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Which of the following… (Class 10 Science SQP 2024-25, Q10)

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ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2024-25 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 10 Science sample paper 2024-25: question 10

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2024-25, section A, question 10, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q10 · 1 mark · MCQLife Processes

Which of the following adaptations in herbivores helps in digestions of cellulose?

  1. (A)Longer large intestine
  2. (B)Smaller large intestine
  3. (C)Smaller small intestine
  4. (D)Longer small intestine

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2024-25.

Hints

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Hint 1

Compare the gut of a grass-eating animal with that of a tiger.

Hint 2

A longer tube gives more time for digestion.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Cellulose is hard to digest, so it needs more time in the gut.

    ½ mark

  2. Herbivores have a longer small intestine, which allows cellulose to be digested. The answer is option (D).

    ½ mark

Answer: Longer small intestine; option (D)

Where the marks are

  • Chooses the longer small intestine as the adaptation for digesting cellulose (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Life Processes (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Life Processes, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2024-25: every question, by section.

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