Solution

LIFE PROCESSES MCQ

Class 10 - Science

1. (d) Carbon dioxide

Explanation: Because of respiration, Carbon dioxide gets accumulated in tissues. Hence, blood leaving the tissues becomes
richer in Carbon dioxide.
2. (c) Brush
Explanation: To avoid damage of the peel, we generally used brush.
3. (b) B and C
Explanation: Stomatal pore does not have nucleus.
4. (b) Excitation of electron of chlorophyll
Explanation: The first step of photosynthesis is the excitation of electrons of chlorophyll. The energy from the sun, raises an
energy level in the chlorophyll molecule, causing electrons to leave the molecule and travel along the electron transport chain
(ETC) in a series of oxidation and reductions.
5. (a) dialysis
Explanation: Dialysis is a process used for purifying blood by removing waste and excess fluid from the body. When the
kidneys don't work properly, dialysis is used to perform the function of the kidneys. Dialysis is a treatment that filters and
purifies the blood using a machine.
6. (b) (i) - (d), (ii) - (a), (iii) - (c), (iv) - (b)
Explanation:
A pulmonary artery is an artery in the pulmonary circulation that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the
lungs.
The pulmonary veins are the veins that transfer oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.
The aorta is the largest artery that carries blood from the heart to other parts of the body.
Capillaries are the smallest type of blood vessel in the body. Their job is to enable the exchange of substances between
the blood and surrounding tissues.
7. (d) transport of water
Explanation: Xylem, plant vascular tissue that conveys water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant and
also provides physical support. Xylem tissue consists of a variety of specialized, water-conducting cells known as tracheary
elements, which help it to transport water throughout the plant.
8. (c) Stomach
Explanation: Stomach
9. (b) The uncovered part of the leaf became blue-black.
Explanation: The uncovered part of the leaf became blue-black.
10. (d) B
Explanation: Guard cells have nucleus as well as chloroplast.
11. (c) Pulmonary artery
Explanation: The pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs. The pulmonary veins
carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.
12. (a) absorb carbon dioxide so as to create a particle vacuum
Explanation: Carbon dioxide produced during respiration is absorbed by KOH. KOH is used to absorb the carbon dioxide
released during respiration of germinating seeds which creates a vacuum in the flask.
13. (b) freshly plucked leaf
Explanation: A freshly plucked leaf will have living cells and the epidermis will be fully stretched, therefore we can observe
the proper shape of the cells.
14. (b) Starch
Explanation: Glycogen is the stored energy in animals, and Plants stores energy in the form of Starch.

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15. (a) A
Explanation: Stomatal pore is grounded by guard cell.
16. (c) endosmosis rate will be more
Explanation: Endosmosis rate will be more.
17. (c) A, C, E, B, D, F
Explanation: Real Lab Procedure
A. Pluck a fresh leaf from a balsam plant.
B. Fold the leaf and carefully tear along the bruised area of the lower side of the leaf.
C. We can see a colourless narrow border along the torn edge.
D. Carefully pull out the thin membranous transparent layer from the lower epidermis using a forceps.
E. Put the epidermis into a watch glass containing distilled water.
F. Take few drops of Safranin solution using a dropper and transfer this into another watch glass.
G. Using a brush transfer the epidermis into the watch glass containing the Safranin solution.
H. Keep the epidermis for 30 sec in the Safranin solution to stain the peel.
I. To remove excess stain sticking to the peel, place it again in the watch glass containing water.
J. Place the peel onto a clean glass slide using the brush.
K. Take a few drops of glycerine using a dropper and pour this on the peel.
L. Using a needle, place a coverslip over the epidermis gently.
M. Drain out the excess glycerine using a blotting paper.
N. Take the glass slide and place it on the stage of the compound microscope.
O. Examine the slide through the lens of the compound microscope.
So, A, C, E, B, D, F is the correct sequence for a temporary mount of a leaf peel.
18. (c) II
Explanation: Seeds release CO2 during respiration. KOH absorbs CO2 in flask, creates a vacuum and causes rise in water
level in the delivery tube.
19. (a) C
Explanation: Absorption of water increases with time up to its maximum limit.
20. (a) (ii) and (iv)
Explanation: Oxygenated blood circulates through the left part of the heart whereas deoxygenated blood circulates through the
right part of the heart. Atrium receives blood and the ventricle pumps the blood out of the heart.
21. (d) Carbon dioxide is reduced and water is oxidized
Explanation: Carbon dioxide is reduced and water is oxidized
22. (c) Dissolve chlorophyll
Explanation: Dissolve chlorophyll
23. (b) all parts in the peel
Explanation: Safranin stains epidermal cells of the onion peel.
24. (a) Gurdev
Explanation: Absorption of water increases with time up to its maximum limit.
25. (c) B
Explanation: CO2 produced is absorbed by KOH solution, air from the tube enter the flask which pulls the water up in the
tube.
26. (c) Photosynthesis
Explanation: Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are complementary reactions. Cellular respiration is the process by which
most cells make energy. The products of photosynthesis, oxygen, and glucose, are the reactants of the cellular respiration
reaction.
27. (a) Glycolysis
Explanation: Aerobic respiration has glycolysis continued with the Krebs cycle. In anaerobic respiration, glycolysis ends with
lactic acid in humans. Fermentation only has glycolysis with the end product being fermented and transform into acetic acid.

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28. (b) A and C
Explanation: Precautions
Germinating seeds should be kept moist.
All connections of the set-up should be air-tight.
Freshly prepared KOH solution should be used.
Keep one end of U-shaped delivery tube in a conical flask and the other end immersed in water of the beaker.
The test tube containing KOH should be hung carefully.
CO2 produced is absorbed by KOH solution, air from the tube enters the flask which pulls the water up in the tube.
B− A
29. (a) × 100
A
w2 − w1
Explanation: The percentage of water absorbed by raisins is calculated by using the formula w1
× 100 .

30. (a) (ii) and (iv)

Explanation: Statement (i) is wrong because ribs move outward and the diaphragm is lowered during inhalation.
Similarly, statement (iii) is wrong because hemoglobin has a greater affinity for Oxygen than CO2.

31. (a) Trypsin digests proteins and lipase emulsified fats

Explanation: Trypsin breaks down proteins into the polypeptides and Lipase digest emulsified fat molecules into fatty acids
and glycerol.
32. (a) C
Explanation: This is correct labeling.

33. (c) Conversion of pyruvate to lactic acid

Explanation: Breakdown of Pyruvate in the presence of oxygen takes place in mitochondria leading to the formation of Lactic
acid. The workout oxygen is used for the production of energy leading to the lack of oxygen and production of lactic acid.
34. (b) Stomach and pancreas
Explanation: Stomach and pancreas
35. (d) Remains the same
Explanation: Remains the same because boiled gram seeds do not produce CO2 gas.

36. (a) takes place in yeast during fermentation

Explanation: takes place in yeast during fermentation
37. (d) Germinating seeds
Explanation: Germinating seeds
38. (d) To prevent the material from drying
Explanation: Glycerine is a good dehydrating agent. It avoids the drying of the specimen. Besides, glycerine tends to reflect
light due to its refractive nature. As a result of it, the image appears clearer under the microscope. Due to these reasons,
glycerine is used while preparing a temporary mount of leaf peel.
39. (a) Light is necessary for photosynthesis
Explanation: Light is necessary for photosynthesis
40. (d) Cytoplasm
Explanation: Cellular Respiration is divided into two series of biochemical reactions: anaerobic and aerobic reactions.
Anaerobic reactions occur in the cytoplasm of the cell and aerobic reactions occur in the mitochondria of the cells.
41. (a) Chloroplasts
Explanation: Chloroplasts
42. (c) Chlamydomonas
Explanation: As Chlamydomonas is a genus of green algae that are unicellular (single-cell), about 10 micrometres in diameter
that swims with two flagella (flagellates). They are found in stagnant water and in damp soil, in freshwater, seawater. As these
are unicellular plants also known to be unicellular algae, there is no point of having any kind of transport system in their body.

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43. (d) Kidney → Ureters → Urinary bladder → Urethra
Explanation: Urine from nephron is brought to the collecting duct of kidneys where the urine enters the ureters. There are 2
ureters, each opening from one kidney into the urinary bladder. The urinary bladder stores urine and its size increases as the
amount of urine collected increases.
When the CNS gives a voluntary message the muscles of the bladder contract and the bladder sphincter relax thus excreting
urine out through the urethra.
44. (a) Hippocampus, Exocoetus, Anabas
Explanation: In the single circulatory system, the blood passes the heart only once during the circulation. Single circulation
systems consist of blood, blood vessels, and a heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the atrium and pumps it through the
ventricle so that it continues onwards to the gills.
The deoxygenated blood is oxygenated as it passes through the gill capillaries which are tiny blood vessels whose walls are so
thin that the waste product carbon dioxide can be released from the de-oxygenated blood and oxygen accepted into the blood
before the blood moves onwards through the blood vessels throughout the rest of the animal's body.
45. (d) Tadpole
Explanation: A tadpole lives underwater so it only has one way of gas exchange (through the gills). First, the tadpoles open
their mouth to let water enter. Then, the water moves into the gills which contain small membranes called lamella.
46. (b) Potassium hydroxide
Explanation: Potassium hydroxide absorbs carbon dioxide which is released during respiration.
47. (b) small intestine
Explanation: The small intestine is the part of the gastrointestinal tract between the stomach and the large intestine where
much of the digestion of food takes place. The primary function of the small intestine is the absorption of nutrients and
minerals found in food.
48. (b) Rectum
Explanation: The small intestine comprises of three divisions - the proximal duodenum, the middle jejunum, and the distal
ileum. The rectum, although a part of the gastrointestinal tract, begins after the large intestine ends. Hence, it is not a part of the
small intestine.
49. (d) Carbon dioxide of the flask released by the seeds.
Explanation: Carbon dioxide of the flask released by the seeds.
50. (d) Visible light
Explanation: Visible light
51. (d) nephrons
Explanation: A nephron is a tissue, which is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. Its chief function is to
regulate the concentration of water and soluble substances like sodium salts by filtering the blood, reabsorbing what is needed
and excreting the rest as urine.
52. (b) guard cells and epidermal cells
Explanation: The nucleus is present in both guard cells and epidermal cells.
53. (c) should have drawn nuclei and chloroplasts in guard cells and nuclei in all epidermal cells
Explanation: Guard cells contains nuclei and chloroplast.
54. (d) Vermiform appendix
Explanation: Vestigial organs can be defined as an organ that once was useful in an animal's evolutionary past, but that now is
useless or very close to useless. Vermiform appendix plays no significant function in humans, so it is considered as a vestigial
organ.
55. (d) 25%
12.5−10
Explanation: The percentage of water absorbed = 10
× 100

= 2.5 × 10 = 25%
56. (d) It is bean shaped
Explanation: The kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs on either side of your spine, below your ribs and behind your belly.

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 Each kidney is about 4 or 5 inches long, roughly the size of a large fist. The kidneys' job is to filter your blood.

57. (b) kept moist till they germinate

Explanation: Before setting up an experiment to show that seeds release carbon dioxide during respiration, the seeds should be
kept moist till they germinate as germinating seeds produced CO2 gas.

58. (c) Lenticels

Explanation: A lenticel is a porous tissue consisting of cells with large intercellular spaces in the bark of woody stems and
roots. These raised pores in the stem of a woody plant that allows gas exchange between the atmosphere and the internal
tissues.
59. (d) Pisces only
Explanation: This is because of the single circulation where deoxygenated blood from all parts of the body is pumped into the
heart. From the heart, it is pumped to gills where it gets oxygenated and gets transferred to all parts of the body. Hence, it
proves Pisces will not receive oxygenated blood.
60. (b) Water
Explanation: During photosynthesis, water molecule splits to produce Oxygen and Hydrogen ions. Oxygen is expelled out of
plants and Hydrogen is used to reduce Carbon-di-oxide to produce carbohydrates.
61. (c) stomata surrounding by a pair of guard cells each
Explanation: Onion peel possesses stomata, guard cells, and epidermal cells. The nuclei are present in both epidermal and
guard cells. Stomata is a pore surrounded by guard cells, so it does not possess any nucleus.
62. (a) alveoli of lungs
Explanation: Trachea, Larynx provide a passage for the movement of air. Gas exchange takes place in alveoli of the lungs.
From alveoli, oxygen diffuses into the blood, and carbon-di-oxide exhaled out of the blood.
63. (d) Pyruvic acid
Explanation: Glycolysis involves the breaking down of sugar (generally glucose, although fructose and other sugars may be
used) into more manageable compounds in order to produce energy. The net end products of glycolysis are two Pyruvate, two
NADH, and two ATP.
64. (d) To destarch the leaves
Explanation: To destarch the leaves
65. (c) IV
Explanation: Presence of KOH solution, germinating seeds and rubber cork in conical flask and water in beaker.
66. (d) Amylase
Explanation: Amylase is secreted in the mouth and acts on the starch to convert into simpler molecules. Hence, Amylase is the
first enzyme to mix with food in the digestive tract.
67. (d) blue-black in colour
Explanation: Iodine when added to starch gives blue-black colour.
68. (d) air in the flask
Explanation: The germinating seeds in the conical flask release CO2 during respiration, which is absorbed by the KOH
solution kept in the small test tube. This creates a partial vacuum in the flask that forces the water up the delivery tube. Thus, it
proves that germinating seeds produce carbon dioxide during respiration.
69. (a) KOH solution
Explanation: KOH is used to absorb the carbon dioxide released during respiration of germinating seeds which creates a
vacuum in the flask.

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70. (d) (ii) and (iii)
Explanation: Plants cannot absorb atmospheric Nitrogen. They can absorb the Nitrogen in the form of Nitrates, Nitrites, and
Urea present in the soil.
71. (d) Secreted by liver and stored in gall bladder
Explanation: Secreted by liver and stored in gall bladder
72. (c) Spiracles
Explanation: The exchange of gases in a grasshopper happen through the tracheal system but begins at the spiracles where air
is taken in first. This system contains of ten spiracles located in the abdominal area and the others are thoracic. Oxygen diffuses
into cells directly into the atmosphere and that completes the grasshopper's process of respiration.

73. (c) Mucus

Explanation: A layer of mucus along the inner walls of the stomach is vital to protect the cell linings of that organ from the
highly acidic environment within it.
74. (a) Both A and B
Explanation: Uncovered portion of the leaf is exposed to the light and photosynthesis reaction takes place there.
Sunlight

6CO2 + 12H2O −−−−−−→ C6H12O6 + 6H2O + 6O2

Chlorphyll

75. (a) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)

Explanation: Boiling kills the cells, chlorophyll leaches out when boiled in ethanol, but the leaf becomes brittle, made normal
by washing it in water. Starch, gets stained with iodine.

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