Nutrition in plants

Chlorophyll converts light energy into _____.

• Electrical

• Chemical

• Mechanical

• Kinetic

_____________ is the mode of taking food by an organism and its utilisation by the body.

The food synthesised by plants is stored as _________________.

Which of the following is a parasite

• lichen

• Rhizobium

• Cuscuta

• None of these

Rhizobium is an example of

• (a) Symbiosis

• (b) Parasites

• (c) Insectivorous

• (d) none of these

Which of the following raw material is available in the air for photosynthesis?

• (a) Oxygen

• (b) Carbon dioxide

• (c) Nitrogen

• (d) Hydrogen

Which part of the plant gets carbon dioxide from the air for photosynthesis?

• (a) root hair

• (b) stomata

• (c) leaf veins

• (d) sepals

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(i) All green plants can prepare their own food.

(ii) Most animals are autotrophs.

(iii) Carbon dioxide is not required for photosynthesis.

(iv) Oxygen is liberated during photosynthesis.

Choose the correct answer from the options below:

• ( i) and (iv)

• (ii) only

• (ii) and (iii)

• (i) and (ii)

The food making process in plants is called 

• glycolysis 

• photosynthesis 

• photolysis

• chemosynthesis

Pitcher plant traps insects because it

• (a) is a heterotroph.

• (b) grows in soils which lack in nitrogen.

• (c) does not have chlorophyll.

• (d) has a digestive system like human beings.