Class 7 Science worksheet

Chapter no –01
Chapter name –bio-nutrition in plant
1. Which one of the following is not an insectivorous?

(a) (b)

Bladderwort Lichens

(c) (d)

Pitcher Plant Sundew

1. (b) It shows different type of nutrition which is called symbiosis.

2. Select the correct option regarding the two figures :

Oxygen Oxygen

Oxygen Oxygen
bubbles bubbles

Water Water
Hydrilla Hydrilla
plants plants

(A) (B)

(a) more bubbles will be observed in A, in 10 min.

(b) more bubbles will be observed in B, in 10 min.
(c) no bubble will be observed in both A and B
(d) same no. of bubbles will be observed in A and B in 10 min.
2. (b) More bubbles will be observed in B in 10 min. because rate of photosynthesis increases in presence of
sunlight and rate of photosynthesis amount of O2.

3. Which of the following raw material is not necessary for photosynthesis?

(a) CO2 (b) H2O (c) Sunlight (d) Nitrogen
3. (d) Plants are the autotrophs that can prepare food for themselves by using CO2, H2O and minerals in the
presence of sunlight. Nitrogen is not required for photosynthesis.

4. Identify X in the following reaction :

light
CO2 + Water æ æ æ æ æ æÆ X + Oxygen
chlorophyll
(a) Vitamin (b) Protein (c) Carbohydrate (d) Minerals
4. (c) During photosynthesis, chlorophyll containing cells of leaves in the presence of sunlight, use carbon
dioxide and water to synthesis carbohydrates. The process can be represented as an equation:
light
Carbon dioxide + Water æ æ æ æ æ æÆ Carbohydrate + Oxygen.
chlorophyll
Presence of starch, a carbohydrate in the leaves is regarded as an evidence of photosynthesis.

5. Which of the following is the function of stomata?

(a) Carbon dioxide enters the leaf through stomata.
(b) Oxygen discharges into the atmosphere from the leaf through stomata.
(c) Food material synthesised in leaf is discharge into the atmosphere from the leaf through stomata.
(d) Water enter the leaf through stomata.
5. (a) Small pores are present on the lower surface of leaf. These pores performs the function of exchange
of gases i.e. CO2 enters the leaf and oxygen go out of the leaf. These pores are also control the rate of
transpiration.

6. Pitcher plant is green in colour but it eats insects to complete the requirement of
(a) water (b) carbon dioxide (c) nitrogen (d) oxygen
6. (c) Insectivorous plants, in fact, are green plants which prepare their own food from the raw material
(carbon dioxide, water and sunlight) obtained from the soil and atmosphere, just like the autotrophs.
The nitrogen requirement of these plants is provided by the insects which these plants capture.

7. Two different organisms living together and both benefiting from each other, are known as
(a) saprophytic (b) symbiotic (c) parasitic (d) heterotrophs
7. (b) Some organisms live together and share shelter and nutrients. This is called symbiotic relationship.
For example, certain fungi live in the roots of trees. The tree provides nutrients to the fungus and, in
return, receives help from it to take up water and nutrients from the soil. This association is very
important for the tree.
8. Saprophytic mode of nutrition is found in
(a) lichens (b) bladderwort (c) mushroom (d) cuscuta.
8. (c) Saprophytic mode of nutrition is found in mushrooms. In this mode of nutrition plant feeds on dead
and decaying organic matter. The mode of nutrition of other three are given below.
Bladderwort Æ Insectivorous mode of nutrition
Lichens Æ Symbiotic mode of nutrition
Cuscuta Æ Parasitic mode of nutrition
9. Which of the following is not true about saprophytic plants?
(a) These plants are green in colour.
(b) These plants are commonly seen during and after rain.
(c) Yeast shows saprophytic mode of nutrition.
(d) These plants secrete digestive juices from the dead and decaying organic matter..
9. (a) These plants lack green colour. They feed on digestive juices from the dead and decaying organic
matter.
10. The green colour pigment in the leaves is
(a) chlorophyll (b) anthocyanin (c) protoplast (d) chloroplast
10. (a) The leaves have a green pigments called chlorophyll. It helps leaves to capture the energy of the
sunlight. This energy is used to synthesise food from carbon dioxide and water.
11. Which of the following part/s of a desert plant perform the function of photosynthesis?
(a) Leaves (b) Stem (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
11. (c) Besides leaves, photosynthesis also takes place in other green parts of the plant – in green stems and
green branches. The desert plants have scale- or spine-like leaves to reduce loss of water by
transpiration. These plants have green stems which carry out photosynthesis.
12. Which of the following statements is false?
(a) Green plants are autotrophs.
 (b) Photosynthesis takes place mostly in green leaves which contain green pigment, chlorophyll inside
chloroplasts.
(c) Non-green plants and animals are heterotrophs.
(d) Photosynthesis does not takes place in deep red, violet or brown leaves.
12. (d) The leaves other than green also have chlorophyll. The large amount of red, brown and other pigments
mask the green colour. Hence, photosynthesis also takes place in these leaves.
13. In a lichen which of the following is autotrophic?
(a) Algal partner (b) Fungal partner (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) none of these
13. (a) In a lichen, algal and fungal partners live together and both are mutually beneficial. Algal, a
chlorophyll containing component of a lichen is autotropic. It provides food material to the fungal
component in the lichen. In return, the fungus (heterotroph) provides shelter, water and minerals to
the alga.
14. Which of the following is false statement?
(a) Rhizobium can take atmospheric nitrogen and convert it into a soluble form.
(b) Though nitrogen gas is available in plenty in the air, plants cannot use it in the manner they can use
carbon dioxide.
(c) Plants need nitrogen in a soluble form.
(d) Rhizobium feed on atmospheric nitrogen.
14. (d) Rhizobium do not feed on atmospheric nitrogen. It cannot make its own food. So it lives in the roots
of gram, peas, moong beans and other legumes and provide them nitrogen. In return, the plants provide
food and shelter to the bacteria.
15. We will observe some green patches on a moist piece of bread if we leave it in moist warm place for 2-3
days. The green patches are
(a) green leafs (b) atmospheric nitrogen
(c) water mixed with dust particles (d) fungi
15. (d) These organisms are called fungi. They have a different mode of nutrition. They secrete digestive
juices on the dead and decaying matter and convert it into a solution. Then they absorb the nutrients
from it.
16. Farmers need to add nitrogen fertilizers to the soil in which.
(a) moong beans are grown (b) peas are grown
(c) gram are grown (d) wheat are grown
16. (d) Gram, peas and moong beans are leguminous plants. Rhizobium present in roots of these plants
convert atmospheric nitrogen into the soluble form. That's why farmers do not need to add nitrogen
fertilizers to the soil when moong beans, peas or gram to be grown in soil. Only wheat plant need
nitrogen from soil to complete its requirement.
17. Heterotrophic plants are these which
(a) feed on dead and decaying organisms.
(b) draw nutrition from the living tissues of other organisms.
(c) depend on sources other than themselves for food.
(d) all of these
17. (d) Many plants (for example, fungi and bacteria) lack chlorophyll and cannot prepare their own food.
Similarly, many plants derive their food by feeding on dead and decaying bodies, or by living in or
on the bodies of other living organisms. Four such methods of heterotrophic nutrition are:
I. Saprophytic; II. Parasitic; III. Symbiotic; IV. Insectivorous.
18. Which one of the following organisms is a producer?
(a) Yeast (b) Cow (c) Grass (d) Paramecium
18. (c) Producers can make their own food. Grass can produce its own food. It has chlorophyll to trap energy
from sunlight for photosynthesis. The other organism can not produce their own food because they
do not have chlorophyll.
19. What will happen on the earth in the absence of photosynthesis?
(a) Fruits are not available to eat.
(b) We can not get relief under the shadow of trees in hot summer days.
(c) All the flowers will be destroyed.
(d) Life would be impossible on earth.
19. (d) In the absence of photosynthesis there would not be any plants. The survival of almost all living
organisms directly or indirectly depends upon the food made by the plants. Besides, oxygen which is
essential for the survival of all living organisms is produced during photosynthesis. In the absence of
photosynthesis, life would be impossible on the earth.
20. Amarbel is a
(a) host (b) parasite (c) authotroph (d) saprotroph
20. (b) Amarbel does not have chlorophyll. It takes readymade food from the plant on which it is climbing.
Since it deprives the host of valuable nutrients, it is called a parasite.
21. Which of the following is correct?
(a) Fungi like yeast and mushrooms are useful. (b) Some fungi cause diseases in plants.
(c) Some fungi are also used in medicines. (d) All of these
21. (d) We use mushroom as vegetable in our food. Some fungi are useful to men as these are used in
medicines and some are harmful and causing disease (ringworm) to us.
22. Which of the following season provides ideal conditions for a fungi to grow are
(a) Cold weather (b) Raining season
(c) Hot and humid weather (d) Both (b) and (c)
22. (d) The fungal spores are generally present in the air. When they land on wet and warm things they
germinated and grow.
23. Photosynthesis is a
(a) natural process (b) chemical process
(c) natural chemical process (d) physical process
23. (c) It is a natural chemical process in which plants makes their food with the help of CO2 and H2O in the
presence of sunlight.
24. Match the given in list I with the definition in list II :
List I List II
I. Nutrition A. Organism deriving its food from dead and decaying plants and animals.
II. Parasite B. Association of two different organisms in which both are benefited.
III. Saprophyte C. Process of obtaining and utilising food.
IV. Symbiosis D. Organism that derives its food from the living body of another organism.
(a) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A (b) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
(c) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C (d) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
24. (b)
25. Variegated leaf means
(a) green leaf
(b) leaf having both green and white or yellow part
(c) Red leaf
(d) Black leaf
25. (b) Variegated leaves have both green and white or yellow parts in the same leaf. It shows that chlorophyll
is necessary for photosynthesis.

Class 7
L-1 NUTRITION IN PLANTS
Difficult questions

1. Living organisms are made up of tiny units called-

(a) Nucleus.
(b) Cell.
(c) Cytoplasm.
(d) Cell membrane.

Ans: (b)

Explanation: All living organisms are made up of a basic tiny unit called cell. Many cells
join together to form a tissue, which in turn form organ, organ system and in the last a
complete organism. Nucleus, cell membrane and cytoplasm are the components of a
cell.

2. Stomata is surrounded by-

(a) Guard cells.
(b) Chlorophyll.
(c) Carbohydrates.
(d) None of them.

Ans: (a) Guard cells.

 Explanation: Guard cells are the chlorophyll containing cells that surround the
stomatal opening and help in the opening and closing of stomata.

3. During photosynthesis, carbohydrates get converted to-

(a) Proteins.
(b) Starch.
(c) Carbohydrates.
(d) All of them.

Ans: (b) Starch.

Explanation: During photosynthesis, carbohydrates get converted to starch which itself

is a carbohydrate.

4. Slimy green patches are formed in ponds by-

(a) Fungi.
(b) Algae.
(c) Bacteria.
(d) Lichens.

Ans: (b)
Explanation: A slimy green layer of patches is formed on the surface of stagnant
waters and ponds by the growth of certain organisms called algae.

Class – VII
Ch 1. Nutrition in plants

1. Which of the following requires nitrogen for its synthesis?

(i) Carbohydrates
(ii) Proteins (true)
(iii) Fats
(iv) Vitamins
Explanation: Proteins are the nitrogenous substances that require nitrogen for
their synthesis.

2. Which of the following is a parasitic plant?

(i) Cuscuta (true)
(ii) Algae
(iii) Pitcher plant
(iv) Lichen
Explanation: Cuscuta does not have chlorophyll. It climbs a host plant and takes
up its valuable nutrients. Thus it acts as a parasite feeding on a host plant.

3. Which of the following does not help in providing nitrogen to the soil?
(i) Peas
(ii) gram
(iii) beans
(iv) wheat (true)
Explanation: Nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobium lives in the roots of the
legumes like pulses, beans, peas etc. Wheat is not a legume.