FREEDOM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

NUTRITION IN PLANTS
WORKSHEET 4 [6 August 2023]
1
A plant was kept in a dark room for a week. When its leaves were tested
with iodine solution, it did not show the presence of starch. From this
experiment we can conclude that ____ is essential for photosynthesis.
A) sunlight
B) oxygen
C) carbon dioxide
D) water

2
What is the function of root nodules in leguminous plants?
A) store food
B) provide extra strength
C) perform photosynthesis
D) give shelter to bacteria

3
Which function is performed by the bacteria present in the root nodules of
leguminous plants?
A) to store food.
B) to perform photosynthesis
C) to fix atmospheric nitrogen.
D) to simplify the complex minerals present in the soil

4
In Nepenthes plant, leaves are modified into which of the following
structures?
A) leaf tendrils for mechanical support
B) spines to reduce the loss of water
C) pitchers to trap the insects
D) fleshy leaves to store food and water
5

Which statement is true about parasitic plants?

A) Organisms which prepare food on their own.

B) Organisms which break glucose into alcohol and carbon dioxide.

C) Organisms which draw nutrition from living tissues of other plants.

D) Plants which kill insects for their food.

6
Carbohydrates, the most abundant biomolecules on Earth are produced by
which of the following organisms?
A) Some bacteria, algae and green plant cells.
B) All bacteria, fungi and algae.
C) Fungi, algae and green plant cells.
D) Viruses, fungi and bacteria.

7
Take two potted plants of the same kind. Keep one in the dark (or in a
black box)for 48-72 hours and the other in sunlight. Perform iodine test
with the leaves of both the plants. Record the results. Now leave the pot
which was earlier kept in the dark, in the sunlight for 3 – 4 days and
perform the iodine test again on its leaves. Record the observations in a
notebook.
 i) For how many hours does a potted plant need to be kept in the dark for
it to be destarched?.
(a) 42 hours
(b) 15 hours
(c) 2 hours
(d) 72 hours
ii) Why should a leaf be destarched before the starch test is done?
iii) Why is it necessary to decolourise the leaf while testing the presence for the
presence of starch in the leaf ?
8 Directions: In each of the following questions, a statement of Assertion
is followed by a statement of
Reason .Of the statements given below, mark the correct answer as:
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and the reason is the correct
explanation of the assertion.
b) Both assertion and reason are correct but the reason is not the
correct explanation of the assertion.
c) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong.
d) Assertion is wrong but reason is correct.
Assertion (A): The product of photosynthesis is a complex chemical
substance called carbohydrate.
Reason (R): The carbohydrate ultimately gets converted into sugar.
9 In designing an experiment to find out whether light is needed for
photosynthesis
(a) what is the principle of the design
(b) what control would you use?