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I. MCQs
1. The fluid part of the blood is known as:
(a) Red blood cells
(b) White blood cells
(c) Plasma
(d) Platelets
Answer: (c) Plasma
2. The main function of haemoglobin in the blood is to:
(a) Fight diseases
(b) Help in blood clotting
(c) Transport oxygen
(d) Transport waste products
Answer: (c) Transport oxygen
3. Which blood cells help in fighting infections and germs?
(a) Red blood cells (RBCs)
(b) White blood cells (WBCs)
(c) Platelets
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) White blood cells (WBCs)
4. The process of blood clotting is essential because:
(a) It prevents the loss of excess water from the body
(b) It helps in transporting nutrients
(c) It stops excessive bleeding from a wound
(d) It removes carbon dioxide
Answer: (c) It stops excessive bleeding from a wound
5. Which type of blood vessel carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart?
(a) Veins
(b) Arteries
(c) Capillaries
(d) Vena cava
Answer: (b) Arteries
6. Arteries have thick walls because:
(a) They carry deoxygenated blood
(b) They carry blood at high pressure
(c) They are located near the skin surface
(d) They have valves
Answer: (b) They carry blood at high pressure
7. Which blood vessels contain valves to prevent blood from flowing backward?
(a) Arteries
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(b) Capillaries
(c) Veins
(d) Aorta
Answer: (c) Veins
8. The instrument used by doctors to listen to the heart sound is a:
(a) Microscope
(b) Telescope
(c) Stethoscope
(d) Barometer
Answer: (c) Stethoscope
9. The normal resting heart rate for a human adult is about:
(a) 40–50 beats per minute
(b) 70–80 beats per minute
(c) 100–120 beats per minute
(d) 150–180 beats per minute
Answer: (b) 70–80 beats per minute
10. The waste product, urea, is removed from the blood by which organ?
(a) Lungs
(b) Heart
(c) Stomach
(d) Kidneys
Answer: (d) Kidneys
11. The liquid waste product produced in humans is called:
(a) Sweat
(b) Urine
(c) Faeces
(d) Ammonia
Answer: (b) Urine
12. In fish, the main nitrogenous waste is:
(a) Urea
(b) Uric Acid
(c) Ammonia
(d) Salt
Answer: (c) Ammonia
13. Which part of the plant absorbs water and minerals from the soil?
(a) Leaves
(b) Stem
(c) Flowers
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(d) Roots (specifically root hair)
Answer: (d) Roots
14. The tissue that transports water and minerals upward in a plant is:
(a) Phloem
(b) Xylem
(c) Cambium
(d) Cortex
Answer: (b) Xylem
15. The tissue that transports food synthesized in the leaves to other parts of the plant is:
(a) Xylem
(b) Phloem
(c) Roots
(d) Stomata
Answer: (b) Phloem
16. The loss of water in the form of water vapour from the aerial parts of a plant is called:
(a) Photosynthesis
(b) Translocation
(c) Respiration
(d) Transpiration
Answer: (d) Transpiration
17. The process of movement of food from the leaves to other plant parts via phloem is
specifically called:
(a) Transpiration
(b) Translocation
(c) Absorption
(d) Excretion
Answer: (b) Translocation
18. Transpiration helps the plant by:
(a) Providing energy
(b) Helping in creating a suction force to pull water up to tall heights
(c) Storing food
(d) Transporting nutrients
Answer: (b) Helping in creating a suction force to pull water up to tall heights
19. The tiny pores present on the surface of leaves are called:
(a) Stems
(b) Stomata
(c) Capillaries
(d) Guard cells
Answer: (b) Stomata
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20. Which of the following organisms uses the water it lives in for the transport of food and
oxygen without a specialized circulatory system?
(a) Frog
(b) Earthworm
(c) Human
(d) Hydra
Answer: (d) Hydra
21. The force that helps water reach great heights in tall trees is:
(a) Gravitational pull
(b) Muscular force
(c) Suction pull caused by transpiration
(d) Pushing force of roots
Answer: (c) Suction pull caused by transpiration
22. The pulse rate is the number of ______ per minute.
(a) Heartbeats
(b) Breathing cycles
(c) Urination cycles
(d) Blood clotting events
Answer: (a) Heartbeats
23. Which component of blood is responsible for transporting carbon dioxide?
(a) RBCs
(b) WBCs
(c) Platelets
(d) Plasma
Answer: (d) Plasma
24. The circulatory system in humans is a:
(a) Open system
(b) Closed system
(c) Both open and closed
(d) Non-existent
Answer: (b) Closed system (Blood flows within blood vessels)
25. The presence of haemoglobin makes blood appear:
(a) Blue
(b) Yellow
(c) Red
(d) White
Answer: (c) Red
26. The process of sweating helps our body in:
(a) Regulating body temperature
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(b) Removing excess salts and water (excretion)
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Producing energy
Answer: (c) Both (a) and (b)
27. Why do veins appear bluish through the skin?
(a) They carry oxygenated blood
(b) They are deeper in the body
(c) They carry deoxygenated blood
(d) They are thicker than arteries
Answer: (c) They carry deoxygenated blood
28. What is the process of movement of food from leaves to all parts of the plant called?
(a) Transpiration
(b) Translocation
(c) Transportation
(d) Absorption
Answer: (b) Translocation
29. The xylem tissue in plants forms a continuous network of channels that connects the roots
to the:
(a) Flowers
(b) Fruits
(c) Leaves and stem
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d) All of the above
30. The main excretory product in birds and lizards is:
(a) Urea
(b) Ammonia
(c) Uric Acid
(d) Sweat
Answer: (c) Uric Acid
31. Capillaries are important because they allow:
(a) Blood to flow very fast
(b) Exchange of substances between the blood and body cells
(c) Blood to travel long distances
(d) High pressure flow
Answer: (b) Exchange of substances between the blood and body cells
32. Arteries have thick walls to withstand the high pressure of blood being pumped by the:
(a) Lungs
(b) Kidneys
(c) Heart
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(d) Veins
Answer: (c) Heart
33. The process of removing metabolic waste products from the body is known as:
(a) Transportation
(b) Digestion
(c) Respiration
(d) Excretion
Answer: (d) Excretion
34. The main transport system in humans and animals is called the:
(a) Respiratory system
(b) Excretory system
(c) Circulatory system
(d) Digestive system
Answer: (c) Circulatory system
II. Fill In The Blanks
1. The main circulatory fluid in the human body is blood.
2. The red pigment present in the red blood cells is haemoglobin.
3. Haemoglobin carries oxygen to all parts of the body.
4. The fluid part of the blood is called plasma.
5. White blood cells in the blood help to fight against germs and infections.
6. The clotting of blood is caused by the presence of platelets.
7. Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
8. Veins carry carbon dioxide-rich blood back to the heart.
9. Arteries have thick and elastic walls.
10. Veins have valves that allow blood to flow in only one direction (towards the heart).
11. The rhythmic contraction and relaxation of the heart is called the heartbeat.
12. The instrument used by doctors to listen to the heartbeat is a stethoscope.
13. The number of heartbeats per minute is called the heart rate (or pulse rate).
14. The primary excretory product in human beings is urea.
15. Waste materials in the liquid form are removed from the body through the kidneys.
16. The waste matter produced in aquatic animals like fish is ammonia.
17. The process of removing wastes produced in the cells of living organisms is called excretion.
18. Water and minerals are absorbed by the plant through its roots (specifically root hair).
19. The vascular tissue responsible for transporting water in plants is xylem.
20. The tissue that transports food from the leaves to other parts of the plant is phloem.
21. The process of loss of water as vapour from the leaves of a plant is called transpiration.
22. Transpiration creates a suction pull that helps water reach great heights in tall trees.
23. The tiny pores on the surface of the leaves are called stomata.
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24. Organisms like Hydra and sponges do not have a specialized circulatory system.
25. Capillaries are a network of fine blood vessels that connect arteries and veins.
26. The walls of capillaries are extremely thin to allow the exchange of substances.
27. Sweat contains water, salts, and a small amount of urea and helps in cooling the body.
28. The number of pulses per minute is called the pulse rate.
29. Blood flows in the arteries at high pressure.
30. The movement of food from the leaves to other parts of the plant is called translocation.
III. True Or False
1. Arteries carry blood away from the heart.
Answer: True
2. Veins typically carry oxygen-rich blood.
Answer: False (They typically carry carbon dioxide-rich blood, except for the pulmonary vein)
3. The human heart has three chambers.
Answer: False (It has four chambers)
4. White blood cells help in the transport of oxygen.
Answer: False (Red blood cells do this; WBCs fight infection)
5. Haemoglobin is a red pigment present in plasma.
Answer: False (It is present in Red Blood Cells)
6. The liquid part of the blood is called platelets.
Answer: False (It is called plasma)
7. The process of removing waste products from the body is called respiration.
Answer: False (It is called excretion)
8. Fish excrete waste products in the form of urea.
Answer: False (They excrete ammonia)
9. Uric acid is the main excretory product in human beings.
Answer: False (Urea is the main excretory product)
10. Water enters the plant through stomata.
Answer: False (Water is absorbed through roots)
11. Xylem is the tissue responsible for transporting food in plants.
Answer: False (Phloem does this; Xylem transports water)
12. Transpiration is the process of food synthesis in plants.
Answer: False (It is the process of water loss as vapor)
13. Stomata are tiny pores present on the roots of plants.
Answer: False (They are present on the leaves)
14. Transpiration creates a pushing force to move water up a tall tree.
Answer: False (It creates a suction force)
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15. Veins have thick walls and carry blood under high pressure.
Answer: False (Arteries fit this description; veins have thin walls and valves)
16. Capillaries connect arteries and veins.
Answer: True
17. The pulse rate is the number of breathing cycles per minute.
Answer: False (It is the number of heartbeats per minute)
18. A stethoscope is used to measure blood pressure.
Answer: False (It is used to amplify heartbeat sounds; a sphygmomanometer measures
blood pressure)
19. Sponges and Hydra have specialized circulatory systems.
Answer: False (They use surrounding water for transport)
20. Sweating helps in cooling the body temperature.
Answer: True
21. Valves are present in arteries to prevent backward flow of blood.
Answer: False (Valves are present in veins)
22. Platelets are cells that help in blood clotting.
Answer: True
23. The pulmonary artery carries oxygenated blood to the lungs.
Answer: False (It carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs)
24. The movement of food through phloem is called translocation.
Answer: True
25. The root hair helps in increasing the surface area for water absorption.
Answer: True
26. Blood is a type of connective tissue.
Answer: True
27. The heart beats continuously throughout life without stopping.
Answer: True
28. The kidneys are part of the circulatory system.
Answer: False (They are part of the excretory system)
29. White blood cells are also called leucocytes.
Answer: True
30. In tall trees, water is pulled up mainly due to the suction force created by transpiration.
Answer: True
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