PRESIDENCY SCHOOL BANGALORE SOUTH

WORKSHEET-1
Grade: X Subject: Biology
Nutrition in plants
1. We say that movement is a characteristic of living organisms but we always don’t see visible
movements in plants. Comment.
2 Identify the type of nutrition in the following:
a. Paramecium b. Leech c. Moulds d. Bacteria f. Pitcher plant
3. Differentiate the following:
a. Autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition b. Saprophytic and Parasitic nutrition

c. Photosynthesis and Respiration

4. “All plants give out oxygen during day and carbon dioxide during night”. Do you agree with
this statement? Give reason.
5. Name two parasitic plants and two parasitic animals.
6. Draw a diagram of cross section of leaf and label i. phloem ii. Xylem iii. Lamina iv. Vascular
bundle.
7. Draw a labelled diagram to show open stomatal pore and label i. Guard cells ii. Chloroplast
iii.Epidermal cell
8. How do guard cells regulate opening and closing of stomatal pores?
9. Leaves of a healthy potted plant were coated with Vaseline. Will this plant remain healthy for
long? Give reason.
10. What are stomata? State their functions.
11. Explain the events which take place during photosynthesis. Mention which steps are the part
of light reaction and dark reaction and where does it takes in chloroplast?
12. How desert plants perform photosynthesis if their stomata remain closed during day?
13. Design an experiment to show that sunlight is necessary for photosynthesis.
14. What are the adaptations of a leaf for photosynthesis?
15. Chloroplast is called energy convertor. Explain.
16. What is the source of oxygen liberated during photosynthesis?
17. State two sources from which plants obtain nitrogen for the synthesis of protein and other compounds.
 Nutrition in animals

13. Give one similarity and one difference with respect to nutrition in amoeba and paramecium.

14. What will happen if: a. Mucous is not secreted by gastric glands.
b. Bile is not produced in liver.
15. What are the final products of digestion of carbohydrates, fats, proteins?
16. What is the internal energy reserve for the plants? Do animals have the same energy reserve?
Justify.
17. How is small intestine designed to absorb digested food?
18. Mention the significance of : i. Gastric sphincter ii. Anal sphincter.
19. How is pH maintained in the stomach and small intestine?
20. What is the role of saliva in digestion of food?
21. How are fats digested in our bodies? Where does this process take place?
22. Discuss the role of gastric juice and pancreatic juice in digestion.
23. Draw a labelled diagram depicting human alimentary canal and label: a. largest gland
b. gland that secretes digestive enzyme and hormone c. part where HCl is produced
d. Vestigial organ
Respiration in plants and Animals
24. Differentiate the following:
a. Respiration in plants and animals b. Breathing and respiration
c. Inhalation and Exhalation d. Lenticels and stomata
25. Give reasons for the following:
a. The walls of the trachea do not collapse when there is less air in it.
b. The glottis is guarded by epiglottis.
c. The lung alveoli are covered with blood capillaries.
d. Rate of breathing of aquatic organisms is much faster than terrestrial organisms
25. Draw a diagram of human respiratory system and label the following:
a. Part where air is filtered by fine hair and mucus.
b. Structure where exchange of gases of gases takes place.
c. Part which separates chest cavity from abdominal cavity.
d. Voice box
e. Organ surrounded by cartilaginous rings.
26. How are lungs designed to maximize the exchange of gases?
27. What are the different ways in which glucose is oxidized to provide energy in various
organisms?
28. Two green plants are kept separately in oxygen- free containers, one in the dark and the
other in continuous light. Which one will live longer? Give reasons.
29. Explain the mechanism of gaseous exchange between tissues and blood.
30. What are the common features between all the respiratory organs?
31. Which is called the energy currency of the cell? Explain how it is formed and amount of
energy released?
32. Why cramps are caused in our muscles after a vigorous exercise? How does taking a hot
water bath can relieve the cramps?
33. “The breathing cycle is rhythmic whereas exchange of gases is a continuous process.
Justify the statement.
34. a. A graph was plotted to show energy output of two types of respiration. Identify the type
of respiration denoted by curve A and B. Why?
b. Define residual volume. State its significance.

Transportation in Humans
33. What are the functions of blood? Name the pigment present in it.
34. Why is blood circulation in human heart called double circulation? Draw a neat diagram to
represent double circulation.
35. Cold blooded animals produce less energy compared to warm blood animals. Why?
36. Give reasons:
a. The ventricles have thicker muscular wall than the atrium.
b. The capillaries have walls which are one cell thick.
c. Valves are present in veins but not in arteries.
37. Draw a schematic diagram to show the process of blood circulation in humans.
38. Draw a neat diagram of human heart. Label the following:
 a. The main artery which carries the blood away from the heart.
b. The main vein that brings the blood to the heart.
c. The vein which carries the blood from the lungs to the heart.
d. The artery which carries the blood from the heart to the lungs.
39. Why is heart beat equal to the arterial pulse rate?
40. Why do fishes die immediately when it is taken out from the water? Why single circulation
of blood is observed in the heart of fishes?
41. What is blood pressure? How is it measured? Distinguish between systolic and diastolic
Pressure.
42. What is lymph? State its important functions. How is it different from blood?
43. What happens if conducting tubes of circulatory system develops a leak? State in brief, how
could this be avoided?
44. What is hypertension and how does it lead to internal bleeding?
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