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FIRST TERM ASSIGNMENT 2024-25 CLASS VII BIOLOGY

CHAPTER 1- NUTRITION IN PLANTS

I. Fill in the blanks.

1. absorbs solar energy that is required to prepare food in green plants.

2. The components of food which are necessary for our body are called___________.

3. Plants which derive their nutrition from dead and decaying matter are
called__________.

4. gas is released during photosynthesis.

5. Plants synthesize and store food in the form of_____________ and


respectively.

II. Name the following.

1. Organism that depends on other organisms for food.

2. The indicator used to test the presence of starch in leaves.

3. A bacterium that can fix atmospheric nitrogen.

4. The tiny pores present on the leaf surface.

5. Part of the plant is called as food factories of the plant.

III. Write True or False

1. Insectivorous plants obtain nutrients with the help of modified leaves.

2. All the plants in nature follow the autotrophic mode of nutrition.

3. Plants use mineral nutrients, especially nitrogen, present in the soil for their growth.

4. Lichens are an association between viruses and algae.

5. The roots of saprophytic plants contain organisms called fungi.

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IV. Answer the following.

1. Why do insectivorous plants feed on insects?

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2. Does leaves having colours other than green also perform photosynthesis? Explain.

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3. Potato and ginger are both underground parts that store food. Where is the food prepared in
these plants?

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4. Deep in the ocean, sunlight can hardly reach, yet plants such as brown and red algae are
found here. How do you think they are able to synthesize their food?

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5. Can plants use an artificial source of light (for example, tube light) for preparing food?
Justify.

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6. The structure A of a leaf have many tiny pores called B on their surface. Each pore is
surrounded by a pair of cells called C. The opening and closing of pores in A are
controlled by C. The gas D present in the air enters organs A through pores B and
utilized in the food making process E. The gas F produced during process E goes
through the same pores B.
What is A, B, C, D, E and F?

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7. Label the following in the given diagram:

a) Guard Cell b) Stomatal opening

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