WorksheetsUCEA 4.5 Biology (T)
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What travels along a nerve?
a)
Chemicals
b)
Electrical impulses
c)
Hormones
d)
Cells
2.
What does the cerebrum control?
a)
controls thoughts and voluntary actions
b)
controls vital and involuntary actions
c)
controls balance
d)
controls the uvula
3.
What is the part highlighted in red?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
4.
Nerve Cells are also called:
a)
Capillaries
b)
Axons
c)
Neurons
d)
NeoCortex
5.
What is the main control center of the body that contains the brain and spinal cord?
a)
Peripheral nervous system
b)
Central nervous system
c)
Autonomic nervous system
d)
Somatic nervous system
6.
The area of the brain most associated with coordination and balance is the:
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Hippocampus
c)
Amygdala
d)
Pons
7.
QC - What is released by the pancreas when blood sugar is low?
a)
glucose
b)
glucagon
c)
insulin
d)
glycogen
8.
The impulse changes to _______________ as it moves ACROSS the synapse to other neurons.
a)
electrical
b)
chemical
c)
it stays the same
d)
liquid
9.
If I step on a nail...what type of neuron take that signal TO the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM?
a)
interneurons
b)
motor
c)
sensory
d)
receptors
10.
If I step on a nail...what type of neurons take the response to my muscles?
a)
motor
b)
interneurons
c)
sensory
d)
not neurons, muscle tissue sends the response
11.
_____ neurons carry messages away from the central nervous system.
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Flower
12.
_____ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Fun
13.
What is any part of the body that produces a response to stimuli?
a)
neurons
b)
effectors
c)
receptors
14.
What is any quick response to stimuli that bypasses the brain?
a)
voluntary action
b)
knee jerk
c)
reflex action
15.
Gland that secretes hormones that regulate blood glucose
a)
Liver
b)
Adrenals
c)
Pancreas
d)
Thyroid
16.
A steady or balanced state of the body
a)
Homeostasis
b)
Homeopathy
c)
Negative feedback
d)
Postive feedback
17.
This organ stores glygogen
a)
Pancreas
b)
Liver
c)
Small Intestine
d)
Spleen
18.
diabetes is a disease that affects your body's ability to produce or use ___.
a)
energy
b)
insulin
c)
oil
19.
Thyroxine regulates _______.
a)
sleep patterns
b)
metabolism
c)
blood sugars
d)
sperm production
20.
Which hormones is secreted from the pancreas?
a)
glucagon, progesterone
b)
oestrogen, progesterone
c)
oestrogen, insulin
d)
insulin, glucagon
21.
If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:
a)
keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
b)
decrease body temperature
c)
increase body temperature
d)
regulate blood pressure
22.
Homeostasis in the human body is often maintained by a:
a)
neutral feedback loop
b)
solar feedback loop
c)
positive feedback loop
d)
negative feedback loop
23.
What is the evaporation of a liquid to cool the body?
a)
Shivering
b)
Sweating
c)
Vasodilation
d)
Vasoconstriction
24.
What is it called when a plants maintain homeostasis?
a)
Adaptation
b)
Response
c)
Tropism
d)
Growth
25.
When a plant responds towards a stimuli, it is called _________ tropism.
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
26.
The visible part of this plant is demonstrating _______ _________ .
a)
negative photropism
b)
positive gravitropism
c)
positive phototropism
d)
positive thigmostropism
27.
The roots of this plant are displaying?
a)
positive gravitropism
b)
positive phototropism
c)
negative gravitropism
d)
positive thigmotropism
28.
The leaves and stem of this plant are demonstrating?
a)
positive gravitropism
b)
negative gravitropism
c)
positive thigmotropism
d)
negative phototropism
29.
The ivy growing up the bamboo shoot is demonstrating?
a)
negative thigmotripism
b)
postitive thigmotropism
c)
Both
d)
Neither
30.
The white portion of the eye (In Humans).
a)
Pupil
b)
Sclera
c)
Dyslexia
d)
Retina
31.
Which layer is a blood vessel-rich layer with a dark brown membrane?
a)
Choroid
b)
Sclera
c)
Retina
d)
Cornea
32.
Which part of the eye contracts and dilates based on the environment?
a)
Pupil
b)
Cornea
c)
Sclera
d)
Iris
33.
Which nerve transmits information from the eye to the brain?
a)
Optic
b)
Olfactory
c)
Occulomotor
d)
Trigeminal
34.
Opens and closes to adjust the total amount of light entering the eye.
a)
Iris
b)
Scelera
c)
Cornea
d)
Human lens
35.
What part of the eye holds the lens in place?
a)
cornea
b)
ciliary muscles
c)
pupil
d)
retina
36.
This part of the eye has photoreceptors called rods and cones. They help us to see color and see at night. It is called:
a)
optic nerve
b)
brain
c)
retina
d)
cornea
37.
This part of the eye focuses light/images onto the retina.
a)
lens
b)
cornea
c)
cones
d)
vitreous humor
38.
This part protects the eye, especially the iris, pupil and lens.
a)
rods
b)
cornea
c)
optic nerve
d)
retina
39.
Light entering the eye is focused behind the retina instead of directly on it, objects close to the eye look blurry
a)
Iris
b)
Near Sighted
c)
Astigmatism
d)
Far Sighted
40.
In the collecting duct, what is reabsorbed?
a)
Ions like Na+ and Cl-
b)
Nutrients like glucose and amino acids
c)
Substances like drug metabolites and waste
d)
Water
41.
Which statement best explains the flow of materials out of the nephron?
a)
The active transport of Na+ (and thus Cl-) creates salt, which pulls water using a concentration gradient in an attempt to create equilibrium
b)
The high pressure from the renal artery creates a force that pushes water through permeable areas, which creates an equilibrium in pressure
c)
There is no explanation. The kidneys work randomly and it is amazing that they function correctly.
d)
Water is actively transported out of the nephron and the nephron compensates by actively pushing out ions in an attempt to balance the charges
42.
During the process of filtration in the nephron, most of the water, glucose, and vitamins are:
a)
stored in the bladder
b)
excreted through the ureters
c)
reabsorbed into the blood
d)
concentrated in the urine
43.
My _______ are special organs that filter waste out of my blood.
a)
Pancrease
b)
Esophogus
c)
Bladder
d)
Kidneys
44.
The two antagonistic hormones are
a)
insulin and glycogen
b)
glycogen and glucagon
c)
insulin and glucagon
d)
ADH and insulin
45.
T/F: The nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
Which blood vessel carries "dirty" blood?
a)
Renal artery
b)
Renal vein
47.
Urine is carried from the kidneys to the bladder by two thin tubes called:
a)
Ureters
b)
Tubulars
c)
Capillaries
d)
Urinary Tract
48.
The main function of the urinary system is to:
a)
Get rid of waste and extra fluid
b)
Keep waste in the body
c)
Get rid of nutrients
d)
Make you poop
49.
Kidneys create a liquid called:
a)
Urine
b)
Blood
c)
Feces (poop)
d)
Carbon Dioxide
50.
What organ removes liquid waste from blood?
a)
Heart
b)
Brain
c)
Kidneys
d)
Stomach
51.
What is a hormone?
a)
A Chemical messanger
b)
A biological messenger
c)
A physical messenger
d)
Mr Casey's Pet
52.
Follicle stimulating hormones function is to
a)
mature eggs in the uterus
b)
mature eggs in the womb
c)
mature eggs in the cervix
d)
mature eggs in the ovaries
53.
What is the main female reproductive hormone?
a)
Testosterone
b)
Lutenising Hormone
c)
Oestrogen
d)
Folicle Stimulating Hormone
54.
Luteinising Hormones main role is to
a)
release the egg cell
b)
promote the growth of the egg cell
c)
destroy the egg cell
d)
ingest the egg cell
55.
The two hormones that maintain the lining of the uterus are:
a)
FSH and Oestrogen
b)
LH and Oestrogen
c)
Oestrogen
d)
Progesterone and Oestrogen
56.
What hormone does the adrenal gland release?
a)
Oestrogen
b)
Testosterone
c)
Adrenalin
d)
Progesterone
57.
What hormones are releases by the Pituitary Gland?
a)
FSH, Oestrogen, LH and Progesterone
b)
FSH, Oestrogen, and Progesterone
c)
FSH, LH and Progesterone
d)
FSH and LH
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