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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 Science

Chapter 1 – Nutrition in Plants

1. Why do organisms need to take food?

Ans: Organism needs food to:-

• Survive
• Grow
• Gain energy
• Damage Repair
• Maintain bodily functions
• Other activities

2. Distinguish between a parasite and a saprophyte.

Ans: Differences between parasites and saprophytes are as follows:


Parasite Saprophyte

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Parasites are living entities that rely on Saprophytes are organisms that feed on
their host to survive. decomposing or dead substances.

Humans, animals, and plants all have Saprophytes are found solely in plants and
parasites. animals.

They belong to the category of Saprophytes can be eukaryotic or prokaryotic.


eukaryotic organisms.
Examples- Mushrooms, molds.
Examples: Tapeworms and barnacles.

3. How would you test the presence of starch in leaves?

Ans: When starch reacts with an iodine solution, it takes on a characteristic dark blue color. If
a few drops of iodine solution are applied to a leaf and a dark blue color develops, the existence
of starch in the leaf is confirmed.

4. Give a brief description of the process of synthesis of food in green plants.

Ans: In green plants, the synthesis of food occurs by a process called photosynthesis. During
this process, chlorophyll in the cells of the leaves uses carbon dioxide and water to synthesize
carbohydrates in the presence of sunlight. The process can be represented by an equation:

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During this process, oxygen is released, and the carbohydrates generated are stored as starch.

5. Show with the help of a sketch that the plants are the ultimate source of food.

Ans:

6. Fill in the blanks:

a. Green plants are called ----------- since they synthesize their own food.b. The food
synthesized by the plants is stored as ---------------.

Ans: Green plants are called autotrophs since they synthesize their own food.

b. The food synthesized by the plants is stored as ---------------.

Ans: The food synthesized by the plants is stored as starch.

c. In photosynthesis, solar energy is captured by the pigment called------------.

Ans: In photosynthesis, solar energy is captured by the pigment called chlorophyll.

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d. During photosynthesis plants take in ------------- and release -------------.

Ans: During photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.

7. Name the following:

i. A Parasitic plant with a yellow, slender, and tubular stem.

Ans: Cuscuta- The Cuscuta plant is classified as a parasite since it lacks chlorophyll
and feeds on the host. The host loses vital nutrients as a result of this process. ii. A plant
that has both autotrophic and heterotrophic modes of nutrition.

Ans: Pitcher plant - The pitcher plant is an autotrophic plant that performs
photosynthesis, but it also has a partly heterotrophic method of nutrition because it
grows in nitrogen-deficient soil. iii. The pores through which leaves exchange gases.

Ans: Stomata- Gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapour, and oxygen can diffuse into
and out of the plant's interior tissues through stomata.

8. Tick the Correct Answer:

a. Amarbel is an example of:

1. Autotroph
2. Parasite
3. Saprophyte
4. Host

Ans: (ii) Parasite-

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Cuscuta or Dodder are other names for Amarbel. A parasite is an organism that grows on the
body of another organism and feeds on its nutrition.

b. The plant which traps and feeds on insects is:

1. Cuscuta
2. China rose
3. Pitcher plant
4. Rose

Ans: (iii) Pitcher plant

The pitcher plant is a type of plant with trapping and digesting leaves. Medicine is made from
the leaf and roots.

9. Match the item in given column I with those in column II.


Column 1 Column 2

Chlorophyll Bacteria

Nitrogen Heterotrophs

Amarbel Pitcher plant

Animals Leaf

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Insects Parasite

Ans:
Column I Column II

Chlorophyll Leaf

Nitrogen Bacteria

Amarbel Parasite

Animals Heterotrophs

Insects Pitcher plant

10. Mark “T” if the statement is true and “F” if it is false:

i.Carbon dioxide is released during photosynthesis. (T/F)

Ans: False- Oxygen is released during photosynthesis.

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ii.Plants that synthesize their food themselves are called saprotrophs. (T/F) Ans:

False- Plants which synthesize their food themselves are called autotrophs.

iii.The product of photosynthesis is not a protein. (T/F) Ans:

True- The product of photosynthesis is not a protein.

iv. Solar energy is converted into chemical energy during photosynthesis. (T/F)

Ans: True- Solar energy is converted into chemical energy during photosynthesis.

11. Choose the Correct Option From the Following:

Which part of the plant gets carbon dioxide from the air for photosynthesis?

a. Root hair

b. Stomata

c. Leaf veins

d. Sepals

Ans: (b) Stomata get carbon dioxide from the air for photosynthesis.

12. Choose the correct option from the following:

Plants take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere mainly through their:

a. Roots

b. Stem

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c. Flowers

d. Leaves

Ans: (d) Plants take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere mainly through their leaves.

13. Why do farmers grow many fruits and vegetable crops inside large greenhouses? What
are the advantages to the farmers?

Ans: Farmers grow many fruits and vegetable crops inside large greenhouses as they protect
crops from external climatic conditions and provide optimal temperatures for the growth of
plants.

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