SUBJECTIVE SHEET

LIFE PROCESS
SHORT ANSWERS:
1. Mention the raw materials required for photosynthesis. (Board Term I,
2016)
2. State the location and function of gastric glands. (Board Term I, 2014)
3. Name the glands present in the wall of the stomach that release
secretions for digestion of food. Write the three components of secretion
that are released by these glands. (Board Term I, 2014)
4. Complete the following flow chart as per the given instructions.

5. (a) State the role played by the following in the process of digestion :
(i) Enzyme trypsin
(ii) Enzyme lipase-
(b) List two functions of finger-like projections present in the small
intestine. (2020)
6. (a) What is peristaltic movement?
(b) ‘Stomata remain closed in desert plants during daytime’. How do
they do photosynthesis? (Board Term I, 2013)
7. Diffusion is insufficient to meet the oxygen requirement of multicellular
organisms like human. State reason. (Board Term 1,2017)
8. Write two different ways in which glucose is oxidised to provide energy
in human body. Write the products formed in each case. (Delhi 2019)
9. (a) In the process of respiration, state the function of alveoli.
(b) Rate of breathing in aquatic organisms is much faster than that in
terrestrial organisms. Give reasons.

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 (c) Complete the following pathway showing the breakdown of glucose.

10.Draw a flow chart to show the breakdown of glucose by various

pathways. (Board Term I, 2016)
11.Name the vein which brings blood to left atrium from lungs. (Board
Term I, 2017)
12.Define translocation in reference to plants. (Board Term I, 2016)
13.(a) Name four types of metabolic wastes produced by humans.
(b) Name any two human excretory organs other than kidney. (Board
Term I, 2013)

Long Answers:
14.(a) Write two water conducting tissues present in plants. How does
water enter continuously into the root xylem?
(b) Explain why plants have low energy needs as compared to animals.
(AI 2019)
15.Explain how the translocation of materials in phloem tissue in plants is
achieved by utilising energy. (Board Term I, 2017)
16.What do the following transport?
(i) Xylem
(ii) Phloem
(iii) Pulmonary vein
(iv) Vena cava
(v) Pulmonary artery
(vi) Aorta (Board Term I, 2014)
17.Explain giving any three reasons the significance of transpiration in
plants. (Board Term I, 2014)
18.List in tabular form three differences between arteries and veins.
(Board Term I, 2013)
19.(a) “Blood circulation in fishes is different from the blood circulation in
human beings”. Justify the statement.
(b) Describe “blood circulation” in human beings. (2020)

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20.(a) Mention any two components of blood.
(b) Trace the movement of oxygenated blood in the body.
(c) Write the function of valves present in between atria and ventricles.
(d) Write one structural difference between the composition of artery
and veins. (2018)
21.(a) Name the organs that form the excretory system in human beings.
(b) Describe in brief how urine is produced in human body. (2020)
22.(a) Define excretion.
(b) Name the basic filtration unit present in the kidney.
(c) Draw excretory system in human beings and label the following
organs of excretory system which perform following functions:
(i) form urine
(ii) is a long tube which collects urine from kidney
(iii) store urine until it is passed out. (2018)
23.Write three types of blood vessels. Give one important feature of each.
(Delhi 2019)
24.Explain the significance of photosynthesis. Writd the balanced chemical
equation involved in the process. (Board Term I, 2017)
25.Differentiate between autotrophs and hetero- trophs and give one
example of each. (Board Term 1,2017)
26.Explain with the help of neat and well labelled diagrams the different
steps involved in nutrition in Amoeba. (Board Term I, 2015)
27.(a) Why is nutrition necessary for the human body?
(b) What causes movement of food inside the alimentary canal?
(c) Why is small intestine in herbivores longer than in carnivores?
(d) What will happen if mucus is not secreted by the gastric glands?
(2020)
28.(a) State the form in which the following are stored:
(i) Unused carbohydrates in plants.
(ii) The energy derived from food in humans,
(b) Describe the process of nutrition in Amoeba with the help of
diagram. (Board Term I, 2016)
29.Write three points of difference between breathing and respiration.
(Board Term I, 2016)
30.(a) Why is there a difference in the rate of breathing between aquatic
organisms and terrestrial organisms? Explain

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 (b) Draw a diagram of human respiratory system and label – pharynx,
trachea, lungs, diaphragm and alveolar sac on it. (2020)
31.(a)State reasons for the following:
(i) Herbivores need a longer small intestine while carnivores have
shorter small intestine.
(ii) The lungs are designed in human beings to maximise the area for
exchange of gases.
(b) The rate of breathing in aquatic organisms’is much faster than that
seen in terrestrial organisms. (Board Term 1,2016)
32.Give reasons:
(a) Ventricles have thicker muscular walls than atria.
(b) Transport system in plants is slow.
(c) Circulation of blood in aquatic vertebrates differs from that in
terrestrial vertebrates.
(d) During the daytime, water and minerals travel faster through xylem
as compared to the night.
(e) Veins have valves whereas arteries do not. (2020)
33.Draw a flow chart showing the three different pathways involved in the
breakdown of glucose in different organisms. Name the respiratory
pigment present in human beings. State the function of rings of cartilage
present in our throat. (Board Term I, 2015)
34.(a) Draw a diagram of human respiratory system and label: Trachea,
Bronchi and Diaphragm.
(b) Give reasons for the following:
(i) Lungs always contain residual volume.
(ii) Nostrils are lined with mucus. (Board Term I, 2013)
35.Describe the structure and function of nephron with the help of
diagram. (Board Term I, 2014)
36.Draw a diagram of human excretory system and label kidneys, ureters
on it. (Board Term I, 2017)

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