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Hormones Worksheet

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are hormones?

a)

Chemicals that tell cells and body parts to do certain things

b)

Organs that release blood

c)

Cells that make up the endocrine system

d)

Muscles that help the body grow

2.

In humans and other animals, what releases hormones into the blood?

a)

Muscles

b)

Glands

c)

Bones

d)

Skin

3.

Together these glands make up the ________ system.

a)

endocrine

b)

digestive

c)

respiratory

d)

nervous

4.

Which of the following is NOT a function of plant hormones?

a)

Control growth

b)

Cause flowers to grow

c)

Cause fruit to grow

d)

Make the heart beat fast

5.

What is the process called when insects change from baby to adult?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Metamorphosis

c)

Respiration

d)

Germination

6.

Which hormone helps to build muscles in the human body?

a)

Insulin

b)

Estrogen

c)

Growth hormone

d)

Testosterone

7.

In humans, hormones travel through the ________ to cells throughout the body.

a)

blood

b)

nerves

c)

lungs

d)

skin

8.

Hormones are chemical messengers that coordinate different functions in your _____?

a)

body

b)

car

c)

phone

d)

book

9.

What are the cells called that hormones specifically affect?

a)

target cells

b)

stem cells

c)

nerve cells

d)

blood cells

10.

A hormone travels to its own target cells and locks onto them, causing the cells to start or stop certain activities.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What are hormones? Hormones are chemicals that coordinate different functions in your body by carrying messages through your ______ to your organs, skin, muscles and other tissues.

a)

blood

b)

bones

c)

lungs

d)

nerves

12.

Scientists have identified over how many hormones in the human body so far?

a)

10

b)

25

c)

50

d)

100

13.

Hormones and most of the tissues (mainly glands) that create and release them make up your ______ system.

a)

endocrine

b)

digestive

c)

respiratory

d)

circulatory

14.

Which of the following is NOT a bodily process controlled by hormones?

a)

Metabolism

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Growth and development

d)

Digestion

15.

Which of the following are three bodily processes that hormones control?

a)

Growth, metabolism, and reproduction

b)

Digestion, breathing, and vision

c)

Hearing, taste, and touch

d)

Sweating, blinking, and hair color

16.

Minor changes in hormone levels can cause significant changes to your body and lead to certain conditions that require medical treatment.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What are hormones?

a)

chemical messengers that affect and manage hundreds of bodily processes

b)

proteins that provide energy to the body

c)

cells that fight infections in the body

d)

organs that filter blood in the body

18.

A hormone will only act on a part of your body if it “fits” — if the cells in the target tissue have ______ that receive the message of the hormone.

a)

receptors

b)

enzymes

c)

hormones

d)

channels

19.

The pancreas releases insulin, which acts on your muscles and liver to help process _______.

a)

glucose

b)

protein

c)

fatty acids

d)

cholesterol

20.

What is the first type of communication your body uses hormones for? The first type is communication between two ______ glands.

a)

endocrine

b)

salivary

c)

sebaceous

d)

sweat