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39. The reason for swelling of guard cell is due (b) Organic compounds
to the presence of (c) Air born viruses
(a) Sunlight (d) Fertilizers
(b) Food
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(c) Water
(d) Carbon dioxide
Sol : www.cbse.site/sc/fm139 44. Each organism is adapted to its
environment, the type of nutrition taken
by them depends on
40. .......... is an essential element used in the (a) Environment
synthesis of proteins and other compounds (b) Availability of food
in plants. (c) How it is obtained by the organism
(a) Oxygen (d) All of the above
(b) Water
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(c) Nitrogen
(d) Carbon dioxide
Sol : www.cbse.site/sc/fm140 45. Organism who break down the food outside
their body are
(a) Fungi
41. Most of the plant’s nitrogen, phosphorus, (b) Virus
iron and magnesium are taken up from the (c) Tape worm
(a) Aquatic sources (d) None of the above
(b) Soil
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(c) Mountains
(d) Sea water
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plants or animals without killing them are
(a) Ticks
42. Inorganic nitrates or nitrites helps the (b) Yeast
plants for the synthesis of: (c) Mushroom
(a) Carbohydrates (d) Fungi
(b) Nitrogen
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(c) Carbon dioxide
(d) Protein
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(a) Entire surface
(b) Food vacuole
43. Atmospheric nitrogen is converted into (c) Nucleus
organic matter by with plant with the help (d) Pseudopodia
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48. The broken down food into simpler form in (c) Helps for further growth
amoeba is diffused into (d) None of the above
(a) Cytoplasm
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(b) Ribosome
(c) DNA
(d) Mesosome 51. Some unicellular organism like paramoecium
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(a) Specific spot
(b) Entire surface
49. Identify the micro-organism whose nutrition (c) Nucleus
type is shown below : (d) Food vacuole
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55. The digestion in stomach is taken care by (c) Release digestive juices
the .......... which is present in the wall of (d) Regulate exit of food
the stomach.
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(b) Digestive juices
(c) Salivary amylase
60. The .......... delivers the digestive juice to
(d) Lipase the small intestine through small tubes
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(a) Stomach
(b) Pancreas
56. From the mouth the food is taken to the (c) Large intestine
stomach through .......... . (d) Anus
(a) Bile duct
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(b) Pancreas
(c) Diaphragm
(d) Oesophagus 61. The longest part of alimentary canal in
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(a) Small intestine
(b) Large intestine
57. Hydrochloric acid facilitates the action of (c) Food pipe
.......... . (d) None of the above
(a) keratin
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(b) collagen
(c) elastin
(d) pepsin 62. Which body organ is responsible for the
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and protein?
(a) Stomach
58. Identify the secretion inside the stomach (b) Large intestine
which helps to protect the inner lining of (c) Liver
stomach from the action of acid (d) Small intestine
(a) Mucus
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(b) Hydrochloric acid
(c) Digestive juices
(d) Enzymes 63. The food coming from the stomach is
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(a) Alkaline
(b) Acidic
59. The function of sphincter muscle is to (c) Neutral
(a) Regulate digestive process (d) None of these
(b) Improves digestion
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64. The inner lining of the .......... has numerous 67. Which gas turns lime water milky?
finger-like projections called villi which (a) Oxygen
increase the surface area for absorption. (b) Hydrogen
(a) small intestine (c) Carbon dioxide
(b) large intestine (d) Nitrogen
(c) stomach
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(d) pancreas
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68. This process of break-down of glucose, a
six-carbon molecule, into a three-carbon
65. Tooth decay will NOT be prevented by molecule pyruvate, takes place in
.......... . (a) Cytoplasm
(a) regular brushing (b) Mitochondria
(b) regular flossing (c) Golgi bodies
(c) regular visits to the dentist (d) Endoplasmic reticulum
(d) increasing the consumption of sucrose
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98. The colour of blood plasma is: 103. The richest natural source of minerals for
(a) Red plants is .......... .
(b) Pale yellow (a) chemical fertilizers
(c) Yellowish green (b) soil
(d) Pink (c) air
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100. What is normal blood pressure in humans? 105. The .......... moves water and minerals
(a) 120/80 mm of Hg
120. Choose the correct pathway of urine in our 124. The given diagram is the structure of a/an-
body-
(a) Kidney " ureter " urethra " urinary
bladder
(b) Kidney " Ureter " urinary bladder
" urethra
(c) Kidney " urinary bladder " urethra
" Ureter
(d) Kidney " urethra " Ureter " urinary
bladder
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cell contents are shown). stomach and leaving the small intestine?
Which of the following cells normally
contain chloroplasts? Leaving the Leaving the
Stomach Small Intestine
(a) Protein, amino Water
acids and water
(b) Amino acids and Amino acids and
water water
(c) Fatty acids, Fatty acids,
glycerol and glycerol and
water water
(a) 2 and 4
(d) Protein and Fatty acids and
(b) 2 and 3 water glycerol
(c) 1 and 2
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138. Only two of the following Statements
accurately describe what happens in the
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1. Amylase breaks down large starch
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molecules into smaller maltose molecules.
book from Amazon. Hard book includes 2. Chewing increases the surface area of
explanation of all MCQs in print form. food for digestion.
3. Saliva emulsifies fats into smaller
droplets.
4. Teeth breakup large insoluble molecules
136. Choose the forms in which most plants into smaller soluble molecules.
absorb nitrogen: Which statements are correct?
1. Atmospheric nitrogen (a) 1 and 2
2. Proteins (b) 2 and 3
3. Nitrates and nitrites (c) 3 and 4
4. Urea
(d) 1 and 4
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(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 2 and 3 139. The process of conversion of glucose into
pyruvic acid occurs in
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(b) mitochondria
(c) outside the cell
137. When a person eats some egg white,
(d) cytoplasm
proteins and water enter the stomach.
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140. During vigorous physical exercise, lactic 142. An experiment is set up as shown. Flasks
acid is formed from glucose inside the 1 and 2 contain lime water. Air is pumped
muscle cells because through the flasks.
(a) there is excess of carbon dioxide
(b) there is lack of water
(c) there is lack of oxygen
(d) none of the above
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144. The table shows the characteristics of blood 148. Conversion of excess of amino acids into
in one blood vessel of the body. urea is done in?
(a) Lungs
Oxygen Carbon dioxide Pressure
(b) Large intestine
concentration concentration
(c) Liver
High Low High
(d) Cloaca
Which blood vessel contains blood with
these characteristics? Sol : www.cbse.site/sc/fm248
(a) Vena cava
(b) Pulmonary vein
149. The best long term solution for kidney
(c) Aorta
failure is?
(d) Pulmonary artery (a) Dialysis
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(c) Surgery
(d) Both (a) and (b)
145. The waste product from skin is known as?
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(b) Urine
(c) Sweat
150. Flame cells are the excretory structures in
(d) Urea (a) Arthropods
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(c) Annelids
(d) Crustaceans
146. What happens if a person has one kidney
removed? Sol : www.cbse.site/sc/fm250
(a) They will accumulate excess urea
(b) They will die
151. Main excretory organ of humans is?
(c) They will continue as normal
(a) Lungs
(d) They will stop making urine
(b) Skin
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(d) Liver
153. Which of the following harmful products is (b) Similar to the WBC of blood,
not produced in the biochemical reactions colourless and contain more protein.
of the cell of living organisms? (c) Similar to the RBC of blood and red
(a) Urea in colour.
(b) Uric acid (d) It contains more fat
(c) Ammonia
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(d) Lymph
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158. By which cell the process of opening and
closing of stomata is controlled?
154. The blood vessel that begins and ends in (a) Epidermal Cell
capillaries? (b) Guard Cell
(a) Renal vein (c) Accessory Cell
(b) Renal artery (d) Leaf Cell
(c) Hepatic artery
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(d) Hepatic portal vein
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159. Which organ is known as “Blood bank” ?
(a) Heart
155. In our body which organ is responsible for (b) Liver
conversion of ammonia into urea? (c) Spleen
(a) Kidney (d) Kidney
(b) Lungs
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(c) Heart
(d) Liver
Sol : www.cbse.site/sc/fm255 160. Which of the following is carried by lymph
which is digested and absorbed from
intestine?
156. What is the name of the blood vessels that (a) Fat
provide nutrition of the heart wall? (b) Protein
(a) Pulmonary arteries (c) Minerals
(b) Pulmonary veins (d) Carbohydrates
(c) Coronary arteries
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(d) Descending aorta
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161. Tricuspid valve is present in ?
(a) Right atrium and right ventricle
157. Which of the following is the correct (b) Left atria and left ventricle
features of ‘lymph’ ? (c) Wall of atrium
(a) It is similar to the plasma of blood, (d) Wall of ventricle
colourless and contain less protein.
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185. monoxide is injurious to the health of the 188. Assertion : Failure of the kidneys leads to
individual. death of the person and there is no way he
Reason : Carbon monoxide has very strong can survive.
affinity for the blood. Reason : Transplant of kidneys in humans
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true is not possible.
and Reason is the correct explanation (a) Both Assertion and Reason are true
of Assertion. and Reason is the correct explanation
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are of Assertion.
true but Reason is not the correct (b) Both Assertion and Reason are
explanation of Assertion. true but Reason is not the correct
(c) Assertion is true but Reason is false. explanation of Assertion.
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false. (c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.
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213. Write two differences between arteries and (a) Both arteries and veins have same
veins. pressure of blood and they are thich
(a) Arteries are blood vessels while veins walled vessels.
are not. (b) Arteries have high blood pressure and
(b) Arteries have thick walls while veins they have elastic and thick walls to
have thin walls. withstand this high pressure.
(c) Arteries have valves while do not have (c) Veins have high blood pressure and
valves. they have to valves to withstand this
(d) All of the above. high pressure.
Sol : www.cbse.site/sc/fm304 (d) None of the above.
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215. Which blood vessels have high blood Direction For Questions (217-221)
pressure and what they have to withstand This transport of soluble products of
photosynthesis is called translocation and
it occurs in the part of the vascular tissue
known as phloem. Besides the products
of photo-synthesis, the phloem transports
amino acids and other substances. These
substances are especially delivered to the (b) Sieve tubes and companion cells
storage organs of roots, fruits and seeds (c) Fruit
and to growing organs. The translocation (d) Seeds
of food and other substances takes place in
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companion cells both in upward and
downward directions. Unlike transport in
xylem which can be largely explained by 220. The phenomenon of transportation of food
simple physical forces, the translocation in plants in its dissolved form is called:
in phloem is achieved by utilising energy, (a) Translocation
Material like sucrose is transferred into (b) Excretion
phloem tissue using energy from ATP. This (c) Transpiration
increases the osmotic pressure of the tissue (d) Nutrition
causing water to move into it. This pressure
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which have less pressure. This allows the
phloem to move material according to the
plant’s needs. For example, in the spring, 221. Which of the following vascular tissue is
sugar stored in root or stem tissue would responsible for the transportation of soluble
be transported to the buds which need products of photosynthesis?
energy to grow. (a) Xylem
(b) Phloem
217. The transportation of materials into (c) Both Phloem and Xylem
phloem requires: (d) None of the above
(a) Amino acids
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(b) Food
(c) Water
(d) Energy
Direction For Questions (222-226)
Sol : www.cbse.site/sc/fm305 The small intestine is the site of the complete
digestion of carbohydrates, proteins and
fats. It receives the secretions of the liver
218. The translocation of food in plants takes and pancreas for this purpose. The food
place in: coming from the stomach is acidic and
(a) Upward direction only has to be made alkaline for the pancreatic
(b) Downwards direction only enzymes to act. Bile juice from the liver
(c) Leaves only accomplishes this in addition to acting on
(d) Both in upward and downward fats. Fats are present in the intestine in
directions the form of large globules which makes it
difficult for enzymes to act on them. Bile
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increasing the efficiency of enzyme action.
The pancreas secretes pancreatic juice
219. The components which help in the which contains enzymes like trypsin for
translocation process in plants are: digesting proteins and lipase for breaking
(a) Amino acid down emulsified fats. The walls of the small
intestine contain glands which secrete 226. The complete digestion of food takes place
intestinal juice. The enzymes present in it in:
finally convert the proteins to amino acids, (a) small intestine
complex carbohydrates into glucose and (b) stomach
fats into fatty acids and glycerol. (c) mouth
(d) large intestine
222. The food coming from the stomach is made
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(a) Bile juice
(b) Pancreatic juice
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(c) Gastric juice
(d) Intestinal juice Nitrogenous materials formed due to
metabolic activities are need to be
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in the removal of these harmful metabolic
wastes from the body is called excretion.
223. In small intestine proteins are decomposed Different organisms use varied strategies to
into: do this. Many unicellular organisms remove
(a) fatty acids only these wastes by simple diffusion from the
(b) glucose body surface into the surrounding water
(c) amino acids while complex multi-cellular organisms
(d) fatty acids and glycerol use specialised organs to perform the same
function.
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227.
235. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) which is also a three-carbon molecule.
true about transport in plants?
I. Beside water, xylem also transports 237. Athletes suffers from muscle cramps due to
amino acids and other substances. (a) conversion of pyruvate to ethanol
II. The translocation in phloem is achieved (b) conversion of pyruvate to glucose
by utilising energy.
(c) non-conversion of glucose to pyruvate
III. Transpiration helps in the absorption.
IV. This transport of soluble products of (d) conversion of pyruvate to lactic acid
photosynthesis occurs in phloem. Sol : www.cbse.site/sc/fm309
(a) I and II only
(b) II, III and IV only
(c) I, II and III only 238. The given graph indicates the effect
(d) I, III and IV only of exercise intensity on carbohydrate
consumption.
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1. Various maintenance processes are needed (d) Our body need to synthesize protein
to: to develop
(a) Survival
(b) Prevent damage and break down 6. The heterotrophs survival depends directly
(c) Routine process or indirectly on:
(d) Release energy (a) Surroundings
(b) Ecology and surrounding
2. All the sources of energy need to be broken (c) Autotrophs
down in the body and converted into: (c) Molecular structure
(a) Uniform energy
(b) Molecular energy 7. The process by which autotrophs take in
(c) Chemical reactions substances from the outside and convert
(d) Digestive process them into stored forms of energy is known
as
(a) Photosynthesis
3. The reason for single cell diffusion
inefficiency in multicellular organism is (b) Respiration
(a) Cell diffusion is a complex process (c) Molecular breakup
(b) Big size and complex body designs (d) Cell diffusion
(c) Cell diffusion requires lots of time
(d) Cell diffusion is rather a simple 8. Human body stores energy in form of:
process to be carried out in multi cell (a) Glucose
organism (b) Insulin
(c) glycogen
4. In multi-cellular organisms, various body (d) Fructose
parts have specialized in the functions they
perform with the help of: 9. The green organelle on surface of leaves
(a) Specialized cells containing chlorophyll are knows as
(b) Multiple organs (a) Xylem
(c) Multiple structure (b) Epidermis
(d) Specialized tissues (c) Chloroplasts
(d) Vascular bundle
5. Choose the incorrect statement:
(a) We don’t need energy while not doing 10. The purpose of closing the pores by the
any activity plants when it doesn’t need photosynthesis
(b) We release energy and feel tired while is
doing various activities (a) To save the water
(c) Energy is needed to maintain the (b) To save energy
state of body (c) To save food
(d) WBCs 28. The water which is lost through the stomata
is replaced by
22. In higher vertebrates, systemic circulation (a) water from the xylem vessels in the
takes place between .......... . leaf
(a) body parts and lungs (b) water from the phloem vessels in the
(b) body parts and heart leaf
(c) heart and body parts (c) water from the veins in the leaf
(d) lungs and heart (d) none of the above
23. Which instrument is used to measure blood 29. Trans location is the process in which
pressure? plants deliver:
(a) Thermometer (a) minerals from leaves to other parts of
the plant
(b) Electrocardiograph
(b) plant growth hormones from leaves to
(c) Pulse recorder
other parts of the plant
(d) Sphygmomanometer
(c) water and organic substance from
leaves to other parts of the plant
24. Arteries are the vessels which carry blood (d) all of the above
away from the
(a) Various body parts to the heart
30. When the materials like sucrose are
(b) Heart to various organs of the body
transferred to phloem tissue, the osmotic
(c) Heart to lungs pressure of the tissue .......... leading to
(d) Lungs to heart .......... of water into/from it.
(a) Increases, entry
25. Heart is surrounded and protected by (b) Decreases, entry
.......... . (c) Increases, exit
(a) Retro peritoneum (d) Decreases, exit
(b) Muscles
(c) Pericardium 31. The biological process involved in the
(d) Lungs removal of these harmful metabolic wastes
from the body is called
26. The colour of blood plasma is: (a) Photosynthesis
(a) Red (b) Respiration
(b) Pale yellow (c) Excretion
(c) Yellowish green (d) Translocation
(d) Pink
32. Just as CO 2 is removed from the blood in
27. Vitamin .......... helps in blood clotting. the lungs, nitrogenous waste such as urea
(a) Vitamin A2 or uric acid are removed from blood in the -
(b) Vitamin B (a) Kidney
(c) Vitamin E4 (b) Urinary bladder
(d) Vitamin K (c) Urethra
33. Which of the main toxic waste that kidney 39. Many-plant waste products are stored in:
filters from blood? (a) Chloroplast
(a) Ammonia (b) Mitochondria
(b) Uric acid (c) Cellular vacuoles
(c) Urea (d) Cytoplasm
(d) Water
40. How many pairs of salivary glands are
34. The functional unit of kidney is: found in humans?
(a) Nephron (a) Four
(b) Neuron (b) Two
(c) Glomerulus (c) Three
(d) Bowman’s Capsule (d) Six
35. An artificial kidney is a device to remove 41. Assertion : Ethanol is obtained during the
nitrogenous waste products from the blood anaerobic process of respiration.
through- Reason : This is due to presence of oxygen
(a) Diaphragm and it takes place in the mitochondria.
(b) Dialysis (a) Both Assertion and Reason are true
(c) ECG and Reason is the correct explanation
of Assertion.
(d) Electrolysis
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are
true but Reason is not the correct
36. Normally, in a healthy adult, the initial explanation of Assertion.
filtrate in the kidneys is about :
(c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(a) 100 L/day
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.
(b) 150 L/day
(c) 180 L/day
42. Assertion : Carbon monoxide is injurious
(d) 200 L/day
to the health of the individual.
Reason : Carbon monoxide has very strong
37. Sweating is meant for: affinity for the blood.
(a) Regulation of body temperature (a) Both Assertion and Reason are true
(b) Removal of excess salt and Reason is the correct explanation
(c) Removal of excess water of Assertion.
(d) All of the above (b) Both Assertion and Reason are
true but Reason is not the correct
explanation of Assertion.
38. Oxygen is a waste product generated during
.......... in plants. (c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(a) Respiration (d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.
(b) Photosynthesis
(c) Both respiration and photosynthesis 43. Assertion : In plants, water is transported
Direction For Questions (46-50) 48. The components which help in the
This transport of soluble products of translocation process in plants are:
photosynthesis is called translocation and (a) Amino acid
it occurs in the part of the vascular tissue (b) Sieve tubes and companion cells
(c) Fruit
(d) Seeds
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