Bhagwati International Public School, Patan

Dr. Indu Dayal Meshri Primary English School

Work sheet – 2023-24

Std: X Sub: Science

Chap No. 6 Life Processes
Question No. 1 to 5 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [5]

Transpiration is the evaporative loss of water by plants. It occurs mainly through the stoma in the leaves. Besides the
loss of water vapour in transpiration, exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the leaf also occurs through pores
called stomata. Normally stomata remain open in the day time and close during the night.

1. Which of the following will not directly affect transpiration?

a) Chlorophyll content of leaves b) Wind speed

c) Temperature d) Light
2. Water vapour comes out from the plant leaf through the stomatal opening. Through the same stomatal opening, carbon
dioxide diffuses into the plant during photosynthesis. Reason out the above statements using one of following options.

a) One process occurs during day time and the b) The above processes happen only during
other at night. night time.

c) Both processes can happen together at day d) Both processes cannot happen
time. simultaneously.
3. Which of the following statements is not true for stomatal apparatus?

a) Inner wall of guard cells are thick. b) Guard cells are always surrounded by
subsidiary cells.

c) Stomata are involved in gaseous exchange. d) Guard cells invariably possess chloroplasts
and mitochondria.
4. Which of the following is not a purpose of transpiration?

a) Supplies water for photosynthesis b) Maintains shape and structure of plants by

keeping the cells turgid

c) Helps in absorption and transport in plants d) Prevents loss of water

5. Refer to the given graphs regarding factors affecting transpiration rate and select the correct option.
b) P-Relative humidity; Q-Atmospheric
temperature

a) P-Atmospheric pressure; Q-Relative

humidity

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 c) P-Atmospheric temperature; Q-Atmospheric d) P-Air movement; Q-Light
pressure
6. Under the high power objective of a microscope, an epidermal peel of a leaf shows [1]

a) stomata surrounded by several guard cells b) stomata surrounded by several epidermal

each cells

c) stomata surrounding by a pair of guard cells d) stomata surrounding many guard cells
each
7. Which liquid did a student use for putting a drop on the slide before placing the coverslip while preparing a [1]
temporary mount of leaf epidermal peel?

a) Water b) Iodine

c) Glycerine d) Safranin
8. To prepare a temporary mount of leaf peel, one should take [1]

a) All of these b) freshly plucked leaf

c) leaf placed in sunlight for 48 hours d) dried and preserved leaf

9. A student covered a leaf from a de-starched plant with a black paper strip and kept it in the garden outside his [1]
house in fresh air. In the evening, he tested the covered portion of the leaf for the presence of starch. By doing so
the student was trying to show that:

a) Chlorophyll is necessary for photosynthesis. b) Carbon dioxide is necessary for photosynthesis.

c) Carbon dioxide is given out during d) Light is necessary for photosynthesis.

respiration.
10. Before setting up an experiment to show that seeds release carbon dioxide during respiration, the seeds should [1]
be

a) boiled to make them soft b) kept moist till they germinate

c) soaked in vinegar d) dried completely

11. Choose the function of the pancreatic juice from the following [1]

a) Trypsin digests proteins and lipase b) Trypsin digests emulsified fats and lipase
emulsified fats proteins

c) Trypsin and lipase digest fats d) Trypsin digests proteins and lipase
carbohydrates
12. Experiment to show that CO2 is given out during respiration, the type of respiration is: [1]

a) Both anaerobic and aerobic b) Neither Anaerobic nor aerobic

c) Anaerobic d) Aerobic
13. How does a gaseous exchange take place in woody plants? [1]

a) Epidermal cells b) Stem hair

c) Lenticels d) Root hair

14. Assertion (A): Raw materials needed for photosynthesis are carbon dioxide, water and minerals. [1]

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 Reason (R): Nutrients provide energy to an organism.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

15. Assertion (A): Photorespiration decreases net photosynthesis. [1]
Reason (R): Rate of respiration in dark and light is almost same in all plants.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

16. Assertion (A): Energy is used during the process of respiration. [1]
Reason (R): Respiration stores energy in the form of ATP.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

17. Assertion (A): In humans, there is a complex respiratory system. [1]
Reason (R): Human skin is impermeable to gases.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

18. Name the following: [1]
i) Two modes of nutrition
ii) Any one chemotroph
iii) Any one saprozoic animal
19. What are the methods used by plants to get rid of excretory products? [1]
20. Where do plants get each of the raw materials required for photosynthesis? [2]
21. Name the energy currency in the living organisms. When and where is it produced? [2]
22. What are differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration? Name some organisms that use anaerobic mode [2]
of respiration.
23. Observe the following table carefully and match the components of part I with part II of the table. Write them in [3]
complete sentences.

Part I Part II

Unicellular organism Transpiration

Human beings Diffusion

Plants Urination

24. Can you, design any other experiment set-up for testing that CO2 is produced during respiration? [3]

25. a. Mention any two components of blood. [5]

b. Trace the movement of oxygenated blood in the body.
c. Write the function of valves present in between atria and ventricles.

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 d. Write one structural difference between the composition of artery and veins.
26. Read the following and answer any four questions:
In human beings, the process of intake of essential nutrients in the form of food takes place through an entire system
known as the digestive system. The human digestive system constitutes a long tubular structure calledthe alimentary
canal and various digestive glands associated with it. These glands secrete different digestive enzymes.
i. In which order do these events occur in human nutrition?
a. Digestion → Ingestion → Absorption → Assimilation
b. Digestion → Ingestion → Assimilation → Absorption
c. Ingestion → Absorption → Assimilation → Digestion
d. Ingestion → Digestion → Absorption → Assimilation
ii. Name the passage that leads bile from the liver into the gall bladder.
a. Cystic duct c. Caecum
b. Colon d. Rectum
iii. Only two of the following statements accurately describes what happens in the mouth.
A. Amylase breaks down large starch molecules into smaller maltose molecules.
B. Chewing increases the surface area of food for digestion.
C. Saliva emulsifies fat into smaller droplets.
D. Teeth break large insoluble molecules into smaller soluble molecules.Which
statements are correct?

a. A and B c. C and D
b. B and C d. A and D
iv. The diagram represents a transverse section of the human intestine. What is the role of structure labelled X?

a. They help to digest food

b. They increase the surface area for absorption of food
c. They protect against bacteria
d. They move mucus over the surface
v. The gall bladder of a patient is removed because of gall bladder stones. Which kind of nutrient in the dietshould
be avoided?

a. Carbohydrates b. Proteins c. Fats d. Vitamins and minerals

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