IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR CLASS 10 BOARD EXAM
Q1.In the following food chain, plants provide 500 J of energy to rats. How much energy will be
available to hawks from snakes?
Plants → Rats → Snakes → Hawks
Q2. In the following food chain, 100 J of energy is available to the lion. How much energy was
available to the producers?
Plants → Deer → Lion
Q3. The following organisms form a food chain. Which of these will have the highest
concentration of non-biodegradable chemicals? Name the phenomenon associated with it.
Insects, Hawk, Grass, Snake, Frog
Q4. What are decomposers? List two important roles they play in the environment.
Q5. The depletion of ozone layer is a cause of concern. Why?
Q6. Why is excessive use of CFCs a cause of concern
Q7. Name the glands present in the wall of the stomach that release secretions for digestion of
food. Write the three components of secretion that are released by these glands
Q8. State the role played by the following in the process of digestion:
(i) Enzyme trypsin
(ii) Enzyme lipase-
(b) List two functions of finger-like projections present in the small intestine
Q9. (a) What is peristaltic movement?
(b) ‘Stomata remain closed in desert plants during daytime’. How do they do photosynthesis?
Q10. Diffusion is insufficient to meet the oxygen requirement of multicellular organisms like
human. State reason.
Q11. Draw a flow chart to show the breakdown of glucose by various pathways.
Q12. (a) In the process of respiration, state the function of alveoli.
(b) Rate of breathing in aquatic organisms is much faster than that in terrestrial organisms. Give
reasons
Q13.Draw a diagram of human respiratory system and label – pharynx, trachea, lungs,
diaphragm and alveolar sac on it.
Q14. (a) State reasons for the following:
(i) Herbivores need a longer small intestine while carnivores have shorter small intestine.
(ii) The lungs are designed in human beings to maximise the area for exchange of gases
15. Explain how the translocation of materials in phloem tissue in plants is achieved by utilising
energy.
Q16. What do the following transport?
(i) Xylem
(ii) Phloem
(iii) Pulmonary vein
(iv) Vena cava
(v) Pulmonary artery
(vi) Aorta
Q17. Explain giving any three reasons the significance of transpiration in plants.
Q18. (a) “Blood circulation in fishes is different from the blood circulation in human beings”.
Justify the statement.
(b) Describe “blood circulation” in human beings
Q19. (a) Mention any two components of blood.
(b) Trace the movement of oxygenated blood in the body.
(c) Write the function of valves present in between atria and ventricles.
(d) Write one structural difference between the composition of artery and veins
Q20. Draw a neat diagram of excretory system of human beings and label on it:
(i) Left kidney
(ii) Urinary bladder.
Q21. Describe the structure and function of nephron with the help of diagram.
Q22. Describe in brief how urine is produced in human body.
