MCQs

LIFE
PROCESSES
Choose the correct alternative from (a), (b), (c) and (d) in the questions given
below:

1. Pancreatic enzyme effective in digesting proteins is

(a) Pepsin
(b) Pancreatic lipase
(c) Trypsin
(d) Pancreatic amylase

2. The tissue which transport water and minerals in plants is

(a) Xylem
(b) Parenchyma
(c) Phloem
(d) Collenchyma

3. The final product after digestion of carbohydrates is

(a) Amino acid
(b) Glucose
(c) Starch
(d) Glycogen

4. Read the following statements:

(i) Circulatory system is less efficient than diffusion in humans.
(ii) Chloroplasts are seen as yellow dots in a leaf under microscope.
(iii) Gastric glands secrete HCl.
(iv) Autotrophs prepare their own food by photosynthesis.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iv) (d) (iv) only

5. What will happen if no mucus is secreted by glands of stomach?

(a) The stomach wall would be damaged.
(b) Digestion of proteins would come to a complete halt.
(c) HCl won’t activate pepsinogen.
(d) Digestion of carbohydrates won’t take place.

6. Which of the following is correctly matched?

(a) Cuscuta - Protozoan parasite
(b) Amoeba - Autotrophic nutrition
(c) Paramecium - Cell membrane as respiratory surface
(d) Large intestine - Site of completion of digestion

7. The final product after digestion of proteins is

(a) Amino acid
(b) Glucose
(c) Starch
(d) Glycogen

8. What will happen if no mucus is secreted by glands of stomach?

(a) The stomach wall would be damaged.
(b) Digestion of proteins would come to a complete halt.
(c) HCl won’t activate pepsinogen.
(d) Digestion of carbohydrates won’t take place.

9. The internal reserve energy source in plants is

(a) Carbon-dioxide (b) Glucose
(c) Minerals (d) Starch

10. The oxygen evolved during photosythesis comes from

(a) Carbon-dioxide (b) Water
(c) Chlorophyll (d) Sunlight

11. Salivary glands secrete

(a) Amylase (b) Nuclease
(c) Pepsin (d) Bile

12. Maximum absorption of water takes place in

(a) Large Intestine (b) Stomach
(c) Small Intestine (d) Liver

13. Chloroplast is present in

(a) Parenchymatous cells (b) Stem or bark
(c) Flowers (d) Mesophyll cells

14. How many molecules of glucose will be formed by 24 molecules of CO2

during photosynthesis?
(a) 2 (b) 6
(c) 3 (d) 24

15. Length of human alimentary canal is

(a) 9 meters (b) 7 meters
(c) 6 meters (d) 8 meters

16. Read the following statements:

(i) Small intestine of cow is longer than that of a tiger.
(ii) Bile salts help in emulsification of proteins.
(iii) Acidic nature of chyme is balanced by alkaline nature of intestinal
juice.
(iv) Leeches are saprophytic.
S.No (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
A True True False True

B False True False False

C True False False True

D TRUE False True True

Choose the correct option

(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D

17. Peristaltic movement in human elementary canal are seen in

(a) Stomach (b) Both oesophagus and intestine
(c) Only Intestine (d) Food pipe only

18. Which of the following is not a raw material for photosynthesis?

(a) Magnesium
(b) Water
(c) Sunlight
(d) Glucose

19. Transpiration through bark takes place by

(a) Cuticule
(b) Pores
(c) Lenticles
(d) Stomata

20. Energy rich nutrients are

(a) Carbohydrates and Proteins (b) Minerals and vitamins
(c) Proteins, Fats and Carbohydrates (d) Carbohydrates and fats

21. Sunlight during photosynthesis is absorbed by

(a) Carbon-dioxide (b) Chloroplast
(c) Chlorophyll (d) Oxygen

22. Respiratory surface in prawns and earthworms respectively, are

(a) Gills and Cell membrane
(b) Cell membrane and Moist skin
(c) Moist skin and Gills
(d) Gills and moist skin

23. The type of leaf used in experiment to prove the necessity of

chlorophyll during photosynthesis is
(a) Green leaf
(b) Colourless leaf
(c) Variegated leaf
(d) Coloured leaf

24. Respiratory pigment in humans is

(a) Melanin (b) Haemoglobin
(c) Urochrome (d) Chlorophyll

25. Bile is concentrated in

(a) Liver (b) Intestine
(c) Gall bladder (d) Stomach

26. Reserve food material in amoeba is stored in

(a) Food vacuole
(b) Cell membrane
(c) Pseudopodia
(d) Air vacuole

27. The trachea before reaching the lungs bifuricates into

(a) Bronchioles
(b) Bronchii
(c) Alveoli
(d) Tracheoles

28. Rib cage during inhalation moves

(a) upwards and inwards (b) outwards and downwards
(c) outwards and inwards (d) downward and inward

29. Deficiency of Vitamin A causes

(a) Night Blindness (b) Rickets
(c) Scurvy (d) Osteomalacia

30. Which of the following is not a saprophyte?

(a) Bread mould
(b) Yeast
(c) Mushroom
(d) Cuscuta

31. The rate of breathing in fishes is

(a) slower than that in terrestial animals
(b) faster than that in terrestial animals
(c) equal to that in terrestial animals
(d) none of these

32. During anaerobic respiration taking place in human muscle tissue, the
number of ATP molecules generated is
(a) 32 (b) 3
(c) 1 (d) 2

33. Which of the following is not a life process?

(a) Digestion (b) Excretion
(c) Ingesting food (d) Locomotion

34. Reserve food material in amoeba is stored in

(a) Food vacuole
(b) Cell membrane
(c) Pseudopodia
(d) Air vacuole

35. Which of the following statements about the autotrophs is incorrect?

(a) They synthesise carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water in
the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll.
(b) They store carbohydrates in the form of starch.
(c) They convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates in the
absence of sunlight.
(d) They intake oxygen.

36. In which of the following groups of organisms, food material is broken

down outside the body and absorbed?
(a) Mushroom, green plants, Amoeba
(b) Yeast, mushroom, bread mould
(c) Paramecium, Amoeba, Cuscuta
(d) Cuscuta, lice, tapeworm

37. If salivary amylase is lacking in the saliva, which of the following

events in the mouth cavity will be affected?
(a) Breakdown of Proteins
(b) Breakdown of Starch
(c) Absorption of Vitamins
(d) Breakdown of Fats

38. Which part of alimentary canal receives bile from the liver?
(a) Large intestine (b) Oesophagus
(c) Small Intestine (d) Stomach

39. The source of by-product of photosynthesis is

(a) Water (b) Carbon-dioxide
(c) Chlorophyll (d) Glucose

40. Numerous finger-like projections on the wall of small intestine are

called
(a) Cilia (b) Villi
(c) Ridges (d) Stereocilia

41. Which is the correct sequence of parts in human alimentary canal?

(a) Mouth → Stomach → Small Intestine → Oesophagus → Large
Intestine
(b) Mouth → Oesophagus → Stomach → Large Intestine → Small
Intestine
(c) Mouth → Stomach → Oesophagus → Small Intestine → Large
Intestine
(d) Mouth → Oesophagus → Stomach → Small Intestine → Large
Intestine

42. The breakdown of pyruvate to give carbon dioxide, water and energy
takes place in
(a) Cell cytoplasm (b) Mitochondria
(c) Nucleus (d) Chloroplast

43. A gas is released during photosynthesis. The gas and

the way in which the gas is evolved respectively, is
(a) Carbon-dioxide, Photolysis (b) Oxygen, Oxidation of CO2
(c) Oxygen, Reduction of CO2 (d) Oxygen, Photolysis

44. A potted plant has two leaves which are labelled as ‘A’ and ‘B’
respectively. The plant is kept in sunlight and leaf A is partly covered
with aluminium foil. Leaf B of the plant is destarched while it is still
attached to the plant and partly put into a wide-mouthed glass bottle
having a little amount of potassium hydroxide solution in it through a
tightly fitted cork cut into two halves. The plant is now kept in sunlight
for three to four hours. Leaf A is plucked and its chlorophyll is removed
by alcohol treatment and when iodine solution is poured on this
decolourised leaf the part covered with aluminium foil shows no blue-
black colour while its uncovered part shows blue-black colour. On the
other hand when iodine solution is poured over decolourised leaf B,
the part inserted in glass bottle shows no blue-black colour while its
other half does. What is the conclusion of both the experiments?
(a) Leaf A - Sunlight is necessary or photosynthesis.
Leaf B - Chlorophyll is necessary for photosynthesis.
(b) Leaf A - Chlorophyll is necessary or photosynthesis.
Leaf B - Carbon-dioxide is necessary for
(c) Leaf A - Leaves make starch as food by photosynthesis.
Leaf B - Chlorophyll is necessary for
(d) Leaf A - Sunlight is necessary or photosynthesis.
Leaf B - Carbon-dioxide is necessary for

45. Study the diagram given below and choose the correct option.

C
D

E G
F
H

(a) A - Buccal cavity, F - Gall Bladder

(b) B - Wind pipe, E - Liver
(c) C - Gall Bladder, H - Large intestine
(d) D - Liver, G - Small intestine

46. A series of contractions and expansions of muscles which help push

food into the stomach is known as
(a) Pseudopodial Movement
(b) Peristaltic Movement
(c) Flagellar Movement
(d) Ciliary Movement

47. Stomata
(a) remain closed during day time in desert plants
(b) help in intake of water
(c) transport minerals to various parts of plant
(d) are present on stem of a plant

48. The energy derived from food is stored in humans in the form of
(a) Glucose (b) Vitamins
(c) Starch (d) Glycogen

49. Bile salts

(a) help in emulsification (b) are alkaline in nature
(c) are salts of sodium and potassium (d) All of these

50. Breathing out is known as

(a) Inhalation
(b) Exhalation
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these

51. The longest part of small intestine is

(a) Ileum
(b) Jejunum
(c) Duodenum
(d) Colon

52. The energy derived from food is stored in plants in the form of
(a) Glucose (b) Vitamins
(c) Starch (d) Glycogen

53. The removal of faeces is known as

(a) Ingestion (b) Assimilation
(c) Digestion (d) Egestion

54. The correct pathway of oxygen to alveoli is

(a) Nasal Cavity → Trachea → Pharynx → Larynx → Bronchi
(b) Nasal Cavity → Pharynx → Trachea → Bronchi → Bronchioles
(c) Nasal Cavity → Larynx → Pharynx → Trachea → Bronchioles
(d) Nostrils → Trachea → Bronchi → Bronchioles → Pharynx

55. Breathing is preferably done by nose because

(a) mouth lacks fine hair and mucus
(b) mouth does not purify air
(c) mouth does not warm the air
(d) all of these

56. Respiratory surface in humans is

(a) Lungs (b) Circulatory system
(c) Gills (d) Skin

57. The muscles responsible for the movement of rib cage outward and
upward are
(a) Inter-coastal muscles (b) Pectoralis major
(c) Orbicularis oris (d) Bicep Brachii

58. Select the correct statement.

(a) Heterotrophs do no synthesise their own food.
(b) Heterotrophs utilise solar energy for photosynthesis.
(c) Heterotrophs synthesise their own food.
(d) Heterotrophs are capable of converting carbon dioxide and water
into carbohydrates.

59. Which of the following is not an event taking place in photosynthesis?

(a) Splitting of water in the presence of sunlight
(b) Oxidation of glucose to release energy
(c) Reduction of carbon-dioxide
(d) Absorption of sunlight by chlorophyll

60. Largest gland in human body is

(a) Liver (b) Intestine
(c) Pancreas (d) Stomach

61. An organ that secretes both enzymes and hormone is

(a) Pancreas (b) Liver
(c) Stomach (d) Oesophagus

62. The most common type of transpiration is

(a) Stomatal
(b) Cuticular
(c) Xylem- dependent
(d) Lenticular

63. Under which condition among the stated below, the six-carbon
glucose is broken down into three-carbon pyruvate and lactic acid?
(a) Aerobic condition in muscle tissue
(b) Anaerobic condition in yeast cells
(c) Aerobic condition in mitochondria
(d) Anaerobic condition in muscle cells

64. Pancreatic juice contaims more than one enzyme. Which of the
following combination is correct?
(a) Pepsin and lipase
(b) Amylase and pepsin
(c) Pepsin and trypsin
(d) Trypsin and lipase

65. The gaseous by-product of a process in plants is essential for another

vital process that releases energy. Given below are four combinations
of processes and products. Choose the correct option.
(a) Photosynthesis and oxygen
(b) Respiration and carbon-dioxide
(c) Transpiration and water vapour
(d) Germination and carbon dioxide.

66. Digestion in Hydra takes place in

(a) Mouth
(b) Gastro-vascular cavity
(c) Coelom
(d) Gut

67. The source of hydrogen atoms for the synthesis of glucose is

(a) NADH2
(b) FADH2
(c) H2O
(d) ATP

68. The mammalian trachea and oesophagus both connect to the

(a) Large intestine
(b) Stomach
(c) Pharynx
(d) Epiglottis

69. Which of the following organs is incorrectly matched to its function?

(a) Stomach - protein digestion
(b) Oral cavity - starch digestion
(c) Large intestine - bile production
(d) Small intestine - nutrient absorption

70. As water diffuses into the root hair, which is the first layer of cells that
water molecules must pass through to enter the xylem?
(a) Epidermis
(b) Endodermis
(c) Pericycle
(d) Cortex

71. Which set of juices is mixed with the food in small intestine?
(a) Saliva, gastric juice, bile
(b) Gastric juice, bile, pancreatic juice
(c) Bile, pancreatic juice, intestinal juice
(d) Saliva, intestinal juice, bile

72. In an experiment to show stomata in leaf peel, the liquids used are
(a) Safranin, methylene blue
(b) Glycerine, methylene blue
(c) Safranin, glycerine
(d) Iodine, ethanol

73. The numbers of ATP molecules produced during aerobic and

anaerobic respiration are _______ and ______ respectively.
(a) 2 and 38
(b) 0 and 2
(c) 38 and 0
(d) 38 and 2

74. Deficiency of iodine causes

(a) Anemia
(b) Goitre
(c) Cheilosis
(d) Pellagra

75. Egestion in paramecium takes place through

(a) Vacuole
(b) Pseudopodia
(c) Exocytosis by cell membrane
(d) Cell cytoplasm

76. Respiratory surface should be

(a) permeable
(b) thin
(c) richly supplied with blood vessels
(d) all of the above

77. Mastication occurs in

(a) Mouth
(b) Ileum
(c) Oesophagus
(d) Stomach

78. Ptyalin is secreted by

(a) gastric glands
(b) intestinal glands
(c) pancreas
(d) salivary glands

79. Common passage for food and air is

(a) Oesophagus
(b) Trachea
(c) Larynx
(d) Pharynx

80. Which of the following are micronutrients?

(a) Zinc and Iron
(b) Iron and Carbohydrates
(c) Magnesium and proteins
(d) Vitamins and iron

81. Vestigial organ in human alimentary canal is

(a) colon
(b) rectum
(c) vermiform appendix
(d) jejunum

82. The floor of chest cavity is formed by

(a) stomach
(b) liver
(c) diaphragm
(d) rib cage

83. Frog is
(a) Herbivore
(b) Omnivore
(c) Detrivore
(d) Fluid feeder

84. The organism which depend on faecal matter of other organisms is

known as
(a) Coprozoic hetrotroph
(b) Myxotrophic hetrotroph
(c) Photoautotrophs
(d) Chemoautotrophs

85. The part of human alentary canal which secretes no digestive enzymes
is
(a) Trachea
(b) Oesophagus
(c) Liver
(d) Small intestine

86. The carnivorous plants live in water logged or boggy habitats which
are
(a) deficient in nitrates
(b) deficient in oxygen
(c) deficient in sulphites
(d) deficient many salts

87. Growth regulating nutrients are

(a) Carbohydrates
(b) Fats
(c) Proteins
(d) Vitamins and minerals

88. The core metal of chlorophyll is

(a) Magnesium
(b) Iron
(c) Nickel
(d) Copper

89. The hardest part in mammalian body is

(a) Bone
(b) Skull
(c) Rib cage
(d) Enamel

90. Digestion within a digestive tract is

(a) incomplete
(b) an irreversible process
(c) extracellular
(d) the same as absorption

91. Which of the following is not a parasite?

(a) Taenia solium
(b) Ascaris
(c) Cuscuta
(d) Mangifera indica

92. In Amoeba, food vacuole containing food material fuses with

(a) Contractile vacuole
(b) Cilia
(c) Flagella
(d) None of these

93. Cattles are able to digest cellulose because they have

(a) cellulose digesting bacteria in their intestine
(b) long intestine
(c) large stomach
(d) more efficient digestive system

94. The largest variety of digestive enzymes function in

(a) Large intestine
(b) Buccal cavity
(c) Stomach
(d) Small intestine

95. Photosynthesis is
(a) catabolic process
(b) anabolic process
(c) endothermic process
(d) exothermic process

96. The rate of photosynthesis in a dry and humid day

(a) decreases
(b) increases
(c) remains same
(d) first increases then decreases

97. Glycogen storage is function of

(a) Liver and muscles
(b) Stomach
(c) Brain
(d) Pancreas

98. Gastric digestion takes place in

(a) acidic medium
(b) alkaline medium
(c) neutral medium
(d) highly alkaline medium

99. The functional units for absorption of food are

(a) Peyer’s patches
(b) Brunner’s gland
(c) Villi
(d) Crypts of Leiburkuhn

100. Rate of photosynthesis is

(a) equal to that of respiration
(b) less than that of respiratiom
(c) depends upon chlorophyll content
(d) normally faster than that of respiration