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BIO270 Homeostasis & Excretory System

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of positive feedback?

a)

Thermoregulation

b)

Blood Pressure

c)

Childbirth

d)

Blood Sugar Levels

2.
Homeostasis
a)
allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment
b)
is impossible in vertebrates
c)
is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation
d)
is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation
3.

Which body system controls the body to maintain homeostasis?

a)

excretory

b)

nervous

c)

circulatory

d)

skeletal

4.
Negative Feedback Loops:
a)
amplify processes
b)
prevent small changes from getting larger
c)
are initiated during childbirth
d)
are found only in plants
5.
If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:
a)
keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
b)
decrease body temperature
c)
increase body temperature
d)
regulate blood pressure
6.

Which best describes the stimulus-response model?

a)

Stimulus -> receptor -> effector -> control center -> response

b)

Stimulus -> receptor -> control centre -> effector -> response

c)

Stimulus -> effector -> control center -> receptor -> response

7.

When blood glucose is high, the negative feedback mechanism is to produce which hormone?

a)

Glucagon

b)

Glycogen

c)

Insulin

d)

Basal Insulin

8.

What is a Osmoconformer?

a)

An organism that tightly regulate their internal osmolarity independently of the enviroment

b)

An organism that have the same osmolarity as their environment

9.

What is the role of Neurotransmitters?

a)

Chemical signals that pass nerve signals on to the next neuron

b)

Electrical signals that pass nerve signals on to the next neuron

c)

Hormone signals that pass nerve signals on to the next neuron

d)

Receptors that pass nerve signals on to the next neuron

10.
Identify Letter J
a)
Distal Convoluted Tubule
b)
Collecting Duct
c)
Peritubular Capillaries
d)
Proximal Convoluted Tubule
11.

What classification of receptors detect changes in water potential in the blood

a)

Thermoreceptors

b)

Proprioceptors

c)

Photoreceptors

d)

Osmoreceptors

12.

Letter B represents which part of the nephron?

a)

Afferent arteriole

b)

Bowmans capsule

c)

Efferent arteriole

d)

Renal venoule

13.

Letter F represents which part of the nephron?

a)

Bowmans capsule

b)

Ascending loop of Henle

c)

Distal convoluted tubule

d)

Descending loop of Henle

14.

What is A correct order of the steps of function within the nephron?

a)

Secretion, Reabsorption, Filtration

b)

Reabsorption, Secretion, Filtration

c)

Filtration, Reabsorption, Secretion

d)

Secretion, Filtration, Reabsorption

15.
Positive feedback is when the change caused by the stimulus is
a)
decreased
b)
non existant
c)
increased
d)
changes constantly
16.

Determines the level or set point at which a variable is to be maintained. Analyzes the information received by the receptor.

a)

Control Center

b)

Receptor

c)

Effector

d)

Receiver

17.

A mix of freshwater and saltwater is called:

a)

wetland

b)

mangal

c)

brackish

d)

osmoconformer

18.

I. Urea is the primary nitrogenous waste for aquatic invertebrates, teleost, and larval animals.

II. Osmoregulators keep the osmolarity of body fluids different from that of the environment.

a)

A. If the two statements are both correct

b)

B. If the first statement is correct while the second one is not

c)

C. If the second statement is correct while the first one is not

d)

D. If the two statements are both incorrect

19.

I. Metabolism is the elimination of metabolic wastes including nitrogenous wastes produced from the breakdown of proteins.

II. Diffusion is the movement of water from a region of higher osmolarity to a region of lower osmolarity across a selectively permeable membrane.

a)

A. If the two statements are both correct

b)

B. If the first statement is correct while the second one is not

c)

C. If the second statement is correct while the first one is not

d)

D. If the two statements are both incorrect

20.

I. Examples of metabolic wastes are sucrose, ammonia, carbon dioxide, and excess water.

II. Glomeruli are a fine network of capillaries that are found in each Bowman’s capsule.

a)

A. If the two statements are both correct

b)

B. If the first statement is correct while the second one is not

c)

C. If the second statement is correct while the first one is not

d)

D. If the two statements are both incorrect

21.

Which process is primarily involved in the control and maintenance of water and ion balance in the body?

a)

A. Respiration

b)

B. Osmoregulation

c)

C. Excretion

d)

D. Nutrition

22.

Which of the following choices correctly traces the route of glomerular filtrate on its path to the collecting duct of a nephron?

a)

A. proximal tubule → Bowman’s capsule → descending loop of Henle → ascending loop of Henle → distal tubule

b)

B. Bowman’s capsule → proximal tubule → descending loop of Henle→ ascending loop of Henle → distal tubule

c)

C. Bowman’s capsule → distal tubule → descending loop of Henle → ascending loop of Henle → proximal tubule

d)

D. Bowman’s capsule → proximal tubule → ascending loop of Henle → descending loop of Henle → distal tubule

23.

In each nephron of the kidney, the glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule:

a)

A. Reabsorb salts and nutrients.

b)

B. Reabsorb water into the blood.

c)

C. Filter the blood and capture the filtrate.

d)

D. Break down harmful toxins and poisons.

24.

What excretory organ is utilized by flatworms?

a)

Malpighian tubules

b)

protonephridia

c)

metanephridia

d)

kidneys

25.

What excretory organ is utilized by earthworms?

a)

Malpighian tubules

b)

protonephridia

c)

metanephridia

d)

kidneys

26.

What excretory organ is utilized by insects?

a)

Malpighian tubules

b)

protonephridia

c)

metanephridia

d)

kidneys

27.

What excretory organ is utilized by vertebrates?

a)

Malpighian tubules

b)

protonephridia

c)

metanephridia

d)

kidneys

28.

What excretory organ consists of dead-end tubules capped by flame bulbs?

a)

Malpighian tubules

b)

protonephridia

c)

metanephridia

d)

kidneys

29.

temperature regulation center in the brain of a human

a)

hypothalamus

b)

thermoregulation

c)

receptor

d)

negative feedback

30.
Maintaining body temperature is an example of a:
a)
negative feedback loop
b)
positive feedback loop
31.

Which organ produces insulin?

(a)  

32.

Excess glucose in the bloodstream is converted to which other substance when stored in the liver and muscle cells?

a)

glygogen

b)

glucagon

c)

glycerin

d)

glycerol

33.

What happens to the amount of insulin released if the blood glucose levels get low?

a)

lots more is produced

b)

nothing - low blood glucose has no effect on insulin levels

c)

less / no insulin is produced

34.
where is glucagon produced?
a)
alpha cells
b)
beta cells
35.
Where is insulin produced?
a)
alpha cells
b)
beta cells