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9 Biology Über revision

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Homeostasis
a)
allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment
b)
is impossible in vertebrates
c)

is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment

d)

is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment

2.
The "cause" for something to happen is the
a)
response
b)
effect
c)
stimulus
d)
homeostasis
3.
Homeostasis in the human body is often maintained by a: 
a)

the brain only

b)
solar feedback loop
c)

the muscles

d)
negative feedback loop
4.

When you are hungry, you eat.

What is the response?

a)

hunger

b)

eating

c)

stomach

d)

nerves

5.

When your bladder is full, a signal is sent to your brain to let you know to go to the bathroom.

What is the stimulus?

a)

the signal

b)

full bladder

c)

going to the bathroom

d)

your brain

6.

Your body is too hot. What senses your body temperature?

a)

nerve cells

b)

sweat cells

c)

blood cells

d)

muscle cells

7.

When your glucose levels are too high, what is the appropriate response?

a)

urinate

b)

release glucagon

c)

eat sugar

d)

release insulin

8.

According to the model, what is a normal blood glucose (sugar) level?

a)

270 mg/100mL

b)

180 mg/100 mL

c)

45 mg/100 mL

d)

90 mg/100 mL

9.

According to the model, what is the response to HIGH blood glucose (sugar)?

a)

Pancreas releases insulin into blood

b)

Pancreas releases glucagon into blood

10.

The ability to maintain body temperature within a certain range is ...

a)

thermodynamics

b)

thermoregulation

c)

thermostat

d)

thermometer

11.

Homeostasis allow you to keep which of the following the same:

a)

body temperature

b)

hair length

c)

personality

d)

skin colour

12.

Which of the following is NOT a stimulus

a)

Light

b)

Temperature

c)

Pain

d)

Time

13.

A receptor

a)

are only found in plant cells

b)

detects stimuli

c)

creates stimuli

d)

creates the response

14.

Which of the following is NOT a real receptor

a)

Mechanoreceptors

b)

Photoreceptors

c)

Chemoreceptors

d)

Tastereceptors

15.

Which organ is represented by letter B?

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Nerves

16.

Which organ is represented by letter A?

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Nerves

17.

Which of the following are the correct sequence of voluntary action?

a)

Stimulus --> Receptor --> Spinal cord --> Effector --> Response

b)

Stimulus --> Receptor --> Brain --> Effector --> Response

c)

Stimulus --> Effector --> Brain --> Receptor --> Response

d)

Stimulus --> Effector --> Spinal cord --> Receptor --> Response

18.

Hormones are released from ____.

a)

glands

b)

Na and K channels

c)

receptors

d)

impulses

e)

neuro-transmitters

19.

Which statement best describes an immune response?

a)

It always produces antibiotics.

b)

It usually involves the recognition and destruction of pathogens.

c)

It stimulates asexual reproduction and resistance in pathogens.

d)

It releases red blood cells that destroy parasites.

20.

Identify #1

a)

antigen

b)

antibody

c)

white blood cell

d)

chuck norris

21.

Identify #3

a)

antigen

b)

antibody

c)

white blood cell

d)

pathogen

22.

Which of the following is true about vaccines?

a)

they treat bacterial infections

b)

they are the same as antibiotics

c)

their purpose is for your body to create antibodies against a pathogen before getting infected with it

d)

they are only effective against fungi

23.

Tears are what line of defence?

a)

2nd

b)

1st

c)

3rd

d)

4th

24.

What is the function of a phagocyte?

a)

To engulf (eat) infected cells

b)

To produce white blood cells

c)

To kill bacteria

d)

To defend the body

25.

Name three chemicals secreted by the first line of defence

a)

Sweat

b)

Tears

c)

Pus

d)

Ear wax

26.

The 1st and 2nd line of defence provice...

a)

Specific immunity

b)

non-specific immunity

27.

What are the two parts of the nervous system?

a)

Central nervous system

b)

Brain

c)

Senses

d)

Peripheral nervous system

28.

Hormones are

a)

email messages

b)

chemical messages

c)

voicemail messages

d)

chemical markers

29.

In a neuron, impulses move

a)

from dendrite to axon

b)

from cell body to dendrite

c)

from axon to cell body

30.

Carries nerve impulses to muscles or glands

a)

sensory neurons

b)

motor neurons

31.

Gathers info that is happening in and around your body

a)

motor neurons

b)

sensory neurons

32.

What is the job of your endocrine system?

a)

To control the body using electrical signals

b)

To bring oxygen into the body

c)

To pump blood from the heart

d)

To send chemical messages called hormones

33.

Groups of cells that release hormones are called

a)

Organs

b)

Tissues

c)

Glands

d)

Organ Systems

34.

How do your nervous and muscular systems interact?

a)

The brain sends messages telling muscles to contract

b)

Your skull protects your brain

c)

They don't interact

d)

The brain supplies oxygen to muscle cells

35.

How do hormones get to different parts of your body?

a)

They float through air

b)

They don't travel to different parts of your body

c)

They travel in your blood.

d)

They are carried by nerve cells

36.
When you get cut, your skin cells release hormones that signal platelets to come and stop the bleeding. Platelets then release more hormones that signal even more platelets to help stop bleeding. The hormone signals continue until the cut is closed.
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop 
37.
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
38.

Infectious diseases are caused by _________ in the body.

a)

pathogens

b)

decomposers

39.
Which best distinguishes an infectious disease from a noninfectious disease?
a)
Infectious diseases can be cured with antibiotics; noninfectious diseases cannot.
b)
Infectious diseases can be prevented with vaccines; noninfectious diseases cannot.
c)
Infectious diseases can be spread from one organism to another; noninfectious diseases cannot.
d)
Infectious diseases cannot be transmitted from one organism to another; noninfectious diseases can.
40.

Which sequence represents the correct order that a molecule of urea will pass through in the urinary system?

a)

Bowman’s capsule, nephronic tubules, collecting duct, ureter, bladder, urethra

b)

glomerulus, Bowman’s capsule, nephronic tubules, collecting duct, ureter, bladder, urethra

c)

glomerulus, Bowman’s capsule, nephronic tubules, collecting duct, urethra, bladder, ureter

d)

Bowman’s capsule, glomerulus, nephronic tubules, ureter, collecting duct, bladder, urethra

41.

Small filtering structure found in the kidneys that removes wastes from blood and makes urine.

a)

epiglottis

b)

nephrons

c)

ureters

d)

peristalsis

42.
What function do the kidneys perform?
a)
eliminate carbon dioxide
b)
supply oxygen to body cells
c)
remove urea and excess water
d)
play a role in gas exchange
43.

Use the above diagram to answer the next question. Water can be reabsorbed into the blood from the three structures labeled:

a)

1, 3 and 9

b)

1, 6 and 8

c)

3, 5 and 8

d)

5, 6 and 9

44.

The first step of urine formation is ...

a)

Reabsorption

b)

Augmentation

c)

Filtration

d)

Urination

45.

Vaccines stimulate your body to produce _____________

a)

viruses

b)

antigens

c)

antibodies

d)

pathogens

46.

The green circle represents a/an

a)

vaccine

b)

immune cell

c)

antibody

d)

antigen

47.

________________ are proteins that destroy antigens/pathogens.

a)

antibodies

b)

cells

c)

viruses

d)

vaccines

48.

This system learns about different pathogens over time. It takes longer to respond and has specific responses for different types of pathogens

a)

innate immune system

b)

adaptive immune system

49.
Since we have our immune system to protect us from disease, why do we still need a vaccine?
a)
Because some diseases are too severe for our immune system.
b)
Because adaptive immunity takes days to weeks to initiate a response and sometimes it is too late.
c)
Because some people are immune deficient or have weak immune systems.
d)
All of the above
50.

Why does the Adaptive Immune System keep a memory of the pathogens they fight off, but Innate System does not?

a)

Adaptive immunity is present at birth and needs to keep a memory of these pathogens over time, but Innate immunity is temporary so it does not a memory of pathogens.

b)

Adaptive immunity is short lived, it keeps a memory of pathogens for future reference, whereas Innate immunity is present at birth so it does not need to keep a memory.

c)

Innate immunity does not fight off pathogens so it cannot keep a record, while Adaptive immunity only fights off pathogens, therefore needing to keep a memory of them.

51.

Adaptive immunity is faster to respond to threats and infections than the innate immune response

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Sometimes true

d)

Sometimes false

52.

The white blood cells that produce antibodies are T cells.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

During a secondary exposure to a pathogen the immune system will:

a)

React slowly

b)

Produce few antibodies due to fatigue from the first infection

c)

React more quickly and produce a greater number of antibodies

d)

Act the same as the primary exposure

54.

Mike is exercising and carbon dioxide is building up in his blood. This is detected by chemoreceptors in his blood vessels which send a message to the hypothalamus in the brain. This signals the heart rate and breathing rate to increase. What is the receptor?

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Increase in carbon dioxide in the blood

c)

Chemoreceptors

d)

Increase in heart and breathing rate

55.

In the stimulus-response model, recall which part performs the body's response.

a)

Control Centre

b)

Receptors

c)

Effectors

d)

Stimulus

e)

Response

56.

Which of the following detects a change in the internal environment?

a)

Control Centre

b)

Receptors

c)

Effectors

d)

Stimulus

e)

Response

57.

Things in the human body that need to stay the same

a)

Glucose

b)

Temperature

c)

Blood Pressure

d)

All of the above

58.

Negative feedback is when changes occurring,

a)

return the body to the original condition

b)

return the body to a different condition

c)

make the body feel bad

d)

make the body move

59.

This graph shows an example of...

a)

Blood sugar regulation

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Negative feedback

d)

Positive feedback

60.

What is phagocytosis?

a)

WBCs

b)

When a cells eat other cells

c)

When a cell collapses

d)

When a cell releases nutrients

61.
What are the two types of immune systems?
a)
Acquired & Adaptive
b)
Innate & Acquired
c)
Innate & Autoimmune
d)
Red & White Blood Cells
62.

What do memory lymphocytes do?

a)

Kills the virus

b)

Eats the virus

c)

Patrol the area and make the immune system work faster next time.

d)

Makes antibodies

63.

What are two examples of chemical barriers?

a)

Lysozyme enzyme in our tears

b)

Skin

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Stomach Acid

64.

What is the molecule located on the outside of a pathogen that the immune system recognizes?

a)

Lymphocyte

b)

Antigen

c)

Pathogen

d)

Inflammation

65.

When we have a vaccine which of the following happens?

a)

lymphocytes in the body are destroyed by the vaccine

b)

the weakened pathogen in the vaccine causes us to become ill

c)

lymphocytes in the body are activated and memory lymphocytes are produced

d)

lymphocytes in the body quickly produce antibodies

66.
Which of the following is not the effect of increasing blood osmotic pressure?
a)
Osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus are stimulated
b)
Pituitary gland is less stimulated
c)
More water is absorbed from the renal fluid into the blood capillary
d)
Urine that is very concentrated is generated
67.
What is a disease where sufferers cannot control their blood glucose levels?
a)
Diabetes
b)
Influenza
c)
Cholera
d)
Cystic fibrosis
68.

Muscles and glands are also called an ....... because they give respond after the stimuli are processed

a)

receptor

b)

sensor

c)

effector

d)

sensory