Exercise

9 How many molecules of ATP are gained

Multiple Choice Questions anaerobicrespiration of one molecule during of
(a) 36 (b) 2 glucose
LEVEL - 1 (c) 38 (d) 4
1. Whichofthefollowingequations most accurately 10. Total oxidation of 1 glucose molecule

sumsup the photosynthesis? aerobic respiration produces during

(a) 38 ATP molecules (b)30ATP
(a) C0, H;0 light
+ CH,0+O, (c) 36 ATP molecules (d) 32ATP molecules
(b) CH;0, + 60, 6C0, + 6H,0 molecules
11. Which is the correct
(c) 6CO, + 6H,0 CHO, + 60, sequence of
air
Light during inhalation? passage

(d) 6cO, + 12H,0 (a) Nostrils larynx

Chlorophyll pharynx trache
lungs
CH;0, + 60, + 6H,0
(b) Nasal passage trachea
2. The internal (cellular) energy reserve in
pharynx
autotrophs larynx alveoli
(c) Larynx nostrils pharynx lungs.
(a) glycogen (b)protein (d) Nostrils pharynx - larynx tracha
(c) starch alveoli
(d) fatty acid.

3
Which of the following organisms have parasitic 12. To prevent the entry of food into the trach.
mode of nutrition? the opening guarded by
is
(a) Penicillium (b) Plasmodium (a) epiglottis (b) glottis
(c) Parameciun (d) Agaricus (c) hard palate (d) soft palate.
4. 13. Which one of the following is connected
Which of the following is not a salivary gland? with
transport of water in plants?
(a) Sublingual (b) Lacrymal
(a) Phloem (b) Xylem
(c) Submaxillary (d) Parotid
(c) Epidermis (d) Cambium
5. Movement of food through the oesophagus is 14. Opening and closing of stomata is due to
due to
(a) pressure of gases inside the leaves
(a) lubrication by saliva
(b) changes of turgorpressure in guard cells
(b) peristalsis (c) effect of hormones
(c) gravitational pull (d) their genetic constitution.
(d) allof these.
15. The lungs are enclosed by a
double-layered
6. Gastric digestion takes place efficiently in membrane which is called
(a) acidic medium (a) pleura (b) bronchi
(b) alkaline medium (c) pericardium (d)none of these.
(c) neutral medium 16. Translocation of solutes
primarily takes place
(d) highly alkaline medium. through
7. Stomach of man mainly digests (a) phloem (b) xylem
(a) carbohydrates
(c) cortex (d) pith.
(b) proteins
(c) fat (d) sucrose. 17. Maintenance of proper amount of
water and
ionic balance in the body is called
8. Respiration is the process in which
(a) osmoregulation
(a) energy is stored in the form of ADP (b) excretion
(c) dehydration (d) none of these.
(b) energy is released and stored in the form
of ATP 18. In the woody stem of the plant,
respiration ar
(c) energy isnot released at all breathing takes place
through
(a) air tubes
(d) energy is used up. (b) stomata
(c) root hair
(d) lenticels.
 Valves
|
arefound in veins to
19. check the
of blood flowing under backflow 30. In the case of
(a) low pressure renalfailure
and uraemia, which
one of the
(b)high pressure following is
employed?
(a) Kidney
(c) no pressure replacement
(b)
id)atmospheric pressure. Lithotripsy

)
(c)
the following Haemodialysis
IWhich of
has no (d) Kidney
muscular removal
(a) Artery (b) Arteriole walls?

Capillary (d) Vein LEVEL 2

31.
Irregular groove which Chlorophyllactivates
1
externally on exposure to
atria trom ventricles is called demarcates (a) water
(b) light
a) coronary sulcus (c) soil
(d) CO,
(b)interventricular sulcus 32. "The process in
c which water splits
during
() interventricular
none of these,
septum photosynthesis is called
(a) hydrolysis
(b) plasmolysis
Umtelic animals are those
which eliminate the
() photolysis (d)none of these.
ntnogenous wastes 33.
predominantly in the form of

; (al uric acid

Chlorophyllis present
(b) ammonia (a) in the grana of
() amino acids (d) urea. chloroplasts
(b) on the surface of
The chloroplasts
vessel which leads blood into (c) in the
stroma
Bowman's
capsuleis (d) dispersed throughout the
afterent chloroplasts.
a) arteriole (b)efferent 34. Which of the following
c) renal vein arteriole shows correct information?
(d) renal (a)
artery. Glucose (in mitochondria)
Pyruvate (in
4During the experiment on
s boiled in which of thesephotosynthesis,leaf cytoplasm) CO, + H,0 + Energy
liquids? (b) Glucose (in
(a) Water cytoplasm) Pyruvate (in
(b) Alcohol mitochondria) CO, + H,O
c) lodine
+ Energy
(d) Sulphuric acid (c) Glucose (in cytoplasm)
Pyruvate +Energy
25. Blood corpuscles (in mitochondria)
which help in blood clotting CO, + H,0
at the site of (d) Glucose (in cytoplasm)
(a) RBCs
injury are
(in mitochondria)
Pyruvate Energy +
(b)WBCs CO, + H,0 + Energy
(c) platelets (d) allof these. 35. When teeth are
different in shape, size and
26. Which of the function,then these are called
following is called white
connective vascular (a) heterodont
tissue?
(b) thecodont
(a) Lymph (c) deciduous
(b) Blood (d) none of these.
(c) Serum 36. Dentine is the
(d) Plasma
27. Instrumentused (a) softest part of the tooth
to measure the blood pressureis
(a)haemocytometer (b) hardest part of the
tooth
(b)haemometer (c) partof the
tooth between enammel
(d) none of these. and pulp
(c) sphygmomanometer
(d)
stethoscope.

.
37. Amylolytic enzymes
are produced from
26. Which of thefollowing (a) salivary gland and
receives oxygenated liver
blood from the (b) stomach and
lungs? pancreas
(a) Right atrium (b) Left atrium (c) salivaryglands and pancreas
(c) Right ventricle (d) Left ventricle (d) stomach and liver.
Iheopening and closing of the stomatal pore 38. The main functionof the lacteals of
depends upon intestine is
(a) the absorption of
temperature (a) amino acids
(b) concentrationof CO,in stomata (b) glucose and vitamins
(c)
oxygen
(d) water in (c) fatty acids and glycerol
guard cells.
(d) lactic acid.
 46. Read the given statemernts and select
the
correct function
39. Which of the following is the that correctly fills any four of these,
optin
of the pancreatic juice? (i) In (P)L organisms make use of

and lipase only.

(a) Trvpsin digests proteins energy to prepare their food.
chemical
fats and lipase
digests cmulsified (ii) During inhalation, (Q)
(b) Trvpsin of the ribs
digests starch. pulling the ribs and sternum (R) contract
fats.
lipase digests emulsified
(c) Trvpsinand (iii) The transport of food
from leavesto
and lipase emulsifies
(d) Trpsin digests proteins parts of plant is S). differen

fats. About (T)_ litres of glomerular

(iv)
filtrate
into pyruvate in
40. Gluose gets converted formed by both kidneys in a day.
(a) mitochendria (b) muscle cells (a) (P)- photosynthetic nutrition;
(S) - translocation;(T) - 150
() cvtopl.asm
(d) yeast.
muscles;(R)-
phosphorylation (b) (Q) - intercostal
41. Inghosis, how many times the
180
upwards;
(T) -
aions occur?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) (R) -downwards; (S)- capillarity: (T)- 18

cnutrition; (Q)
(d) (P)-dhemosynthetic
(c) 4 (d)5 -intercostal
muscles; (S)ascent of sap
42. The trachea is prevented from collapsing by
47. Cells formned in bone marrow are
(a)complctc cartilaginous rings (b) WBCs only
(a) RBCs only
(b) incomplete cartilaginousrings
both (a) and (b) (d) none of these.
() bonr rings
(c)

(d) chitinousrings. 48. The phenomenon uptake of water at the

of

43. Osmosis is the movement of expense of energy by the cell and usually against
the osmotic gradient is known as
(a) solute particles from lower concentration
(a) active absorption (b) passive absorption
to higher concentration through a semi
(c) osmosis (d) diffusion.
permeable membrane
(b) solventparticles from higher water potential 49. Glomerular filtration is possible because
to lower water potential through a semi (a) afferentarteriole has less diameter than the
permeable membrane efferentarteriole
(c) solute particles from higher concentration (b) afferentarteriole has more diameter than
tolower concentration through a semiper the efferent arteriole
meable membrane (c) both have the same diameter
(d) solvent particles from lower water potential (d) afferent capillaries have more diameter than
to higher water potential. efferent capillaries.

44. Water will be absorbed by root hair when 50. The liquid which collects in the cavity of
(a) concentrationof solutesin the cell sap is high Bowman's capsule is
(b) plant is rapidly respiring (a) concentrated urine
(c) they are separated from soil by a permeable (b) blood plasma minus blood proteins
membrane
(c) glycogen and water
(d)concentration of the soilis high
salts in (d) used bile for excretion.
through a semi-permeable membrane.
LEVEL3 (HOTS)
45. Which of the following contributes most to
51. Albumin the most abundant protein in blood
is
transport of water from the ground to the leaves
of a tall tree? plasma, accounting for approximately 60% 0f
all plasma protein. A person was found to have
(a) Breakdown of ATP
reduced level of plasma albumin due to kidney
(b) Capillary rise of water in xylem
damage. Which of the labelled part(s) would
(c) Cohesion of water and transpirationpull
you expect to be the primary site of damag
(d) Root pressure for thispatient?
 55. Refer to
the given
diagram of human digestive
system.
H,04 DigestivejuicesP, Q
and R were
collected from structures labelled
as 1,2 and 3
H,0++ respectively.The
digestive juices were
then mixed
with a buffer
solutionof pH =2.
Small drops of these
juices were
then put on a strip
of film coated
with protein.
(a) U, T (b) P only Which of the following
(c) R only (d) P, Q, S juices will be able to
digestive
digest the protein coat?
Given are different (a)
Digestive juice P only
52 parts of
respiratorytract. (b) Digestive
P. Nasal cavity juice Q
only
Alveolar duct
(c) Digestive
juice R
only
0.
(d) Both digestive juices
R. Larynx Q and R
S. Respiratory bronchioles 56. Ifpepsin is lacking in
gastric juice, then which
event in the stomach will be
T. Epiglottis affected?
(a) Digestion of
u. Terminal bronchioles starch into sugars.
(b) Breaking of proteins
V. Lobular bronchioles into peptides.
(c) Breaking of fats into
W. Trachea glyceroland fatty acids.
(d) Digestion of nucleic
X. Bronchus acids.
57. Read the
given paragraph.
Which path
molecule of carbon a
Photosynthesisin plantsconsists of
thealveolus of the
dioxide in
X and Y. Phase X requires two phases:
inferior lobe of lung light energy and
on its journey to the outside? takes
occurs in granum of
chloroplastwhereas phase
(a) Q U S V X WR Yis light independent
and occurs in stroma of
(b) Q SU TP
V X WTRP chloroplast.
(c) O SU V Which of the following
X RW
T P holds true regarding8
(d) O
SUX V phases X and Y of
WR TP (a) In phase X,
photosynthesis?
Find out correct light energy is used
53.
statement given below. up in
photolysisof water and molecular
(i)
Length of alimentary is evolved. oxygen
canal is directly
proportional to food. (b) In phase Y,
electronsand protons are
(ii)Enzymes fordigestionof up in synthesis of used
not secreted in carbohydrates are assimilatory power.
gastric juice. (c) Assimilatory
power generated in phase
(ii)In an
organism different enzymes is used up in
phase X to convert CO,
Y
have into
different pH optima. carbohydrates.
(iv) Absorption of nutrient occurs (d) Phase X
in all utilises carbon dioxide gas of
parts
of alimentary
canal. atmosphere whereas phaseY
(a) (i), evolves oxygen
(i1), (ii) (b) (1), (ii), (iv) gas that escapes into
(c) (1), (iv)
atmosphere.
(d) (i), (i),(iii), (iv) 58. The given
diagram shows a
54. Formation of
oxyhaemoglobin inside RBCs is a congenital defect in which
() physical the ventricular
process septum of
(ii) the human heartfails
chemical process to form
(iii)
enzyme catalysed fully resulting in a 'hole in
reaction the heart'.
(iv) partial
pressure influenced
(a) process.
(i), (i1), (iii)
Which of the followingwould
(c) (b) (1), (ü)
(i1),
(v) not be a likely
(d) (ii), (iv) consequence
of this disease? Ventricular
septal defect

Biolo
 (a) A reductioninthe pressure of blood leaving 62. Refer tothe given paragraph where
through the aorta have been italicised and select the few
words,
When food is masticated in mouth correct
(b) A reduction in the percentageof oxygenated it opion
turns
bloodin the aorta chyme which is then passed on to the into
(c) Anduction inthe amount oxygenbrought of where it is churned by stomach
strong
tobody ells stomach. Stomach secretes muscles of
gastric juice
(d) rduction in the pressure of blood entering

'
A contains hydrochloric acid, nucus, which
the lungs and trypsin. Churning by stomach pepsin
59, Refer to the given gah. mix food components with gastric helpsto
ldentitv tactors and Q Then, food changes into bolus.
Pepsin
secretion

from the given gaph and convert proteins into anino acids. HCI helpsto
sclt the coret option and makes the medium helpsto

transoiration
of
kill bacteria

activationof acidic fo
rrgardng it. trypsin.
(a) Tould be temperature Rate
(a) Both mucus and trypsin
Factor should not
whercas could be Q replaced as they are correctly
light intensitv. (b) Amino acids should be mentioned
replaced
(b) P ouldbe with
could
rclative humidity whereas Q acids. fatty

lbe air movement. (c) Trypsin should be replaced

(c) Tcouldbe with ptyalin.
light intensity whereas (d) Positions of
bc Qcould chyme and bolus should he
relative humidity. interchanged.
(d) P couldbe light intensity
be temperature.
whereas Q could 63. Given below are the events of
photosynthesis
Identify which of the
60. Refer to the following is/are not true
given (i) Absorption of
diagram and select the light energy by chlorophyll.
(ii) Conversion of
correct light energy to chemical
labelling.
(a) (A) Epidermal energy and splitting of carbon dioxide
into
carbohydrates and oxygen.
(B)Stoma,
cells, B
(iüi) Reduction
(C)Guardcell, (D) of carbon dioxide to
carbohydrates
(iv)Conversion of chemical
Chloroplast energy to radiant
(b) (A)Guard cell, (B) energy and splitting of water
molecules
into hydrogen
Stoma,(C) Epidermal cells,(D)
and oxygen.
(c) (A)Stoma, (B)
Chloroplast (a) (i) and (ii) only (b) (ii)
Epidermal cells,(C) only
(D)Guard cell Chloroplast, (c) (ii) and (iii) only (d)(ii) and (iv) only
(d) (A) Chloroplast,(B) Stoma, (C) Epjdermal Ot. eerto tne given graph showing
different types
cells, (D) Guard cell. of white blood
corpuscles in a normal
man.
61. Refer to the given
figure.
Identify P, Q, Rand
and select the incorrect S
Which of thefollowing statement regarding
statements them.
correctly describesthe relationship
Y
between cells Y and Z?
50+
(a) Y provides thecarbohydrates Z
that are transported
by Z.
(b)Y transports sucrose, while 30+
leucocytes
Z transports water and in
minerals. % 20+
.A

10+
(c) Y helps to filter the liquid
transported in Z to facilitate 0
P
R
translocation. Different types of
white blood
(d) Y contains ribosomes that (a) Pproduces arntibodiesto corpuscles

destroy microbes
synthesise proteins required by Z. and their toxins,
rejects grafts and
tumour cells. kills
 7. Which substanceisabsorbed in large intestine? 13. Write one function of each of the

components of thetransport systemfollowing

in
8 What is the function of bile?
human
being?
9. Which food product is preferred as primary (i) Blood vessels (ii) Blood platelets (iii)
Heart
substrate for respiration?
14. Explain the process by which inhalation
OCcurs
10. What are the end products of anaerobic respiration during breathing in human beings.
in yeast? 15. (i) Give five functionsof blood.
11. What are the end products of aerobic respiration? (ii) "Fishesshow single circulation".
Explain.
12. Is there any partition between the root hair and
Long Answer Type
the ell towhich it is attached?

1. What are the main tissues or organs involved

13. What is the total area for gaseous exchange in
in transportation of substances in plants and
lungs of normaladult man ?
animals?
14. Name the anticoagulant used during the process
of haemodialvsis.
2, Describe transport of the following materials
in plants:
15. Which organelle serves the function of excretion (i) Water (ii) Minerals (iii)Food

and osmoregulation in Amocba? 3. Describe the processof digestion of food in

humans.
Short Answer Type
4. Describe the process of urine formation in the
1. Wh are plants green? kidney.
2 What is emulsification ? Name the organ where 5. Explain the mechanism of photosynthesis.
fat is emulsified in the alimentary canal of
6. Explain the process of nutrition in Amoeba.
human beings.
7. Describe the alimentary canal of man.
3 Define nutrition. What are the different modes
of nutrition?
4. Define the two stages of
Case Based Questions
photosynthesis.

5. What happens tothe rate of Case I:Themain transport system in human being is
breathing during the blood circulatorv system. It consists of
vigorous exercise and why? A, blood
vessels and heart, a pumping organ.
6 Namethe hormone which maintains the solute A is red coloured connective tissue. It has a fluid

potential in the blood of human body. What matrix called P and three kinds of corpuscles X, Y,
will happen if this hormone is not released in Z susperndedin it. P is a pale coloured fluid which
Sufficient amount? constitutes 55% of blood volume.X is responsible for

7. How does transpiration help in upwardmovement O transport in body. Y are called soldiers of the body
of water from roots to leaves? and Z is responsibleforcoagulationof the blood.
8. Explain double circulation of blood in human 1. Which of the following plays a major role in

heart. blood clotting?

(a) X (b) Y
9. Why do the herbivores have longer whereas (c) Z (d) Allof these
carnivores have a shortersmall intestine ?
2. Which of the following statements is incorrect
10. Name the gas transporting protein molecule regarding Y?
present in the blood. Why this molecule is (a) Leucocytes arecapable of squeezing out of
employed to transport oxygen, but not CO,? blood capillaries.
important functions. (b) Leucocytes manufacture antibodieswhich
11. What is lymph? Write its
fight against disease causing microorganisms.
12. State the two vital functions of the human
(c) Leucocytes are manufactured in bone
kidney. marrOW.
 Leucocytes are i not a part
(d) of
but help in immune system
protecting ouur 5.
infection. body from Which of the following do
of
nutrition?
not exhibit A mode
Which of the following is (a) Yeast
not present (b) Mushroom
a) Water and salts in P? (c)
(b) Euglena (d) Moulds
factor Enzymes
(c) Clotting (d) Case III: The
Haemoglobin organisms derive their
different energy by
Select the incorrect biochemical processes.
statement may be aerobic or These processes
It is a fluid regarding A. anaerobic depending upon
(a) connective tissue the
respiratorypigment. containing energy requirement of the organism and also,
the
presence or absence of
(b) It is about 6.8 litres in oxygen at the site of their
normal adult
ic) It
transports OXygen, digested person. oCcurrence.The given flow chart shows the three
other chemicalsslike
food and types of glucose breakdown in specific
conditions.
hormones and Anaerobic
irom one part of body to the enzymes Ethanol
othe. D +
(d) lt contains platelets, which Carbon dioxide
trom diseases. protect body 4

Energy
High percentage of which Glucose Anaerobic
of
the following is Pyruvate.
+ B
sign of infection in body? a (in muscle +
Energy cells)
(b) Y Energy
(c) Z (d)None of these
Case II: Heterotrophic nutrition is a Aerobic
mode of >Carbon dioxide
nutrition in which organisms A +
obtain readymade
Organic food from outside sources.
Water
+
utrition is of three types :A, Band Heterotrophic
C nutrition. A Energy
are the heterotrophs which get
their food supply 1. Suddenand strenuousactivity leads to formation
om dead or decaying organisms.
The of B in our mnuscles which
howing B mode of nutrition live on ororganisms causes cramps.
inside the Identify B.
odi of another organism. In C mode of nutrition, (a) Lactic acid (b) Pyruvic acid
the orgarnisms feed exclusively on solid food. (c) Acetic acid (d) Ethanol
In which of the following
mode of nutrition, 2. Aerobic breakdown of pyruvic acid takes place
food material is broken outside the body in A. What is A?
and
is then absorbed?
(a) Cytoplasm (b) Mitochondria
(a) A (b) B (c) Muscle cell (d) Nucleus
(c) C (d) None of these
3. Pyruvate formed by breakdown of glucose in
Which the following does not belong
of to B? absence of molecular oxygen in C is a
(a) Yeast (b) Taenia (a) 5-carbon molecule (b) 6-carbonmolecule
(c) Ascaris (d) Cuscuta (c) 3-carbon molecule (d) 4-carbonmolecule.

Which of the following shows C mode of 4. What is the termn used for anaerobic breakdown
nutrition?
ofglucose,an organic compound into alcohol
(a) Bacteria (b) Mushroom and carbon dioxide by the D?
(c) Amoeba (d) Algae (a) Digestion (b) Fermentation
(c) Transpiration (a) Respiration
Which of the following statements is incorrect
5. Which of the following is a part of both aerobic
regarding heterotrophic nutrition?
(a) Heterotrophs do not trap solar energy.
and anaerobic process?
(b) Food is obtained directly or indirectly from (a) Process A (b) Process C
(c) Process D (d) Both (b)and (c)
autotrophs.
() Heterotrophs are placed at the bottom of Case IV:A is the evaporative loss of water by
food chain. plants. Most of the water is lost by aerial parts of
(d) It occurs in animals and plants that lacks the plant in the form of water vapour. It occurs
chlorophyll. mainly through the pores called B in the leaves.
 V: Digestion
,
Case the process
Besidesthe lossot water vapour, pores B also help
is of

in echange of owgen and carbon

dioxide in the large, complex, mainly insoluble conversSion
moleculesof
into smaller soluble molecules. This is
leaf. Normall stomata remains open in the day
by breakdown of biomacromolecules accomplishe
time and closes during the night. by the
of different enzymes presentinthe
1. Which of the following tactor affects the A? alimentary
and the associated glands. cana
(a) Temperaune
(b) IWaV Oating on leaves Enzyme Substrate
(c) Wind speed Produck
Salivaryamylase A
(d) Alof thesr Maltose+

2. The proess A is helful in the movement of IsomaltOse

water and minerals from roots to the tip of B Peptones,
Dipeptides
lant. ldentifr A. proteoses
(a) Translocation (b)Respiration
(c) Transpiration (d) Photosynthesis D
Monoglycerides
3.
Mhich of the following statements is true for E Casein
Proteoses and
B
peptones
(a) guarded by a pair of specialised cell
It is

called guard ccll. 1. Salivary amylase hydrolyses about 30-40g

(b) Ther arc abundant on surface of leaves, A. Identify A.
stem and roots. (a) Fats (b) Proteins
(c) Ther arc involved in Starch (d) Nucleic acid
transpirationonly. (c)
(d) Inncr wall of guard cells is thin and very
2 What could be enzyme B?
elastic.
(a) Trypsin (b) Gastric lipase
4. Which of the following is a purpose of A? (c) Amylase (d) All of these
(a) Hclps in transportation of waterand minerals
3 Cis activated by
in plants.
(b) Prevents loss of water. (a) bile (b) pancreatic juice
(c) Maintains shape and structure of
(c) intestinal juice (d) HCI.
plants by
keeping the cells flaccid. 4. Select the correct statement regarding E.
(d) Supplies minerals for photosynthesis. (a) It coagulates themilk into curd which hels
in further digestion by
Refer to the given graph regarding factors enzymes.
5.
(b) It kills the bacteria swallowed along with
affecting transpiration rate. Identify P.
the food and makes the medium acidic for

activation of pepsin.
rate
(c) It partially breaks down the lipids.
(d) It acts upon starch to produce maltose.
C
D
Transpiration
5. Diglycerides Monoglycerides
P Identify D and C.
(a) Air movement (a) Fats, lipase
(b) Atmospheric temperature (b) Proteins, pepsin
(c) Light (c) Fats, amylase
(d) Humidity (d) Fats, trypsin