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Nutrition

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the form of food produced after photosynthesis?

a)

Cellulose

b)

Starch

c)

Glucose

d)

None of these

2.

What is the function of chlorophyll?

a)

Trapping of sunlight

b)

Helpful in Splitting of water

c)

Reduction of Carbon dioxide into Glucose

d)

All of these

3.

Which part of the plants absorb Carbon dioxide?

a)

Root

b)

Stem

c)

Leaf

d)

Stomata

4.

The autotrophic mode of nutrition requires:

a)

Carbon dioxide and water

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Sunlight

d)

All of the above

5.

Which of the following is an example of autotroph?

a)

Grass

b)

Mushroom

c)

Amoeba

d)

Paramoecium

6.

Entry of which substance in the guard cells open the stomata?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Starch

d)

Water

7.

Which of the following is the correct way of defining the term photosynthesis?

a)

The process in which autotrophs take in carbon dioxide, water and minerals in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll to synthesize carbohydrates is called photosynthesis

b)

The process in which carbohydrates are utilised to provide energy is called photosynthesis.

c)

The process in which heterotrophs depend on plants for food is called photosynthesis.

8.

Which of the following events do not occur during photosynthesis?

a)

Absorption of light energy by chlorophyll.

b)

Conversion of light energy to chemical energy.

c)

splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen.

d)

Oxidation of carbohydrates into carbon dioxide and water

e)

Reduction of carbon dioxide to carbohydrates.

9.

The opening and closing of stomata is a function of _____cells.

a)

mesophyll cells

b)

epidermal cells

c)

guard cells

10.

What inorganic substances are required for autotrophic nutrition

a)

Carbon dioxide, water

b)

Water, sunlight

c)

Carbon dioxide, sunlight

d)

All

11.

Which process is used by plants for converting inorganic to organic substance

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Transpiration

c)

Translocation

d)

All

12.

Why is sunlight required during photosynthesis

a)

For energy production

b)

For movements

c)

For respiration

d)

For circulation

13.

What is food stored in animals

a)

Glycogen

b)

Starch

c)

Proteins

d)

Oils

14.

How many molecules of carbon dioxide and water are used in photosynthesis

a)

6,12

b)

12,6

c)

6,6

d)

12,12

15.

What are steps of photosynthesis

a)

Chlorophyll Absorbs sunlight

b)

Light energy converted to chemical energy

c)

Water broken into hydrogen and oxygen

d)

Carbon dioxide converted to carbohydrates

e)

All

16.

Which of the following statements about the autotrophs is incorrect?

a)

(a) They synthesise carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll

b)

(b) They store carbohydrates in the form of starch

c)

(c) They convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates in the absence of sunlight

d)

(d) They constitute the first trophic level in food chains

17.

Which of the following are complex organic substances?

a)

water

b)

nitrogen

c)

proteins

18.

Chlorophyll is mainly located in which part of the plant

a)

Green leaf

b)

Bark

c)

Stem

d)

Root

19.

chloroplasts are present in the ___________ of the leaf.

a)

palisade parenchyma

b)

aerenchyma

c)

sclrenchyma

d)

collenchyma

20.

What happens to the unused carbohydrates produced in the plant body?

a)

Gets broken down and dissipated as heat.

b)

Transported to stem in the form of glycogen.

c)

Expelled from plant body through excretion.

d)

Stored in the form of starch for future use.

21.

Guard cells are usually ___________________

a)

rectangular in shape

b)

pear-shaped

c)

spherical

d)

kidney shaped

22.

What do you mean by the term nutrition?

a)

The process of consumption and utilization of food by the body of the organism .

b)

The process of removing energy from inside the body of the organism to outside

c)

The process of studying about different kinds of food.

23.

Which organelle is responsible making food (Glucose) using sunlight?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

24.

How does most of the water needed by the plant get into its leaves?

a)

It enters through the stomata

b)

The roots absorb it and then it travels up the stem

c)

It's made during a chemical reaction in the leaf

d)

The flowers capture water and deliver it to the leaves

25.

Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

a)

light + carbon dioxide + water --> glucose + oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide + sugar + water --> oxygen + light

c)

oxygen + light + water --> carbon dioxide + sugar

d)

carbon dioxide + oxygen + water --> Light+ Sugar