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Excretion

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process by which the waste of cellular metabolism are removed from a organism.

a)

transport

b)

respiration

c)

excretion

d)

egestion

2.

The organ that removes metabolic wastes including urea, excess water, and salts from the blood.

a)

lung

b)

liver

c)

kidney

d)

colon

3.

The waste products produced by cellular life processes the most important of which are carbon dioxide, water, urea and mineral salts.

a)

ATP

b)

metabolic wastes

c)

feces

d)

enzymes

4.

Another term for sweating; removal of water, salt and urea through the sweat glands in the skin.

a)

perspiration

b)

respiration

c)

reabsorption

d)

transport

5.
What is the main function of the excretory system?
a)
to collect and remove wastes from the body
b)
to strengthen skeletal muscles
c)
to protect the nervous system
d)
to bring oxygen to body cells
6.
The _________ is/are responsible for urine storage.
a)
Bladder
b)
Kidneys
c)
Ureter
d)
Urethra
7.
What is #2?
a)
Kidney
b)
Ureters
c)
Bladder
d)
Urethra
8.
what do the lungs do in the excretory system
a)
dispose of carbon dioxide through exhalation
b)
disposes of smog thru exhalation
c)
dispose of ultraviolet rays through exhalation
d)
dispose of rays through exhalation
9.
What is #4?
a)
Kidney
b)
Ureter
c)
Bladder
d)
Urethra
10.
What do kidneys filter?
a)
ammonia
b)
nitrogenous wastes
c)
urine
d)
blood
11.
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

c)

water

d)

acid

12.

Select all of the substances that are excreted by the body.

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Urea

c)

Excess water

d)

Excess salts

e)

Faeces

13.

Select all of the organs that do excretion.

a)

Lungs

b)

Anus

c)

Kidneys

d)

Skin

e)

Stomach

14.

Is sweating an example of excretion?

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

Faeces is ............ from the body.

a)

Secreted

b)

Excreted

c)

Egested

d)

Released