Class 7 Science - Chapter Nutrition in Animals NCERT Solutions | Name the type of carbohydrate that can b

Write one similarity and one difference between the nutrition in amoeba and human beings.

Label Fig. 2.11 of the digestive system.

Can we survive only on raw, leafy vegetables/grass? Discuss.

Which part of the digestive canal is involved in:
(i) absorption of food ________________.
(ii) chewing of food ________________.
(iii) killing of bacteria ________________.
(iv) complete digestion of food ________________.
(v) formation of faeces ________________.

Match the items of Column I with suitable items in Column II
Column I                                  Column II
(a) Salivary gland                     (i) Bile juice secretion
(b) Stomach                             (ii) Storage of undigested food
(c) Liver                                    (iii) Saliva secretion
(d) Rectum                               (iv) Acid release
(e) Small intestine                    (v) Digestion is completed
(f ) Large intestine                    (vi) Absorption of water
                                                 (vii) Release of faeces

Why do we get instant energy from glucose?

Match the items of Column I with those given in Column II:
Column I                            Column II
Food components               Product(s) of digestion
Carbohydrates                    Fatty acids and glycerol
Proteins                              Sugar
Fats                                     Amino acids

Where is the bile produced? Which component of the food does it help to digest?

Tick (✓) mark the correct answer in each of the following:

(a) Fat is completely digested in the
     (i) stomach (ii) mouth (iii) small intestine (iv) large intestine

(b) Water from the undigested food is absorbed mainly in the
     (i) stomach (ii) foodpipe (iii) small intestine (iv) large intestine

Fill in the blanks:
(a) The main steps of nutrition in humans are __________, __________, __________, _________ and __________.
(b) The largest gland in the human body is __________.
(c) The stomach releases hydrochloric acid and ___________ juices which act on food.
(d) The inner wall of the small intestine has many finger-like outgrowths called _________.
(e) Amoeba digests its food in the ____________ .

State similarities and differences between the laboratory thermometer and the clinical thermometer.

State differences between acids and bases.

Classify the changes involved in the following processes as physical or chemical changes:
(a) Photosynthesis
(b) Dissolving sugar in water
(c) Burning of coal
(d) Melting of wax
(e) Beating aluminium to make aluminium foil
(f ) Digestion of food

Name the elements that determine the weather of a place.

Fill the missing word in the blank spaces in the following statements:

(a) Wind is——————air.
(b) Winds are generated due to —————— heating on the earth.
(c) Near the earth’s surface __________air rises up whereas ___________ air comes down.
(d) Air moves from a region of ——— pressure to a region of ———.

In addition to the rock particles, the soil contains

(i) air and water
(ii) water and plants
(iii) minerals, organic matter, air and water
(iv) water, air and plants

Why does an athlete breathe faster and deeper than usual after finishing the race?

Match structures given in Column I with functions given in Column II.

Column I                           Column II
(i) Stomata                        (a) Absorption of water
(ii) Xylem                           (b) Transpiration
(iii) Root hairs                    (c) Transport of food
(iv) Phloem                        (d) Transport of water
                                          (e) Synthesis of carbohydrates

Fill in the blanks:

(a) Production of new individuals from the vegetative part of parent is called_____________.
(b) A flower may have either male or female reproductive parts. Such a flower is called_____________.
(c) The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same or of another flower of the same kind is known as _____________.
(d) The fusion of male and female gametes is termed as _____________.
(e) Seed dispersal takes place by means of _____________, _____________ and _____________.

Classify the following as motion along a straight line, circular or oscillatory motion:

(i) Motion of your hands while running.
(ii) Motion of a horse pulling a cart on a straight road.
(iii) Motion of a child in a merry-go-round.
(iv) Motion of a child on a see-saw.
(v) Motion of the hammer of an electric bell.
(vi) Motion of a train on a straight bridge.

Match the items given in Column I with one or more items of Column II.

Column I                                          Column II
(a) A plane mirror                              (i) Used as a magnifying glass.
(b) A convex mirror                           (ii) Can form image of objects spread over a large area.
(c) A convex lens                              (iii) Used by dentists to see enlarged image of teeth.
(d) A concave mirror                         (iv) The image is always inverted and magnified.                                                                                                                    (e) A concave lens                            (v) The image is erect and of the same size as the object.
                                                         (vi) The image is erect and smaller in size than the object.

How would you test the presence of starch in leaves?

Describe the function of the heart.

Zubeda made an electric circuit using a cell holder shown in Fig. 14.4, a switch and a bulb. When she put the switch in the ‘ON’ position, the bulb did not glow. Help Zubeda in identifying the possible defects in the circuit.

Explain the relationship between sanitation and disease.

11. A virtual image larger than the object can be produced by a

(i) concave lens           (ii) concave mirror
(iii) convex mirror        (iv) plane mirror

Fill in the blanks :
(a) The hotness of an object is determined by its __________.
(b) Temperature of boiling water cannot be measured by a _____________ thermometer.
(c) Temperature is measured in degree ______________.

(d) No medium is required for transfer of heat by the process of __________.
(e) A cold steel spoon is dipped in a cup of hot milk. It transfers heat to its other end by the process of ______________.
(f ) Clothes of ______________ colours absorb heat better than clothes of light colours.

Make sketches of the two stages in the life history of the silk moth which are directly related to the production of silk.

Which of the statements given below is correct?

(i) In winter the winds flow from the land to the ocean.
(ii) In summer the winds flow from the land towards the ocean.
(iii) A cyclone is formed by a very high-pressure system with very high-speed winds revolving around it.
(iv) The coastline of India is not vulnerable to cyclones.

Show the shape of the distance-time graph for the motion in the following cases:

(i) A car moving with a constant speed.
(ii) A car parked on a side road.