UNIT 5: Life Processes
LBA Questions with Answers
I. Answer the following questions (one mark questions)
19. When is lactic acid produced in muscle cells?
Ans:- Lactic acid is produced when there is a lack of oxygen in muscle cells.
20. How is oxygen supply more efficient in birds and mammals?
Ans:- The left and right sides of the heart are separate, so oxygenated and deoxygenated blood do not mix.
21. Name the products of anaerobic respiration. (JUNE -2019) (E)
Ans:- In anaerobic respiration (in yeast cells), a molecule of glucose is broken down to produce ethanol and
carbon dioxide.
22. Why do deer and rabbits have longer small intestines than tigers/lions? (D)
Ans:- To digest cellulose
23. Why is the respiration rate of aquatic animals faster than that of terrestrial animals? (APR-2020)
Ans:- The amount of oxygen in water is less than the amount of oxygen in air. Therefore, aquatic organisms
breathe faster to get more oxygen.
24.Write the function of the platelets. (A)
Ans:-Blood clots in injured areas and stops the leakage
25. Name the type of transport where food material transported from the leaves to other parts ? (A)
Ans:- Translocation.
26. What is transpiration?
Ans:- The loss of water in the form of vapor from plant parts exposed to the atmosphere is called
transpiration
27. What is double circulation?
Ans:-Blood passes through the heart twice to circulate completely through the body once. This is called double
circulation.
28. What is excretion?
Ans:- The process by which organisms remove waste products produced by their metabolic processes from
the body.
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29. What is the function of guard cells?
Ans:- The opening and closing of stomata perform the function
30. When does stomata close?
Ans:- The stomata close when carbon dioxide is not needed for photosynthesis.
31. What is the function of the air sacs or alveoli in the lungs?
Ans:- The exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen gases between the blood and the cells.
32.‘’Osmotic pressure in the phloem tissues of plants helps in the transport of materials.‖ Justify your
answer.
Ans:- Osmotic pressure in plants causes materials to move from the phloem to tissues of lower pressure,
thereby transporting food.
33.There is a time to absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide at the beginning of respiration‖ Justify (D)
Ans:-The lungs always retain a small amount of air as they inhale and exhale during the respiratory cycle. 10
34. What are the finger-like structures in the small intestine called? (E)
Ans:- Villi
35. Write the function of villi?
Ans:- Villi increase the surface area needed to absorb digested food.
36. Humans can't digest grass like plants. Give Reason. (D)
Ans:- Because humans do not have the enzyme cellulase to digest starch or the enzyme to digest cellulose
37. Diffusion is not enough to meet the oxygen requirement in multicellular organisms Why? (D)
Ans:- In multicellular organisms, not all cells can be in contact with the surrounding environment
38. Enzymes are biological catalysts Justify
Ans:- Enzymes are called biological catalysts because they help in the conversion of complex food into simpler
forms so that it can be absorbed by the digestive tract.
39. What is life processes?
Ans:- The maintenance processes that take place in living organisms are called life processes
40. Name the two types of respiration
Ans:- 1. Aerobic respiration
2. Anaerobic respiration
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41. Name the product released when the 6-carbon molecule of glucose is broken down in cytoplasm?
Ans:- The product released when the 6-carbon molecule of glucose is broken down in cytoplasm is Pyruvate .
42. What is nutrition?
Ans:- The process of consuming, digesting and utilizing food is called nutrition.
43. Name the two types of vascular tissues in plants
Ans:-Xylem and Phloem
44. What is photosynthesis?
Ans:-The process by which plants make food using carbon dioxide, water, sunlight, and chlorophyll is called
photosynthesis.
45. What is cellular respiration?
Ans:- The process by which glucose reacts with oxygen in a cell to release energy.
46. What are parasites?
Ans:-Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food are called parasitoids.
47. The haemoglobin content in the blood of two persons A and B is found to be 9gm/dl and 13 gm/dl
respectively. (D) Which statement is correct regarding the oxygen supply in their body? (2016)
A) More in Person A than in B B) More in Person B than in A
Ans: A) Person A is more likely to be in B than in A
48. The schematic representation of blood circulation in the mammals is given below (APR-2024)
a) Name the blood vessels x and y. b) Which blood vessel has a valve?
Ans:- a) x = artery y = vein
b) Veins have valves
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49. State the importance of transpiration in plants
Ans:- i) Excreting excess water in plants
ii) Helping in the upward movement of water
III. Answer the following questions (two marks questions)
50. Draw the diagram of open stomata and identify the following parts. (JUNE-2019) (MAY-2025) (A) i]
Guard cells ii] Stomata l pore
Ans:-
51. The approximate lengths of the small intestines of animals x and Y are given in the table. Observe (D)
The table and answer the questions
Animals Small intestine length
x 20 to 40 feet
Y 5 to 8 feet
Identify the herbivorous and carnivorous animals in the table and support your conclusions with scientific
reasons. (JUNE-2019)
Ans: Animal x = Herbivorous Animal
AnimalY = Carnivorous Animal
The length of the small intestine in herbivorous animals is longer than that in carnivorous animals
52. . Chapati tastes sweeter when chewed slowly. Why? (SEP-2020)
Ans:- a) The saliva released while chewing chapati contains the enzyme amylase
b) This enzyme breaks down the starch in chapati and converts it into simple sugar.
53. Give reason: (APR-2022) (A)
a) The ventricles of the human heart have thick walls
b) In mammals and birds, it is necessary to separate oxygenated and deoxygenated blood‘
Ans:- a) Because the heart has to pump blood to several organs
b) Because it requires a lot of energy to maintain its body temperature.
