Diversity in Organisms

Q. A plant which obtains nutrition from the host and deprives it of its valuable nutrients is called a ________ .

1. autotroph
2. heterotroph
3. saprophyte
4. parasite

Q. What are insectivorous plants? Explain with examples.

Q.

The autotrophic mode of nutrition requires :

1. Carbon dioxide and water

2. Chlorophyll

3. Sunlight

4. All of the above

Q. Match the contents of column I, II and III.
$\begin{array}{ccc}\text{Column I}& \text{Column II}& \text{Column III}\\ \text{1. Viviparous}& \text{i) Lives on both land and water.}& \text{a) Amoeba}\\ \text{2. Unicellular}& \text{ii) Spreads horizontally on the soil.}& \text{b) Toad}\\ \text{3. Amphibians}& \text{iii) Gives birth to young ones.}& \text{c) Pumpkin}\\ \text{4. Creeper}& \text{iv) Consists of single cell.}& \text{d) Horse}\end{array}$

1. 1-iv-c, 2-i-d, 3-ii-a, 4-iii-b
2. 1-iii-d, 2-iv-a, 3-i-b, 4-ii-c
3. 1-i-d, 2-iii-c, 3-ii-a, 4-iv-b
4. 1-i-d, 2-iii-a, 3-ii-c, 4-iv-b

Q. Habitat of an organism is the place where it lives.

1. False
2. True

Q. Match the contents of column I, II and III.
$\begin{array}{ccc}\text{Column I}& \text{Column II}& \text{Column III}\\ \text{1. Viviparous}& \text{i) Lives on both land and water.}& \text{a) Amoeba}\\ \text{2. Unicellular}& \text{ii) Spreads horizontally on the soil.}& \text{b) Toad}\\ \text{3. Amphibians}& \text{iii) Gives birth to young ones.}& \text{c) Pumpkin}\\ \text{4. Creeper}& \text{iv) Consists of single cell.}& \text{d) Horse}\end{array}$

1. 1-iv-c, 2-i-d, 3-ii-a, 4-iii-b
2. 1-i-d, 2-iii-a, 3-ii-c, 4-iv-b
3. 1-iii-d, 2-iv-a, 3-i-b, 4-ii-c
4. 1-i-d, 2-iii-c, 3-ii-a, 4-iv-b

Q. Identify the plant which depends only on autotrophic mode of nutrition.

1. Pitcher plant
2. Periwinkle
3. Dodder
4. Loranthus

Q. All organisms are dependent upon plants directly or indirectly.

1. False
2. True

Q. Rubber, cotton, medicines, etc., are useful products obtained from plants.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following is/are the raw material(s) required for photosynthesis?

1. Carbon dioxide
2. Sunlight
3. Chlorophyll
4. Water

Q.

What are the conditions necessary for autotrophic nutrition?

1. Carbon dioxide

2. Sunlight

3. Water

4. Chlorophyll

Q. Which of the following statement(s) regarding the plant shown below is/are correct?

1. This type of nutrition fulfills both the needs of algae and the fungi.
2. The fungi provides water, minerals and shelter to the algae.
3. The algae does not gain anything from this relationship.
4. The algae provides food and nutrients to the fungi.

Q.

The plant in the image is the pitcher plant. Which of the following statement(s) regarding the plant is/are correct?

1. It is an insectivorous plant

2. It converts solar energy to chemical energy

3. It digests insects which get trapped in the pitcher shaped leaf modification

4. It grows on soil deficient in nitrogen