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This document is a science worksheet for Grade 7 students, consisting of multiple-choice questions and open-ended questions related to plant nutrition, photosynthesis, and soil fertility. It includes questions about the absorption of nutrients by plants, the relationship between legumes and nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and the role of mushrooms in the ecosystem. The worksheet aims to assess students' understanding of key concepts in plant biology and their applications in agriculture.

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Science Worksheet 1

This document is a science worksheet for Grade 7 students, consisting of multiple-choice questions and open-ended questions related to plant nutrition, photosynthesis, and soil fertility. It includes questions about the absorption of nutrients by plants, the relationship between legumes and nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and the role of mushrooms in the ecosystem. The worksheet aims to assess students' understanding of key concepts in plant biology and their applications in agriculture.

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NEW HORIZON GURUKUL

GRADE 7
SCIENCE WORKSHEET 1

I Choose the correct option

1) How do plants primarily absorb nutrients from the soil? 1


a) Through their roots c) Through their flowers
b) Through their leaves d) Through their stem
2) What is the relationship between legumes and nitrogen-fixing bacteria? 1
a) Legumes do not need nitrogen
b) Legumes absorb nitrogen directly from the air
c) Bacteria harm legumes by consuming nutrients
d) Bacteria help legumes convert nitrogen into a usable form

3) Why is plant nutrition important for the ecosystem? 1


a) It increases soil acidity c) It provides food for animals and humans
b) It prevents soil erosion d) To absorb more sunlight
4) Organisms that prepare food for themselves using simple, naturally available 1
raw materials are referred to as
a) Heterotrophs b) Autotrophs c) Parasites d) Saprophytes

5) Assertion (A): Plants can store excess glucose in the form of starch. 1
Reason (R): Starch is an insoluble and complex carbohydrate, making it ideal
for storage.
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.
6) Assertion (A): Photosynthesis in desert plants occurs primarily at night. 1
Reason (R): Desert plants open their stomata during the night to reduce water
loss.
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.

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d) A is false but R is true.

II Answer the following

7) If left in the open after a few days, the wheat dough emits a foul smell and 2
becomes unfit for use. Give reason.
8) How do some plants like cuscuta survive without performing photosynthesis? 2

9) Explain the process of photosynthesis with the help of a labeled diagram. 3

10) A farmer is growing the same cereal crop continuously in the same field. 3
Suggest two changes in his farming practice to maintain soil fertility and explain
why.
11) Observe the given picture carefully and answer the questions below: 5

a) Name the type of plant shown in the picture.


b) What is the role of the structures labeled 'X' (root nodules) in the picture?
c) Name the bacterium present in these nodules.
d) Explain how this plant helps in improving soil fertility.
e) Why do farmers prefer growing such plants in crop rotation?

12) Priya’s mother added compost to the soil of their kitchen garden. After a few 4
weeks, she noticed that mushrooms had started growing on the compost.
a) What mode of nutrition do mushrooms exhibit?
b) Why mushrooms are not considered autotrophs?
c) Name any other two organism that shows this mode of nutrition.
d) How is this mode of nutrition useful to the environment?

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