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IGCSE coordinated Biology Homeostasis

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which hormone is known as the fight or flight hormone?

a)

Adrenaline

b)

Glucagon

c)

Insulin

d)

Glycogen

2.

The hormone auxin has what effect on plant cells in the shoot tips of plants?

a)

Makes them grow longer

b)

Prevents them from growing

c)

Makes them move to the dark side

d)

Negative phototropism

3.

A hormone is a chemical substance produced by ...

a)

A gland

b)

The liver

c)

A target organ

d)

The blood

4.

Hormones are eventually removed from the blood and destroyed by which organ?

a)

Kidneys

b)

Liver

c)

Brain

d)

White blood cells

5.

Which of the following are effects of adrenaline on the body?

a)

Increasing breathing rate

b)

Decreasing pulse rate

c)

Causing radial muscles in the iris to contract

d)

Causing circular muscles in the iris to contract

e)

Causes blood glucose levels to increase

6.

What are the effects of insulin and glucagon on the concentration of blood glucose?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

In these experiments what responses have the shoots shown?

a)

Positive phototropism and positive gravitropism

b)

Negative phototropism and positive gravitropism

c)

Positive phototropism and negative gravitropism

d)

Negative phototropism and negative gravitropism

9.

The diagram shows a person sweating in hot weather. What part is played by the sweat glands during the process of sweating?

a)

Effector

b)

Receptor

c)

Sense Organ

d)

Stimulus

10.

The graph shows the change in blood glucose levels of a pupil at a school on a normal day. What could explain the dip in blood sugar after he left school?

a)

He ran home

b)

He got into a fight

c)

He did not produce enough insulin

d)

He produced too much glucagon

11.

Which letter represents a part that may undergo vasodilation?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

12.

Which part of a plant produces the auxin that allows a plant to respond to light and gravity?

a)

Shoot tip

b)

Root tip

c)

Stem

d)

Leaf

e)

Tubers

13.

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

a)

They absorb glucose and convert it to glycogen

b)

They absorb glucose and convert it to glucagon

c)

They break down glucagon and release the glucose into the blood

d)

They break down glycogen and release the glucose into the blood

e)

They release glucagon into the blood

14.

Which of these would allow you to increase your body temperature if it went below 37oC?

a)

Sweating

b)

Vasoconstriction

c)

Vasodilation

d)

Shivering

e)

Increase in metabolism (respiration)