INNOVATIVE WORLD SCHOOL, CHIKHALI, PUNE

SCIENCE
Chapter: 2-Nutrition in animals. Class: VII Date: ___________

Q1. Multiple-choice questions. Tick (✔) the correct answer.

a) Amoeba uses pseudopodia projection for…………
i) digestion of the food ii) capturing the food iii) movement iv) both (ii) and (iii)

b) In grass-eating animals, which body part is used to store the swallowed grass?
i) Stomach ii) Small intestine iii) Rumen iv) Cud

c) Which animal out of the following will have a similar kind of arrangement of
teeth?
i) Deer ii) Dog iii) Rabbit iv) Buffalo

d) Which set of teeth is used for biting into food?

i)Incisors ii) Canines iii) Pre-Molars iv)Molars

e) A baby passed a watery stool for two days. The doctor suggested oral rehydration
solution (ORS) for the baby. How would the ORS help the baby?
i) It would help in digesting food
ii) It would kill the bacteria that caused the infection
iii) It would prevent water from moving out of the body
iv) It would replace the fluids and minerals lost from the body

f) Where does the digestion of food start in the human digestive system?
i) Stomach ii) Mouth iii) Oesophagus iv) Small Intestine

Q2. In each of the questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark
your answer as per the codes provided below.

a) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) both are correct statements and reason is the correct explanation for assertion.
b) Assertion (A) and Reason(R) both are correct statements and reason is not the correct explanation for assertion.
c) Assertion (A) is a correct statement but Reason (R) is the wrong statement.
d) Assertion (A) is a wrong statement but Reason (R) is a correct statement.

Assertion (A): Salivary gland secrets the saliva.

Reason (R): It breaks down the starch into sugar.
Assertion (A): There is no need to wash the mouth and teeth every day.
Reason (R): Food and sugar products are responsible for tooth decay.
Assertion (A): Inner lining of the stomach secrets the mucous.
Reason (R): Mucous protects the stomach by killing germs.

Q3. Give reasons for the following statements.

a) Pseudopodia are very helpful to Amoeba.
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b) Grass-eating animals are also known as ruminants.

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c) We need to brush our teeth daily to avoid tooth decay.

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Q4. Answer the following questions.

a) Explain the functions of the salivary glands.

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b) What will happen if there is no mucous present in the stomach?
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c) Name the simpler substances in which proteins, carbohydrates, and fats are broken down.
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d) Amishi invited Rohini to eat homemade cupcakes. While eating Rohini starts coughing heavily. Amishi hurried and
ran to the kitchen and gave a glass of water to Rohini. After drinking water Rohini felt better.

i. Why Rohini started coughing while eating?

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ii. What value is shown by Amishi in this situation?

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e) Ashok and Rohan were playing a game called as ‘Guess the taste’. Ashok blindfolded Rohan and gave him different
types of drinks and food to eat. Rohan guessed the names of all the drinks and food items correctly without looking
at them. Ashok was very impressed and asked him how he guessed it. Rohan smiled and explained the reason.

i) How Rohan guessed the correct taste of all the food items and the drinks?

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ii) When you have a cough and your nose is blocked, the food seems bland or tasteless. Predict the reason.

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f) Explain the role of villi present in the small intestine.

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g) Label the teeth present in the buccal cavity. h) Label the given human digestive system diagram:

i) Why is the egestion process important for our body?

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j) Explain holozoic nutrition in Amoeba with the help of a neat and labelled diagram. Include the following terms while
framing the answer-ingestion, egestion, pseudopodia, absorption, food vacuole, digestive juices.
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k) The following image shows the digestive system of a ruminant.

Explain the role of the rumen in ruminants.

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Q5. Use the words below to fill in the gaps to complete the paragraphs describing the process of digestion.

acid-anus-bile-enzymes-fats-gallbladder-oesophagus-pancreas-peristalsis-rectum-small-teeth-water-villi

The process of digestion begins in the mouth, where the ____________________ tear, cut, and grind the food into
smaller pieces, and ________________________ in the saliva break down carbohydrates.

The food then travels from the mouth to the stomach through a long tube called the __________________________.
The food is moved by a wave-like muscle movement called ______________________________.

In the stomach, muscles churn the food and mix it with ___________ to kill any harmful microorganisms. The food is
also mixed with enzymes that break down proteins.

There are some organs in the digestive system that food does not pass through but that is still a vital
part of the process. These are the pancreas, liver, and gallbladder.

The _____________________ produces enzymes, which are then released into the duodenum, the
first part of the intestine. The liver produces a chemical that helps to break down fats. This chemical
is stored in the ___________________________ until it is also released into the duodenum.

In the small intestine, enzymes continue to break down carbohydrates, proteins, and
_____________ into smaller molecules. These molecules are absorbed into the bloodstream through
finger-like projections called _________________.

Undigested food then travels to the large intestine, where is reabsorbed into the bloodstream. The remaining
undigested food is stored in the ____________________ as faeces until it is ready to be released. Faeces are released
from the __________________when you go to the toilet.

Q6. Identify the regions of the tongue for different tastes. (Perform activity 2.4 of the NCERT Textbook)

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