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EXCRETION

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Urine is a solution of ............... and other substances in water.

a)

acids

b)

bile

c)

amino acid

d)

urea

2.

Urine is carried from the bladder to the outside in the.......

a)

ureter

b)

urethra

c)

kidney

d)

liver

3.

Carbon dioxide is excreted through the.............

a)

liver

b)

kidney

c)

urethra

d)

lungs

4.

What are the ureters?

a)

tubes leading from the bladder to the outside of the body

b)

tubes leading from the blood system to the kidneys

c)

tubes leading from the kidneys to the bladder

d)

tubes leading from the kidneys to the blood system

5.

What is the urethra?

a)

a tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body

b)

a tube leading from the blood system to the kidneys

c)

a tube leading from the kidneys to the bladder

d)

a tube leading from the kidneys to the blood system

6.
The lungs, kidney and skin are all part of the
a)
nervous system
b)
nephron
c)
kidney
d)
excretory system
7.
These organs are responsible for what?
a)
storing urine
b)
storing water
c)
filtering blood
d)
they don't have a particular job 
8.
What is #4?
a)
Kidney
b)
Ureter
c)
Bladder
d)
Urethra
9.

Which of these organs excretes waste?

a)

Skin

b)

Lungs

c)

Kidneys

10.

The hormone that is released to control water levels in our blood

(a)  

11.

More ADH secreted from the pituitary gland =?

a)

More water reabsorbed and less concentrated urine

b)

Less water reabsorbed and more concentrated urine

c)

Less water reabsorbed and less concentrated urine

d)

More water reabsorbed and more concentrated urine

12.

To maintain homeostasis, freshwater fish must ________.

a)

excrete large quantities of electrolytes

b)

consume large quantities of water

c)

excrete large quantities of water

d)

take in electrolytes through simple diffusion

13.

Which nitrogenous waste has the greatest number of nitrogen atoms?

a)

ammonia

b)

ammonium ions

c)

urea

d)

uric acid

14.

The correct labeling is:

a)

A- Kidneys

B- Ureters

C- Urinary bladder

D- Urethra

b)

A- Ureters

B- Kidneys

C- Urinary bladder

D- Urethra

c)

A- Ureters

B- Urinary bladder

C- Kidneys

D- Urethra

d)

A- Ureters

B- Urinary bladder

C- Urethra

D- Kidneys

15.

Maintaining water and salt balance in the body is known as:

a)

regulation

b)

osmosis

c)

osmoregulation

d)

excretion

16.

….................... are the structural and functional units of kidneys.

a)

Neurons

b)

Nephrons

c)

Bowman's capsule

d)

Cortex

17.

Excretory product of fish is

a)

Ammonia

b)

Uric acid

c)

Urea

d)

Water

18.

............................ is the excretory organs of earthworms.

a)

Skin

b)

malphigian tubules.

c)

Kidneys

d)

Nephridia

19.

What is the term for the process by which organisms maintain their internal stability?

a)

Proteostasis

b)

Homeostasis

c)

stabilization

d)

interostasis

20.

If the body has a lot of excess water _______ urine will be produced

a)

more

b)

less

c)

the same amount

21.

If you lose a lot of water through sweating, your body will produce _______ urine

a)

more

b)

less

c)

the same amount

22.

What is the main function of the excretory system?

a)

to collect and eliminate waste products from the body

b)

to strengthen skeletal muscles

c)

to separate nutrients and waste from the food

d)

to bring oxygen to body cells and eliminate carbon dioxide