IGCSE coordinated Biology Homeostasis

Front

Which hormone is known as the fight or flight hormone?

Back

Adrenaline

Front

What effect does the hormone auxin have on plant cells in the shoot tips of plants?

Back

Makes them grow longer

Front

A hormone is a chemical substance produced by ...

Back

A gland

Front

Which organ eventually removes and destroys hormones from the blood?

Back

Liver

Front

Effects of insulin and glucagon on blood glucose concentration?

Back

B

Front

When the blood glucose concentration is low, which organ releases which hormone?

Back

Pancreas releases glucagon.

Front

In these experiments, what responses have the shoots shown?

Back

Positive phototropism and negative gravitropism

Front

What part is played by the sweat glands during the process of sweating? Options: Effector, Receptor, Sense Organ, Stimulus

Back

Effector

Front

Which letter represents a part that may undergo vasodilation? Options: C, D, E, F

Back

E

Front

How do liver cells respond to increased insulin levels in the blood?

Back

They absorb glucose and convert it to glycogen