Class 7 Science - Chapter Transportation in Animals and Plants NCERT Solutions | Why is it necessary to excrete waste pro

What are stomata? Give two functions of stomata.

Draw a diagram of the human excretory system and label the various parts.

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

Describe the function of the heart.

Does transpiration serve any useful function in the plants? Explain.

What are the components of blood?

Why is transport of materials necessary in a plant or in an animal? Explain.

What will happen if there are no platelets in the blood?

Why is blood needed by all the parts of a body?

What makes the blood look red?

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?

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.

Why do organisms need to take food?

Discuss why wearing more layers of clothing during winter keeps us warmer than wearing just one thick piece of clothing.

Explain how painting of an iron gate prevents it from rusting.

Fill in the blank:

(a) The insects, butterflies, honeybees and birds help flowering plants in                        .
(b) A forest is a purifier of                           and                           .
(c) Herbs form the layer in the forest                               .
(d) The decaying leaves and animal droppings in a forest enrich the                           .

List the differences between clayey soil and sandy soil.

Look at Fig. 4.13. Mark where the heat is being transferred by conduction, by convection and by radiation.

A wooden spoon is dipped in a cup of ice cream. Its other end

(a) becomes cold by the process of conduction.
(b) becomes cold by the process of convection.
(c) becomes cold by the process of radiation.
(d) does not become cold.

How is clayey soil useful for crops?

There are ten tubewells in a lane of fifty houses. What could be the long term impact on the water table?

The tropical rainforest has a large population of animals. Explain why it is so.

Label Fig. 2.11 of the digestive system.