Nutrition in Plant and Animals Worksheet-3

Nutrition in Plant and Animals Worksheet-2

1. The function of nodulated roots is:

(a) To store food

(b) To provide extra strength

(c) To absorb more nutrients

(d) To give shelter to bacteria

2. Veins:

(a) Absorb water and minerals from the soil

(b) Absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

(c) Transport water, food and minerals in a leaf

(d) Release oxygen and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

3. To survive, all plants need:

(a) Roots, leaves and stems

(b) Light, soil and nutrients

(c) Food, water and air

(d) Any of these 

4. The bile plays an important role in the digestion of:

(a) Carbohydrates                        (b) Proteins

(c) Fats                                           (d) None of these

5. Which part of the digestive system is the smallest?

(a) Epiglottis     (b) Glottis         (c) Larynx         (d) Pharynx

6. Which part of the digestive system is the largest?

(a) Small intestine                        (b) Stomach

(c) Large intestine                        (d) Lever

7. By chewing your food, you ______ its surface area.

(a) Increase

(b) Decrease

(c) Any of these

8. Which of the following statements regarding liver is incorrect?

(a) It helps in digestion by producing bile

(b) It removes and stores the iron from dead red blood cells

(c) It stores proteins and fats

(d) It purifies blood

9. Food fad is

(a) Incorrect and unscientific idea about food

(b) Right interpretation about balanced food

(c) Another name for balanced diet

(d) A type of poison

10. Most crops require a lot of nitrogen to make proteins. For this the bacterium Rhizobium helps the crops to get nitrogen. Which of the following statements is incorrect for Rhizobium?

(a) It converts atmospheric nitrogen into a soluble form that the plants can absorb

(b) It can make its own food

(c) It lives in the roots of leguminous plants like gram, peas and moong

(d) Leguminous plants provide food and shelter to Rhizobium

Answer Key:

1. (d)
2. (c)
3. (c)
4. (c)
5. (a)
6. (a)
7. (a)
8. (c)
9. (a)
10. (b)