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Life Processes Quiz | Life Processes Objective Type Questions and Answers

(21) In which of the following groups of organisms, food material is broken down outside the body and absorbed?
[A] Mushroom, green plants, Amoeba
[B] Yeast, mushroom, bread mould
[C] Paramecium, Amoeba, Cuscuta
[D] Cuscuta, lice, tapeworm
Answer: Yeast, mushroom, bread mould
(22) Select the correct statement
[A] Heterotrophs do not synthesize their own food
[B] Heterotrophs utilize solar energy for photosynthesis
[C] Heterotrophs synthesize their own food
[D] Heterotrophs are capable of converting carbon dioxide and water carbohydrates
Answer: Heterotrophs do not synthesize their own food
(23) If salivary amylase is lacking in the saliva, which of the following events in the mouth cavity will be affected?
[A] Proteins breaking down into amino acids
[B] Starch breaking down into sugars
[C] Fats breaking down into fatty acids and glycerol
[D] Absorption of vitamins
Answer: Starch breaking down into sugars
(24) Which part of alimentary canal receives bile from the liver?
[A] Stomach
[B] Small intestine
[C] Large intestine
[D] Oesophagus
Answer: Small intestine
(25) In which part of the alimentary canal food is finally digested?
[A] Stomach
[B] Mouth cavity
[C] Large intestine
[D] Small intestine
Answer: Small intestine
(26) Choose the function of the pancreatic juice from the following
[A] Trypsin digests proteins and lipase carbohydrates
[B] Trypsin digests emulsified fats and lipase proteins
[C] Trypsin and lipase digest fats
[D] Trypsin digests proteins and lipase digests emulsified fats droplets
Answer: Trypsin digests proteins and lipase digests emulsified fats droplets
(27) When air is blown from mouth into a test-tube containing lime water, the lime water turned milky due to the presence of
[A] Oxygen
[B] Carbon dioxide
[C] Nitrogen
[D] Water vapour
Answer: Carbon dioxide
(28) Which is the correct sequence of air passage during inhalation?
[A] Nostrils → Larynx Pharynx → Trachea → Lungst
[B] Nasal passage → Trachea → Pharynx → Larynx → Alveoli
[C] Larynx → Nostrils → Pharynx → Lungs
[D] Nostrils → Pharynx → Larynx → Trachea → Alveoli
Answer: Nostrils → Pharynx → Larynx → Trachea → Alveoli
(29) During respiration exchange of gases take place in
[A] Trachea and larynx
[B] Alveoli of lungs
[C] Alveoli and throat
[D] Throat and larynx
Answer: Alveoli of lungs
(30) Single circulation, i.e., blood flows through the heart only once during one cycle of passage through the body, is exhibited by
[A] Labeo, Chameleon, Salamander
[B] Hippocampus, Exocoetus, Anabas
[C] Hyla, Rana, Draco
[D] whale, dolphin, turtle
Answer: Hippocampus, Exocoetus, Anabas
31 In which of the following vertebrate group/groups, heart does not pump oxygenated blood to different parts of the body?
[A] Pisces and amphibians
[B] Amphibians and reptiles
[C] Amphibians only
[D] Pisces only
Answer: Pisces only
32 The filtration units of kidneys are called
[A] Ureter
[B] Urethra
[C] Neurons
[D] Nephrons
Answer: Nephrons
33 The internal (cellular) energy reserve in autotrophs is
[A] Glycogen
[B] Protein
[C] Starch
[D] Fatty acid
Answer: Starch