Reason (R) : Plants usually absorb essential nutrients. Answer(b) Q.2. Assertion (A) : In anaerobic respiration, one of the end product is alcohol. Reason (R) : There is an incomplete breakdown of glucose. Answer(a) Q.3. Assertion (A) : In plants there is no need of specialised respiratory organs. Reason (R) : Plants do not have great demands of gaseous exchange. Answer(a) Q.4. Assertion (A) : Bile is essential for digestion of lipids. Reason (R) : Bile juice contains enzymes. Answer(c) Q.5. Assertion (A) : Carbohydrate digestion mainly takes place in small intestine. Reason (R) : Pancreatic juice contains the enzyme lactase. Answer(c) Q.6. Assertion (A) : Aerobic respiration requires less energy as compared to anaerobic respiration. Reason (R) : Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. Answer(d) Q.7. Assertion (A): Arteries are thick-walled and elastic in nature. Reason (R) : Arteries have to transport blood away from the heart. Answer(b) Q.8. Assertion (A) : Human heart is four-chambered. Reason (R) : Vena cava is the only artery that supplies deoxygenated blood to the heart. Answer(c) Q.9. Assertion (A): Energy is required to carry out different life processes. Reason (R) : Energy is obtained in the form of ATP in the mitochondria. Answer(a) Q.10. Assertion (A): Rings of cartilage are present in the throat, Reason (R) : These ensure that the air-passage does not collapse Answer(a) Q.11. Assertion (A): Pyruvate is a six-carbon molecule Reason (R) : It is prepared in the cytoplasm as the first step to cellular respiration Answer(d) Q.12. Assertion (A): Molecular movements are needed for life. Reason (R): Body structures made up of these molecules need continuous repair and maintenance Answer(a) Q.13. Assertion (A): Diffusion does not meet high energy requirements of multi-cellular organisms Reason (R) : Diffusion is a fast process but occurs at the surface of the body. Answer(c) Q.14. Assertion (A): The opening and closing of the pore is a function of the guard cells. Reason (R) : Stomatal pores are the site for exchange of gases by diffusion. Answer(b) Q.15. Assertion (A): The purpose of making urine is to filter out undigested food from intestine Reason (R): Kidneys filter the waste and produce urine, Answer(d) Q.16. Assertion (A): The inner lining of the small intestine has numerous finger-like projections called villi. Reason (R) : The villi increase the surface area for absorption. Answer(a) Q.17. Assertion (A): In human beings, the respiratory pigment is haemoglobin Reason (R) : It is a type of protein which has high-affinity carbon dioxide. Answer(c) Q.18. Assertion : The plants store some of the waste products in their body parts. Reason: Raphides are the solid waste products of plants. Answer(b) Q.19. Assertion : The movement of water and dissolved salts in xylem is always upwards. Reason: ‘The upward movement of water is due to low pressure created by transpiration. Answer(a) Q.20. Assertion : Photosynthesis takes place in green parts of the plants. Reason: Photosynthesis always takes place in leaves. Answer(c) Q.21. Assertion: The average number of heart beat of a person at rest is about 80 per minute. Reason: One contraction and relaxation of the heart constitutes a complete heart beat. Answer(d) Q.22. Assertion : Ureters are the tubes which carry urine from kidneys to the bladder. Reason: Urine is stored in the urethra. Answer(c) Q.23. Assertion : Ventricles have thicker walls than auricles. Reason: Ventricles have to pump blood into various organs with great pressure Answer(a) Q.24. Assertion : Capillaries are the thinnest blood vessels. Reason: Capillaries connect the branches of arteries and veins. Answer(b) Q.25. Assertion : Blood takes up oxygen from the alveolar air and release CO2 during exchange. Reason: ‘The concentration of O, is more in alveolar air. Answer(b) Q.26. Assertion: The large intestine is the largest part of the alimentary canal. Reason: Tiger has a shorter small intestine, than herbivores. Answer(d) 27. Assertion : Most of the living organisms carry out aerobic respiration. Reason: Mitochondria is the site of aerobic respiration in the cell. Answer(b) Q.28. Assertion : The Bowman’s capsule and the tubule together make a nephron. Reason : The function of tubule is to allow the selective reabsorption of substances like glucose, amino acids, urea, salts and water into the blood capillaries. Answer(c) Q.29. Assertion : Pancreatic juice digests starch, proteins and fats. Reason: Pancreatic juice contains digestive enzymes like pancreatic amylase, trypsin and lipase. Answer(a) Q.30. Assertion: The accumulation of lactic acid in the muscles causes muscle cramps. Reason: During vigorous physical exercise leg muscles respire anaerobically. Answer(a) Q.31. Assertion : Phloem helps in translocation of food from the leaves. Reason: Phloem provides mechanical support to plant. Answer(c) Q.32. Assertion : Trachea does not collapse, when there is no air in it. Reason : Trachea is supported by cartilage. Answer(a)