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Biology 10 quiz

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which mode of nutrition an organism de-rives its food from the body of another living organism without killing it?

a)

Saprotrophic nutrition

b)

Parasitic nutrition

c)

Holozoic nutrition

d)

Autotrophic nutrition

2.

The mode of nutrition found in fungi is:

a)

Parasitic nutrition

b)

Holozoic nutrition

c)

Autotrophic nutrition

d)

Saprotrophic nutrition

3.

Roots of the plants absorb water from the soil through the process of:

a)

diffusion

b)

transpiration

c)

osmosis

d)

None of these

4.

The site of photosynthesis in the cells of a leaf is

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

protoplasm

5.

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

a)

Starch breaking down into sugars

b)

Proteins breaking down into amino acids

c)

Absorption of vitamins

d)

Fats breaking down into fatty acids and glycerol

6.

What are the products obtained by anaerobic respiration in plants?

a)

Lactic acid + Energy

b)

Carbon dioxide + Water + Energy

c)

Ethanol + Carbon dioxide + Energy

d)

Pyruvate

7.

Name the substances whose build up in the muscles during vigorous physical exercise may cause cramps?

a)

Ethanol + Carbon dioxide + Energy

b)

Lactic acid + Energy

c)

Carbon dioxide + Water + Energy

d)

Pyruvate

8.

The respiratory pigment in human beings is:

a)

carotene

b)

chlorophyll

c)

haemoglobin

d)

mitochondria

9.

Which plant tissue transports water and min-erals from the roots to the leaf?

a)

Xylem

b)

Phloem

c)

Parenchyma

d)

Collenchyma

10.

The movement of food in phloem is called

a)

transpiration

b)

translocation

c)

respiration

d)

evaporation

11.

A blood vessel which pumps the blood from the heart to the entire body:

a)

artery

b)

capillary

c)

Vein

d)

Haemoglobin

12.

Name the tube which connects the kidneys to the urinary bladder.

a)

Urethra

b)

Nephron

c)

Tubule

d)

Ureter

13.

Which part of nephron allows the selective reabsorption of useful substances like glucose, amino acids, salts and water into the blood capillaries?

a)

Tubule

b)

Glomerulus

c)

Bowman’s capsule

d)

Ureter

14.

Which is the correct sequence of body parts in the human alimentary canal?

a)

Mouth → stomach → small intestine → large intestine → oesophagus

b)

Mouth → oesophagus → stomach → small intestine → large intestine

c)

Mouth → stomach → oesophagus → smallintestine → large intestine

d)

Mouth → oesophagus → stomach → large intestine → small intestine

15.

Identify the correct path of urine in the human body.

a)

Kidney → urinary bladder → urethra → ureter

b)

Urinary bladder → ureter → kidney → urethra

c)

Kidney → ureter → urethra → urinary bladder

d)

Kidney → ureter → urinary bladder → urethra

16.

Where is the dirty blood in our body filtered?

a)

Heart

b)

lungs

c)

Ureter

d)

Kidneys

17.

Name a circulatory fluid in the human body other than blood

a)

Platelets

b)

RBC

c)

Lymph

d)

Plasma

18.

Name the pores in a leaf through which respi-ratory exchange of gases takes place.

a)

Lenticels

b)

Vacuoles

c)

Xylem

d)

Stomata

19.

Glycolysis process occurs in which part of the cell?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

20.

The breakdown of pyruvate to give carbon di-oxide, water and energy takes place in

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

21.

The exit of unabsorbed food material is regu-lated by

a)

Liver

b)

Anus

c)

small intestine

d)

anal sphincter

22.

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)

fats

b)

complex proteins

c)

starch

d)

simple proteins

23.

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

a)

translocation

b)

transpiration

c)

peristaltic movement

d)

digestion

24.

Which region of the alimentary canal absorbs the digested food?

a)

Stomach

b)

Small intestine

c)

Large intestine

d)

Liver

25.

In amoeba, food is digested in the:

a)

food vacuole

b)

mitochondria

c)

pseudopodia

d)

chloroplast

26.

Which of the following are energy foods?

a)

Carbohydrates and fats

b)

Proteins and mineral salts

c)

Vitamins and minerals

d)

Water and roughage