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Chapters 12
Nutrition
Encircle the most appropriate answer from the following options
1. Which of the followings does not come within nutrition?.
- Taking in
- Utilization
- Growth
- None of above
2. The elements present in protein choose one:
- Nitrogen
- Phosphorus
- Magnesium
- Iron
3. The elements present in cytochromes choose one:
- Nitrogen
- Phosphorus
- Magnesium
- Iron
4. The elements present in chlorophyll choose one:
- Nitrogen
- Phosphorus
- Magnesium
- Iron
5. Which of the followings is not used for replenishment of minerals?
- Sewage sludge
- Fertilizers
- Green manure
- None of above
6. The deficiency of which element causes stunted growth?
- Nitrogen
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Mangnesium
7. The deficiency of which element causes yellowness of the leaf margins?
- Nitrogen
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Mangnesium
8. The deficiency of which of the following elements causes chlorosis?
- Nitrogen
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Mangnesium
9. The nutrition of feeding on dead and decay matter is called choose one:
- Saprophytic
- Parasite
- Symbiotic
- None of above
10. The nutrition of feeding on living organisms is called choose one:
- Saprophytic
- Parasitic
- Symbiotic
- None of above
11. Lichens are choose one:
- Saprophytic
- Parasitic
- Symbiotic
- None of above
12. The association of fungi and algae is called choose one:
- Saprophytic
- Parasite
- Symbiotic
- None of above
13. The association of fungi and root of higher plants is called choose one:
- Saprophytic
- Parasite
- Mycorrhizae
- Lichens
14. Which of the following is a pitcher plant?
- Dionaea muscipula
- Sarracenia pupurea
- Drosera intermedia
- None of the above
15. Which of the followings is a Venus fly trap?
- Dionaea muscipula
- Sarracenia pupurea
- Drosera intermedia
- None of above
16. The animals which feed on plants are called choose one:
- Detritivores
- Herbivores
- Carnivores
- Omnivores
17. Which of the followings is detritivore?
- Mussels
- Earth worm
- Horse
- Cat
18. Which of the followings is carnivore?
- Mussels
- Earth worm
- Horse
- Cat
19. Which of the following groups have large premolar and molar teeth choose one:
- Detritivores
- Herbivores
- Carnivores
- Omnivores
20. Which of the following animals is not omnivore?
- Fox
- Man
- Dog
- Pig
21. Match female mosquito with one of the following groups choose one:
- Macrophagous feeders
- Fluid feeders
- Ominivores
- Herbivores
22. Which of the followings is not macrophagus feeder?
- Hydra
- Snail
- Cat fish
- Dog fish
23. Which of the following animals is irrelevant in method of feeding choose one:
- Flea
- Ticks
- Leech
- Entamoeba
24. In which process of digestion, utilization of digested food take place?
- Ingestion
- Digestion
- Absorption
- Assimilation
25. Lysosomes are involved in which of the following steps in amoeba?
- Ingestion
- Digestion
- Absorption
- Assimilation
26. Absorption of food in planarians takes place by choose one:
- Pharynx
- Mouth
- Intestine
- Intestinal
27. Absorption of food in planarian takes place by choose one:
- Pharynx
- Mouth
- Intestine
- Intestinal caecae
28. Which of the following structures is used for grinding of food in cockroach?
- Stomach
- Crop
- Gizzard
- Hepatic Caecae
29. Which of the followings is irrelevant about the digestion in cockroach?
- Intra cellular digestion
- Extra cellular digestion
- Gizzard
- Rectum
30. Which of the followings function is irrelevant to oral cavity?
- Grinding
- Lubrication
- Absorption
- Digestion
31. Which of the following mucous glands is present in front of ears?
- Sublingual
- Sub maxillary
- Parotid
- None of above
32. The enzyme present in the saliva is choose one:
- Pepsin
- Lipase
- Ptyalin
- Lactase
33. The opening of the glottis is called choose one:
- Glottis
- Epiglottis
- Larynx
- Vocal cords
34. The flap like structure present in larynx is called choose one:
- Glottis
- Eiglottis
- Larynx
- Vocal cords
35. Vomiting is caused by choose one:
- PeristalsisAntiperistalsis
- Hunger pang
- Swallowing
- None
36. The cells secrete pepsinogen choose one:
- Mucous
- Parietal
- Zymogen
- Oxyntic
37. The ph of fresh HCI is choose one:
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 5
38. Semi solid mass in the stomach is called choose one:
- Bolus
- Chyme
- Food
- Serum
39. Pepsin acts on choose one:
- Protein
- Lipids
- Carbohydrates
- Nucleic acid
40. The first part of small intestine is called choose one:
- Duodenum
- Jejunum
- Ileum
- None of above
41. The length of Duodenum in cm is choose one:
- 20-25
- 30-35
- 10-15
- 40-50
42. Which of the following enzymes is not present in pancreatic juice?
- Amylase
- Erypsin
- Lipase
- Trypsin
43. Fats are digested by choose one:
- Amylase
- Erypsin
- Lipase
- Trypsin
44. Emulsification is caused by choose one:
- Gastric juice
- Pancreatic juice
- Bile
- Intestinal juice
45. Bile secretes which of the following enzymes?
- Amylase
- Erypsin
- Lipase
- None of above
46. The hormone secretin stimulates the secretion of choose one:
- Gastric juice
- Pancreatic juice
- None of above
- Intestinal juice
47. The enzyme acts on proteins choose one:
- Erypsin
- Lipase
- Maltase
- Lactase
48. In intestine, amino acids are absorbed by choose one:
- Capillary
- Epithellium
- Lacteal
- None of above
49. The largest part of the large intestine choose one:
- Caecum
- Colon
- Rectum
- Appendix
50. Most of the water in the digestive tract is absorbed in choose one:
- Pharynx
- Stomach
- Small intestine
- Large intestine
51. Botulism is caused by choose one:
- Salmonella
- Campylobacter
- Clostridium
- None of above
52. The condition with abnormal amount of fats is called choose one:
- Anorexia
- Obesity
- Bulima
- Piles
53. The condition in which a person eats too little is called choose one:
- Anorexia
- Obesity
- Bulimia
- Piles
54. The condition of bout of overeating is called choose one:
- Anorexia
- Obesity
- Bulimia
- Piles
55. Concentration of bile is the function of choose one:
- Liver
- Gall bladder
- Pancreas
- None
56. The sores in stomach or intestines are called choose one:
- Anorexia
- Obesity
- Ulcer
- Piles
57. Nutrition is the process which involves choose one:
- Selection of different types of food
- Analysis of different types of food
- Intake and utilization of food
- Breakdown food during respiration
58. Nitrogen is present in choose one:
- Carbohydrates
- Protein
- Nucleic acid
- Lipids
59. Phosphorus is present in choose one:
- Carbohydrates
- Protein
- Nucleic acid
- Lipids
60. In which compound iron is not present?
- Chlorophyll
- Cytochrome
- Haemoglobin
- None of above
61. In which group of the following Mg is present?
- Chlorophyll
- Cytochrome
- Haemoglobin
- None of above
62. Which of the followings is not the source of minerals?
- Animal manure
- Sewage sludge
- Water
- Artificial fertilizer
63. Which of the followings is chlorosis?
- Shrinking of leaves
- Lack of chlorophyll
- Lack of cell wall
- Lack of starch
64. The deficiency of phosphorus causes which of these diseases?
- Stunted growth of root
- Yellowish leaf margin
- Chlorosis
- Stunted growth of plant
65. Which of the followings is a parasitic mode of nutrition?
- One organism gets food from the other
- One organism gets protection from the other
- One organism causes disease in the other
- All the above
66. In saprophytic nutrition, one organism choose one:
- Eats another organism
- Kills and eats another organisr
- Eats a dead organism
- None of the above
67. Lichen is an association between choose one:
- Algae and higher plants
- Algae and fungi
- Fungi and roots of higher plant
- None of the above
68. Mycorrhizae is an association between choose one:
- Algae and higher plants
- Algae and fungi
- Fungi and roots of higher plant
- None of above
69. The bacteria in nodules of leguminous plants produce nitrates by choose one:
- Decomposition of dead organism
- Fixing atmospheric nitrogen
- Releasing nitrogen from the soil
- None of the above
70. Insectivore plants are choose one:
- Heterotrophich
- Autotrophic
- Parasitic
- None of the above
71. Earthworm is choose one:
- Herbivore
- Detritivores
- Carnivore
- Omnivore
72. Rodents are choose one:
- Herbivore
- Detritivores
- Carnivore
- Omnivore
73. Which of the followings is the character of herbivores?
- They have long incisors and small canines
- The have small incisors but large canines
- They have small incisors but without canines
- They are without incisors but small canines
74. Which of the followings is not the characteristic of predator?
- It eats the prey alive
- It kills the prey but do not eat it
- It kills and eats the prey readily
- It does not kill or eat the prey
75. Which of the followings is the characteristic of carnivores?
- They have large incisors but small canines
- They have small incisors but large canines
- They have large incisors and canines
- They have small incisors but without canines
76. Which of the followings is omnivore choose one:
- Dog
- Rats
- Sheep
- Rabbit
77. Which of the followings is fluid filter?
- Earthworm
- Sheep
- Whale
- Fish
78. Which of the followings is not the character of the marcophagus?
- They have tentacles
- They scrape food
- They seize their prey
- They tear their prey
79. Radula is a rasping organ, present in the mollusks. It is used to choose one:
- Scrape the food
- Tear the food
- Kill the prey
- None of the above
80. Which of the followings is not ectoparasite?
- Flea
- Entamoeba
- Tick
- Mite
81. Which of the followings is not the process included in the digestion?
- Conversion of amino acid into protein
- Conversion of protein into amino acid
- Conversion of glucose into starch
- Conversion of fatty acid into lipids
82. The reason why digestion takes place is choose one:
- Animals need food particles in the form of smaller molecules
- The large food molecule cannot pass through their membrane
- The small food molecules increase their meml
- None of the above
83. Intracellular is type of digestion which takes place choose one:
- Outside the cell and outside the body
- Outside the cell but within the coelomic cavity
- Outside the cell but within the digestive cavity
- Inside the cell but outside the digestive cavity
84. Assimilation is a process in the body of amoeba in which choose one:
- Food is broken into smaller pieces
- Food is absorbed form the vacuole
- Food is absorbed and utilized in different activities
- None of above
85. Egestion is process in body in which choose one:
- Food is taken inside the body
- Food is broken into smaller pieces
- Food is absorbed and utilized in the body
- Undigested food is removed from the body
86. Which of the followings is correct about the sac like digestive system?
- A system having single opening called mouth for ingestion
- A system having single opening called mouth for egestion
- A system having single opening both for ingestion and egestion
- None of the above
87. In hydra intracellular digestion take place choose one:
- In the cavity of coelenterons
- In ectodermal cells
- In gastrodermal cells
- None of the above
88. The function of the intestinal coecae of the planarians is to choose one:
- Absorb the digested food
- Trasport the digested food
- Remove the undigested food
- None of the above
89. The types of digestion in planarian are choose one:
- Intracellular digestion
- Extracellular digestion
- Both A and B
- None of the above
90. The function of the crop of the cockroach is to choose one:
- Ingest the food
- Grind the food
- Store the food
- Digest the food
91. The function of the Gizzard in cockroach is to choose one:
- Ingest the food
- Grind the food
- Store the food
- Digest the food
92. Grinding of food in man takes place by choose one:
- Incisor teeth
- Canine teeth
- Molar teeth
- Premolar teeth
93. Which of the following salivary glands is present below the tongue?
- Sublingual glands
- Submaxillary glands
- Parotid glands
- None of the above
94. The function of the mucous of the salivary glands is to choose one:
- Digest the food
- Make the food chew efficiently
- Transport the food
- Break the food
95. The function of sodium bicarbonate is to choose one:
- Digest the food
- Stabilize the pH
- Transport the food
- Break the food
96. Which of the followings is not the function of saliva?
- Digestion of food
- Lubrication of food
- Stabilization of pH
- Absorption of food
97. The Amylase or ptyalin acts on choose one:
- Protein
- Starch
- Glucose
- Lipids
98. Which of the following steps does not take place during act of swallowing?
- Moving of tongue up and down
- Upward movement of the larynx
- Opening of the glottis
- The movement of epiglottis in horizontal direction
99. Which of the followings is not true about the peristalsis?
- It is a wave of contraction
- Contraction start behind the bolu
- Relaxation start behind the bolus
- Squeezing of bolus forward
100. The huger pang is caused due to choose one:
- Empty stomach
- Low glucose level in the body
- Secretion of gastric juice
- None of the above