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IGCSE Biology - Coordination and response

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

What are the two type of nervous system?

a)

Central nervous system + Peripheral nervous system

b)

Central nervous system + Cranial nervous system

c)

Cranial nervous system + Spinal nervous system

d)

Spinal nervous system + Central nervous system

17.
Which type of neuron transmits a signal from a sense organ to the central nervous system?
a)
sensory
b)
relay
c)
motor
d)
efector
18.

What is the generalised order during a nervous response?

a)

Receptor → stimulus → neurones → effector → response

b)

Response → receptor →neurones → effector → stimulus

c)

Stimulus → receptor → neurones → effector → response

d)

Stimulus → effector → neurones→ receptor → response

19.

Responses are carried out by organs or tissues known as

a)

Stimulus

b)

Responses

c)

Effectors

d)

Receptor

20.

The diagram shows a cell.

What type of cell is shown?

a)

ciliated cell

b)

motor neurone

c)

relay neurone

d)

sensory neurone

21.

The diagram shows a neurone carrying an impulse.

Which answer describes the type of neurone and the direction of impulse?

a)

type of neurone = motor; direction of impulse = towards the spinal cord

b)

type of neurone = motor; direction of impulse = away from the spinal cord

c)

type of neurone = sensory; direction of impulse = towards the spinal cord

d)

type of neurone = sensory; direction of impulse = away from the spinal cord

22.

The diagram shows the human nervous system.

Which letter indicates a part of the central nervous system?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

What type of neurone is shown on this image as purple?

a)

Sensory

b)

Motor

c)

Relay

d)

Synapse

24.

The diagram shows a neurone.

Which structures COULD be found at X and Y?

a)

X = brain; Y = intestine

b)

X = brain; Y = leg

c)

X = eye; Y = hand

d)

X = skin; Y = spinal chord

25.

Some structures in the eye are listed.

1 cornea

2 iris

3 lens

4 retina

Which structures contain light receptors?

a)

1, 2 and 3

b)

2, 3 and 4

c)

2 and 4 only

d)

4 only

26.

Which statement about light receptors in the retina of a normal human eye is correct?

a)

The cones only work in dim light

b)

The rods are found in the fovea.

c)

There are three types of cone.

d)

There are three types of rod.

27.

Which structure of the eye contains light receptor cells?

a)

Retina

b)

Lens

c)

Cornea

d)

Iris

28.

How does lens help us see objects that are far?

a)

It stays the same

b)

It becomes fatter

c)

It becomes flatter

d)

It becomes more spherical

29.

What do we refer to when we say "accommodation"?

a)

How eye is adapted for converting light

b)

How eye is protected from too much light

c)

How eye reacts to too little light

d)

How eye is adapted to see near or far

30.

What is the main advantage of nervous response over chemical response?

a)

Nervous response is safer

b)

Nervous response lasts longer

c)

Nervous response is unconscious

d)

Nervous response is quicker

31.

What is the chemical used by a neuron to transmit an impulse across a synapse to another nerve cell?

a)

Neurotransmitters

b)

Synapse

c)

Threshold

d)

Impulse

32.

Name structure A

a)

Collecting duct

b)

Proximal convoluted tubule

c)

Distal convoluted tubule

d)

Glomerulus

33.
What is the Endocrine System?
a)
Body system that helps blood circulate the body
b)
Body system that helps the body using hormones
c)
Body system that helps support and movement 
d)
Body system that helps us breath 
34.

Insulin is a hormone produced by the ___________________.

a)

liver

b)

bladder

c)

pancreas

d)

heart

35.
The endocrine system relies on the _________ of the circulatory system to deliver its' message to target cells in the body
a)
insulin
b)
axon
c)
blood
d)
terminal branches
36.
A group of cells that produces and secretes, or gives off, chemicals.
a)
Glands
b)
Hormones
c)
Cells
d)
thymus
37.

What are hormones?

a)

specialized cells that destroy bacteria an viruses

b)

chemical messengers that are produced in one type of tissue and cause changes in another type of tissue.

c)

chemical messengers that are produced in bone marrow that are used to control body function.

d)

specialized cells that control growth and metabolism.

38.
Receives information and directs our response to the information
a)
Endocrine system
b)
Immune system
c)
Nervous system
d)
Muscular system