DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, VIJAYAWADA

Class : VII

Subject: Biology Science

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK 2007

I. Fill in the blanks:

1. The process by which living creatures obtain energy from food and water, for the purpose
of body growth and maintenance is called _____________ (sustenance/nutrition).
2. The autotrophs on the Earth are ___________ (green plants/animals)
3. The carbohydrates formed after photosynthesis is in the form of _______ (glucose/starch)
4. Green plants are ________ in nature. (autotrophic/heterotrophic)
5. _______ are tiny pores present on the leaf surface to breathe in air. (veins/Stomata)
II. Answer the following questions:
a. What are autotrophs? How are they able to make their own food?
b. What do you understand by light and dark reactions? Where do they occur in plants?
c. Differentiate between parasites and saprophytes.
d. How is the small intestine suited for absorbing nutrients?
e. Describe the different types of heterotrophic nutrition with an example of each.
III. Answer the following questions:
a. What are insectivorous plants? Give an example and describe how this plant catches
insects.
b. What do you understand by light and dark reactions
c. How is digested food assimilated and converted into energy?
d. How is food and water transported in plants?
e. Write a short note on the structure and functions of the four different types of teeth.
IV. Answer the following questions:
a. What is photosynthesis? Explain the process diagrammatically?
b. What are non-green plants? Describe briefly how non-green plants get their food.
c. Diagrammatically describe the different organs of the digestive system of a cow.
d. Describe at least one function of each of the following:
1. Liver
2. Saliva in human beings
3. Pancreas