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Life Processes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One cell-thick vessels are called

I.

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

2.

What does the left side of the heart do?

a)

The left side of the heart pumps blood through the lungs where it gets oxygen. SHOW ANSWER

b)

The left side of the heart receives the blood containing oxygen and pumps blood to the rest of the body.

c)

The left side of the heart controls the muscles on the left side of the body,

d)

The left side of the heart supplys our arms with blood

3.

A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward

a)

Aorta

b)

Atrium

c)

Septum

d)

Valve

4.

_____________________ is the force of blood on the walls of the blood vessels.

a)

Pulse

b)

Heart rate

c)

Blood Pressure

d)

Hypertension

5.

Respiratory pigment in human body is

I.

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Water

c)

Blood

d)

haemoglobin

6.

In which part of the heart does the aorta originate?

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

7.

How many circuits are there in human circulatory system?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

What are released from white blood cells in order to protect the body from pathogens?

a)

Clots

b)

Antibodies

c)

Antidotes

d)

Antigens

9.

Sometimes we get painful cramps in our leg muscles after running for a long time due to the accumulation of:

a)

Hydrochloric acid

b)

Acetic acid

c)

Lactic acid

10.

The only artery which carries deoxygenated blood is:

a.

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Hepatic artery

c)

Coronary artery

11.

What is the word equation for aerobic respiration in plants?

a)

carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen

b)

glucose + carbon dioxide → water + oxygen

c)

glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water

12.

During aerobic respiration glucose is broken down. What is released in this process?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

The list shows four metabolic processes.

Which of these processes occur in muscles?

a)

A 1 and 2

b)

B 2 and 3

c)

C 3 and 4

d)

D 4 and 1

14.

In humans, right auricle receives______blood from______

a)

Oxygenated, aorta

b)

Deoxygenated, vena cava

c)

Oxygenated, vena cava

d)

Deoxygenated, aorta

15.

The site of photosynthesis in the cells of a leaf is

a)

a) chloroplast

b)

(b) mitochondria

c)

(c) cytoplasm

d)

d) protoplasm

16.

Which of the following events in the mouth cavity will be affected if salivary amylase is lacking in the saliva?

a)

(a) Starch breaking down into sugars.

b)

(b) Proteins breaking down into amino acids.

c)

(c) Absorption of vitamins.

d)

(d) Fats breaking down into fatty acids and glycerol.

17.

Which region of the alimentary canal absorbs the digested food?

a)

(a) Stomach

b)

(b) Small intestine

c)

(c) Large intestine

d)

(d) Liver

18.

The contraction and expansion movement of the walls of the food pipe is called:

a)

(a) translocation

b)

(b) transpiration

c)

(c) peristaltic movement

d)

(d) digestion

19.

When a few drops of iodine solution are added to rice water, the solution turns blue- black in colour. This indicates that rice water contains:

a)

(a) fats

b)

(b) complex proteins

c)

(c) starch

d)

(d) simple proteins

20.

Three life processes are...

a)

nutrition

b)

nutritivity

c)

sensitivity

d)

reproduction