Life Processes - Class 10

Vocabulary flashcards based on the key concepts of life processes covered in Class 10 science.

Life Processes

The basic functions performed by living organisms to maintain life.

Autotrophic Nutrition

Organisms that prepare their own food, e.g. green plants.

Heterotrophic Nutrition

Organisms that depend on other organisms for food, e.g. animals.

Holozoic Nutrition

Involves ingesting whole food material which is digested and absorbed.

Photosynthesis

The process of capturing light energy and transforming it into chemical energy.

Respiration

The process where food is burnt in cells using oxygen to release energy.

Anaerobic Respiration

Respiration that occurs in the absence of oxygen, resulting in less energy produced.

Peristalsis

The movement of food through the alimentary canal by muscular contractions.

Alimentary Canal

A long hollow tube containing organs through which food passes.

Oxygenated Blood

Blood rich in oxygen, transported from the lungs to the body.

Excretion

The process of removing waste products from the body.

Nephron

The structural and functional unit of the kidney responsible for filtering blood.

Transportation in Plants

Movement of water, minerals, and nutrients from one part of the plant to another.

Xylem

The tissue in plants responsible for conducting water and minerals from roots to leaves.

Phloem

The tissue in plants responsible for conducting food from leaves to all parts of the plant.

Double Circulation

A system in which blood is pumped through the heart twice for one cycle around the body.

Transpiration

The process of excess water vapor being released from plant leaves.