Nutrition in Plants
1. Why do organisms take food?
Ans:- All organisms require energy for their life processes.
Animals need to get food from either plants or other animals to obtain nutrients; hence, animals need to take food to acquire nutrients and energy.
2. Distinguish between a parasite and a saprophyte.
Ans:
3. How would you test the presence of starch in leaves?
Ans:- Take two potted plants of the same kind. Keep one in the dark for 72 hours and the other in the sunlight. Perform the iodine test with the leaves of both plants as given below. Now, leave the pot, which was earlier kept in the dark, undisturbed for 3–4 days and perform the iodine test again on its leaves.
Iodine test:
Put iodine solution on the leaf.
Observation:
Blue-black colour will be observed on the leaves of the plant kept in sunlight, which indicates the presence of starch.
Blue-black colour will not be observed on the leaves of plants kept in the darkroom. This indicates the absence of starch.
4. Give a brief description of the process of synthesis of food in green plants.
Ans: Green plants use a process called photosynthesis to prepare their food. The process is as follows
- Water is taken from the roots of the plant, and it is transported to the leaves of the plant.
- Carbon dioxide from the air enters the leaves through pores called stomata. This diffuses the cell containing chlorophyll.
- Water molecule is broken down into Hydrogen and Oxygen with the help of sunlight.
6. Fill in the blanks.
(a) Green plants are called _________________ since they synthesise their own food.
(b) The food synthesised by plants is stored as _________________.
(c) In photosynthesis, solar energy is absorbed by the pigment called ___________.
(d) During photosynthesis, plants take in ______________________ and release __________________ gas.
Ans:-
(a) Green plants are called autotrophs since they synthesise their food.
(b) The food synthesised by plants is stored as starch.
(c) In photosynthesis, solar energy is absorbed by the pigment called chlorophyll.
(d) During photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen gas.
7. Name the following.
i) A parasitic plant with a yellow, slender and branched stem.
ii) A plant that is partially autotrophic.
iii) The pores through which leaves exchange gases.
Ans:
i) Cuscuta
ii) Pitcher plant
iii) Stomata
8. Tick the correct answer.
(a) Cuscuta is an example of:
(i) autotroph
(ii) parasite
(iii)
saprotroph
(iv) host
(b) The plant which traps and feeds on insects is:
(i) Cuscuta
(ii) China rose
(iii) pitcher plant
(iv) rose
Ans:
(a) (ii) Parasite
(b) (iii) pitcher plant
9. Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II.
|
Column-I |
Column-II |
|
Chlorophyll |
Rhizobium |
|
Nitrogen |
Heterotrophs |
|
Cuscuta |
Pitcher plant |
|
Animals |
Leaf |
|
Insects |
Parasite |
|
Column-I |
Column-II |
|
Chlorophyll |
Leaf |
|
Nitrogen |
Rhizobium |
|
Cuscuta |
Parasite |
|
Animals |
Heterotrophs |
|
Insects |
Pitcher plant |
10. Mark ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if it is false.
(i) Carbon dioxide is released during photosynthesis. (T/F)
(ii) Plants which synthesise their food are called saprotrophs. (T/F)
(iii) The product of photosynthesis is not a protein. (T/F)
(iv) Solar energy is converted into chemical energy during photosynthesis. (T/F)
Ans:
(i)False
(ii) False
(iii)True
(iv) True
11. Choose the correct option from the following:
Which part of the plant takes in carbon dioxide from the air for photosynthesis?
(i) Root hair (ii) Stomata (iii) Leaf veins (iv) Petals
Ans: (ii) Stomata
12. Choose the correct option from the following:
Plants take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere mainly through their:
(i) roots (ii) stem (iii) flowers (iv) leaves
Ans: (iv) leaves
8. Tick the correct answer.
(a) Cuscuta is an example of:
(i) autotroph
(ii) parasite
(iii) saprotroph
(iv) host
(b) The plant which traps and feeds on insects is:
(i) Cuscuta
(ii) China rose
(iii) pitcher plant
(iv) rose
Ans:
(a) (ii) Parasite
(b) (iii) pitcher plant
9. Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II.
|
Column-I |
Column-II |
|
Chlorophyll |
Rhizobium |
|
Nitrogen |
Heterotrophs |
|
Cuscuta |
Pitcher plant |
|
Animals |
Leaf |
|
Insects |
Parasite |
|
Column-I |
Column-II |
|
Chlorophyll |
Leaf |
|
Nitrogen |
Rhizobium |
|
Cuscuta |
Parasite |
|
Animals |
Heterotrophs |
|
Insects |
Pitcher plant |
10. Mark ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if it is false.
(i) Carbon dioxide is released during photosynthesis. (T/F)
(ii) Plants which synthesise their food are called saprotrophs. (T/F)
(iii) The product of photosynthesis is not a protein. (T/F)
(iv) Solar energy is converted into chemical energy during photosynthesis. (T/F)
Ans:
(i) False
(ii) False
(iii)True
(iv) True
11. Choose the correct option from the following:
Which part of the plant takes in carbon dioxide from the air for photosynthesis?
(i) Root hair (ii) Stomata (iii) Leaf veins (iv) Petals
Ans: (ii) Stomata
12. Choose the correct option from the following:
Plants take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere mainly through their:
(i) roots (ii) stem (iii) flowers (iv) leaves
Ans: (iv) leaves
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