Match the items of Column I with those given in Column II:
Column I Column II
Food components Product(s) of digestion
Carbohydrates Fatty acids and glycerol
Proteins Sugar
Fats Amino acids
Column I Column II
Food components Product(s) of digestion
Carbohydrates Sugar
Proteins Amino acids
Fats Fatty acids and glycerol
1) Carbohydrate: Carbohydrates are the sugars, starches and fibres found in fruits, grains, vegetables and milk products as well; they are of three types: polysaccharides, disaccharides and oligosaccharides. Though often maligned in trendy diet, carbohydrates are one of the basic food groups that are important to a healthy diet like curd etc. and these all needs to be digested.
2) Protein: Proteins are the macronutrient that are essential for building muscles. It is mostly found in animal products and is also present in other sources like nuts and pulses etc. Protein of the ingested food are broken down to the amino acids by the peptidase enzyme. It plays various roles in your body like repair and building of body tissues, allows metabolic reactions to take place and coordinates body functions.
3) Fats: Fats are nutrients that provides energy. Fats contains 9 calories in each gram. It help in the absorption of fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K; and their ingested foods are triglycerides. Fats are either saturated or unsaturated and they are digested by lipases enzyme.
Write one similarity and one difference between the nutrition in amoeba and human beings.
Label Fig. 2.11 of the digestive system.
Can we survive only on raw, leafy vegetables/grass? Discuss.
Which part of the digestive canal is involved in:
(i) absorption of food ________________.
(ii) chewing of food ________________.
(iii) killing of bacteria ________________.
(iv) complete digestion of food ________________.
(v) formation of faeces ________________.
Match the items of Column I with suitable items in Column II
Column I Column II
(a) Salivary gland (i) Bile juice secretion
(b) Stomach (ii) Storage of undigested food
(c) Liver (iii) Saliva secretion
(d) Rectum (iv) Acid release
(e) Small intestine (v) Digestion is completed
(f ) Large intestine (vi) Absorption of water
(vii) Release of faeces
Name the type of carbohydrate that can be digested by ruminants but not by humans. Give the reason also.
Why do we get instant energy from glucose?
Tick (✓) mark the correct answer in each of the following:
(a) Fat is completely digested in the
(i) stomach (ii) mouth (iii) small intestine (iv) large intestine
(b) Water from the undigested food is absorbed mainly in the
(i) stomach (ii) foodpipe (iii) small intestine (iv) large intestine
Where is the bile produced? Which component of the food does it help to digest?
What are villi? What is their location and function?
State similarities and differences between the laboratory thermometer and the clinical thermometer.
State differences between acids and bases.
Classify the changes involved in the following processes as physical or chemical changes:
(a) Photosynthesis
(b) Dissolving sugar in water
(c) Burning of coal
(d) Melting of wax
(e) Beating aluminium to make aluminium foil
(f ) Digestion of food
Name the elements that determine the weather of a place.
Fill the missing word in the blank spaces in the following statements:
(a) Wind is——————air.
(b) Winds are generated due to —————— heating on the earth.
(c) Near the earth’s surface __________air rises up whereas ___________ air comes down.
(d) Air moves from a region of ——— pressure to a region of ———.
In addition to the rock particles, the soil contains
(i) air and water
(ii) water and plants
(iii) minerals, organic matter, air and water
(iv) water, air and plants
Why does an athlete breathe faster and deeper than usual after finishing the race?
Match structures given in Column I with functions given in Column II.
Column I Column II
(i) Stomata (a) Absorption of water
(ii) Xylem (b) Transpiration
(iii) Root hairs (c) Transport of food
(iv) Phloem (d) Transport of water
(e) Synthesis of carbohydrates
Fill in the blanks:
(a) Production of new individuals from the vegetative part of parent is called_____________.
(b) A flower may have either male or female reproductive parts. Such a flower is called_____________.
(c) The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same or of another flower of the same kind is known as _____________.
(d) The fusion of male and female gametes is termed as _____________.
(e) Seed dispersal takes place by means of _____________, _____________ and _____________.
Classify the following as motion along a straight line, circular or oscillatory motion:
(i) Motion of your hands while running.
(ii) Motion of a horse pulling a cart on a straight road.
(iii) Motion of a child in a merry-go-round.
(iv) Motion of a child on a see-saw.
(v) Motion of the hammer of an electric bell.
(vi) Motion of a train on a straight bridge.
List the similarities and differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
Tick the correct answer:
(a) Amarbel is an example of:
(i) autotroph (ii) parasite (iii) saprotroph (iv) host
(b) The plant which traps and feeds on insects is:
(i) Cuscuta (ii) china rose (iv) pitcher plant (iv) rose
Solve the following crossword puzzle with the clues given:
Across
2. Plantation prevents it.
5. Use should be banned to avoid soil pollution.
6. Type of soil used for making pottery.
7. Living organism in the soil.
Down
1. In desert soil erosion occurs through.
3. Clay and loam are suitable for cereals like.
4. This type of soil can hold very little water.
5. Collective name for layers of soil.
Describe the different methods of asexual reproduction. Give examples.
Will the compass needle show deflection when the switch in the circuit shown by Fig.14.24 is closed?
The distance between two stations is 240 km. A train takes 4 hours to cover this distance. Calculate the speed of the train.
Salma takes 15 minutes from her house to reach her school on a bicycle. If the bicycle has a speed of 2 m/s, calculate the distance between her house and the school.
Why do organisms need to take food?
Does transpiration serve any useful function in the plants? Explain.
How would you test the presence of starch in leaves?