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1.Why do arteries have thick and elastic walls whereas veins have valves? (2)
3.The leaves of a plant were covered with aluminium foil, how would it affect the physiology of
the plant?
OR
How is lymph an important fluid involved in transportation? If lymphatic vessels get blocked,
how would it affect the human body? Elaborate. (3)
NCERT EXEMPLAR
MCQs
1. Which of the following statement (s) is (are) true about the heart?
(i) Left atrium receives oxygenated blood from different parts of body while right atrium receives
deoxygenated blood from lungs
(ii) Left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to different body parts while right ventricle pumps
deoxygenated blood to lungs
(iii) Left atrium transfers oxygenated blood to right ventricle which sends it to different body parts
(iv) Right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from different parts of the body while left ventricle
pumps oxygenated blood to different parts of the body
(a) (i) (b) (ii)
(c) (ii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iii)
3. Single circulation i.e., blood flows through the heart only once during one cycle of passage
through the body, is exhibited by
(a) Labeo, Chameleon, Salamander (b) Hippocampus, Exocoetus, Anabas
(c) Hyla, Rana, Draco (d) Whale, Dolphin, Turtle
4. In which of the following vertebrate group/groups, does the heart not pump oxygenated blood
to different parts of the body?
(a) Pisces and amphibians (b) Amphibians and reptiles
(c) Amphibians only (d) Pisces only
5. Choose the correct statement that describes arteries.
(a) They have thick elastic walls, blood flows under high pressure; collect blood from different
organs and bring it back to the heart
(b) They have thin walls with valves inside, blood flows under low pressure and carry blood
away from the heart to various organs of the body
(c) They have thick elastic walls, blood flows under low pressure; carry blood from the heart to
various organs of the body
(d) They have thick elastic walls without valves inside, blood flows under high pressure and
carries blood away from the heart to different parts of the body.
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