Nutrition and Minerals

Q. Is the common edible mushroom an autotroph or a heterotroph?

Q. The mode of nutrition where an organism can synthesise its own food from inorganic sources in the presence of sunlight is called mode of nutrition.

1. autotrophic
2. heterotrophic
3. parasitic
4. inorganic

Q.

The plants that manufacture their own food are termed as heterotroph.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Which out of the following living things, can make its own food?

1. Cat

2. Frog

3. Neem tree

4. Man

Q. Organisms which rely on autotrophs for their nutrition follow mode of nutrition.

1. autotrophic
2. heterotrophic
3. organic
4. parasitic

Q. Identify the set of nutrients that can be used to derive energy.

1. Enzymes, Lipids, Minerals
2. Vitamins, Fats, Hormones
3. Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats
4. Minerals, Water, Vitamins

Q. Identify the set of nutrients that can be used to derive energy.

1. Carbohydrates, Enzymes, Proteins, Lipids

2. Vitamins, Fats, Hormones

3. Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats

4. Minerals, water, vitamins

Q. Which of the following is not non-essential element for plants?

1. Potassium
2. Aluminium
3. Cobalt
4. Sodium

Q. Four Hibiscus leaves (A, B C and D) are hung in a line. Vasline is applied on both surfaces of A, lower surface of B, upper surface of C and D is left without applying vasline. In which of the following order the witting of leaves will take place? (first wilting to last wilting)

1. B-A-D-C
2. C-B-D-A
3. D-C-B-A
4. A-B-C-D

Q.

Define:

(i) Autotrophs

(ii) Heterotrophs

Q. The major source of minerals in the soil is

1. Parent rock from which soil is formed
2. Decomposers
3. Plants
4. Animals

Q.

How can major essential nutrients become available to roots?

Q. The facilitates uptake of nutrition from the air while the helps in absorption of nutrients from the soil.

1. stomata
2. cuticle
3. root hairs
4. epidermis

Q. Organisms which rely on autotrophs for their nutrition follow mode of nutrition.

1. autotrophic
2. heterotrophic
3. organic
4. parasitic

Q. The facilitates uptake of nutrition from the air while the helps in absorption of nutrients from the soil.

1. stomata
2. cuticle
3. root hairs
4. epidermis

Q. Deficiency of any mineral can stunt the growth in plants.

1. False
2. True

Q. The primary source of minerals is

1. Microbes

2. Water and Air

3. Fertilizers

4. Soil

Q. In plants, micronutrients are those which are needed less than or equal to the following amount per gram of dry matter is

1. $0.1$mg
2. $0.1$g
3. $0.1\mu$g
4. $1\mu$g

Q. The primary source of minerals is

1. Fertilizers
2. Microbes
3. Soil
4. Water and Air

Q. The uptake and utilization of inorganic nutrients by the plants is termed:

1. Symbiosis

2. Metabolism

3. Mineral nutrition

4. Assimilation

Q. The macromolecules used for the production of energy are called nutrients.

1. True
2. False

Q. Deficiency of any mineral can stunt the growth in plants.

1. False
2. True

Q. What is the role of autotrophsin survival of animals

Q. Number of essential elements in plants is

1. $10$
2. $22$
3. $20$
4. $17$

Q. Fill in the blanks:
1.Plants are called as because they fix carbon dioxide.

Q. An alga which can be employed as food for human beings is

1. Ulothrix
2. Goniodoma
   
3. Chlorella
4. Polysiphonia

Q.

A nutritionally wild-type organism, which does not require any additional growth supplement is known as:

1. Holotype

2. Auxotroph

3. Prototroph

4. Phenotype

Q. The macromolecules used for the production of energy are called nutrients.

1. True

2. False

Q.

A nutritionally wild-type organism, which does not require any additional growth supplement is known as:

1. Holotype

2. Auxotroph

3. Prototroph

4. Phenotype