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WorksheetsHormone Part 1
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which system produces chemical messengers known as hormones?
nervous system
immune system
endocrine system
cardiovascular system
These are chemical substances secreted by endocrine cells.
lipids
cytoplasm
hormones
sugars
Hormones are chemically categorised into which two types?
hydrophilic
hydrophobic
messengers
target cells
Which hormones bind to receptors on the plasma membrane?
hydrophilic
hydrophobic
amino acids
steroid hormones
Water-soluble hormones, such as proteins and peptide hormones, activate target cells using ________.
direct gene activation
the second-messenger system
steroid hormone action
diffusion
Which hormones cross the phospholipid membrane to reach the receptors in the nucleus of the cell?
hydrophilic
hydrophobic
amino acids
steroid hormones
How would you classify a hormone that is made from cholesterol, such as a sex hormone?
steroid hormone
amine hormone
peptide hormone
protein hormone
In the second-messenger system, what serves as the first messenger?
cyclic AMP (cAMP)
DNA
ATP
the hormone
Being lipid soluble, steroids can do all the following EXCEPT ________.
diffuse through the plasma membranes of target cells
catalyze a reaction that produces cyclic AMP (cAMP)
enter the nucleus
bind to receptor proteins within the nucleus
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?
adrenal gland, adrenaline, adrenal gland, glucagon
adrenal gland, adrenaline, pancreas, insulin
pancreas, glucagon, adrenal gland, insulin
pancreas, insulin, pancreas, glucagon
Insulin and glucagon are produced by
the liver
the pancreas
the kidneys
Which one here is a hormone?
Glycogen
Glycerol
Glucagon
Glucose
Auxin on the shoot tip is unequally distributed in response to
light.
True
False
Auxin on the shoot tip is unequally distributed in response to
gravity.
True
False
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?
Cytokinesis
Ethylene
Auxins
Gibberellins
What happens when you place an over ripe banana in a fruit bowl with other fruit?
Nothing will happen
The other fruit will grow in size
Ethylene gas will cause the fruit to grow mold
Ethylene gas will cause the other fruit to ripen
which plant hormone produces opposite effects?
dormancy and cotyledons
dormancy and germination
auxin and cytokins
auxins and ethylene
Which of the following are plant hormones
Auxin
Cytokinin
Gibberellin
Abcissic acid, ethylene
All
Stimulates cell division
abscisic acid
auxin
cytokinins
gibberellin
ethylene
Inhibits cell division
abscisic acid
auxin
cytokinins
gibberellin
ethylene
