LIFE PROCESSES

Question : 1
Select the odd one out w.r.t. mode of nutrition.
Options:
Tapeworm
Leech
Lice
Mushroom

Question : 2
In Paramecium, the undigested food is egested from the
Options:
Cytopyge
Cytostome
Vestibule
Buccal cavity

Question : 3
The first part of small intestine is
Options:
Jejunum
Duodenum
Ileum
Caecum

Question : 4
Bile pigments are waste products resulting from
Options:
Destruction of old RBCs in the liver
The action of hydrochloric acid
The breakdown of fat
Activation of pepsinogen

Question : 5
The complete digestion of carbohydrates, proteins and fats takes place
in
Options:
Stomach
Pancreas
 Small intestine
Colon

Question : 6
The rate of breathing in aquatic organisms is   than that seen in
terrestrial organisms. Here, ‘X’ is
Options:
Much slower
Much faster
Slightly equal
Slightly slower

Question : 7
The chambers of heart are separated by partitions called
Options:
Atria
Valves
Ventricles
Septa

Question : 8
The loss of water in the form of vapour from the aerial parts of the plant
is called
Options:
Ascent of sap
Transpiration
Translocation
Guttation

Question : 9
The sum total of all the chemical reactions occurring in a living
organism in order to maintain life is known as
Options:
Anabolism
Catabolism
Metabolism
Photosynthesis
Question : 10
Match the following columns and select the correct option.
Column-I Column-II
a. Starch (i) Trypsin
b. Protein (ii) Dipeptidase
c. Peptones (iii) Ptyalin
d. Fats (iv) Steapsin
Options:
a(ii), b(iv), c(iii), d(i)
a(iv), b(ii), c(i), d(iii)
a(i), b(iii), c(iv), d(ii)
a(iii), b(i), c(ii), d(iv)

Question : 11
• It is secreted from goblet cells.
• It protects the inner lining of stomach.
Identify the secretion of gastric glands on the basis of given
information and select the correct option.
Options:
Pepsin
Mucus
Hydrochloric acid
Pepsinogen

Question : 12
Statement-1 : The unabsorbed food is sent to the stomach where water
is reabsorbed in the body.
Statement-2 : The process of egestion of faeces outside the body
through anal opening is called defecation.
Consider the given statements and select the correct option.
Options:
Only statement-1 is correct
Only statement-2 is correct
Both the statements are correct
Both the statements are incorrect

Question : 13
During respiration, plants obtain   from the atmosphere and release
. Here, (i) and (ii) respectively are
Options:
Nitrogen and oxygen
Oxygen and carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide and oxygen
Nitrogen and carbon dioxide

Question : 14
(i) During inhalation, the inter-costal muscles pull the ribs inwardly.
(ii) During inhalation, diaphragm becomes dome shaped.
(iii) During inhalation, the volume of thoracic cavity increases.
Which of the above given processes occur(s) during inhalation is/are
correct?
Options:
(i) and (ii)
(ii) and (iii)
(iii) only
(i) and (iii)

Question : 15
Select the incorrect difference between arteries and veins.

Options:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Question : 16
Which of the following statements w.r.t. the excretion in plants is/are
correct?
(i) Many plant waste products are stored in cellular vacuoles.
(ii) Waste products may be stored in leaves that fall off.
(iii) Other waste products are stored in old xylem.
Options:
(i) and (ii) only
(ii) and (iii) only
(iii) only
(i), (ii) and (iii)

Question : 17
Statement-1 : Calvin cycle occurs in all photosynthetic plants where
they have only C3 pathway.
Statement-2 : All the steps of photosynthesis need not take place one
after the other immediately.
Consider the given statements and select the correct option.
Options:
Only statement 1 is correct

Only statement 2 is correct

Both the statements are correct

Both the statements are incorrect

Question : 18
Which of the following is the dental formula of cat?
Options:

Question : 19
• Synthesis of vitamin A from β carotene.
• Storage of vitamin A, D, E, K and B 12.
• Synthesis of red blood corpuscles in the embryo.
Identify the gland(s) of human body on the basis of given functions and
select the correct option.
Options:
Pancreas
Liver
Adrenal glands
Intestinal glands

Question : 20
Match the following columns w.r.t. the exchange of gases and select the
correct option.
Column-I Column-II
a. Body surface (i) Cockroaches
b. Trachea (ii) Fishes
c. Gills (iii) Scorpion
d. Book lung (iv) Amoeba
Options:
a(iv), b(i), c(ii), d(iii)

a(i), b(iv), c(iii), d(ii)

a(iii), b(ii), c(iv), d(i)

a(ii), b(iii), c(i), d(iv)

Question : 21
How many of the following organisms have open circulatory system?

Options:
Two

Three

Four

Five

Question : 22
Identify the following parts a and b in the given diagrammatic
representation of a nephron and select the correct option.
a - Blood is filtered out here from the blood capillaries
b - Its main function is the selective reabsorption of Na +, K+, glucose,
etc.

Options:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Question : 23
(i) An abnormal rise in RBCs count is called erythropoiesis .
(ii) Decrease in the number of RBCs is called polycythemia .
(iii) Process of RBC formation is called erythrocytopenia .
(iv) Average life span of RBC in human beings is 2 – 3 days .
Select the correct set of option to replace the underlined words make
the given statements correct (wherever necessary)
Options:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Question : 24

Identify the labelled parts A, B, C depicted in the above cardiac cycle

and select the correct option.

Options:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Question : 25
Statement-1 : The right lung is slightly longer and narrow than the left
and has a concavity where the heart lies between the lungs.
Statement-2 : Lung receives bronchi which divide into numerous
bronchioles.
Statement-3 : The inner membrane which closely covers the lungs is
called parietal pleura.
Consider the given statements and select the correct option.
Options:
Only statements -1 and 2 are correct
Only statements -2 and 3 are correct
Only statements -1 and 3 are incorrect
All the statements are incorrect

Question : 26

Consider the given equation of respiration and identify the products ‘P’,
‘Q’ and ‘R’ depicted above and select the correct option.

Options:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Question : 27
Identify the labelled parts a, b, c and d depicted in the above sectional
view of the human heart and match them with the following functions
and select the correct option.
(i) It collects deoxygenated blood from various parts of the body.
(ii) It carries blood from heart to the lungs.
(iii) The largest artery of the body.
(iv) It pumps blood to the entire body.
Options:
a(ii), b(iv), c(iii), d(i)
a(iv), b(ii), c(i), d(iii)
a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii)
a(i), b(iii), c(ii), d(iv)

Question : 28
Classify the following organisms on the basis of their types of
nitrogenous wastes and select the correct option.
Options:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Question : 29
(i) Blood passes into urine due to infection in urinary tract.
(ii) Excess glucose passes into urine due to diabetes mellitus.
(iii) Hepatitis or liver cirrhosis lead to accumulation and release of bile
pigments in urine.
(iv) Excess of urea in the blood.
Identify the pathological conditions (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) and select the
correct option.

Options:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Question : 30
An instrument called the  , can record the electrical changes
occurring during heart beat. This graphic recording is called . While,
blood pressure is measured with an instrument called  . Identify X, Y
and Z and select the correct option.

Options:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)