KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA CRPF,SARAI KHAS JALANDHAR

CLASS – 7 SUBJECT – SCIENCE

TIME : 2.30 HOURS M.M.60

INSTRUCTIONS:

 Questions 1-12 are very short answer questions carrying 1 marks each.
 Questions 13-16 are short answer questions need to be answered in 10-20 words, carrying 2
marks each.
 Questions 17-22 are to be answered in 30-50 words, carrying 3 marks each.
 Questions 23- 24 are to be answered in 50-80 words, carrying 5 marks each.
 Questions 25-27 are case study based questions carrying 4 marks each.
 Internal choices are given in questions. Attempt the desired question
1 Human beings can be categorised as
(a) heterotrophs. (b) autotrophs
(c) parasites. (d) saprotrophs
2 Tiny pores present on the surface of leaves through which gaseous exchange
occurs are called
(a) stomata. (b) guard cells
(c) food holes. (d) gas holes
3 The false feet of Amoeba are used for:
(a) movement only. (b) capture of food only
(c) capture of food and movement
(d) exchange of gases only
4 Which is not digested by human?
(a) Protein. (b) Fats. (c) Glucose. (d) Cellulose
5 Name the device which is used to measure the hotness or coldness of an
object.
(a) Picometer (b) Barometer
(c) Manometer. (d) Thermometer
6 Which one is filled in the bulb of a thermometer?
(a) Mercury. (b) Lead. (c) Copper. (d) Silver
7 Which of the following set of substances contain acids?
(a) Grapes, lime water. (b) Vinegar, soap
(c) Curd, milk of magnesia. (d) Curd, vinegar
8 Out of these gases which one is used in fire extinguishers
(a) CO2. (b) SO2. (c) NO2. (d) H2S
9 Which is a method to prevent rust?
(a) Crystallization. (b) Sedimentation
(c) Galvanisation. (d) None of these
10 What is the formula of rust?
(a) Fe2O3. (b) Fe3O4. (c) FeO. (d) None of these
11 When carbon dioxide is passed through lime water, it turns milky due to the
formation of ______.
12 State True or false: (i) Carbon dioxide is released during photosynthesis. (T/F)
(ii) Plants which synthesise their food themselves are called saprotrophs.
(T/F)
13 Name the following:
(i) A parasitic plant with yellow, slender and tubular stem.
(ii) A plant that has both autotrophic and heterotrophic mode of nutrition.
14 Why do we get instant energy from glucose?
15 Give two examples each of conductors and insulators of heat.
16 Why an antacid tablet is taken when you suffer from acidity?
OR
Why do we often sneeze when we inhale a lot of dust-laden air?
17 Describe the process of neutralisation with the help of an example.
18 Explain why burning of wood and cutting it into small pieces are considered
as two different types of changes.
OR
Classify the changes involved in the following processes as physical or
chemical changes:
(a) Photosynthesis
(b) Dissolving sugar in water
(c) Burning of coal
(d) Melting of wax
(e) Beating aluminium to make aluminium foil
(f) Digestion of food
19 Give a brief description of the process of synthesis of food in green plants.
20 What are villi? What is their location and function?
21 Describe how crystals of copper sulphate are prepared.
OR
When baking soda is mixed with lemon juice, bubbles are formed with the
evolution of a gas. What type of change is it? Explain.
22. Draw a well labelled diagram of human respiratory system
23 List the similarities and differences between aerobic and anaerobic
respiration.
24 State similarities and differences between the laboratory thermometer
and the clinical thermometer.

25 Case study 1
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals are components of food. These
components of food are called nutrients and are necessary for our body. All living
organisms require food. Plants can synthesise food for themselves but animals
including humans cannot. They get it from plants or animals that eat plants. Thus,
humans and animals are directly or indirectly dependent on plants. Plants are the
only organisms that can prepare food for themselves by using water, carbon dioxide
and minerals. The raw materials are present in their surroundings. The nutrients
enable living organisms to build their bodies, to grow, to repair damaged parts of
their bodies and provide the energy to carry out life processes. Nutrition is the mode
of taking food by an organism and its utilization by the body.
 The mode of nutrition in which organisms make food themselves from simple
substances is called autotrophic (auto = self; trophs= nourishment) nutrition.
Therefore, plants are called autotrophs. Animals and most other organisms take in
food prepared by plants. They are called heterotrophs (hetero = other).
Que. 1) What are the components of food?
(a) Vitamins (b) Carbohydrates
(c) Proteins. (d) All of the above
Que. 2) Which organism are autotrophs?
(a) Humans (b) Animals (c) Bacteria (d) Plants
Que. 3) Plants produce food by using which of the following components.
(a) Water. (b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Starch. (d) Both (a) & (b)
Que. 4) Define autotrophic nutrition?
26. Case study 2
Plants can prepare their own food by the process of photosynthesis but animals cannot.
Animals get their food from plants, either directly by eating plants or indirectly by eating
animals that eat plants. Some animals eat both plants and animals. Recall that all
organisms including humans require food for growth, repair and functioning of the body.
Animal nutrition includes nutrient requirement, mode of intake of food and its utilisation in
the body. The components of food such as carbohydrates are complex substances. These
complex substances cannot be utilised as such. So they are broken down into simpler
substances. The breakdown of complex components of food into simpler substances is
called digestion.
Que 1) Humans require ______for growth and repair of cells and tissues in the body.
(a) Plants (b) Protein (c) Fat (d) Food
Que. 2) Plants can prepare food by the process of capturing of sunlight with help of
chlorophyll and this process is known as ____
(a) Metabolism. (b) Catabolism
(c) Photosynthesis. (d) Digestion
Que. 3) Carbohydrates are………substances.
(a) Simple. (b) Complex. (c) Digestible. (d) Fatty
Que. 4) Define digestion.
27. Case study 3
Normally we take in air through our nostrils. When we inhale air, it passes through our
nostrils into the nasal cavity. From the nasal cavity, the air reaches our lungs through the
windpipe. Lungs are present in the chest cavity. This cavity is surrounded by ribs on the
sides. A large, muscular sheet called diaphragm forms the floor of the chest cavity.
Breathing involves the movement of the diaphragm and the rib cage. During inhalation, ribs
move up and outwards and diaphragm moves down. This movement increases space in our
chest cavity and air rushes into the lungs. The lungs get filled with air. During exhalation,
ribs move down and inwards, while diaphragm moves up to its former position. This reduces
the size of the chest cavity and air is pushed out of the lungs . Smoking damages lungs.
Smoking is also linked to cancer. It must be avoided.
Que. 1) From where does we take in air normally?
(a) Nose. (b) Lungs. (c) Nostrils (d) None
Que. 2) What leads to lung cancer?
(a) Smoking. (b)Alcohol
(c) Pollution. (d) All of the above
Que. 3) Where are the lungs present?
(a) Buccal cavity. (b) Chest cavity
(c) Lumen. (d) Heart
Que. 4)During inhalation how does the ribs move?