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Science Notes For Class 7th

Teacher _______________
 UNIT:01
FOOD AND DIGESTION
To be taught:
 Word/meanings
 Fill in the blanks
 True/false
 Choose the correct answers
 Match the columns
 Questions and answers
 Activity

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 Words Meanings
Tiny ‫چھوٹا‬
Throat ‫گلہ‬
Wave ‫لہر‬
Relax ‫آرام‬
Contain ‫مشتمل‬
Empty ‫خالی‬
Breaks ‫توڑنا‬
Absorb ‫جذب کرنا‬
Dissolve ‫حل ہونا‬
Vessel ‫رگ‬
Distribute ‫تقسیم‬
Vital role ‫اہم کردار‬
Heal of wound ‫زخم کا بھرنا‬
Blood ‫خون‬
Pain ‫درد‬

•FILL IN THE BLANKS.

1. Wall of the stomach produce juice known as Gastric juice.
2. A liquid produced by Salivary Glands in the mouth make the food
soft.
3. Diarrhea is caused by Infection.
4. Rectum swelling may indicate that a child has bad constipation with
blockage of feces.
5. Human digestion occurs in two ways known as Mechanical and
Chemical digestions.

•True and False.

1. The length of digestive track is about ten meters long. ()
2. Pancreatic juice help to digest carbohydrates proteins and fats. ()
3. The germ of diarrhea easily spread from person to person and
specially from child to child. ()
4. Some stuff in our food remains in small intestine. ()
5. Gastric juice contains hydrochloric acid which kill bacteria in the
eaten food. ()

•Choose the correct options.

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 1. From where digestive system begins
(intestine, stomach, mouth)
2. What is saliva?
(watery liquid, nutrient, waste)
3. The stomach is larger than
(intestine, muscle, cell)
4. Heart burn is caused by
(pain in the heart, irritation in esophagus, fast heart beating)
5. The undigested stuff is pushed to
(small intestine, rectum, liver)

•MATCH THE COLUMNS.

Column A Column B Column C
Esophagus Kill the bacteria Ten inches long
Hydrochloric acid House for bile Kill the bacteria
Gallbladder Loss of water House for Bile
Dehydration mean Silva Loss of Water
Salivary gland
Ten inches long Saliva
produces

•SHORT QUESTIONS
Q:1 Why do we need mineral and salt?
Ans: Mineral and Salt:
They play a vital role in the growth of our body and keeping us healthy.

Q:2 Why all living organism need food?

Ans: Food: -
We get energy from food we eat. It enables us to do our daily
routine works.

Q:3 What is the reason of heart burn?

Ans: Reason of Heart Burn: -

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It is caused due to acid refluxing back into the esophagus, that increase the
production of acid in the stomach.

Q: 4 What is ORS? and why it is used?

Ans: ORS: -
ORS stands oral rehydration solution.
USES:
It is used for prevention of diseases like diarrhea.

Q: 5 What is the function of pancreatic juice?

Ans: Function of Pancreatic Juice:
Pancreas produces juice known as pancreatic juice. It helps to digest
carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

Q:6 Define mechanical and chemical digestion?

Ans: Mechanical Digestion:
Mechanical digestion starts in the mouth, when we grind the food with our
teeth.
Chemical Digestion:
The breaking down of large insoluble molecule into small soluble ones.
There are several chemical digestives are involved in it like gastric juice
pancreatic juice etc.

Q:7 What is the role of calcium in our body?

Ans: Role of Calcium in Our Body: -
Calcium is very important as it makes our body and teeth strong. It makes
our bones healthy and strong.

•LONG QUESTIONS
Q:1 What are the ingredients of balanced diet?
Ans: Ingredients of Balanced Diet:
Grains
Fruits
Vegetables
Oils and sweets
Meat and beans
Milk

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A balanced diet must contain fats, proteins, carbohydrates, fibre, vitamins
and minerals.

Q:2 Explain the role of large intestine in digestive system?

Ans: Role of Large Intestine: -
Large intestine plays a very important role in digestion.
Region:
It is fatter than the small intestine and is located inside our body.
Size:
It is approximately 1.5meter long.
Functions:
In large intestine remaining water and salt are removed from
the undigested stuff and absorb in the blood. Then the digested stuff is
pushed to rectum where it is stored as feces or stool.
It stays there until you need to go to bathroom to pass out through anus.

Q: 3 How pancreas, liver and gall bladder help in our digestive system?
Ans: a) Pancreas: -
Pancreas produce juice known as pancreatic juice, which helps to digest
carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
b) Liver:
Liver is also a digestive organ which is located near to heart.
Functions:
It produces a juice called bile which mixes with food. Bile
acid dissolves fats into watery contents of the intestine and kill germs.
c): Gall Bladder:
Serve as a ware house for bile. Almost all the absorption of digested food
in the blood takes place through the inner surface a small intestine, from
where it is distributed to all parts of the body passing through liver.

Q:4 Explain the term dehydration and also explain measures to prevent it?
Ans: Dehydration:
It is also called diarrhea. Diarrhea or dehydration means loss
of water, minerals and salts from the body.
In Children:
When children are suffered with diarrhea or frequent vomiting, this can cause loss of
water and minerals from their bodies and become dehydrated very quickly.

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 New Islamia Public High School &
College
Peshawar
Written By Sir Ilyas and Composed By Sir
Roohullah

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