Class 7 CBSE Science – Worksheet
Chapter 2: Nutrition in Animals (Assertion and Reason Type)
Instructions: Choose the correct option:
A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true, but R is false.
D. A is false, but R is true.
1. Assertion (A): Digestion of carbohydrates begins in the mouth.
Reason (R): Saliva contains the enzyme amylase which breaks down starch.
2. Assertion (A): The tongue helps in both chewing and swallowing food.
Reason (R): The tongue pushes food into the windpipe during swallowing.
3. Assertion (A): Food moves from mouth to stomach through the oesophagus.
Reason (R): Peristaltic movements in the oesophagus push the food downward.
4. Assertion (A): Hydrochloric acid in the stomach digests fats.
Reason (R): Hydrochloric acid provides an acidic medium for pepsin to act.
5. Assertion (A): Pepsin helps in the digestion of proteins in the stomach.
Reason (R): Pepsin works best in an acidic environment provided by hydrochloric acid.
6. Assertion (A): Most digestion and absorption of food occurs in the small intestine.
Reason (R): The small intestine is long and has a large surface area due to villi.
7. Assertion (A): Bile helps in breaking down proteins.
Reason (R): Bile emulsifies fats into smaller droplets.
8. Assertion (A): Liver stores bile.
Reason (R): Bile is stored in the gall bladder.
9. Assertion (A): Pancreas produces pancreatic juice that helps in digestion.
Reason (R): Pancreatic juice contains enzymes for carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
10. Assertion (A): The inner surface of the small intestine is smooth.
Reason (R): Villi on the inner surface increase absorption of nutrients.
11. Assertion (A): Water is absorbed in the large intestine.
Reason (R): The large intestine removes all nutrients from food.
12. Assertion (A): Faeces are stored in the rectum before being excreted.
Reason (R): Rectum is the last part of the small intestine.
13. Assertion (A): Egestion is the removal of undigested solid waste from the body.
Reason (R): The anus helps in the process of egestion.
14. Assertion (A): The large intestine absorbs digested food.
Reason (R): Large intestine only absorbs water and minerals.
15. Assertion (A): Rectum absorbs nutrients from undigested food.
Reason (R): Rectum stores faeces before they are expelled.
16. Assertion (A): Ruminants can digest cellulose.
Reason (R): They have microbes in their rumen which help break down cellulose.
17. Assertion (A): Rumen is a part of the human stomach.
Reason (R): Rumen helps in storing and softening food in ruminants.
18. Assertion (A): Rumination is the process of chewing the cud.
Reason (R): Cud is the partially digested food returned to the mouth for chewing.
19. Assertion (A): Ruminants do not need to chew their food properly at first.
Reason (R): They later regurgitate and chew the cud thoroughly.
20. Assertion (A): Ruminants have a single-chambered stomach.
Reason (R): The stomach of ruminants is divided into four chambers.
21. Assertion (A): Amoeba takes in food using pseudopodia.
Reason (R): Pseudopodia help in movement and engulfing food.
22. Assertion (A): Amoeba digests food in the stomach.
Reason (R): Amoeba digests food in a food vacuole.
23. Assertion (A): The food vacuole in amoeba acts like the stomach.
Reason (R): It contains enzymes that digest the engulfed food.
24. Assertion (A): Digestion is a mechanical process only.
Reason (R): Enzymes play a key role in the chemical breakdown of food.
25. Assertion (A): Absorption is the process of removing undigested food from the body.
Reason (R): Absorption occurs when nutrients pass into the bloodstream from the small intestine.
