CLASS: VII
DATE: 08.05.14
INDIAN SCHOOL WADI KABIR
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT - I
SCIENCE
MAX. MARKS: 20
TIME: 60MIN.
General Instructions:
 All the questions are compulsory. Marks are indicated against each question.
 Ink killer/whitener should not be used in answer scripts.
 Write the same question number as given in the question paper.
1. Write one word answer for the following:
a) The organism that depends directly or indirectly on plants for food
b) The wavy movement of food through the alimentary canal
2. Why is photosynthesis very important for the existence of life on earth?
3. a) Identify the mode of nutrition in mushrooms.
b) How do they digest and absorb food?
c) Name another plant with the same mode of nutrition as that of mushrooms
4.
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a) How do plants get water for food making?
(1)
b) Rearrange the following sentences in the proper sequence to explain how plants
(2)
make their own food.
(i) Energy rich glucose molecules are formed
(ii) Chlorophyll in the leaf cells absorb light
(iii)The leaf is exposed to light
(iv) Oxygen is formed and released through stomata
(v) Excess glucose is converted to starch
(vi) Air enters the stomata and carbon dioxide is taken into the leaf cells
5.
Observe the diagram given below and answer the following questions:
a) Name the parts marked as C and E.
b) Which nutrient of food is digested in part A
and how is it digested?
c) What substance is stored in part F?
A
d) What is the inner lining of the organ B called
and what is its function?
F
D
(½)
(1)
(½)
B
(1)
C
E
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6. a) What is the advantage of having the inner lining of the small intestine in the form of villi? (1)
b) Into what substances are fats and proteins converted after digestion?
7.
a) What is symbiosis?
b) How are legumes and Rhizobium benefited by symbiosis?
8.
9.
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a) Name the feature of the body that helps amoeba to capture food.
(½)
b) Explain the process of nutrition in amoeba.
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Differentiate between total and partial parasitic plants. Write one example of each.
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10. a) Identify and name the organs marked in the figure.
c) Why do ruminants digest their food in two steps?
(1)
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