GRADE- VII

SCIENCE HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

Dear students,
Write the following questions along with the answers on sheets of paper and keep them
in a stick file folder.

1. The food synthesised by the plants is stored as

i) Starch ii) Protein
 iii) Vitamins  iv) Dietary fibre
2. Farmers do not apply nitrogenous fertilizers in the cultivation of pulses plant. Why?
i) Pulses plant already have stored much nitrogenous compound.
ii) Pulses plant do not need the compound of nitrogen because they are autotrophs.
iii) Pulses plant fulfill their needs by saprotrophic nutrition.
iv) Pulses plant derive nutrition from the symbiotic association.
3. Which of the following equations is correct about “photosynthesis”?
i) Carbon dioxide + Water + (Sunlight and Chlorophyll) → Carbohydrates + Ozone
ii) Carbon dioxide + Hydrogen + (Sunlight and Chlorophyll) → Carbohydrates + Oxygen
iii) Nitrogen dioxide + Water + (Sunlight and Chlorophyll) → Carbohydrates + Ozone
iv) Carbon dioxide + Water + (Sunlight and Chlorophyll) → Carbohydrates + Oxygen
4. ………………. of silk is the process of taking silk threads from cocoon.
5. Wool from the Kashmiri goat is used to prepare …………………. shawls.
6. Rearing of a silkworm to obtain the silk is called ………………
7. Why can't animals make food from carbon dioxide, water and sunlight, like plants do?
8. How does fungi appear suddenly during the rainy seasons?
9. Spot as many organisms as possible in the puzzle given by encircling them as shown.
Write the names on a sheet of paper and categorise them into autotrophs and
heterotrophs. Classify the heterotrophs into herbivores, carnivores, omnivores and
saprophytes.
(Some examples are given. You may find the rest of the organisms.)
10. Sunlight, chlorophyll, carbon dioxide, water and minerals are raw materials essential
for photosynthesis. Do you know where they are available? Fill in the blanks with the
appropriate raw materials.
(a) Available in the plant : _______________
(b) Available in the soil : _______________, _______________
(c) Available in the air : _______________
(d) Available during day : _______________
11. Identify the following animals and name the region where they are found.

12. Complete the paragraph related to the life history of silk moth by filling in the blanks.
The ____(a)___ silk moth lays ___(b)___, from which hatch ____(c)___ called
___(d)____ or ___(e)____. They grow in size and when the caterpillar is ready to enter
the next stage of its life history called ___(f)____, it first weaves a covering to hold
itself, which is known as ___(g)____.
13. State whether the following statements are True or False. If false, correct them.
i) In the process of obtaining wool from fleece, sorting is done after scouring.
ii) Silkworms are caterpillars of the silk moth.
14. Take a piece of bread and sprinkle some water on it. Keep this bread inside a tiffin box
and leave it for 4-5 days. Take it out and observe. Record your observations. Paste
pictures of your observation.
15. Fibres play a very important role in our life. We come across fibres of various kinds
every day. Study the different fabric in your house and record your observation in the
form of table below:
Fabric of Type of fibre Is it natural or synthetic
2. Curtain
3. Saree
4. Raincoat
5. Socks
6. Table cover