Nutrition in Plant and Animals Worksheet-4

Nutrition in Plant and Animals Worksheet-4

1. Slimy, green patches in ponds or in stagnant water is:

(a) Fungi                                        (b) Bryophytes

(c) Bacteria                                    (d) Algae

2. Water is absorbed by the _____ of a plant.

(a) Root              (b) Stem             (c) Flower          (d) Seed

3. The function of bacteria present in the root nodules of leguminous plants is :

(a) To store food

(b) To perform photosynthesis

(c) To fix the atmospheric nitrogen

(d) To simplify the complex minerals present in the soil

4. During swallowing, the_____ covers the opening of trachea to prevent from passing into the lungs through trachea.

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

5. Water is absorbed through walls of:

(a) Small intestine                        (b) Large intestine

(c) Pancreas                                  (d) Stomach

6. Digestion is essentially completed in:

(a) Small intestine                       (b) Large intestine

(c) Pancreas                                  (d) Stomach

7. Indigestible material is collected in:

(a) Small intestine                       (b) Large intestine

(c) Pancreas                                  (d) Stomach

8. What is X in the figure and what is its function?

(a) Small intestine - absorbs nutrients from digested food

(b) Stomach - breaks down food using acids and enzymes

(c) Appendix - has no specific function in the body

(d) Appendix-breaks down food using acids and enzymes

9. A food sample is taken in a test tube and few drops of iodine were added to it. The solution turned blue black. This suggests that the food sample contains

(a) Proteins                                   (b) Carbohydrates

(c) Fats                                           (d) Vitamins

10. The small intestine is smaller in diameter than large intestine. The length of small intestine and large intestine is nearly

(a) 7.5 and 1.5  metres respectively

(b) 1.5 and 7  metres respectively

(c) 7.5 and 7  metres respectively

(d) 1.5 and 1.5  metres respectively

Answer Key:

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