Class 7 Nutrition in Plants Test
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classmaterials34Q1. Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant growth.
But farmers who cultivate pulse crops like
green gram, Bengal gram, black gram, etc., do not apply nitrogenous fertilizers during cultivation.
Why? [2 marks]
Q2. Name and explain the four categories of heterotrophic plants. Give 2 examples of each.
[12 marks]
Q3. What are raw materials essential for
photosynthesis? [2 marks]
Q4. Match the organisms given in Column I with their
mode of nutrition given in Column II. [5 marks]
Q5. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
i) All green plants can prepare their own food.
ii) Most animals are autotrophs.
iii) Carbon dioxide is not required for photosynthesis.
iv) Oxygen is liberated during photosynthesis.
Choose the correct answer from the options below: [2 marks]
a) (i) and (iv) b) (ii) only c) (ii) and (iii) d) (i) and (ii)
Q6. What is the purpose of stomata in a leaf? Draw and label stomata with their guard cells.
[3 marks]
Q7. The pitcher plant is green and carries out photosynthesis. Then, why does it feed on insects?
[2 marks]
Q8. How would you test the presence of starch in a leaf? [1 mark]
Q9. Wild animals like tiger, wolf, lion and leopard do not eat plants. Does this mean that they can
survive without plants? Provide a suitable explanation. [2 marks]
Q10. State whether true or false. If false, correct the statement by changing the underlined word
a. Animals are the only organisms that can prepare their own food using simple substances from
their surroundings.
b. The intake of food by an organism is called nutrition.
c. Stomata absorb sunlight for photosynthesis.
d. Insectivorous plants are autotrophic.
e. Starch on reacting with iodine solution turns brown in colour. [5 marks]
Q11. Explain the process of photosynthesis. [2 marks]
Q12. De ne autotrophs and heterotrophs. [2 marks]
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