Nutrition in Plant and Animals Worksheet-2

Nutrition in Plant and Animals Worksheet-3

1. Lichens are:

(a) Symbiotic fungi

(b) Carnivorous plants

(c) Animals which can perform photosynthesis

(d) Interdependent algae

2. Which of the following is a parasitic plant?

(a) Venus flytrap                          (b) Pitcher plant

(c) Dodder plant                           (d) Jasmine

3. Aashi planted two plants in pot A and pot B. She poured same amount of water into both the pots but she placed pot “A” out in the open ground in sunlight and pot “B” in a dark room. After some days she observed that the plant in pot “A” has green leaves and grown in size while the plant in pot “B” has died. What may be the reason?

(a) Anjali poured more water in pot A

(b) The plant in pot A is more stronger

(c) Plants need light to prepare food

(d) Dark rooms kill plants

4. Most digestion takes place in the:

(a) Stomach                                   (b) Small intestine

(c) Large intestine                        (d) Liver

5. In your mouth, the enzyme ______ is released from _____ glands to begin the chemical breakdown _____.

(a) Chymotrypsin, salivary gland, Starch

(b) Pepsin, salivary gland, Complex proteins

(c) Pepsin, salivary gland, starch

(d) Amylase, salivary gland, Starch

6. Your _____ are adapted for cutting food, while your ______ are best suited for grinding food.

(a) Canines, premolars and molars

(b) Incisors, canines

(c) Incisors, premolars and molars

7. Pepsin is a protein-digesting enzyme that only works in a/an _______ environment.

(a) Alkaline       (b) Neutral        (c) Acidic

8. Given below are the various steps in animal nutrition. Arrange them as they occur inside the body.

(i) Assimilation  (ii) Digestion (iii) Ingestion (iv) Absorption (v)  Egestion

(a) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv), (v)              (b) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii), (v)

(c) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii), (v)              (d) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i), (v)

9. The disease shown in the figure is caused due to the deficiency of

(a) Vitamin B                                (b) Protein

(c) Vitamin D                                (d) Vitamin A

10. A person having a liver that does not function properly may have a difficulty in digesting

(a) Proteins                                    (b) Fats

(c) Carbohydrates                        (d) Vitamins

Answer Key:

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