BIOLOGY CONTEST SHEET

CLASS IX

Attempt all the questions in your

CONTEST PREPARATION COPY. Some
questions are given from the previous
class syllabus also.

Q1) “All plants give out oxygen

during day and carbon dioxide during
the night”. Do you agree with this
statement? Give reason.

Q2) Two green plants are kept

separately in oxygen-free containers,
one in the dark and the other in
continuous light. Which one will live
longer? Give reasons.
Q3) Why are lysosomes known as
‘suicide-bags’ of a cell?

Q4) Why do fishes die when taken

out of water?

Q5) What would happen if green

plants disappear from earth?

Q6) Leaves of a healthy potted plant

were coated with vaseline. Will this
plant remain healthy for long? Give
reasons for your answer.

Q7) How do substances like carbon

dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) move
in and out of the cell?

Q8) What are the adaptations of leaf

for photosynthesis?
Q9) What will happen if
emulsification of fats does not take
place?

Q10) Why are lysosomes also known

as “scavengers of the cells”?

Q11) Why does the absorption of

digested food occur mainly in the
small intestine?

Q12) Why is the rate of breathing in

aquatic organisms much faster than
in terrestrial organisms?

Q13) Mention the major events during

photosynthesis

Q14) How are chromatin, chromatid

and chromosomes related to each
other?
Q15) Name the energy currency in
the living organisms. When and
where is it produced?

Q16) What problem a living being will

suffer if the role of the mouth is
ignored in the process of digestion of
food.

Q17) If gastric glands are not present

in the wall of the stomach, what
problem may occur?

Q18) Why do veins have thin walls as

compared to arteries?

Q19) What will happen if platelets

were absent in the blood?

Q20) Why and how does water enter

continuously into the root xylem?