THE NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

UTTARAHALLI

GRADE 7

BIOLOGY - TOPIC – TISSUES

I An Extra mile!!!

A.HOTS QUESTIONS
1. What would happen if upper part of the Meristematic tissue (Apical meristem ) is cut in
a plant?
2. What changes would we observe if a bone A is dipped in HCL and bone B is dried?
3. What will happen if

a. Ligament gets overstretched

b. Heparin is absent in blood
c. Striated muscles contract rapidly for a long time
d. Lymph is not returned to blood

B. Give reasons for :

1. Meristematic cells have prominent nucleus and dense cytoplasm but they lack vacuoles.

2. Intercellular spaces are absent in sclerenchymatous tissue

3. We get a crunchy and granular feeling when we chew the pear fruit.

4. It is difficult t pull out the husk of the coconut.

5. Xylem and Phloem are called complex tissues.

 NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

UTTARAHALLI

GRADE 7

CHEMISTRY - ELEMENTS COMPOUNDS MIXTURES

A. HOTS QUESTIONS :
1. Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe. However, there are no
known compounds of helium .Why?

B. Memory game:
2. With the help of the Periodic table give the symbols of the following elements- and state
in each case whether they are metals, non-metals, metalloids or noble gases.

a. Potassium, Carbon, Oxygen, Mercury, Fluorine, Neon, Sulphur, Zinc, Boron, Copper,
Calcium, Xenon, Arsenic, Chlorine , Silicon, Lead , Antimony, Platinum, Radon, Bromine,
Aluminium , Iodine

C. Classify each of the following as a homogeneous or

heterogeneous mixture:
Sodawater, wood, air, soil, vinegar, filtered tea.

D. GIVE REASONS FOR THE FOLLOWING:

1.The sea-water can be classified as a homogeneous as well as heterogeneous substance.

2. Sucrose (salt) crystals obtained from sugarcane and beetroot are mixed together. Will it
be a pure substance or a mixture.

3.No - metals are usually poor conductors of heat and electricity. They are non- lustrous,nn-
sonorous, non-malleable and are coloured.

a. Name a non-lustrous metal

b. Name a non-metal which exists at room temperature

c. Name a non-metal which is known to form largest number of compounds

d. Name one non-metal which is required for combustion.