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- 1. Multiple Choice
The diagram shows the mechanisms that control the concentration of glucose in the blood.
Which row identifies the glands and hormones labelled W, X, Y and Z?
adrenal gland, adrenaline, adrenal gland, glucagon
adrenal gland, adrenaline, pancreas, insulin
pancreas, glucagon, adrenal gland, insulin
pancreas, insulin, pancreas, glucagon
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which row shows the effects of increased adrenaline release?
breathing rate >> pulse rate >> pupil
decreases >>increases >>widens
increases >> decreases >> widens
increases >> increases>> narrows
increases >> increases>> widens
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is Homeostasis ?
is the maintenance of a constant internal environment
is the maintenance of a constant external environment
is the maintenance of a constant living environment
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which one is not part of the skin:
hair erector muscles
receptors
cilia
blood vessels
- 5. Multiple Choice
High body temperature in humans is regulated by all these except
sweating
falling of skin hairs
vasodilation
vasoconstriction
- 6. Multiple Choice
Insulin and glucagon are produced by
the liver
the pancreas
the kidneys
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which one here is a hormone?
Glycogen
Glycerol
Glucagon
Glucose
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which one here reduces the amount of glucose in the blood?
Glucagon
Insulin
Glycogen
ADH
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which one is not a symptom of Type 1 diabetes.
tired
feeling very thirsty
frequent urination
weight gain
- 10. Multiple Choice
The normal human body temperature is
35 °C
37 °C
34 °C
40 °C
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the skin?
A Tissue
A Cell
An Organ
An Organ system
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which one is NOT the effect of the release of adrenaline on the heart rate, glucose concentration and pupil
heart rate increased
glucose concentration increased
glucose concentration decreased
pupil dilates
- 13. Multiple Choice
Gravitropism is the
growth of a plant in response to light
growth of a plant in response to touch
growth of a plant in response to water
growth of a plant in response to gravity
- 14. Multiple Choice
The growth of a plant in response to light is called
Phototropism
Hydrotropism
Gravitropism
Photosynthesis
- 15. Multiple Choice
Auxin on the shoot tip is unequally distributed in response to
light.
True
False
- 16. Multiple Choice
Auxin on the shoot tip is unequally distributed in response to
gravity.
True
False
- 17. Multiple Choice
A root tip grows in the direction of gravity. This is referred to as
Negative gravitropism
Positive gravitropism
Negative phototropism
Positive phototropism
- 18. Multiple Choice
A shoot tip grows in the direction of the light. This is referred to as
Positive gravitropism
Negative gravitropism
Positive phototropism
Negative phototropism
- 19. Multiple Choice
Vasoconstriction is :
the shortening of arterioles supplying skin surface capillaries
the widening of arterioles supplying skin surface capillaries
the narrowing of arterioles supplying skin surface capillaries
All of the above
- 20. Multiple Choice
A hormone is
a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the lymph.
an enzyme produced by a gland and carried by the blood.
a chemical substance produced by an organ and carried by the blood.
a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the blood.
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