BIOLOGY PRACTICE QUESTIONS

SECTION – A
Multiple choice questions.
[Link] kidneys are a part of
a) Nutrition
b) Respiration
c) Excretion
d) Transportation
[Link] Xylem in plants are responsible for:
a) Transport of water
b) Transport of food
c) Transport of amino acids
d) Transport of oxygen.
[Link] autotrophic mode of nutrition requires
a) Carbon dioxide and water
b) Chlorophyll
c) Sunlight
d) All of the above
[Link] organisms include
a) Bacteria and virus
b) Bacteria and fungi
c) Green plants and some bacteria
d) Green plants and all bacteria
5.A gland which is not associated with the alimentary canal is
a) Liver
b) Salivary glands
c) Pancreas
d) Adrenal
[Link] of the following is chiefly digested in the stomach?
a) Carbohydrates
b) Protein
c) Lipids
d) Fat
[Link] large intestine in humans mainly carries out
a) Absorption
b) Assimilation
c) Digestion of fats
d) Digestion of carbohydrates
[Link] part of the digestive system where no digestion takes place is
a) Ileum
b) Stomach
c) Mouth
d) Oesophagus
[Link] fermentation of glucose by Yeast normally yields
a) Alcohol, CO2 and 36 ATP
b) CO2, H20 and 36 ATP
c) Alcohol, CO2 AND 2 ATP
d) Lactic acid, CO2 and 2 ATP.
10.A large quantity of one of the following is removed from our body by the lungs:
a) CO2 and H2O
b) CO2 only
c) H2O only
d) Ammonia
11.A biochemical compound combined with oxygen and distributed throughout the human
body is
a) Water
b) Urea
c) Haemoglobin
d) Acetylcholine
[Link] process in which water loss takes place in the form of water vapour through stomata
is called.
a) Transportation
b) Transpiration
c) Guttation
d) Translocation
[Link] a closed circulatory system, blood is completely enclosed within
a) Vessels
b) Heart
c) Skeleton
d) Sinus
[Link] blood pressure (systolic/diastolic) is
a) 120/80 mm of Hg
b) 160/80 mm of Hg
c) 120/60 mm of Hg
d) 180/80 mm of Hg
[Link] instrument which measures blood pressure is called.
 a) Barometer
b) Sphygmomanometer
c) Photometer
d) Manometer
[Link] of the following statement is not correct?
a) Deoxygenated blood is poured into the right atrium of the heart.
b) The excretory units of flatworms are flame cells.
c) The human kidney has about 1 million nephridia.
d) Tracheids and vessels are non-living conducting tissues.
[Link] part of the digestive system receives bile from the liver?
a) Stomach
b) Small intestine
c) Large intestine
d) Oesophagus
[Link] air is blown from the mouth into a test tube containing lime water, the lime water
turn milky due to the presence of
a) Oxygen
b) Carbon dioxide
c) Nitrogen
d) Water vapour
[Link] filtration units of kidneys are
a) Ureter
b) Urethra
c) Neurons
d) Nephrons
[Link] liberated during photosynthesis comes from
a) Water
b) Chlorophyll
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Glucose
[Link] opening and closing of the stomatal pores depends upon
a) Oxygen
b) Temperature
c) Water in guard cells
d) The concentration of CO2 in stomata
SECTION - B
Fill in the blanks:
[Link] ________ is where the respiratory and digestive passage come together.
[Link] conditions necessary for photosynthesis are ___________, _________, ___________
and ____________.
[Link] process in which the digested food passes through the intestinal wall into the
bloodstream is called ___________
[Link] teeth covered with a sticky, yellowish layer of food particles and bacteria are called
_______
[Link] turns blue-black on reacting with ________
[Link] energy produced during respiration is stored in the form of ATP, which stands for
________
[Link] acid is a three-carbon compound which is also known as _________
[Link] rate of breathing in ________ animals in much faster than in ________ animals
[Link] actual exchange of gases takes place in the _________of the lungs.
10.________ are long, thin, spindle-shaped cells with pits in their thick cell walls.
[Link] liquid part of the blood is called _______
[Link] expansion of an artery each time the blood is forced into it is called _______
[Link] and resins are the _________products of plants.
SECTION - C
[Link] does fat digestion take place in the body? Where does this process occur?
[Link] the role of acid in the stomach.
[Link] advantages does a terrestrial organism have over an aquatic organism in obtaining
oxygen for respiration?
[Link] are the ways of glucose oxidation to provide energy in different organisms?
[Link] is the separation of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in mammals and birds
necessary?
6.(a) What is double circulation?
(b) Why is the separation of the right side and the left side of the heartful useful?
How does it help birds and mammals?
[Link] a diagram of the human alimentary canal and label the following:
(a) part in which starch digestion is initiated
(b) organ in which bile is stored
(c) the gland that secretes digestive enzymes as well as hormones.
(d) Part of the alimentary canal where water is reabsorbed.
(e) Parts of the gut where finger-like projections are present
to facilitate absorption of digested food.

[Link] the help of suitable examples explain the terms

phototropism, geotropism and chemotropism,
[Link] a diagram of the cross-sectional view of the human brain
label the parts of the brain with the functions.

10.(a)List three techniques that have been developed to prevent pregnancy.

(b)Which one of these techniques is not meant for males?
(c)How does the use of these techniques have a direct impact on the
health and prosperity of a family.
(d)List two bacterial diseases which are transmitted sexually.