CLASS 7 SCIENCE — UNIT TEST
Chapters: Nutrition in Plants | Fibre to Fabric | Physical and Chemical Changes
Name: _________________________________ Class/Sec: _________ Date: _____________
Total Marks: 80 Time: 2.5 Hrs
SECTION A — Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) [10 × 1 = 10 Marks]
Choose the correct answer for each of the following:
1. Lichens are examples of:
(a) Insectivorous plants (b) Saprophytic plants (c) Parasitic plants (d) Symbiotic plants
2. During symbiosis between two organisms:
(a) No organism gains (b) Both organisms benefit (c) One gains while the other loses
(d) None of these
3. Water is transported to the leaves through long thin tubular tissues called:
(a) Phloem (b) Stoma (c) Xylem (d) Foliage
4. Organisms that prepare their own food from natural raw materials are called:
(a) Heterotrophs (b) Omnivores (c) Carnivores (d) Autotrophs
5. The condition NOT necessary for the process of photosynthesis is:
(a) Presence of sunlight (b) Availability of water (c) Presence of chlorophyll (d)
Availability of nitrogen
6. Silk fibre is obtained from:
(a) Sheep fleece (b) Cotton boll (c) Cocoon (d) Jute stalk
7. The rearing and breeding of silkworms for the production of silk is called:
(a) Pisciculture (b) Agriculture (c) Apiculture (d) Sericulture
8. Silkworms feed on:
(a) Mango leaves (b) Neem leaves (c) Mulberry leaves (d) Sesame leaves
9. A man cutting down a tree with an axe is an example of:
(a) Chemical change (b) Physical change (c) Displacement reaction (d) Chemical
reaction
10. Carbon dioxide turns lime water:
(a) Black (b) Orange (c) Blue (d) Milky
SECTION B — Fill in the Blanks [10 × 1 = 10 Marks]
Fill in the blanks with the correct word/words:
1. An organism from which a parasite derives its nutrition is called a
___________________________
2. _________________ bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen into usable form for the plant.
___________________________
2. ___________________________ bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen into usable form for
the plant.
3. Leaves are called the food factories of the plants because they carry out
___________________________
4. Insectivorous plants obtain nutrition by eating ___________________________
5. Organisms that obtain their food from other organisms are called
___________________________
6. Silk is the thinnest ___________________________
7. Wool is obtained by the process of ___________________________
8. The two types of hair found in sheep are kemp and ___________________________
9. The chemical composition of a substance undergoes a change during a
___________________________
10. The process of separating the silk filaments from cocoons is called
___________________________
SECTION C — True or False [10 × 1 = 10 Marks]
State whether the following statements are True or False:
1. A total parasite derives all its nutrition from the host. [ True / False ]
2. Stomata help in the exchange of gases during photosynthesis. [ True / False ]
3. The products of photosynthesis are glucose and carbon dioxide. [ True / False ]
4. Lichens are an example of symbiotic association between algae and fungi. [ True / False ]
5. Chloroplast is a green pigment present in the leaves of autotrophs. [ True / False ]
6. Availability of oxygen is essential for the process of photosynthesis. [ True / False ]
7. Silk is the strongest natural fibre. [ True / False ]
8. Wool fibres absorb heat and act as an insulator. [ True / False ]
9. All physical changes are desirable. [ True / False ]
10. New elements are not formed during a chemical change. [ True / False ]
SECTION D — Short Answer Questions [10 × 2 = 20 Marks]
Answer the following in 2–3 sentences each:
1. Name the two modes of nutrition in plants.
2. What is nutrition? Why is it important for living organisms?
3. Name the products of photosynthesis.
4. Give two examples each of parasitic plants and insectivorous plants.
5. What is mutualism? Give one example.
6. Name two animal fibres and two plant fibres.
7. What is sericulture? Name the insect involved.
8. Name the goat that gives the best quality of wool.
9. Give two examples each of physical changes involving (a) change of shape and (b) change
of state.
10. Why is rusting of iron considered a chemical change and not a physical change?
SECTION E — Short Answer Questions [6 × 3 = 18 Marks]
Answer the following questions briefly:
1. What are insectivorous plants? How do Venus flytrap and pitcher plant trap insects and
derive nutrition from them?
2. What is the role of chloroplasts in green plants?
3. Describe the role of Rhizobium bacteria in replenishing nitrogen in soil.
4. Name three stages in the life cycle of a silk moth and briefly describe each.
5. List any three health hazards associated with the production of wool.
6. Give three methods to prevent rusting of iron.
SECTION F — Long Answer Questions [3 × 4 = 12 Marks]
Answer the following questions in detail:
1. Describe, with the help of a labelled diagram, the process of photosynthesis in plants. Name
the conditions necessary for photosynthesis and state their role.
2. (a) Differentiate between autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition. (b) Differentiate between
parasitic plants and saprophytic plants. Give one example each.
3. (a) What are physical changes? Write four properties of physical changes. (b) What are
chemical changes? Write four properties of chemical changes.
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