1. ___________________ is the most important function of all organisms for the existence of species.

2. ___________________ is the most beautiful and colourful part of the plant.

3. ___________________ is the reproductive organ of a plant.
4. Flower is attached to the shoot by means of the ______________ or _____________.
5. _________________ is a part of the plant from where the petals and other floral parts arise.
6. Arrangement of parts of a flower is called ______________ of a flower.
7. __________________ is the outer most whorl and is made up of tiny green leaf-like structure called
___________.
8. __________________ are green and outer covering of the flower.
9. __________________ is the second inner whorl and are made up of units called ____________.
10. __________________ are the large bright attractive parts of the flower.
11. ___________________ is the third whorl of the flower and inner to the petals and are made up of
____________________.
12. Each stamen is made up of thin, thread like ______________ which at its tip bears ______________.
13. Anther contains _________________ which produces a yellow powdery material called ___________________.
14. Pollen grains contain the _________________. Hence ___________________ is called male part of the flower.
15. _________________ with ________________ are the male reproductive parts of the flower.
16. ________________ is the fourth inner most whorl of the flower and is made up of ______________ or the
________________.
17. Pistil is further made up of three parts - _______________, ______________ and _______________.
18. The ovary contains small rounded bodies called______________, which contain the ____________________.
19. _________________ is the female part of the flower.
20. _________________ are the female reproductive parts of the flower.
21. Bisexual flowers are also called as _________________________.
22. Function of the flower is to produce ________________ and ________________ for reproduction.
23. Transfer of pollen by insects is called __________________.
24. Give examples for
a. Insects which act as agents of pollination –
b. Insect pollinated flowers –
c. Wind pollinated plants –
d. Water pollinated flowers –
e. Animal or birds which act as pollinating agents –
f. A fruit where thalamus becomes the fleshy part of the fruit and not the ovary –
g. False fruits –
25. Male gamete fuse with female gamete in ovule to produce _______________.
26. The ovules inside the ovary develop into a _________________ and the ovary turns into a _______________.
 27. Fruit is the ripened _______________.
28. Upper larger part of the maize grain is called the ____________________.
29. In germinating seed, roots develop from _______________ and the shoot develops from _________________.
30. Pollen is produced in the _____________.
31. Vegetative propagation is not observed in ______________.
32. In a seed, food is generally stored in _________________.
33. Vegetative propagation is not observed in_______________________.

II Answer the following

1. Explain the classification of flowers.

2. What is pollination? Mention the types of pollination.
3. Explain the agents of pollination.
4. What is fertilization?
5. What are fleshy fruits and dry fruits?
6. Mention the functions of fruit.
7. Explain the types of seeds.
8. Differentiate between a dicot seed and a monocot seed. 0r differentiate between a bean seed and a maize
grain.
9. What is germination? Name the two types of germination.
10. Differentiate between Epigeal germination and hypogeal germination.
11. Name the following:
a. A seed which shows hypogeal germination
b. A monocot seed
c. A dicot seed
d. A seed which shows epigeal germination
12. Differentiate between
a. Radicle and plumule
b. Hilum and micropyle
c. Testa and tegmen
13. Radicle emerges out of the seed earlier than plumule. State one advantage served by this.
14. State one function of the following
a. Radical –
b. Cotyledons –
c. Endosperm –
d. Micropyle –
15. Imagine al the seeds produced by a plant happen to fall under the same plant and sprout into new plants.
Mention any two problems that will be faced by the new plants.
16. With the help of a suitable labeled diagram, describe the structure of a dicot seed.
17. What are the three conditions necessary for the germination of seeds?
18. State the location
a. Sepals
b. Petals
c. Anthers
d. Stigma
19. What is a flower? Draw a typical flower and label its different parts.
20. Give the difference in function between the following
a. Ovary and ovule
b. Filament and style
c. Petal and sepal
d. Pollen and ovule
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1. ______________ is the basic unit and the structural unit of living things.
2. ______________ are known as the building blocks of life.
3. All cells arise from __________________ cells.
4. _________________________ developed the simple microscope and was the first to see the cells.
5. _________________________ was the first to call them cells.
6. The word cell is derived from the latin word ____________.
7. Branch of biology which deals with the study of cells is called ________________.
8. A cell is said to be living when it contains a jelly-like substance called __________________.
9. ___________________ is the living substance of the cell. It is made up of the ______________ and _________
10. The microscope used in schools is called _____________________.
11. The smallest cells are found in __________________ and the longest cells are the ________________________.
12. Cell wall of a plant is made up of ________________.
13. ________________ is found between the nucleus and the cell membrane.
14. Chromosomes contain units called ________________.
15. _____________ are responsible for transmitting characteristics from parents to offsprings.
16. Every cell of human body has ______ chromosomes which occur in _______ pairs.
17. Pea plant has _________ pairs of chromosomes.
18. Cytoplasm further contains minute structures called ___________________.
19. ____________________ are the green plastids which trap the solar energy for photosynthesis.
20. ____________________ contain yellow and red pigments. They impart varied colours to flowers and fruits.
21. ____________________ are colourless plastids which occur in seeds.
22. ____________________ is the necessity for the existence of all living organisms.
23. ____________________ contains pigments.
24. The organelle that controls all activities in the cell is ____________________.
25. The vacuole contains __________________.
26. Animals have no _____________________________.
27. Plastids contain _____________________.
28. ____________________ are filled with water and dissolved substance.

II Answer the following

1. What is a cell?
2. Name the classification of the organisms.
3. Give examples for
a. Unicellular organisms –
 b. Multicellular organisms –
c. Spherical shaped cell –
d. Oval shaped cell –
e. Cylindrical shaped cell –
4. Name the scientists who formulated the cell theory.
5. Name the main cell organelles found in cytoplasm.
6. Name the three types of plastids.
7. Briefly describe the three essential basic parts of a cell.
8. The cell membrane is called selectively permeable. Why?
9. State the difference between
a. Nucleus and Nucleolus.
b. Cytoplasm and protoplasm
c. Cell wall and cell membrane
10. List the major differences between a plant cell and an animal cell.
11. Briefly discuss the importance of chromosomes in an organism.
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1. _________________________ provides energy.

2. ____________________ provide body with building material to grow.
3. ___________ provide energy and help in insulating the body.
4. _________________ are needed for the normal functioning of various body processes.
5. ___________________, ________________ and __________________ are required in larger quantities. Hence
they are called ____________________.
6. __________________ and _________________ are required in minute quantities and hence are called
_________________________.
7. The food we eat passes through the ______________ or ________________.
8. Food canal starts from the ________________ and ends at the __________________.
9. Food canal along with the glands forms the _____________________________.
10. _______________ is used for biting and cutting.
11. _______________ are used for tearing the food.
12. _______________ helps in crushing and grinding the food.
13. _______________ helps in crushing and grinding of the ingested food.
14. The last molar on each side in each jaw is called the ______________________.
15. Wisdom tooth appears at the age of _________________.
16. The first set of human teeth is called __________________ and the second set is called
______________________.
17. The milk teeth start falling at the age of ___________.
18. The permanent set appears at the age of_____________________.
19. An adult human normally has _________ teeth, __________ in each jaw.
20. ____________ is secreted by 3 pairs of salivary glands.
21. ____________ enzyme converts starch to Maltose.
22. Saliva binds the food particles and makes it into a mass called the ___________.
23. __________________ is the elastic bag.
24. Glands in the stomach are called ____________________.
25. Gastric juice contains _____________, __________________________ and an enzyme called ______________.
26. ________________ converts proteins into peptones.
27. The enzyme rennin converts the protein casein in milk into curd.
28. Small intestine is about _________ meters long coiled tube.
29. Bile juice is stored in an organ called __________________.
30. The juice secreted by pancreas contain enzymes namely ______________, _______________ & _____________.
 31. First part of small intestine is called _______________ and the second part is called _________________ and
the last part is called ________________.
32. ______________________ is the largest gland in the body.
33. Small intestine contains large number of tiny finger-like projections called ___________.
34. Ilium of small intestine serves both for _____________ and absorption of the ______________________.
35. Large intestine is about _______ metre long and consists of 3 regions _________, ___________ & __________
36. Large intestine mainly absorbs __________ from undigested food.
37. ____________ is 15cm long and stores the undigested food called ____________.
38. Top portion of the tooth which can be seen is called ______________.
39. White hard layer which surrounds the crown is called ________________.
40. _______________ is the hardest substance in the body.
41. _______________ is the bone-like hard substance below the enamel.
42. Hollow space of the dentine is filled with soft material called __________________.
43. ______________ is the lower part of the tooth and is surrounded by ________________.
44. Food along with bacteria on tooth-surface forms yellow coloured film called __________________.
45. Cavities formed in the teeth are called ______________.
46. The teeth called __________________ are a total of 4 in number on the sides of incisors.
47. _________________ is the common opening of food pipe and wind pipe.

II Answer the following

1. What is a nutrient? Name the classification of the nutrients.

2. Name the different organs of the digestive system.
3. What is ingestion?
4. Explain the classification of the teeth.
5. Mention the uses of a tongue.
6. What is saliva? State the ways in which saliva is useful to us.
7. What is Peristalsis?
8. What is emulsification?
9. Name the following
a. Enzymes produced by intestinal juice –
b. Enzymes produced by pancreatic juice –
c. End product of the carbohydrate digestion –
d. End product of protein digestion –
e. End product of fat digestion –
f. End product of starch after digestion –
g. Organ where protein digestion begins –
 h. Organ into which the pancreatic juice and bile juice are poured –
i. Enzymes which digests fat –
j. Simplest form of carbohydrates –
k. Part of alimentary canal where water from the undigested food is absorbed –
l. End product of protein digestion -
10. Define egestion, digestion and assimilation.
11. Mention the steps to take care of the teeth.
12. What is the role of liver and pancreas respectively in the digestion of food?
13. Name the digestive juice secreted by the stomach and give its functions.
14. How is small intestine best suited for the digestion and absorption of food?
15. What do you mean by absorption of food?
16. What is the fate of excess of glucose in our body?
17. Foods are classified into three groups on the basis of the functions they perform in our body. Name the three
categories, and briefly give their functions. Also give their two sources each.
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1. Our Circulatory system consists of ______________, __________________________ & ______________.

2. __________ is the red colour fluid.
3. Blood consists of two parts- ____________ & _____________________
4. ______________ is yellowish in colour and ________ % of it is water.
5. ______________ tastes saltish due to dissolved ______________.
6. In adult human body, there is about ____________ litres of body.
7. Corpuscles are of three types - _________________________, _____________________ & ________________.
8. RBCs are also called as _____________________ & are circular or biconcave disc shaped.
9. Red colour of RBCs is due to the presence of ______________
10. _________________ acts as an oxygen carrier.
11. A mature RBC lacks a ______________.
12. WBCs are also called as _________________.
13. WBCs are larger than ______________and have oval or lobed _________________.
14. ___________ protect us from disease causing germs.
15. Platelets are also called as _______________.
16. ____________ are smallest in size and are ___________ in shape.
17. _______________ help in clotting of blood.
18. ________________ is the blood plasma without its fibrinogen.
19. ________________ are produces by WBCS which destroy the germs.
20. Blood is carried to different parts of the body through ________________.
21. _____________ carries blood away from heart to other parts of the body.
22.

II

1. Give examples for the following

a. Diseases where platelet count reduces to great extent.
b. Three kinds of Blood vessels –
c.
2. Define blood clotting and its mechanism.
3. What are the functions of the blood?
4. Differentiate between arteries and veins.
5.