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Excretion in plants and animals

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When water TRANSPIRES from the stoma into the atmosphere, what phase is it in

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

2.

Which of the following helps to reduce the lose of water from a plant?

a)

the arrangement of palisade mesophyll cells

b)

the presence of xylem

c)

the waxy layer of cuticle

d)

the arrangement of spongy mesophyll cells

3.

Why is the evaporation of water from leaves important?

a)

It cools leaves and helps move water up the plant.

b)

It makes the plant wilt

c)

It helps the plant to respire

4.

Select all of the environmental factors that would increase transpiration.

Choose more than 1

a)

Increased humidity

b)

Increased wind speed

c)

Decreased surface area

d)

The direction of the wind

5.

This experiment proves that ......

a)

Transpiration helps in the water ascent

b)

Transporting of water through xylem

c)

Transpiration occurs by plants

d)

Guttation occurs by plants

6.
Which organ system removes cellular wastes as the result of cellular respiration?
a)
nervous
b)
digestive
c)
excretory
d)
circulatory
7.
what do the lungs do in the excretory system
a)
dispose of carbon dioxide through exhalation
b)
disposes of smog thru exhalation
c)
dispose of ultraviolet rays through exhalation
d)
dispose of rays through exhalation
8.

Which part of nephron allows the selective re-absorption of useful substances like glucose, amino acids, salts and water into the blood cappilaries?

a)

Tubule

b)

Glomerulus

c)

Bowman's capsule

d)

Ureter

9.

The procedure used for cleaning the blood of a person by separating urea from it is called:

a)

Osmosis

b)

Filteration

c)

Dialysis

d)

Double circulation

10.

Identify the correct path of urine in the human body.

a)

Kidney - urinary bladder - urethra - ureter.

b)

Urinary bladder - ureter - kidney - urethra.

c)

Kidney - ureter - urethra - urinary bladder.

d)

Kidney - ureter - urinary bladder - urethra.

11.

The filtration units of kidneys are called:

a)

Ureter

b)

Urethta

c)

Neurons

d)

Nephrons

12.

Bowman's Capsule is located in:

a)

Cortex

b)

Henle's Loop

c)

Bladder

d)

None

13.

The ______ synthesizes most of the excretory compound in humans and is eliminated through ______

a)

Liver, Urine

b)

Kidneys, Urine

c)

Liver, Bile Juice

d)

Lungs, CO2

14.

The ______ is a network of tiny blood vessels located at the beginning of a nephron.

a)

Renal Vein

b)

Tubular part

c)

Glomerulus

d)

Loop of Henle

15.

These organs are responsible for what?

a)

storing urine

b)

storing water

c)

filtering blood

d)

they don't have a particular job

16.

Where does selective re-absorption of glucose happen in the nephron ?

a)

In the proximal (first) convoluted tubule

b)

In the distal (second) convoluted tubule

c)

In the collecting duct

17.

What happens if the blood plasma is too concentrated?

a)

Less ADH is released, causing more water to be reabsorbed in the nephrons

b)

More ADH is released, causing less water to be reabsorbed in the nephrons

c)

More ADH is released, causing more water to be reabsorbed in the nephrons

18.

What does urine contain?

a)

Water and urea only

b)

Water and salts only

c)

Water, urea and salts

19.

What does the filtrate in the Bowman's capsule contain?

a)

Water, ions, urea and proteins

b)

Water, ions, urea and glucose

c)

Water, urea, ions and red blood cells

20.

Which blood vessels supply the kidneys?

a)

The hepatic arteries

b)

The renal arteries

c)

The pulmonary arteries