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Nervous System and Homeostasis

Total questions: 135

Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:
a)
compensating
b)
homeostasis
c)
balancing
d)
routine
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.

The environmental change that the body detects is know as the

a)

Stimulus

b)

Response

c)

Impulse

d)

Reaction

4.

What detects stimuli inside and outside our bodies?

a)

Organs

b)

Receptors

c)

Effectors

d)

Neurons

5.

Effectors carry out a ...?

a)

Stimulus

b)

Impulse

c)

Response

6.

The brain and spinal cord make up the ...?

a)

Central nervous system

b)

Peripheral nervous system

7.

What is this a picture of?

a)

A motor neurone

b)

A brain cell

c)

A relay neurone

d)

A sensory neurone

8.

Neurones have axons that are insulated by a fatty sheath. What does the fatty sheath do?

a)

Protects the fragile cell

b)

Provides energy for the cell

c)

Keeps the cell warm

d)

Increase the speed that impulses travel

9.

What type of neurones carry impulses from the CNS to effectors?

a)

Sensory

b)

Motor

10.

What is the gap between neurones known as?

a)

An impulse

b)

A reaction

c)

A synapse

d)

A relay neurone

11.

What is missing in the sequence? Stimulus - Sensory neurone- Relay Neurone - ___________________ - Effector - Response

a)

Reflex Arc

b)

Brain

c)

Motor Neurone

d)

Synapse

12.

What is the main function of the nervous system?

a)

to inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide

b)

to break down food consumed by a person for nutrients

c)

to control the body's activities by relaying messages

d)

to control the body's movements

13.

Dendrites are part of a neurone that carries electrical signals _______ the cell body.

a)

to

b)

away

c)

in between

14.

Axons are part of a neurone that send electrical signals ________ the cell body

a)

to

b)

away from

c)

in between

15.

True or False: the cell body of a neurone has a nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

When the spinal cord responds in an emergency to a stimulus before the brain, this is called a...

a)

response

b)

synapse

c)

cerebral response

d)

reflex

17.
What type of feedback loop is shown?
a)
Positive
b)
Neutral
c)
Negative
18.

What is a reflex?

a)

an automatic movement in response to a stimulus

b)

the gap between neurones where chemical reactions occur

c)

the part of the brain responsible for involuntary movements

d)

a muscle memory

19.

This part of the neurone stores then releases neurotransmitters into the synapse.

a)

Axon

b)

Dendrite

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Axon Terminal

20.

Where would the nerve impulse start in this reflex arc?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

21.

What is the correct sequence for the movement of an impulse through the nervous system?

a)

Stimulus - motor neurone - relay neurone - sensory neurone - response - effector

b)

Stimulus - sensory neurone - relay neurone - motor neurone - effector - response

c)

Stimulus - relay neurone - sensory neurone - effector - response

d)

Stimulus - sensory neurone - motor neurone - effector -response

22.

What type of neurone is A?

a)

Sensory

b)

Relay

c)

Motor

23.

What type of neurone is B?

a)

Sensory

b)

Relay

c)

Motor

24.

What type of neurone is C?

a)

Sensory

b)

Relay

c)

Motor

25.

Select two examples of effectors.

a)

Neurone

b)

Gland

c)

Muscle

d)

Receptor

26.

Reflex actions are important because

a)

They provide a quick, involuntary response

b)

They prevent injury

c)

They are essential to the survival of organisms

d)

All of the above

27.

Which type of neurone causes a muscle to contract in a reflex arc?

a)

Motor Neurone

b)

Sensory Neurone

c)

relay Neurone

d)

Effector

28.

What is the neurone found only in the spinal cord?

a)

Relay

b)

Sensory

c)

Motor

d)

Reflex

29.

A reflex performed __________ as an automatic response to a stimulus

a)

with conscious thought

b)

without conscious thought

c)

without a receptor

d)

without the central nervous

30.

What is the role of Neurotransmitters?

a)

Chemical messengers that pass impulses from the relay neurone to the sensory neurone

b)

Chemical messengers that pass impulses from the relay neurone to the motor neurone

c)

Hormone signals that pass impulses on to the next neurone

d)

Receptors that pass nerve signals on to the next neurone

31.
The pancreas produces _____ when your blood sugar level is high.
a)
GH
b)
ADH
c)
Glucagon
d)
Insulin
32.
Thyroxine regulates _______. 
a)
sleep patterns
b)
metabolism
c)
blood sugars
d)
sperm production
33.
Where is the pancreas located?
a)
Below the stomach
b)
Under the diagram
c)
In the pelvis
d)
In the brain
34.
This hormone increases reabsorption of water by kidney. 
a)
ACTH
b)
ADH
c)
PTH
d)
glucagon
35.
Where is the hypothalamus located?
a)
cranium 
b)
centre of brain 
c)
chest 
d)
kidney
36.
Which hormones is secreted from the pancreas?
a)
glucagon, progesterone
b)
oestrogen, progesterone 
c)
oestrogen, insulin
d)
 insulin, glucagon 
37.
What hormone is secreted from the ovaries ?
a)
oestrogen 
b)
testosterone 
c)
eggstrone
d)
ADH
38.
Where are the adrenal glands located ?
a)
on top of the kidney
b)
in the throat
c)
everywhere in the stomach
d)
in the arms and legs
39.
Where is the thyroid located?
a)
in the neck
b)
in the throat
c)
in the chest
d)
in the brain
40.
What is glucagon's major role in the body?
a)
to raise blood sugar
b)
to lower blood sugar
c)
to receive signals from the pituitary
41.
What is the target for antidiuretic hormone?
a)
liver
b)
thyroid
c)
kidney
d)
pancreas
42.
The pituitary is mostly controlled by:
a)
the pineal gland
b)
the thalamus
c)
the thyroid
d)
the hypothalamus
43.
A plant growing in response to the sunlight. 
a)
Gravitropism 
b)
Phototropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
44.
The shoot of a plant growing up. 
a)
Positive Gravitropism 
b)
Negative Gravitropism 
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
45.
The root of a plant growing down. 
a)
Positive Gravitropism 
b)
Negative Gravitropism 
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
46.
Helps fruit ripen
a)
Auxin
b)
Gibberellin
c)
Cytokinins
d)
Ethene
47.
Breaks seed dormancy and promotes growth (can make fruit bigger)
a)
Auxin
b)
Gibberellin
c)
Cytokinins
d)
Ethene
48.
When the plant responds to gravtiy
a)
Phototropism
b)
Thigmotropism
c)
Gravitropism
d)
Hydrotropism
49.
When the plant grows toward the stimuli
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
50.
Hormone related to the growth of the plant in response to tropisms
a)
Auxin
b)
Cytokinins
c)
Ethylene
d)
Absisic acid
51.
Which hormone promotes seed germination?
a)
abscisic acid
b)
ethylene
c)
gibberellin
d)
auxin
52.
Which plant hormone is a gas?
a)
auxin
b)
gibberellin
c)
ethylene
d)
cytokinin
53.
What is the difference between embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells?
a)
Embryonic stem cells can differentiate into more cell types than adult stem cells
b)
Adult stem cells are pluripotent, just like embryonic stem cells
c)
Adult stem cells can differentiate into more cell types than embryonic stem cells
d)
Adult stem cells grow bigger than embryonic stem cells
54.
Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a)
CO2 + light + H2O --> O2 + glucose
b)
CO2 + glucose + H2O --> O2 + light
c)
O2 + light + H2O --> CO2 + glucose
d)
CO2 + O2 + H2O --> Light+ glucose
55.
The overall equation for cellular respiration is:
a)
C6H12O6 + energy -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy
b)
CH2O + O2 -> CO2 + 6H2O + energy
c)
C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy
d)
C6H12O6 + 6CO2 -> 6O2 + 6H2O + energy
56.
This type of cell sends messages throughout the body in the form of electrical impulse.
a)
nerve cell
b)
sperm cell
c)
muscle cell
d)
skin cell
57.
Compared to the parent cell after mitosis, daughter cells are - 
a)
differentiated
b)
more motile
c)
less specialized
d)
genetically identical
58.
What is cancer?
a)
Uncontrolled cell growth, leading to a tumor
b)
When cells grow normally
c)
A virus
d)
A bacteria
59.
The master gland of the endocrine system is the ___ gland.
a)
pineal
b)
pituitary
c)
thyroid
d)
thymus
60.
The pituitary gland is located _____.
a)
in the brain.
b)
in the neck.
c)
above the kidneys.
d)
above the heart.
61.
The endocrine system helps to maintain a stable environment in a process known as ___.
a)
peristalsis
b)
homeostasis
c)
metabolism
d)
respiration
62.
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is stored in the pituitary gland is responsible for the retention of ___.
a)
gas
b)
salt
c)
minerals
d)
water
63.

What happens between Days 1-5 of the menstrual cycle?

a)

Menstruation - Repair of the uterine lining

b)

Menstruation - shedding of the uterine lining

c)

After menstruation - Repair and growth of the uterine lining

d)

Fertile period

64.

What happens between Days 6-13 of the menstrual cycle?

a)

Menstruation

b)

Repair and thickening of the uterine lining

c)

Ovulation

d)

Shedding of the uterine lining

65.

What happens between Days 6-13 of the menstrual cycle?

a)

Oestrogen levels increases

b)

Progesterone levels increases

c)

Both progesterone and oestrogen levels decrease

d)

Both progesterone and oestrogen levels increases

66.

When is the fertile period?

a)

Day 10-15

b)

Day 14 only

c)

Day 1-5

d)

Day 15-28

67.

What happens on Day 15-28 of the menstrual cycle?

a)

Progesterone levels increases while oestrogen levels decreases

b)

Progesterone levels decreases while oestrogen levels increases

c)

Both progesterone and oestrogen levels decrease

d)

Both progesterone and oestrogen levels increase

68.

What is the function of progesterone?

4 lines
69.

Draw the levels of oestrogen in a 28-day menstrual cycle

70.

Draw the levels of progesterone in a 28-day menstrual cycle

71.

If a woman started her menstrual cycle on 1st April, when will her ovulation be?

a)

7 April

b)

14 April

c)

16 April

d)

30 April

72.

If a woman started her menstrual cycle on 1st April, when will her fertile period be?

a)

1-7 April

b)

14-21 April

c)

10-15 April

d)

21-30 April

73.

Identify hormones O and P

a)

O: Progesterone

P: Testosterone

b)

O: Progesterone

P: Oestrogen

c)

O: Oestrogen

P: Progesterone

d)

O: Oestrogen

P: Testosterone

74.

Identify Hormone X and Hormone Y

a)

Hormone X: oestrogen

Hormone Y: testosterone

b)

Hormone X: oestrogen

Hormone Y: progesterone

c)

Hormone X: progesterone

Hormone Y: testosterone

d)

Hormone X: progesterone

Hormone Y: oestrogen

75.

What is occurring immediately after ovulation?

a)

a fall in the levels of oestrogen and progesterone

b)

a rise in the levels of oestrogen and progesterone

c)

a fall in the levels of progesterone and a rise in the levels of oestrogen

d)

a rise in the levels of progesterone and a fall in the levels of oestrogen

76.

True or False? Contraception is used to prevent pregnancy

a)

True

b)

False

77.

True or False? There are 3 types of contraception

a)

True

b)

False

78.

Which type of contraception am i? A diaphragm

a)

Barrier

b)

Hormonal

79.

Which type of contraception am i? Female condom

a)

Barrier

b)

Hormonal

80.

Which type of contraception am i? Male condom

a)

Barrier

b)

Hormonal

81.

Which type of contraception am i? Contraceptive pill

a)

Barrier

b)

Hormonal

82.

Which type of contraception am i? Injection

a)

Barrier

b)

Hormonal

83.

Which type of contraception am i? Contraceptive patch

a)

Barrier

b)

Hormonal

84.

Which hormone prevents the egg being released?

a)

Oestrogen

b)

Progesterone

85.

Which hormone produces thick cervical mucus to stop the sperm reaching the egg?

a)

Oestrogen

b)

Progesterone

86.

Which hormonal contraceptives contains oestrogen AND progesterone?

a)

Combined pill and Contraceptive patch

b)

Mini Pill and Injections

87.
No insulin is produced
a)
Type 1
b)
Type 2
88.

how can you prevent Diabetes from happening?

a)

Eat a lot of fast foods

b)

exercise

c)

Eat a lot of candy

d)

Drink a lot of soda

89.
diabetes is a disease that affects your body's ability to produce or use ___.
a)
energy
b)
insulin
c)
oil
90.
The organ responsible for producing both insulin and glucagon is...
a)
Liver
b)
Heart
c)
Pancreas
d)
Gallbladder
91.

What is the function of insulin?

a)

diagnose diabetes

b)

turn glucose into energy

c)

help glucose enter the cells of the body

d)

all choices

92.
Blood glucose is regulated by what hormone?
a)
Lipase
b)
Pancrease
c)
Prolactin
d)
Insulin
93.
Insulin
a)
lowers your blood sugar levels
b)
blocks the sugar in your bloodstream from doing what it is supposed to do
c)
gives you diabetes
94.

What is diabetes?

a)

When there is not enough sugar in the blood.

b)

When you always have a fever.

c)

When there is too much sugar in the blood.

d)

When you need more sleep.

95.

Type 1 diabetes is...

a)

genetic (you get it from your parents)

b)

when you have it only when you are older

c)

something you can stop

d)

when you are fine

96.

Type 2 diabetes is...

a)

something you only have as a child

b)

genetic (you get it from your parents)

c)

when you can eat lots of sweets

d)

caused by eating too much and not exercising

97.

You can prevent (stop) type 2 diabetes.

a)

True

b)

False

98.

To prevent type 2 diabetes you should...

a)

not eat healthy food

b)

sit around and eat McDonalds

c)

exercise and eat healthy food

d)

sleep lots

99.

During digestion, ________ are broken down into _________ which provides ________ for the cells.

a)

Fats, amino acids, oxygen

b)

Fibers, fatty acids, free radicals

c)

Carbohydrates, glucose, energy

d)

Proteins, sugar, fuel

100.

The pancreas releases insulin when:

a)

Stress hormones rise

b)

Blood glucose levels get low

c)

A person exercise

d)

Blood glucose levels rise after eating

101.

How do type 1 and type 2 diabetes differ?

Question options:

a)

Type 1 diabetes usually develops in childhood or at a young age.

b)

Type 2 diabetes causes difficulty in the body's use of insulin.

c)

Both of the above

d)

Neither of the above

102.

If you haven't eaten all day, what hormone is your pancreas most likely secreting?

a)

Insulin

b)

Hemoglobin

c)

Glucagon

d)

Betadine

103.

The type of feedback used in response to diabetes is...

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

104.

This sends a signal that glucose should be allowed to enter cells.

a)

Glucose Transport Protein

b)

Insulin joining up with an insulin receptor

c)

Glucose passing through a protein

d)

None of these

105.

Which of these would NOT occur as a result of Type 1 Diabetes?

a)

Insulin joins up with an insulin receptor.

b)

Glucose enters a cell through glucose transport proteins.

c)

The pancreas would release normal amounts of insulin.

d)

All of these

106.

What type of macromolecule does diabetes primarily involve?

a)

Proteins

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Lipids

107.

More people have type 2 diabetes than type 1.

a)

True

b)

False

108.

The hormone produced by the pancreas is called (a)   .

109.

In treating the two types of diabetes, which one requires insulin injections

a)

type II

b)

neither

c)

both

d)

type I

110.
People who have a poor diet are more likely to have which type of Diabetes? 
a)
Type 1
b)
Type 2
111.
What is mean by homeostasis?
a)
Controls and coordinates body activities through chemical 
b)
controls and coordinates body activities through electrical impulses
c)
For maintenance of a steady state in the internal environment
d)
remove metabolic waste products from the cel
112.
which of the factors not affecting the internal environment?
a)
Temperature
b)
Respiration
c)
pH value
d)
Osmotic pressure
113.

which of the organ will balance the glucose level in the body?

a)

Stomach

b)

Small intensine

c)

Deodenum

d)

Pancreas

114.
What is human pH levl of the body?
a)
pH 7.4
b)
pH 2.3
c)
pH 6.9
d)
pH 9.3
115.
Excess of glucose will transfer into what form?
a)
amino acid
b)
fatty acied
c)
glucagon
d)
starch
116.
What describes a lack of water in the blood?
a)
Dehydration
b)
Rehydration
c)
Hydration
d)
Concentrated
117.
What is a disease where sufferers cannot control their blood glucose levels?
a)
Diabetes
b)
Influenza
c)
Cholera
d)
Cystic fibrosis
118.
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
119.
What is another word that can be used to describe "homeostasis"?
a)
STABLE
b)
EQUAL
c)
COMPLETE
d)
CORRECT
120.

Which of the following animals has a body temperature that doesn't change depending on the weather outside?

a)
b)
c)
d)
121.
What transports substances around the body?
a)
Blood
b)
Sweat
c)
Tears
d)
Urine
122.
What is the evaporation of a liquid to cool the body?
a)
Shivering
b)
Sweating
c)
Vasodilation
d)
Vasoconstriction
123.
The term for maintaining internal temperature is: 
a)
Thermoregulation
b)
Thermometer
c)
Homeothermal
d)
Homeostasis
124.

What hormone is produced in the pancreas that lowers blood sugar?

a)

Insulin

b)

Glucagon

c)

Ketones

d)

Glucose

125.

Adrenaline is released from the __________ gland.

a)

Adrenal

b)

Thyroid

c)

Pancreas

d)

Ovaries

126.

Oestrogen is released from the ____________ gland

a)

Adrenal

b)

Pancreas

c)

Thyroid

d)

Ovaries

127.

Insulin is released from the ___________.

a)

Adrenal gland

b)

Ovaries

c)

Pancreas

d)

Thyroid

128.

A hormone is a .....

a)

metal

b)

chemical messenger

c)

electrical impulse

d)

blood

129.

Adrenaline has the following effects ...

a)

rapid increase in heart rate, increase in blood pressure, liver changes glycogen into glucose and the diameter of the blood vessels constrict.

b)

rapid increase in heart rate, increase in blood pressure, liver changes glycogen into glucose and the diameter of the blood vessels widen.

c)

rapid decrease in heart rate, increase in blood pressure, liver changes glycogen into glucose and the diameter of the blood vessels widen.

d)

rapid increase in heart rate, decrease in blood pressure, liver changes glycogen into glucose and the diameter of the blood vessels widen.

130.

The menstrual cycle lasts ________ days. According to the GCSE specification. Obviously there is variation within the female population.

a)

24

b)

26

c)

28

d)

30

131.

Type 1 diabetes is caused by ....

a)

overeating

b)

under exercising

c)

producing too much insulin

d)

not being able to produce insulin

132.

BMI stands for ...

a)

Bear moves inside

b)

Baby mass inside

c)

Body Mass Index

d)

Body Mass insects

133.

Glucose is stored in animals as ...

a)

starch

b)

glycogen

c)

glucagon

d)

glucose

134.

Ovulation occurs on day _________ of the menstrual cycle. According to the GCSE specification. Obviously there are variations to this.

a)

12

b)

14

c)

16

d)

18

135.

An organ that is affected by a specific hormone is called its _________ organ.

a)

first

b)

main

c)

best

d)

target

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