BASAVA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

CLASS X
HOLIDAYS ASSIGNMENT ( BIOLOGY )
Date of submission : 5th July 2019
Write the answers of the following questions on A 4 size sheets

1. Name the tissue associated with the conduction of water in plants.

2. What is source of O2 liberated during photosynthesis?
3. In which part of the digestive canal food is absorbed?
4. What is the role of the acid in our stomach?
5. Why oxygenated and deoxygenated blood is separated in mammals and birds?
6. Name the functional unit of human kidney.
7. ‘Respiration is a vital function of the body’. Justify.
8. Differentiate between autotroph and heterotrophs.
9. State the two vital functions of the human kidney.
10. a. Mention the role of the valves in maintaining blood flow in the heart.
b . What is the structural difference between the auricles and ventricles?
11. a.How are lungs designed in human beings to maximize the area for exchange of gases?
b. Why is diffusion insufficient to meet the oxygen requirements of multicellular
organisms?
12. Name the passage in sequence through which urine passes from kidneys to the outside
in humans. How is urine prevented from flowing back into the ureters?
13. Give reasons for the following:
(i)The glottis is guarded by epiglottis.
(ii) The lung alveoli are covered with blood capillaries.
(iii) The wall of trachea is supported by cartilage rings.
14. Leaves of a healthy potted plant were coated with Vaseline to block the stomata. Will
this plant remain healthy for long? State three reasons for your answer.
15. What are the differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration? Name some
organisms that use the anaerobic mode of respiration.
16.Draw the human heart and label its parts. Explain the meaning of double circulation.
17.a. Draw a diagram & describe the process by which excretion occurs in amoeba.
b. Which part of the body secretes bile? Where is bile stored?
18. What are the differences between the transport of materials in xylem and phloem?
19 i. Name the substrates and end products for the following enzymes
a. trypsin b. Amylase c.lipase
ii. Draw a well labelled diagram of nephron.
20. Draw a labelled diagram of human brain and state the function of each part.
21. a. Explain the mechanism of urine formation.
b. Distinguish between tropic and nastic movements.