respiratory and circulatory

  3. Excretory and skeletal

  4. Nervous and endocrine


Correct Option: A

The element which is required by the sea plants is

  1. Cobalt

  2. Zinc

  3. Copper

  4. Sodium


Correct Option: D

Which group of element is not essential for a normal plant?

  1. Potassium, calcium, magnesium

  2. Iron, zinc, manganese, boron

  3. Lead, platinum, iodine

  4. Magnesium, iron, molybdenum


Correct Option: C

Digestion process in human is

  1. Extracellular

  2. Intracellular

  3. Intercellular

  4. Both (a) and (c)


Correct Option: D

Cartilage matrix is digested during its osteogenesis through

  1. Intracellular autophagic activity

  2. Extracellular lysosomal activity

  3. Intracellular heterophagic activity

  4. Both B and C.


Correct Option: B

Assertion  :  Trypsin helps in blood digestion of predator animals.

Reason  :    Trypsin hydrolyzes fibrinogen


  1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason

    is a correct explanation of the assertion

  2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is

    not a correct explanation of the assertion

  3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false

  4. If both the assertion and reason are false

  5. If the assertion is false but reason is true


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Trypsin is protein digesting enzyme present in the intestine of animals. Though it cannot digest casein (a milk protein), in predator animals drinking the blood of their prey, trypsin hydrolyzes fibrinogen of blood into fibrin, leading to blood coagulation thus help in blood digestion. It also activates other pancreatic proteases.

Essentially the word digestion means

  1. Burning of food

  2. Oxidation of food

  3. Hydrolysis of food

  4. Breakdown of food


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Digestion is the breakdown of food into smaller components that can be more easily absorbed and assimilated by the body. These smaller substances are absorbed through the small intestine into the blood stream.

Nutrition involving engulfment of whole or parts of a plant or animal in solid or liquid state is known as

  1. Holozoic

  2. Saprozoic

  3. Parasite

  4. Symbiotic


Correct Option: A

In humans, digestion is

  1. Intercellular

  2. Intracellular

  3. Extracellular

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: C

Intracellular digestion occurs in human body for

  1. Lipids

  2. Proteins

  3. Sucrose

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • The starch, proteins and fats in food get digested by digestive enzymes and get converted into simpler components and this type of digestion is called extracellular digestion.
  • The starches and some glycogen in food get hydrolysed inside the mouth while the food is swallowed by ptyalin or salivary amylase enzyme in the saliva.
  • So, the correct answer is 'All of the above'.

Liver necrosis and muscular dystrophy are caused by lack of trace element

  1. Zinc

  2. Arsenic

  3. Selenium

  4. Molybdenum


Correct Option: C

Microphagial nutrition occurs in

  1. Amphioxus

  2. Hydra

  3. Euglena

  4. Paramaecium

  5. Insects


Correct Option: D

In which of the following organisms, extracellular as well as intracellular digestion occurs?

  1. Paramecium

  2. Planaria

  3. Earthworm

  4. All the given options


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In Planaria, digestion involves both the modes, ie, extracellular as well as intracellular. Fats are normally digested extracellularly, while other food components are digested intracellularly.
The intracellular digestion is done by amoeboid cells lining the intestine. Digested food diffuses to the surrounding mesenchyme. 

Thus the correct answer is option B.

In which of the following all three are macronutrients?

  1. Nitrogen, Nickel, Phosphorous

  2. Boron, Zinc, Manganese

  3. Iron, Copper, Molybdenum

  4. Molybdenum, Magnesium, Manganese


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

None of the options is correct. However, in some cases toxic level of Nickel is approached well above the concentration of $1$mg/g as that of macronutrients.

Both intracellular and extracellular digestion occur in

  1. Planaria / Hydra

  2. Earthworm

  3. Paramecium

  4. All the above


Correct Option: A

In Cnidarians, digestion occurs in the gastro-vascular cavity and then inside endodermal cells. In sponges, digestion takes place in

  1. Paragastric cavity and choanocytes

  2. Spongocoel and Food vacuoles

  3. Choanocytes and Amoebocytes

  4. Spongocoel and Amoebocytes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The digestion in sponges is intracellular. It takes place in coenocytic oral cells. The movement of water initiated by the coenocyteS. It helps in the digestion and respiratory system of sponges because along with the water they also transport oxygen. They then push out carbon dioxide which is a waste material out of the sponge body.

Choanocytes make up the third layer in sponges. The first layer gives sponges pores and the second layer gives the shape. The mobile layer which is also known as amebocyte work in concent with choanocytes to feed sponges.
So, the correct option is 'Paragastric cavity and choanocytes'

Which of the following statements about digestion is correct ?

  1. Digestion releases energy from food

  2. Digestion converts insoluble molecules into soluble molecules

  3. Digestion changes proteins into amino acids

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A

In a general sense, digestion is simply hydrolysis of complex polymers to monomers.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • Food is one of the basic requirements of all living organisms. 
  • The major components of our food are carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Vitamins and minerals are also required in small quantities.  
  • Biomacromolecules in food cannot be utilised by our body in their original form. They have to be broken down and converted into simple substances in the digestive system. 
  • This process of conversion of complex food substances to simple absorbable forms is called digestion and is carried out by our digestive system by mechanical and biochemical methods. Hence, In a general sense, digestion is simply hydrolysis of complex polymers to monomers.
So, the correct answer is 'true'.

In Amoeba, absorption of the digested nutrients occurs in

  1. Contractile vacuole

  2. Plasma membrane

  3. Cytoplasm

  4. Pseudopodia


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The digested food present in the food vacuole of amoeba is absorbed directly into the cytoplasm of amoeba cell by diffusion. Since, amoeba consists of only one small cell, it does not require blood system to carry the digested food. The digested food just spreads out from the food vacuole into the whole of amoeba cell. After absorption of food, the food vacuole disappears.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

This trace element is needed for insulin to exert its maximal effect in glucose uptake

  1. Vanadium

  2. Chromium

  3. Molybdenum

  4. Selenium


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chromium is an essential element involved in the regulation of blood glucose levels within the body. It interacts with the low-molecular weight chromium binding substance to amplify the action of insulin. The amount of chromium in the body can be decreased as a result of a diet high in simple sugars, which increases the excretion of the metal through urine.

Which one of the following is wrong about the digestive system of a grasshopper?

  1. Wall of crop is muscular and its lumen is lined with cutile.

  2. A pair of small, branched salivary glands associated to anterior end of midgut.

  3. Heptatic caecae are six pairs of glands associated to anterior end of midgut.

  4. Malpighian tibules are the thread-like tibules with blunt tips associated to the function of midgut and hindgut.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Grasshoppers have the typical insect body plan of head, thorax and abdomen.
 The thorax and abdomen are segmented and have a rigid cuticle made up of overlapping plates composed of chitin. Hence, Wall of a crop is muscular and its lumen is lined with cutile is wrong about the digestive system of a grasshopper.

So, the correct option is 'Wall of the crop is muscular and its lumen is lined with cutile.'.

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Which one of the following protozoans lives in the guts of termites and helps them digest cellulose?

  1. Leishmania

  2. Physarum

  3. Trichonymph

  4. Tetrahymena


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Termites depend on protozoans which digest the cellulose ingested from the dead wood. Protozoa will die outside the termite and termite unable to digest the food without protozoans, hence they were in a symbiotic relationship.

So, the correct option is 'Trichonymph'.

For the digestion of cellulose, an enzyme called cellulase is required. Some mammals lodge cellulase producing bacteria in their digestive system by offering them food and shelter. These mammals are mostly________

  1. Herbivores

  2. Carnivores

  3. Omnivores

  4. Sanguivores


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Herbivores are plant eating animals. Plants have cellulose that need an enzyme called cellulase for its digestion. Herbivores lodge have a microbial flora are obligate or facultative anaerobes that can decompose complex plant material, such as cellulose, hemicellulose, starch, and proteins. The hydrolysis of cellulose results in sugars, which are further fermented to acetate, lactate, propionate, butyrate, carbon dioxide, and methane.
So, the correct answer is 'Herbivores'.
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