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Academic Session 2024-2025

Roll No........................ Date........................
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Total Time: 2 Hrs 00 Mins Max Marks: 61

General Instructions
This Question Paper is Divided into 4 Sections
Section A Consists of 8 Questions
Section B Consists of 6 Questions
Section C Consists of 2 Questions
Section D Consists of 7 Questions

Standard/Class: 7th

N K Subject: SCIENCE

Section A
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1.
State True/False - (1 Marks)

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Plants carry out photosynthesis only during the day and respiration only at
night. (T/F)
[1]

2.

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Oxygen breaks down glucose outside the cells of organisms.

Fillup in the Blanks - (1 Marks)

[1]

3.

4.
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Diaphragm forms the ………….. of the chest cavity.

Objective(MCQ) - (1 Marks)
During heavy exercise, we get cramps in the legs due to the accumulation of [1]
[1]

(i) carbon dioxide (ii) lactic acid (iii) alcohol (iv) water
5. The mountaineers carry oxygen with them because: [1]
(a) At an altitude of more than 5 km there is no air.
(b) The amount of air available to a person is less than that available on the
ground.
(c) The temperature of air is higher than that on the ground.
(d) The pressure of air is higher than that on the ground.
6. Normal range of breathing rate per minute in an average adult person at rest [1]
is:

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 (i) 9–12 (ii) 15–18 (iii) 21–24 (iv) 30–33

Subjective - (1 Marks)
7. Certain small pores are present on the surface of plant through which [1]
gaseous exchange occurs. Identify these pores?
8. Respiration is a continous process. What is the need for it to be continuous [1]
rather than being like photosynthesis?

Section B

Subjective - (2 Marks)
9. Whales and dolphins are seen many times releasing a fountain of water [2]
sometimes at the surface of water. Why do they do so?

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10. Name one organism who respires anaerobically. How does this organism

11. Why does an athlete breathe faster and deeper than usual after finishing the [2]
[2]

race?
12. After we work hard, we feel hungry. Explain why. O [2]

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13. Why do we often sneeze when we inhale a lot of dust-laden air?
14. Smoking is considerd harmful due to certain effects. Explain in brief.
[2]
[2]

Subjective - (3 Marks)

P E Section C

A
15. Match the names of organisms in Column I with their organs of breathing [3]
given in Column II.

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16. Insects and leaves of a plant have pores through which they exchange gases [3]
with the atmosphere. Can you write two points of differences between these
pores with respect to their position, number and extension into the body?

Section D
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 Subjective - (5 Marks)
17. Match the items in Column I with those in Column II: [5]

18. A person put some warm water in an aquarium having fish during winter [5]

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season. He thought that fish will be more comfortable in luke warm water
than cold water. But he observed that fishes in the aquarium died. Why the
fishes died in warm water?

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19. A food stall owner was preparing dough for making bhaturas. He added a
pinch of yeast and sugar to the dough and left it in a warm place. After few

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hours, the dough had risen. There was a sour smell too.
(a) Why did the dough rise?
[5]

(b) Why did the dough smell sour?

(c) Why was sugar added to the dough?

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(d) What would have happened if the dough was kept in the refrigerator, soon
after it was prepared?

P E
20. A group of people were smoking cigarettes in a restaurant. The atmosphere
was full of smoke. An old man sitting next to the group asked them to stop
[5]

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smoking while sitting in the premise or move out. They agreed to do so and
promised not to repeat then mistake.

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Answer the following questions.
(a) Write any three hazards of smoking.
(b) Can smoking also affect the person who does not smoke?
21. Paheli participated in a 450 m race competition held at her school and won [5]
the race. When she came home she had mixed feelings of joy and pain as
she had cramps in her leg muscles. After a massage, she was relieved of the
pain. Answer the following questions related to the situation.
(a) What can be the possible reasons for the pain in her legs?
(b) Why did she fell comfortable after a massage?
22. (a) Plants lack a specialised respiratory system. How do they carry out [5]
respiratory process? Explain.
(b) The plant roots being underground respire by using which mechanism?
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23. (a) Respiratory process occurs in two phases, what are those two major [5]
steps of respiration? Describe each one.
(b) Define the term breathing rate.

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 Answers

1. F 2. F 4. ii
5. B 6. ii