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TRANSPORT in animals & plants

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 24mins

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1.

Which of these correctly describes the event that occurs during ventricular systole.

a)

The pressure in the ventricle increases

b)

The pressure in the aorta increases.

c)

The bicuspid valve opens up.

d)

The volume of the ventricle increases

2.

Cardiac muscles are myogenic because

a)

It requires impulse from the parasymphathetic nerve to increase the heart rate

b)

It requires impulse from the sympathetic nerve to decreases the heart rate

c)

It does not require impulse from the central nervous system to start contracting

d)

Its muscles are branched and connected by intercalated discs.

3.

The graph below shows changes in pressure of left atrium, left ventricle and aorta. At which position do the semi lunar valves of the heart open and close?

a)

Open - I / Close - II

b)

Open - I / Close - IV

c)

Open - II / Close - III

d)

Open - III / Close - IV

4.

Rate of heartbeat increases when

a)

Stimulated by sympathetic nerves

b)

Stimulated by parasympathetic nerves

c)

Decrease in adrenaline concentration

d)

Decrease in blood pressure

5.

Translocation may occur due to mass flow. The pressure in the hypothesis comes from

a)

Root pressure

b)

Transpiration at leaf

c)

Capillary action of xylem at stem

d)

Diffusion of water into sieve tubes at leaves

6.

Which of the following are true about endodermal cell?

I It has the casparian strip on its radial wall and transverse wall

II It allows water to diffuse through its wall and cytoplasm

III It allows water to move across its cytoplasm

IV It helps in producing the root pressure

a)

I and IV

b)

II and III

c)

I, III and IV

d)

II and IV

7.

The rhythm of heartbeat is started by

a)

The blood pressure

b)

Sinoatrial node

c)

Sympathetic nervous system

d)

Secretion from adrenal gland

8.

The following structures are found in the heart:

I Bundle of His

II Purkinje tissue

III Atrioventricular node

IV Sinoatrial node

Which of the following shows the correct sequence for impulse conduction in the heart?

a)

III, IV, I, II

b)

IV, III, I, II

c)

III, IV, II, I

d)

IV, III, II, I

9.

The structures below play a role in translocation in plants except?

I Stomata

II Sieve plates

III Mitochondria

IV Casparian strip

a)

I and III

b)

I and IV

c)

II and III

d)

II and IV

10.

Which of the following initiates depolarization waves of the heart?

a)

septum

b)

Purkinje fibers

c)

Sinoatrial node

d)

Atrioventricular node

11.

Which statement is not true about the pressure flow hypothesis?

a)

The flow of sugar in phloem requires ATP

b)

Water re-enters the source from xylem via osmosis

c)

The unloading of sugar reduces hydrostatic pressure

d)

The loading of sugar into sieve tubes takes place against the concentration gradient

12.

The pathways of water and dissolved minerals in root cells are shown in the diagram below. Which statements are true about pathways X and Y?

I Water and minerals pass through the cell walls in pathway X

II Water and minerals pass through the endodermis cell wall before entering xylem vessel for pathway X

III Water and minerals are transported from the cell wall of the cells to the cytoplasm for pathway Y

IV Water and minerals pass through cytoplasm of one cell to another cell via plasmodesmata in pathway Y.

a)

I and II

b)

I and IV

c)

II and III

d)

II and III

13.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the lymphatic system?

a)

It destroys the immunological defence in body.

b)

It transports interstitial fluids back to the blood.

c)

It transports plasma cells to the site of infection in the body.

d)

It filters the antigen that enters the body from respiratory system.

14.

The graph shows the changes that take place in the volume of the left ventricle during one cardiac cycle. Which two points on the graph represent the beginning and end of diastole?

a)

Beginning - 1 End - 2

b)

Beginning - 1 End - 3

c)

Beginning - 3 End - 4

d)

Beginning - 4 End - 5

15.

Which of these correctly describes the structure and function of xylem vessels?

a)

cells that have lost their end walls and are used to transport metabolic products from a low water potential to a high water potential

b)

cells with perforated end walls that transport minerals within herbaceous dicotyledonous stems

c)

dead cells that are connected to one another through pits and through which sucrose moves as a result of mass flow

d)

dead hollow tubes which move water up as a result of low water potential caused by transpiration