DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL AGRA

(Under the Aegis of the Delhi Public School Society, East of Kailash, New Delhi)
CLASS -X
REVISION W.S- BIOLOGY (2024-25)
WT 1 (CH– Life Processes)
TOPIC - NUTRITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Lipase acts on
(a) amino acids (b) fats (c) carbohydrates (d) all of these

2. A student sets up an experiment to study the role of enzymes in digestion of food.

In which test tube, the digestion of protein will occur?
(a) Test tubes A as pepsin will breakdown protein into simple
molecules.
(b) Test tube B as HCl will breakdown protein into simple molecules.
(c) Test tube A as pepsin will breakdown into simple molecules.
(d) Test tube B as HCl will activate pepsin for breakdown of protein
into simple molecules.

3. Which is the correct sequence of parts in the human alimentary canal?

(a) Mouth →stomach →small intestine →oesophagus →large intestine
(b) Mouth →oesophagus →stomach →large intestine →small intestine
(c) Mouth →stomach →oesophagus →small intestine →large intestine
(d) Mouth →oesophagus →stomach →small intestine →large intestine

4. If salivary amylase is lacking in the saliva, which of the following events in the mouth cavity will
be affected?
(a) Proteins breaking down into amino acids (b) Starch breaking down into sugars
(c) Fats breaking down into fatty acids and glycerol (d) Absorption of vitamins

5. Which is the first enzyme to mix with food in the digestive tract?
(a) Pepsin (b) Cellulase (c) Amylase (d) Trypsin

6. The image shows the bread moulds on the bread. How do these fungi obtain nutrition?
(a) By using nutrients from the bread to prepare their own food.
(b) By allowing other organisms to grow on the bread and then consuming them.
(c) By breaking down the nutrients of bread and then absorbing them.
(d) By eating the bread on which it is growing.

7. The inner lining of the stomach is protected by one of the following from hydrochloric acid.
Choose the correct one.
(a) Pepsin (b) Mucus (c) Salivary amylase (d) Bile
8. Which of the following organisms absorbs nutrition with haustoria?
(a) A carnivore (b) A herbivore (c) A parasite (d) A saprophyte
9. Which of the following is not a digestive enzyme contained in the pancreatic juice?
(i) Lipase (ii) Hydrochloric acid (iii) Mucus (iv) Trypsin
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i) and (iv) (c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (i) and (iii)

10. Among the following choose the correct option which includes the organisms that have a
holozoic mode of nutrition:
(a) Plasmodium and Amoeba (b) Parakeet and Amoeba
(c) Paramecium and Plasmodium (d) Paramecium and Parasite

11. Raw materials required in the autotrophic mode of nutrition involves:

(i) Carbon dioxide and water (ii) Chlorophyll (iii) Nitrogen (iv) Sunlight
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) (b) (i) and (ii) (c) (i), (ii) and (iv) (d) All (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

12. The enzymes in pancreatic juice help in the digestion of

(a) fats and carbohydrates (b) proteins and fats
(c) proteins and carbohydrates (d) proteins, fats and carbohydrates

13. From the given picture of the digestive system, identify the part labelled as
gastric gland.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

14. The exit of unabsorbed food material is regulated by

(a) liver (b) anus (c) small intestine s(d) anal sphincter

15.

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS:

1. List two differences between holozoic nutrition and saprophytic nutrition.

2. Two green plants are kept in oxygen free containers, one in the dark and the other in
sunlight. It was observed that plants kept in the dark could not survive longer. Give a
reason for this observation.
3. Tooth enamel is one of the hardest substances in our body. How does it undergo damage
due to eating sweets and chocolates? What should we do to prevent it?
4. What will happen if mucus is not secreted by gastric glands?
5. Write the function of the following in the alimentary canal:
(i) Saliva (ii) HCl in stomach (iii) Bile juice (iv) Villi
ANSWER KEY
1. (b) fats
2. (d) Test tube B as HCl will activate pepsin for breakdown of protein into simple molecules.
3. (d) Mouth →oesophagus →stomach →small intestine →large intestine
4. (b) Starch breaking down into sugars
5. (c) Amylase
6. (c) By breaking down the nutrients of bread and then absorbing them.
7. (b) Mucus
8. (c) A parasite
9. (c) (ii) and (iii)
10. (b) Parakeet and Amoeba
11. (c) (i), (ii) and (iv)
12. (d) proteins, fats and carbohydrates
13. (b) B
14. (d) anal sphincter
15. (c)

1.

Saprophytic Nutrition Holozoic Nutrition

Dead and decaying organic matter Complex organic food material is used.
is used.

Such organisms do not have a Such organisms have a complete digestive

complete digestive system. system.

2. Plant kept in continuous light will live longer, because it will be able to produce oxygen required
for its respiration by the process of photosynthesis. Plants remaining in the dark will not
photosynthesize and hence it will finally die due to no availability of oxygen.
3. When the pH in the mouth is below 5.5 bacteria present in the mouth produce acids by
degradation of sugar and corrode the tooth enamel. It can be prevented by using tooth pastes
which are generally basic.
4. Gastric glands in the stomach release hydrochloric acid, enzyme pepsin and mucus. Mucus
protects the inner lining of the stomach from the action of hydrochloric acid and enzyme pepsin. If
mucus is not released, it will lead to erosion of the inner lining of the stomach leading to acidity
and ulcers.
5. (i) Saliva: An enzyme in saliva called amylase begins to break down into maltose sugar.

(ii) HCl in the stomach: The main function of hydrochloric acid in food is to kill bacteria that may
enter the stomach with food. It also helps in creating the acidic environment or acidic pH required
for the activation of inactive pepsinogen.

(iii) Bile juice: It performs two major functions: It makes the acidic food coming from the stomach
alkaline so that the pancreatic enzymes can act on it. Also, the bile salts break down the fats present
in the food into small globules making it easy for the enzymes to act and digest them.

(iv) Villi: Absorption of digested food occurs mainly in the small intestine because it consists of
many finger-like projections called villi that are supplied with numerous blood vessels. They provide
a large surface area for the absorption of food.