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Hormone Part 1

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which system produces chemical messengers known as hormones?

a)

nervous system

b)

immune system

c)

endocrine system

d)

cardiovascular system

2.

These are chemical substances secreted by endocrine cells.

a)

lipids

b)

cytoplasm

c)

hormones

d)

sugars

3.

Hormones are chemically categorised into which two types?

a)

hydrophilic

b)

hydrophobic

c)

messengers

d)

target cells

4.

Which hormones bind to receptors on the plasma membrane?

a)

hydrophilic

b)

hydrophobic

c)

amino acids

d)

steroid hormones

5.

Water-soluble hormones, such as proteins and peptide hormones, activate target cells using ________.

a)

direct gene activation

b)

the second-messenger system

c)

steroid hormone action

d)

diffusion

6.

Which hormones cross the phospholipid membrane to reach the receptors in the nucleus of the cell?

a)

hydrophilic

b)

hydrophobic

c)

amino acids

d)

steroid hormones

7.

How would you classify a hormone that is made from cholesterol, such as a sex hormone?

a)

steroid hormone

b)

amine hormone

c)

peptide hormone

d)

protein hormone

8.

In the second-messenger system, what serves as the first messenger?

a)

cyclic AMP (cAMP)

b)

DNA

c)

ATP

d)

the hormone

9.

Being lipid soluble, steroids can do all the following EXCEPT ________.

a)

diffuse through the plasma membranes of target cells

b)

catalyze a reaction that produces cyclic AMP (cAMP)

c)

enter the nucleus

d)

bind to receptor proteins within the nucleus

10.

The diagram shows the mechanisms that control the concentration of glucose in the blood.


Which row identifies the glands and hormones labelled W, X, Y and Z?

a)

adrenal gland, adrenaline, adrenal gland, glucagon

b)

adrenal gland, adrenaline, pancreas, insulin

c)

pancreas, glucagon, adrenal gland, insulin

d)

pancreas, insulin, pancreas, glucagon

11.

Insulin and glucagon are produced by

a)

the liver

b)

the pancreas

c)

the kidneys

12.

Which one here is a hormone?

a)

Glycogen

b)

Glycerol

c)

Glucagon

d)

Glucose

13.

Auxin on the shoot tip is unequally distributed in response to

light.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Auxin on the shoot tip is unequally distributed in response to

gravity.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

In the story 'Jack and the beanstalk', Jack grew a beanstalk that grew way into the clouds. If I wanted to try and grow one myself, which plant hormone would I give my beanstalk?

a)

Cytokinesis

b)

Ethylene

c)

Auxins

d)

Gibberellins

16.

What happens when you place an over ripe banana in a fruit bowl with other fruit?

a)

Nothing will happen

b)

The other fruit will grow in size

c)

Ethylene gas will cause the fruit to grow mold

d)

Ethylene gas will cause the other fruit to ripen

17.

which plant hormone produces opposite effects?

a)

dormancy and cotyledons

b)

dormancy and germination

c)

auxin and cytokins

d)

auxins and ethylene

18.

Which of the following are plant hormones

a)

Auxin

b)

Cytokinin

c)

Gibberellin

d)

Abcissic acid, ethylene

e)

All

19.
Which hormone promotes seed germination?
a)
abscisic acid
b)
ethylene
c)
gibberellin
d)
auxin
20.
Helps fruit ripen
a)
Auxin
b)
Gibberellin
c)
Cytokinins
d)
Ethene
21.

Stimulates cell division

a)

abscisic acid

b)

auxin

c)

cytokinins

d)

gibberellin

e)

ethylene

22.

Inhibits cell division

a)

abscisic acid

b)

auxin

c)

cytokinins

d)

gibberellin

e)

ethylene