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excretion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the outermost layer of the kidneys?
a)
glomerulus
b)
medulla
c)
pelvis
d)
cortex
2.
What is the middle layer of the kidneys called?
a)
medulla
b)
pelvis
c)
cortex
d)
glomerulus
3.
The lungs, kidney and skin are all part of the
a)
nervous system
b)
nephron
c)
kidney
d)
excretory system
4.
The medulla, cortex and pelvis are all part of the
a)
nervous system
b)
nephron
c)
kidney
d)
excretory system
5.
The Bowman's capsule, glomerulus, and collecting tubule are all part of the 
a)
nervous system
b)
kidney
c)
nephron
d)
excretory system
6.
Which of the following mainly excretes CO2?
a)
skin
b)
kidney
c)
lungs
d)
urethra
7.
Which of the following mainly excretes water and heat?
a)
skin
b)
kidney
c)
lungs
d)
urethra
8.
Which of the following mainly excretes nitrogenous waste, water and salts?
a)
skin
b)
kidney
c)
lungs
d)
gall bladder
9.
The ________ is made up of a million ___________.
a)
kidney, ureters
b)
nephron, kidneys
c)
lungs, nephrons
d)
kidneys, nephrons
10.
These organs are responsible for what?
a)
storing urine
b)
storing water
c)
filtering blood
d)
they don't have a particular job 
11.
What is #4?
a)
Kidney
b)
Ureter
c)
Bladder
d)
Urethra
12.
What is #2?
a)
Kidney
b)
Ureters
c)
Bladder
d)
Urethra
13.
How are the lungs associated with the excretory system?
a)
They help the flow of blood
b)
Help you urinate faster
c)
They take in oxygen.
d)
They produce the waste product, carbon dioxide (CO2)
14.
secrete wastes including water, salts, and small amounts of urea
a)
appendix
b)
gall bladder
c)
salivary glands
d)
sweat glands
15.
the removal of metabolic wastes such as carbon dioxide, water, salts, and urea
a)
digestion
b)
nutrition
c)
circulatory
d)
excretion
16.
remove urea from (filters) the blood and regulate concentrations of most of the substances in the body fluids
a)
liver
b)
kidney
c)
urinary bladder
d)
ureter
17.
where urine is stored temporarily
a)
urinary bladder
b)
ureter
c)
urethra
d)
bile
18.
the removal of metabolic wastes such as carbon dioxide, water, salts, and urea
a)
digestion
b)
nutrition
c)
circulatory
d)
excretion
19.
What do kidneys filter?
a)
ammonia
b)
nitrogenous wastes
c)
urine
d)
blood
20.
Poisons can build up in the body if organs don't filter and get rid of them. This makes you sick and you could die. What is another name for poisons?
a)
toxins
b)
enzymes