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Fill in the following blanks with suitable words: (a) All green plants are . (b) All non-green plants and animals are . (c) Heterotrophs depend on and other for food. (d) Green plants use and to make food. (e) Iodine turns blue-black on reacting with .

BiologyClass 10ICSEAnswered 27 Mar 2026
Answer
  • All green plants are autotrophs.

An autotroph is an organism that produces its own food from the raw materials available in its

surroundings.

  • All non-green plants and animals are

A heterotroph is an organism that cannot produce its own food, instead of taking nutrition from other sources of organic carbon, mainly plant or animal matter.

  • Heterotrophs depend on autotrophs and other heterotrophs for

An autotroph is an organism that produces its own food from the raw materials available in its surroundings. Example Plants. A heterotroph is an organism that cannot produce its own food, instead of taking nutrition from other sources of organic carbon, mainly plant or animal matter. Example Animals and human being

  • Green plants use carbon dioxide and water to make

Photosynthesis is a process in which green plants use sunlight to make their own food. Photosynthesis requires sunlight, chlorophyll, water, and carbon dioxide gas.

  • Iodine turns blue-black on reacting with

In the Iodine test, Iodine dissolved in an aqueous solution of Potassium Iodide (KI) reacts with starch producing a bluish color.

Biology · Class 10