TERM I -2025-2026
Name of the Student : Worksheet : Practice Sheet
Class/Section: VII Subject: SCIENCE Date: ____________
Chapter/Topic: CH 1: Nutrition in Plants Time : 20 mins
I. Choose the correct option.
1. Which of the following gases is used in the process of photosynthesis?
a) Oxygen b) Nitrogen c) Carbon dioxide d) Sulphur dioxide
2. In which of the following modes of nutrition do organisms feed on dead and decaying
matter?
a) Heterotrophic b) Saprotrophic c) Autotrophic d) Symbiosis
3. Which of the following is prepared by plants from nitrogenous substances present in soil?
a) Glucose b) Carbohydrates c) Proteins d) Starch
4. Which of the following types of plants depends on other plants for food and water?
a) Insectivorous b) Parasitic c) Symbiotic d) Saprotrophic
5. Which of the following is composed of a kind of fungus and an alga?
a) Mistletoe b) Sundew c) Lichen d) Bladderwort
II. Match the following.
3. III. Fill in the blanks. 1. Photosynthesis is a unique process in which solar energy is converted
into ______________ energy. 2. There are mainly ______________ types of nutrition. 3.
Heterotrophs are also called ______________. 4. Plants also get ______________ from the
chemical fertilisers that farmers add to the soil. 5. Parasitic plants such as Cuscuta are called
______________ parasites.
IV. State True or False.
1. The outermost covering of a plant cell is the cell membrane. ____________
2. Autotrophs, such as green plants and certain bacteria, make their own food through a
process called photosynthesis. ____________
3. Green plants take in carbon dioxide from the air and absorb water from the soil.
____________
4. The excess food is stored as glucose in different parts of the plant. ____________
5. When the stomata open, air enters the leaves. ____________
V. Answer the following.
1. Define nutrition. Also, write one line about its types.
2. What do you know about xylem?
3. Define nitrogen fixation.
4. Why is mistletoe called a partial parasite?
5. What do we observe when we put a few drops of iodine solution on an alcohol-boiled
variegated leaf?
VI. Picture-based Question
The image below shows an equation that provides food for all living organisms.
a) Identify the process represented by the equation.
b) Identify the components labelled as A, B and C.
c) What conversion takes place in the component labelled as B?
VII. HOTS
Riya went to her village during vacations. There, she saw that her grandfather, after harvesting
the crop of wheat, prepared the field to grow grams and peas in it. Riya is curious to know the
reason behind this. Help her to know the answer.
ANSWERS
I. Choose the correct option.
1. c) Carbon dioxide
2. b) Saprotrophic
3. c) Proteins
4. b) Parasitic
5. c) Lichen
II. Match the following.
1. autotrophs b) green plants
2. Parasitic c) Dodder
3. Insectivorous e) Venus flytrap
4. Symbiotic a) Lichen
5. saprotrophic d) bacteria
III. Fill in the blanks.
1. chemical
2. two
3. consumers
4. nitrogen
5. Total
IV. State True or False.
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True
V. Answer the following.
1. The process by which living organisms take in food and use it to obtain nutrients for energy,
growth and development is called nutrition. There are mainly two types of nutrition seen
among the living organisms: autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition.
2. Xylem is a continuous network of pipe-like tubes that take water and minerals from the roots
upwards to the stem, branches and leaves.
3. The process by which nitrogen from the air is converted by certain bacteria into water-soluble
nitrogenous substances in the soil is called nitrogen fixation.
4. Mistletoe is also a parasitic plant like Cuscuta, but it is not a total parasite. It grows on trees,
such as mango and teak. It has chlorophyll and can make some of its food. However, it depends
on the host plant for water and certain nutrients. Parasitic plants such as mistletoe are thus
called partial parasites.
5. It is observed that on putting a few drops of iodine solution on an alcohol-boiled variegated
leaf, only the green parts of the leaf that have chlorophyll turn blue-black, while the non-green
parts remain unchanged.
VI. Picture-based Question
a) The given equation represents the process of photosynthesis.
b) A: Water, B: Sunlight, C: Glucose.
c) Sunlight gets converted to chemical energy and results in the formation of glucose.
VII. HOTS:
Besides carbohydrates, plants also need proteins. They make proteins from nitrogenous
substances present in the soil. Grams and peas are leguminous plants, which help in fixing
nitrogen gas in the form of nitrogenous substances in the soil with the help of bacteria called
Rhizobium. Thus, after growing crops, such as wheat or rice, farmer
