SRI KANCHI MAHASWAMI VIDYA MANDIR

AFFILIATED TO CBSE - NEW DELHI

CLASS 10 SUBJECT - BIOLOGY DATE – 4.7.22

LESSON - LIFE PROCESSES (EXCRETION)

SYNOPSIS - The process of removing toxic waste from the body is called excretion.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES -My learner will be able to know about excretion in plants and animals.

1. (a) Define excretion.

(b) Name the basic filtration unit present in the kidney.
2. What is the purpose of sending blood to the kidney for filtration?
3. “About 180 litre of filtrate is produced each day but only 1.5 litre of urine is excreted out.” Justify this
statement.
4. (i) Name any two substances that are selectively reabsorbed as the urine flows along the tube.
(ii) Name the part of the excretory system in which urine is stored for some time.
5. Name the process used by single celled organisms for taking in food, exchange of gases or removal of waste.

6. ASSERTION AND REASON

DIRECTION: The following question consists of two statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these
questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
(a)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b)Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
1. Assertion: Excretory unit of kidney is nephrons.
Reason: It has no role in secretion of urine.
2. Assertion: The main organ of human excretory system is kidney.
Reason: Kidneys perform the function of removing excess water and nitrogenous wastes from the body.