SESSION 2021-22

SUBJECT-SCIENCE
CH-17: FOREST: OUR LIFELINE
CLASS – VII

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: (1 MARK EACH)

1. Plants do not depend on animals for

(a) pollination (b) food (c) seed dispersal (d) nutrients

2. Flow of energy in nature takes the following path

(a) carnivores→ herbivores → green plants

(b) green plants → herbivores → carnivores

(c) sun → green plants → herbivores → carnivores

(d) sun → carnivores → herbivores → green plants

3. Microorganisms act upon the dead plants to produce

(a) sand (b) mushroom (c) humus (d) wood

4. Which of the following is not a forest product?

(a) Gum (b) Plywood (c) Sealing wax (d) Kerosene

5. Which of the following has the strongest stem?

(a) A tree (b) A creeper (c) A climber (d) A bush

6. Which of the following statements is not correct?

(a) Forests protect the soil form erosion

(b) Plants and animals in a forest are not dependent on one another

(c) Forests influence the climate and water cycle

 (d) Soil helps forests to grow and regenerate

7. Which of the following is not prepared from the wood obtained from forest?

(a) Paper (b) Thermocol (c) Matchsticks (d) Plywood

8. The lowest layer in the under storey is formed by

(a) shrubs (b) herbs (c) trees (d) tall grasses

9. Which of the following is not the name of a tree?

(a) Teak (b) Sal (c) Porcupine (d) Kachnar

10.Which of the following are called producers?

(a) Omnivores (b) Carnivores (c) Green plants (d) Bacteria and fungi

B.FILL IN THE BLANKS: (1 MARK EACH)

1. The decaying leaves and animal choppings in a forest enrich the ……………… .
2. Insect, butterflies, honeybees help plants in ……………… formation.
3. The microorganisms which convert dead plants and animals to humas are called
……………….
4. Forest is a purifier of ……………… and ……………… .
5. Herbs form the ……………… layer of the forest.
6. Forest help in cloud formation as they release ……………… in the air.
7. The forest are called green lungs because they supply ……………… to the atmosphere.
8. If there are no plants in the soil, heavy rain will cause extensive soil ……………… .
9. Different layers provide ……………… and ……………… for animals.
10. ……………… helps forests to grow and regenerate.

C. State whether the given statements are correct or not: (1 MARK EACH)

1. Plants are saprotrophs.

2. Roots of the tree are called crown of the tree.
3. Plants release C02 in the process of photosynthesis.
4. Forest is self sustaining entity comprising of plants animals and microorganisms.
5. Various components of forests are not interdependent on each other.
6. Forests are lifeline for forest dwelling communities.
7. We get various products from forests.

D. Match the Column I with Column II. (1 MARK EACH)

Column I Column II
(a) Humus (i) Depend on plants for food

(b) Forests (ii) Branchy part of the tree

(c) Herbivores (iii) Helps forests to grow

(d) Crown (iv) Dark coloured matter

(e) Soil (v) Protect soil from erosion

E. VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS: (2 MARKS EACH)

1. List some animals which live in deeper areas of the forest.

2. Paheli while moving in a forest observed that there was no noise pollution, though lots of heavy
vehicles were passing from the nearby highway. Explain why.
3. Give the reason behind variations found in the forests of different regions.
4. Paheli wrote a food chain in the following way:
Frog → Eagle → Insects → Grass → Snake
The chain is not in the correct order. Help her to write the food chain correctly.
5. A bunch of seedlings were seen sprouting on a heap of animal dropping in a forest. How do you
think is the seedling benefited from the animal dung?
6. Deforestation may lead to floods. Why?
7. Differentiate between crown and canopy.

F. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS: (3 MARKS EACH)

1. Forests are valuable resources. Explain

2. Plants help in maintaining O2-CO2 cycle. Explain it in the light of photosynthesis and respiration.
3. Forests are called green lungs. Why?
4. Write differences between decomposers and scavengers.
5. How nutrients are recycled in the forest?
6. Why forests are called dynamic living entity?
7. How forests prevent floods and soil erosion?
8. How forests preserve the water cycle?
9. How forests prevent pollution?

G. LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS: (5 MARKS EACH)

1. People say that nothing goes waste in a forest. Can you explain how?
2. Write the major steps by which we can conserve the forest.