Chapter 10. Respiration in organism.

1. Write chemical reaction taking place during cellular respiration in aerobic and anaerobic
condition.
2. Name the organs of respiration in the following organism.
a) Peepal b) fish c) bird d) insects e) earthworms f) man g) Whale h) lizard
3. What changes occur in the body at the time of breathing in and out?
4. How do plants respire?
5. Write an activity to show that CO2 is produced as an end product during respiration.
6. Write two functions of stomata.
7. Define Breathing rate.
8. Give reason for the following :-
a) Food item like Daal, cooked vegetables when kept outside in summer get spoiled and
give pungent smell.
b) Yeast is used to make bread and pizza base soft and spongy.
c) Irregular brushing teeth leads to tooth decay and bad breathe.
d) An athlete breathe faster and deeper than usual after finishing his/her race.
e) Sportspersons are often provided with glucose just after their performance
9. Differentiate between
a) Breathing and respiration
b) Photosynthesis and respiration
c) Aerobic and anaerobic respiration
10. Draw a labelled diagram of mechanism of breathing in man.
11. Draw a labelled diagram of respiratory system in man.
12. What is the use of oxygen supplied to the cells of all living things?
13. What substances are needed for and produced by respiration?
14. Why lungs are called excretary organs?
15. Why is respiration unnoticeable in green plants during the day?
Chapter 11.Transportation in Animals and Plants.

1. Name the components of blood and functions of each.

2. Differentiate between the following-
a) Heart beat and Pulse rate
b) Artery and Veins
c) Xylem and Phloem
3. What will happen if blood rich in oxygen will be mixed with blood rich in carbon dioxide?
4. Name the chambers present in human heart.
5. Write the functions of following-
a) Kidney
b) Ureter
c) Urinary bladder
6. Why it is important to excrete waste material from our body?
7. What is tissue? Name the vascular tissue present in plant.
8. How roots are designed to have maximum amount of absorption?
9. Give one word for the following-
a) The biggest artery which takes pure blood from heart to all parts of body.
b) The only artery which carries impure blood from heart to lungs.
c) The medium of transportation of materials in human body.
d) The main excretory products of humans
e) The major waste products of reptiles and birds.
f) The machines use to purify blood and artificially in case of kidney failure.
10. Draw a diagram of following :-
a. Excretory system in humans
b. Transportation of blood in humans.
11. Label the different parts of the heart. Also draw a diagram showing circulation of blood in
body.
12. What enables red blood cells to transport oxygen?
13. What is the importance of valves in the heart?
14 What is the process by which water is lost from the leaf called ?Where does this water come
from?
15. Why the skin is called an excretory organ?
Chapter 12.Reproduction in plants.

1. What is pollination? Define different types of pollination.

2. What is reproduction? Define different types of reproduction.
3. What do mean by seed dispersal?
4. How Seeds and Fruits of Plants are carried from one place to another?
5. Write one word answers.
a. The male reproductive part of a plant.
b. The female reproductive part of a plant.
c. The flower which contain either male or female part of a plant.
d. The flower which contain both male and female part of a plant.
e. The part of flower which turns into fruit.
6. How the process of fertilization takes place? Explain with the help of diagram.
7. Name the vegetative and reproductive parts of a plant.
8. What are the advantages of Vegetative propagation over sexual reproduction?
9. How are seeds formed?
10. What do you mean by seed dispersal ? Why it is necessary?
11. What are the different means of seed dispersal ? Give two examples of each.
12. Draw a diagram of self pollination and cross pollination.
13. What will happen if the seeds of same plants falls at one place?
14. List the advantages of spore formation in fungi?Also name some organisms which reproduce
by spore formation other than bread mould.
15. What is vegetative propagation? Explain the different types of vegetative propagation with
the help of a diagram.
16. Differentiate between sexual and asexual reproduction .
17. Write a short note with the help of diagram
a. Budding
b. fragmentation
c. Spore formation
18. Draw a reproductive organs of male and female flower.
Chapter 13. Motion and time.

1. What is meant by the term average speed?

2. Salma takes 15 minutes from her home to reach the market on the bicycle. If the bicycle has a
speed of 2m/s. Calculate the distance between her home and the market.
3. Name the instruments used to measure speed and distance.
4. What are the points to be kept in mind while choosing the scale for drawing a graph?
5. Write examples for each.
a. Osillatory motion
b. Rectilinear motion
c. Circulatory motion
6. What are the steps involved in plotting a graph of distance travelled by a car against a time
taken?
7. Define the terms
a. Time period of pendulum.
b. Oscillation
8. Show the shape of distance time graph of
a. A car moving with the constant speed
b. A car parked on a side road.
9. Differentiate between uniform and non uniform motion .
10. Calculate the time period of a simple pendulum when oscillates 50 times in 2 minutes.
11. A car covers 35 km in 40 minutes. Calculate the speed of car in m/s.
Chapter 14. Electric current and its effects.

1. Draw a circuit diagram of a circuit that can be used to light an electric bulb, using a battery
of three cells as the power source, and a switch.
2. With the help of a circuit diagram explain how you could make an iron nail into an
electromagnet.
3. Name three electrical devices each that utilizes the following effects of current.
a. Heating effect
b. Magnetic effect
4. In an electromagnet what is the advantage of iron core?
5. What is electromagnet? Discuss its uses.
6. With the help of a diagram explain the working of an electric bell.
7. An electrician is carrying out some repairs in your house. He wants to replace a fuse by a
piece of wire. Would you agree? Give reasons for your response.
8. Give reasons to explain the following statements.
a) Fuses are used in the electrical circuits at home and in some electrical appliances.
b) In your house, if one bulb is fused, the rest of the bulbs continue to glow.
c) In your home, all the lights and fans go off if the main switch is turned off.
d) A torch with four cells is brighter than one with only two cells.

9. Look at the circuit diagram and answer the questions.

a) What happens when B is closed and A is open?

b) What happens when B is open and A is closed?
c) Which bulbs are connected in series?
d) Which bulbs are connected in parallel?

10. Look at the circuit diagram and answer the questions.

a. What happens when B is closed and A is open?

a. What happens when B is open and A is closed?
Chapter 15. Light

1. What do you mean by reflection of light ?

2. Write an activity to show that light travels in a straight line.
3. Write the letters of English alphabet whose image formed in a plane mirror appears exactly
like the letter itself.
4. Differentiate between concave and convex lens.
5. Write some uses of concave and convex mirror.
6. Write the characteristics of image formed by a plane mirror.
7. Write an activity to show that the light is made up of seven colours.
8. Differentiate between real and virtual image.
9. Differentiate between concave and convex mirror.
10. What happens when light falls on polished or shiny surface?
11. Discuss image formed in case of a convex mirror and concave mirror.(w.r.t. position of
object)
Chapter 16. Water: A Precious Resource

1. What are the main sources of water pollution?

2. What is the role of water in the human body?
3. What do you mean by conservation of water?
4. When water is the most abundant substance on the Earth, why do we need to conserve it?
5. What is the main cause of groundwater pollution?
6. Why is the existence of forests so important for us?
7. What is rainwater harvesting?
8. Explain with the help of diagram the water cycle in nature.
9. Suggest various ways that can be adopted for conservation of water at home, in industry
and in agriculture.
10. What do you mean by 'water table'?
11. What is infiltration?
12 How is water distributed on Earth?
13. State reasons responsible for depletion of water table.
14. What are the effects of water scarcity on humans and plants?
Chapter 17. Forest: Our life line

1. Why is the starting point of a food chain always a plant?

2. How are bacteria and fungi important in the forest ecosystem?
3. Name ten products we get from forests.
4. a. How do animals help plants?
b. How do plants help animals?
List at least four ways in each case.
5. How does deforestation affect the environment?
6. Explain with the help of an example how man’s activity destroys the balance in nature
7. How are forests useful to mankind? Explain Briefly
8. Due to indiscriminate cutting of trees by the villagers of luni, the forest in outskirt of the
village has a very few trees left. List any two problems that these villagers might be facing
now.
9. Explain food web.
10. Differentiate between afforestation and reforestation.
Chapter 18. Wastewater story

1. Explain the following terms: sewage, sewage system, sludge

2. Describe the various stages in the treatment of sewage.
3. What can happen when drinking water gets mixed with sewage water?
4. What is the role of bacteria in the treatment of sewage?
5. Why is treatment of sludge a major problem?
6. Why is sewage disinfected at the last stage of treatment?
7. Name four diseases caused by water pollution.
8. Explain the function of bar screens in a wastewater treatment plant.
9. Explain the relationship between sanitation and disease.
10. Why should oils and fats be not released in the drain? Explain.
11. What is sewage? Explain why it is harmful to discharge untreated sewage into rivers or seas.
12 Untreated human excreta are a health hazard. Explain.