SCIENCE

GRADE VII
REVISION WORKSHEET
Ch2-Nutrition in Animals
ANSWERKEY
Very short answer type questions
Q 1: Identify and name the type of teeth which are for

i. Chewing and grinding food-C & D Premolars and Molars

ii. Piercing and tearing food- B Canine
iii. Biting and cutting food-A Incisors
Q 2: Name the part of amoeba which help it in moving and capturing food-
Pseudopodia
Q3: Observe the diagram of the human digestive system. The labels (i) to (iv) represent
the different parts of the digestive system. Match the correct part of the digestive system
in column I to its corresponding function in column II.

Column I Column II
i a) Increases the efficiency of lipase enzyme action
ii b) Responsible for absorption of more water from undigested food
iii c) Stores bile
iv d) Digestion of food is taken care of by gastric glands present here
a) i-c , ii-b , iii-d , iv-a
b) i-a , ii-d , iii-b , iv-c
c) i-c , ii-a , iii-d , iv-a
d) i-d , ii-a , iii-c , iv-b

Short answer type questions

Q 4: Draw diagram of tongue showing regions of different taste.

Q 5: Identify the process shown in the given diagram and explain it.

Ans. Peristalsis. It is a series of wave-like muscle contractions that move food

through the digestive tract. It starts in the esophagus where strong wave-like motions
of the smooth muscle move balls of swallowed food to the stomach.
Q 6: What is bolus? What happens to bolus in stomach?
Ans. Bolus is food that has been chewed and mixed in the mouth with saliva.
Chewing helps to reduce food particles to a size readily swallowed. It is acted upon
by the digestive juices secreted by gastric gland in the stomach.
Q 7: Where is saliva produced? Write about its main functions.

Ans. Saliva is secreted into the oral cavity by the salivary glands. It contains amylase
enzyme which helps in the digestion of the starch in food. It keeps our mouth moist
and comfortable. It helps to chew, taste, and swallow.
Q 8: Define dental plaque. What harm can it cause?
Ans. Plaque is a sticky film of food and bacteria that constantly forms on
teeth. Bacteria in plaque produce acids after we eat or drink. These acids can
destroy tooth enamel and cause cavities.

Long answer type questions

Q 9: Briefly describe the process of nutrition in amoeba with the help of diagram.
Ans. Amoeba follows holozoic mode of nutrition in which the solid food particles are
ingested which are then acted upon by enzymes and digested.
Steps of Nutrition in Amoeba:

 Amoeba engulfs food by temporary finger-like projections of its body surface

called pseudopodia.
 When a pseudopodium fuses with the food particle, it forms a food vacuole.
 Complex substances are broken down into simple substances inside the food
vacuole. These simple substances are then diffused into the cytoplasm.
 The remaining unwanted material is taken to the cell surface and is thrown
out.

Q 10: Briefly explain the process of digestion in ruminants

Ans. The Process of Digestion in Ruminants
Ruminants or plant-eating mammals swallow the food quickly and store it in the
rumen-the largest part of the stomach.
Once the rumen is full, the food is moved into the second part of the stomach, the
reticulum.
The presence of the digestive juices in the reticulum partially digest the food.
The partially digested food in the reticulum is called cud.
When these mammals are resting, they bring back the cud into the mouth for
regurgitation.
Now, the cud is chewed thoroughly and swallowed into the omasum for further
digestion.
Later the cud is moved into the abomasum for digestion brought by digestive juices.
The complete digestion of cellulose is brought by the symbiotic bacteria present in
the caecum. Caecum, a large sac-like structure present between the small and large
intestines.
The Process of digestion in ruminants is completed in the intestine.