Class 10 - Science

Life Processes
Assignment 05

Question No. 1 to 5 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:

In human beings, the process of intake of essential nutrients in the form of food takes place through an entire system known as
the digestive system. The human digestive system constitutes a long tubular structure called the alimentary canal and various
digestive glands associated with it. These glands secrete different digestive enzymes.

1. Only two of the following statements accurately describes what happens in the mouth.
A. Amylase breaks down large starch molecules into smaller maltose molecules.
B. Chewing increases the surface area of food for digestion.
C. Saliva emulsifies fat into smaller droplets.
D. Teeth break large insoluble molecules into smaller soluble molecules.
Which statements are correct?
a. A and B
b. C and D
c. B and C
d. A and D
2. The gall bladder of a patient is removed because of gall bladder stones. Which kind of nutrient in the diet should be
avoided?
a. Fats
b. Carbohydrates
c. Proteins
d. Vitamins and minerals

3. In which order do these events occur in human nutrition?

a. Digestion → Ingestion → Assimilation → Absorption
b. Digestion → Ingestion → Absorption → Assimilation
c. Ingestion → Digestion → Absorption → Assimilation
d. Ingestion → Absorption → Assimilation → Digestion
4. The diagram shows the human digestive system. Identify the structures which secrete digestive enzymes.

a. A, B, C and D

b. A, B, C and F
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 c. A, C and E
d. B, C and D
5. The diagram represents a transverse section of the human intestine. What is the role of structure labelled X?

a. They protect against bacteria

b. They increase the surface area for absorption of food
c. They move mucus over the surface
d. They help to digest food
6. Which of the following equations is the summary of photosynthesis?
a. 6CO2 + 12H2O + Chlorophyll + Sunlight → C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
b. 6CO2 + 12H2O + Chlorophyll + Sunlight → C6H12O6 + 6CO2 + 6H2O
c. 6CO2 + 12H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
d. 6CO2 + H2O + Sunlight → C6H12O6 + O2 + 6H2O
7. When students observed a stained epidermal peel of a leaf under the microscope, it appeared pinkish red. The stain used
was
a. iodine
b. colchicine
c. safranin
d. acetocarmine
8. Assertion (A): HCl converts pepsinogen into active enzyme pepsin.
Reason(R): Pepsin converts protein into proteoses and peptones.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are 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.
9. Assertion (A): Haemoglobin is the respiratory pigment in human beings.
Reason (R): It transports oxygen in the human body.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are 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.
10. State True or False:
i. Living and non living things can survive independently in the ecosystem.
a. True
b. False
ii. The transport in Xylem is influenced by metabolic inhibitors.
a. True
b. False
11. Fill in the blanks:
a. ______ pigment found inside chloroplast absorbs sunlight.
b. The sum of all the biochemical reactions in an organism is called ________.

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12. Match the following:
(a) Loop of Henle (i) Heart
(b) Pericardium (ii) Osmoregulation

(c) Arteries (iii) Carry blood towards the heart

(d) Veins (iv) Carry blood away from the heart

13. Out of about 170L of fluid filtered by the kidneys everyday. How much is excreated in urine?
14. What is the number of RBCs in male and female?
15. Give two function of pancreas.
16. Which enzyme initiates the digestion of proteins? Name the other enzyme produced by the same gland.
17. During respiration in an organism A, one molecule of glucose produces 2 ATP molecules whereas in respiration of
another organism B, one molecule of glucose produces 38 ATP molecules.
i. Which organism is undergoing aerobic respiration?
ii. Which organism is undergoing anaerobic respiration?
iii. Which type of organism A or B can convert glucose into alcohol?
iv. Name one organism which behaves like A.
v. Name one organism which behaves like B.
18. a. Name the process and explain the type of nutrition found in green plants. List the raw materials required for the
process. Give chemical equation for the mentioned process.
b. Write the three observation that occur during this process.

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Life Processes
Assignment 05

Solution

1. (b) C and D
Explanation: C and D
2. (a) Fats
Explanation: Fats
3. (c) Ingestion → Digestion → Absorption → Assimilation
Explanation: Ingestion → Digestion → Absorption → Assimilation
4. (b) A, B, C and F
Explanation: A, B, C and F
5. (b) They increase the surface area for absorption of food
Explanation: They increase the surface area for absorption of food
6. (a) 6CO2 + 12H2O + Chlorophyll + Sunlight → C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
Explanation: The summary equation of photosynthesis is
6CO2 + 12H2O + Chlorophyll + Sunlight → C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
Photosynthesis is a process by which green plants make their own food, e.g., glucose. CO2 and H2O in the presence of
sunlight energy and chlorophyll in the presence of Oxygen gas is released during the process of photosynthesis.
7. (c) safranin
Explanation: Safranin is pinkish red in colour.

8. (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Explanation: HCl creates an acidic medium, which facilitates the action of the enzyme pepsin. The active enzyme
pepsin converts proteins into proteoses and peptones.
9. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation: Haemoglobin is the respiratory pigment in human beings. It takes up oxygen from the air in the lungs and
carries it to tissues.
10. State True or False:
i. (b) False
Explanation: False
ii. (b) False
Explanation: False
11. Fill in the blanks:
a. Chlorophyll
b. Metabolism
12. (a) - (ii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iv), (d) - (iii)
13. Kidney is an excretory organ and nephron is the functional unit of the kidney which carry out filteration process. Only
1.5-2L of fluid filtered by kidneys is excreted as urine. The remaining 168.5 L of fluid is reabsorbed into the blood by
the kidney tubules.
14. 5,00,000 in male and 4,50,000 in female per cubic mm of blood.

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15. Function of pancreas are:
1. Secretion of pancreatic juice.
2. Helps in Digestion
3. Two of the main pancreatic hormones are insulin, which acts to lower blood sugar, and glucagon, which acts to raise
blood sugar.
16. The first protein breaking enzyme is the gastric pepsin. The other enzyme produces by the stomach is gastric lipase.
17. i. Organism B undergoes aerobic respiration. In aerobic respiration more ATP is produced.
ii. Organism A undergoes anaerobic respiration. In anaerobic respiration less ATP is produced.
iii. Organism A can convert glucose into alcohol
iv. Yeast (anaerobic respiration)
v. Human being (aerobic respiation)
Anaerobic respiration can be of 2 types one is known as fermentation in which end products are ethyl alcohol and carbon
dioxide along with ATP and other one is when pyruvate gets converted to lactic acid and carbon dioxide along with ATP.
18. a. Photosynthesis is the process and the type of nutrition found in green plants is autotrophic Nutrition.
In autotrophic nutrition, plants prepare their own food using inorganic material such as CO2 and H2O in the presence
of Sunlight and Chlorophyll.
Chlorophyll Sunlight

6C O2  + 12H2 O −−−−−−−−−−−−→ C6 H12 O6  + 6O2  + 6H2 O

Glucose

The raw materials used in photosynthesis are CO2, H2O.

b. The three observations are given below:

(i) Absorption of light energy by chlorophyll
(ii) Conversion of light energy to chemical energy and splitting of water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen
(iii) Reduction of Carbon dioxide to Carbohydrates

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