INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL, DAMMAM

MIDDLE SECTION BMS/GMS

WORKSHEET - 2023-24
CLASS: 7 L-1 NUTRITION IN PLANTS GENERAL SCIENCE

I. FILL IN THE BLANKS:

1. During photosynthesis plants take in and release .
2. Chlorophyll containing structure in a plant cell is called as .
3. Carbohydrates are made of , and .
4. derive their food from the dead and decaying matter.
5. plants have Rhizobium bacteria in their roots.

6. Pitcher like structure is the modified part of the .

7. Green plants synthesis their own food by the process of .

8. In lichens, and live in symbiotic association.

9. Stomata are surrounded by cells.

10. are called food factory of the plant.

II. CORRECT THE FALSE STATEMENTS GIVEN BELOW:

1. Photosynthesis takes place only in green leaves.
2. All animals are autotrophic in nutrition.
3. In desert plants flowers are reduced to spines.

4. Insectivorous plants grow in soil which is deficient in hydrogen.

III. NAME THE FOLLOWING:

1. Green coloured pigment in plants.
2. A bacterium that converts atmospheric Nitrogen into a soluble form.
3. Jelly like substance present in a cell.
4. Microscopic units which make up the bodies of living organisms.
5. Two examples of animal parasites which suck human blood.

6. A thin outer boundary with which a cell is enclosed.

7. Stored form of carbohydrates.
8. Two examples of useful fungi.

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 INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL, DAMMAM
MIDDLE SECTION BMS/GMS
WORKSHEET - 2023-24
CLASS: 7 L-1 NUTRITION IN PLANTS GENERAL SCIENCE

IV. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

1. Which of these is/are necessary for photosynthesis to take place in plants?
(a) Carbon di oxide (b) Chlorophyll (c) Water (d) All of these
2. Prominent, spherical, centrally located structure inside a cell is
(a) Cytoplasm (b) Nucleus (c) Cell membrane (d) Nucleolus
3. The plant on which a Cuscuta climbs is called a
(a) Host (b) Parasite (c) Saprophyte (d) Bryophyte
4. The fungal spores are generally present in the
(a) Air (b) Water (c) Soil (d) All the above
5. Usually crops require a lot of to make proteins.
(a) Potassium (b) Phosphorous (c) Nitrogen (d) None of the above
V. GIVE REASON
1. Leaves and green parts of a plant can only synthesis food. Why?
2. Plants with red, violet, and brown color also carry out photosynthesis. How?
3. Fungi appear suddenly during the rainy season. How?
4. Saprotrophs cannot make their food by photosynthesis. Why?
5. Insectivorous plants are called as partial heterotrophs. Why?
VI. IDENTIFY THE PLANT AND THE CATEGORY IT BELONGS TO:

a) Name: b) Name: c) Name:

Category: Category: Category:

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 INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL, DAMMAM
MIDDLE SECTION BMS/GMS
WORKSHEET - 2023-24
CLASS: 7 L-1 NUTRITION IN PLANTS GENERAL SCIENCE

VII. Read the statements below and choose the correct answer.
1. Assertion- the organism which take nutrients from dead and decaying matter knows as
saprotropic nutrition.
Reason- the organisms with saprotrophic mode of nutrition are called saprotrophs.
a) Assertion and reason both are correct statement and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
b) Assertion and reason both are correct statement and reason is not correct explanation for assertion.
c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
2. Assertion- Some organisms live together and share both shelter and nutrients.
Reason- The organisms that live together are called lichens.
a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
b) Assertion and reason both are correct statement and reason is not correct explanation for assertion.
c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
3. Assertion- Oxygen is produced during photosynthesis.
Reason- Oxygen released during photo synthesis cannot be utilised by living organisms for
their survival.
a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
b) Assertion and reason both are wrong.
c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.

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