Class 7/ Science Assignment

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Chapter 1 – Nutrition in plants

Multiple-choice Questions

1. Organisms which prepare food for themselves using simple, naturally available raw materials are
referred to as
(a) heterotrophs (b) autotrophs (c) parasites (d) saprophytes
2. In the absence of which of the following, will photosynthesis not occur in leaves?
(a) Guard cells (b) Chlorophyll (c) Vacuole (d) Space between cells
3. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(i) All green plants can prepare their own food.
(ii) Most animals are autotrophs.
(iii) Carbon dioxide is not required for photosynthesis.
(iv) Oxygen is liberated during photosynthesis.
Choose the correct answer from the options below:
(a) (i) and (iv) (b) (ii) only (c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (i) and (ii)
4. Pitcher plant traps insects because it
(a) is a heterotroph.
(b) grows in soils which lack nitrogen.
(c) does not have chlorophyll.
(d) has a digestive system like human beings.
5. The term that is used for the mode of nutrition in yeast, mushroom and bread-mould is
(a) autotrophic (b) insectivorous (c) saprophytic (d) parasitic
6. When we observe the lower surface of a leaf through a magnifying lens, we see numerous small
openings. Which of the following is the term given to such openings?
(a) Stomata (b) Lamina (c) Midrib (d) Veins
7. Two organisms are good friends and live together. One provides shelter, water, and nutrients, while
the other prepares and provides food. Such an association of organisms is termed as
(a) saprophyte (b) parasite (c) autotroph (d) symbiosis
8. Which of the following raw material is available in the air for photosynthesis?
(a) Oxygen (b) Carbon dioxide (c) Nitrogen (d) Hydrogen

Science Chapter 2 Nutrition in Animals

Chapter 2 – Nutrition in Animals

Multiple-choice Questions
1. Given below from (i) to (iv) are some food items.
i. Boiled and mashed potato
ii. Glucose solution
iii. A slice of bread
 iv. Mustard oil
Which of the above will give a blue-black colour when tested with iodine?
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i) and (iii) (c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (iii) and (iv)
2. Which of the following pair of teeth differ in structure but are similar in function?
(a) canines and incisors. (b) molars and premolars. (c) incisors and molars (d) premolars and canines.
3. Read carefully the terms given below. Which of the following set is the correct combination of organs
that do not carry out any digestive functions?
(a) Oesophagus, Large Intestine, Rectum
(b) Buccal cavity, Oesophagus, Rectum
(c) Buccal cavity, Oesophagus, Large Intestine
(d) Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Rectum
4. The swallowed food moves downwards in the alimentary canal because of
(a) force provided by the muscular tongue.
(b) the flow of water taken with the food.
(c) gravitational pull.
(d) the contraction of muscles in the wall of the food pipe.
5. The acid present in the stomach
(a) kills the harmful bacteria that may enter along with the food.
(b) protects the stomach lining from harmful substances.
(c) digests starch into simpler sugars.
(d) makes the medium alkaline.
6. The finger-like outgrowths of Amoeba help to ingest food. However, the finger-like outgrowths of the
human intestine help to
(a) digest the fatty food substances.
(b) make the food soluble.
(c) absorb the digested food.
(d) absorb undigested food.
7. The false feet of Amoeba are used for
(a) movement only.
(b) the capture of food only.
(c) the capture of food and movement.
(d) exchange of gases only.
8. The enzymes present in the saliva convert
(a) fats into fatty acids and glycerol.
(b) starch into simple sugars.
(c) proteins into amino acids.
(d) complex sugars into simple sugars.
9. Cud is the name given to the food of ruminants which is
(a) swallowed and undigested.
(b) swallowed and partially digested.
(c) properly chewed and partially digested.
(d) properly chewed and completely digested.
CASE STUDY
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow it. Bile juice is stored in a sac
called the gallbladder, located near its organ of secretion, the liver. The gall bladder releases the bile
juice into the small intestine whenever food reaches there. Though bile juice is devoid of any digestive
enzymes, it is required for the digestion of fats. The fats cannot be digested easily because they are
insoluble in water and are present as large globules. Bile juice breaks down big fat droplets into smaller
droplets. These are then easily digested by the enzymes released from the pancreas.
(a) Which organ secretes the bile juice?
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(b) Why is the digestion of fats difficult as compared to that of other nutrients?
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(c) How does bile juice help in the digestion of fat?
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(d) Where is the digestion of fat completed?
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FILL IN THE BLANKS CH 1

1.Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals are components of food and are called______
2.__________ is the mode of taking food by an organism and its utilisation by the body.
3.The mode of nutrition in which organisms make food themselves from simple substances is called
__________________.
4.Green plants and algae are ____________
5.____________are called food factories of plant.
6.The tiny pores present on the surface of leaves are called ____________.These pores are
surrounded by ______________
7.The leaves have a green pigment called ___________. It helps leaves to capture the _________ of
the sunlight
8.The desert plants have scale- or spine-like leaves to reduce loss of water by ____________.
9.The process of synthesis of food by green Plants using simple chemical substances like carbon
dioxide, water and minerals with the help of Chlorophyll and sunlight is called ____________.
_________ and ___________are products if photosynthesis.
10. The food synthesised by plants is stored as ___________.
11. The leaves other than green also have __________. The large amount of red, brown and other
pigments __________the green colour.
12. Carbohydrates contain carbon, hydrogen and ____________.
13. Proteins are nitrogenous substances which contain _____________.
14. A few plants and all animals that are dependent on others for their nutrition are called
___________.
15. A yellow wiry branched structure twining around the stem and branches of a tree is called
_________ . It does not have ___________. It takes readymade food from the plant on which it is
climbing. The plant on which it climbs is called the____. Since it deprives the host of valuable
nutrients, it is called _______________.
16. This mode of nutrition in which organisms take in nutrients from dead and decaying matter is
called _______________.
17. ________ and _________are saprotrophs and need hot and humid weather to grow.
 18. The mode of nutrition in which a plant traps and feeds on insects is insectivorous nutrition.
Example__________. It is ___________ autotrophic.
19. The pitcher-like or jug-like structure is the modified part of______. The apex of the leaf forms a
______which can open and close the mouth of the pitcher. The insect is digested by the
_______________________secreted in the pitcher and its nutrients are absorbed.
20. Some organisms live together and share both shelter and nutrients. This relationship is called
__________.
21. In organisms called lichens, a chlorophyll-containing partner an _____and a ______live together.
22. The bacterium called _________can take atmospheric nitrogen and convert it into a usable form.

FILL IN THE BLANKS CH2

1Five steps of nutrition are: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) .
2 The alimentary canal can be divided into various compartments: (1) (2) _________
(3) (4) (5) (6)__________________
3 The three glands associated with digestive system_________ ,___________ and__________ that
secrete digestive juices.
4 The digestive tract and the associated glands together constitute the _______________
5 The process of taking food into the body is called____________.
6 The breakdown of complex components of food into simpler substances is called___________
7 The process of building complex substances such as the proteins required by the body is called
__________.
8 The process of absorbing digested food into the blood is ____________ and the process of removal of
undigested food from body called ____________.
9 Name the Type of teeth used in
Cutting and biting teeth : _____________
Piercing and tearing teeth : __________
Chewing and grinding teeth : ____________________
10 Name the secretion of
(i) salivary glands : ____________
(ii) liver : __________
(iii) Pancreas: _____________
11 The largest gland in the human body is ________. It secretes ___________which is stored in gall
bladder temporarily.
12 Name the Product of digestion of
Carbohydrates: ______________
Fats : _________________
Proteins: _______
13 The saliva breaks down the starch into __________
14 The inner lining of the stomach secretes__________ ,__________ and____________. The mucous
protects the lining of the stomach. The acid kills many ___________that enter along with the food and
makes the medium in the stomach acidic and helps the digestive juices to act. The digestive juices break
down the ____________into simpler substances
15 The small intestine is highly coiled and is about ___________long and large intestine is ______ in
length.
16 The bile plays an important role in the digestion of _____.
17 The __________juice acts on carbohydrates, fats and proteins and changes them into simpler forms.
18 The inner walls of the small intestine have thousands of finger-like outgrowths called _________that
increase the surface area for _____________of the digested food
19 Which part of the digestive canal is involved in:
 (i) absorption of food :__________
(ii) chewing of food : _____________
(iii) killing of bacteria: ___________
(iv) complete digestion of food : ______________
(v) formation of faeces :_____________
(vi) absorb water and some salts from the undigested food : __________
(vii) removal of faecal matter from body: ___________
20 ______________ is the type of carbohydrate that can be digested by ruminants but not by humans.
21 Amoeba ingests its food with the help of _____________. The food is digested in the ___________.
22 The grazing animals like cows, buffaloes and deer are known as ____________. They quickly ingest,
swallow their leafy food and store it in the ______________.

Q Identify the given diagram and label its various parts:

Q Draw neat and labelled diagram of (a) stomata and (b)nutrition in amoeba