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WorksheetsModes Of Nutrition
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following does not occur during photosynthesis?
Energy from sunlight is absorbed
Carbon dioxide is evolved
Glucose is synthesized
Oxygen is given off
Even though some flowering plants contain accessory pigments which give them colours,they still contain the pigment________
Melanin
Chlorophyll
Xanthophyll
Carotene
Which of the following is not regarded as a micro nutrient or trace element essentially for plant growth?
Phosphorus
Zinc
Boron
Silicon
In a water culture experiment, a plant showed poor growth and yellowing of leaves. These symptoms were probably due to the absence of -----------
Calcium
Phosphorus
Iron
Zinc
The relationship between a herbivore and bacteria which lives in the caecum is known as ------
Parasitism
Symbiosis
Commensalism
Saprophytism
Autotrophic nutrition maybe defined in terms of food obtained --------
from other organisms in exchange for some products
by the breakdown of complex substances
by an organism utilizing its own store of energy
by synthesizing simple substances using energy from an external source
In photosynthesis, the following processes are part of the light reaction except -------
transfer of radiant energy which reduces a co-factor
absorption of radiant energy by chlorophyll
utilization of energy in the electron transfer chain from ATP
formation of glucose using energy from NADPH
An association between living organisms in which one lives on and feeds at the expense of the other organism is known as -------
parasitism
commensalism
symbiosis
predation
Thunderstorm can be beneficial to plants because it -----------
kills the pests that attacks crops
destroys some of the major crops
adds nitrates to the soil
makes rain water available to plants
Which of the following is a nitrifying bacteria?
Nitrobacter
Rhizobium
Azotobacter
Nitrosomonas
Which of the following reagents is used for the test of starch?
Million's reagent
Fehling's solution
Sudan III
Iodine solution
Which of the following is an autotrophic mode of nutrition?
Commensalism
Saprophytism
Parasitism
Chemosynthesis
During which of the following is food for plants produced?
Respiration
Nutrition
Transpiration
Photosynthesis
In a testing for reducing sugars, the food substance is usually warmed with ---------
Sodium hydroxide
Sudan III
Sulphuric acid
Benedict's solution
Which of the following bacteria reduces the nitrate in the soil to gaseous nitrogen?
Denitrifying bacteria
Parasitic bacteria
Saprophytic bacteria
Nitrifying bacteria
