Q:1: Homeostasis is the process of maintaining a constant _______________environment
despite _________________ conditions.
(A) External, (B) Internal, (C) Both A and B (D) None of these
internal external
Q:2: Homeostasis is based on
(A) (B) Catabolism (C) Feed back (D) Anabolism
Thermoregulation mechanism
only
Q:3: Two major control centers for homeostasis are
(A) Exocrine and (B) Apocrine and (C) Receptors and (D) Brain and
Endocrine glands Heterocrine glands Effectors Endocrine glands
Q:4: Which of the following activity is regulated by Homeostasis
(A) Temperature (B) Water balance (C) Blood sugar leve (D) All A, B and C
Q:6: What are the components of feed back mechanism?
(A) Receptors, (B) Receptors, (C) Receptors, (D) Receptors,
Insulators, Suppressors, Regulators, Effectors Depressors, Effectors
Effectors Effectors
Q:7: A cell is placed in a solution and swells. This solution is
(A) Isotonic to cell (B) Hypertonic to (C) Hypotonic to cell (D) None of these
cell
Q:8: In an isotonic solution there would be
(A) No net (B) Net movement (C) Net movement of (D) Bursting of the
movement of of water into the water out of the cell cell
water cell
Q:9: A cell whose internal salt concentration is 0.3 /liter is placed in a solution having
salt concentration
0.5 /liter. The solution is
(A) Isotonic to the (B) Hypotonic to (C) Hypertonic to cell (D) None of these
cell cell
Q:10: Osmosis is defined as
(A) Flow of solvent (water) (B) Flow of solvent (water) through (C) (D) none
through Semipermeable Semipermeable membrane from less to both
membrane from higher to less higher Concentrated solution
Concentrated solution
Q:11: Plasmolysis of a human red blood cell would occur if the cell were In an ________
solution
(A) Isotonic (B) hypertonic (C) Hypotonic (D) None of the
above
Q:12: When an animal cell is placed in a hypotonic environment, it will Undergo
(A) Cytolysis (B) Plasmolysis (C) Equilibrium (D) Its turgor pressure
decreases
Q:13: The contractile vacuole of a paramecium should be active when the it is in ____
environment
(A) An isotonic (B) A hypotonic (C) A hypertonic (D) Any
Q:14: The tendency of a solution to take up water when separated from pure water by
a selectively
permeable membrane is called
(A) Osmotic (B) Turgor pressure (C) Diffusion pressure (D) Water potential
pressure deficit
Q:15: Xerophytes have
(A) Deep roots for water (B) Succulent stems for (C) Few stomata to limit (D) All
uptake storage of water water loss
Q:16: A plant without cuticle in leaves and stem, having increased number of stomata,
partially or
completely submerged in water is
(A) Mesophyte (B) Hydrophyte (C) Both A and B (D) Halophyte
Q:17: The entry of water from salty soil into the roots of halophytes takes place
because the root cells of
halophytes develop
(A) High water (B) Low osmotic (C) Low water potential (D) All
potential pressure
Q:18: ______________ are animals that do not adjust their internal osmolarity and are
isotonic with
their environment .
(A) (B) (C) Thermoregulators (D)
Osmoconformers Osmoregulators Thermoconfermors
Q:19: ______________ are animals that are not isotonic with their environment and have
developed mechanisms to regulate their internal solute and water concentrations.
(A) (B) (C) Thermoregulators (D) Both A and B
Osmoconformers Osmoregulators
Q:21: An increase in blood sugar level triggers the release of the hormone insulin by
the pancreas, the
hormone insulin lowers blood sugar level restoring the body to its original blood
glucose level by
converting glucose to glycogen. This is an example of
(A) Positive feed (B) Negative feed (C) Homeostatic (D) None of these
back back imbalance
Q:22: A fish in fresh water
(A) Produces dilute (B) Have a hypertonic (C) Produces concentrated (D) A and
urine body urine B
Q:23: Sea water is _________________________ to Hag-fishes.
(A) Isotonic (B) Hypotonic (C) Hypertonic (D) None of these
Q:24: A fish in marine water
(A) Produces concentrated (B) Have a hypotonic (C) Produces dilute (D) A and
urine body urine B
Q:25: Metabolic water is
(A) Water outside the (B) Produced by oxidation (C) Useful to (D) B and C
cells of animals of fats desert
mammals
Q:26: Plants do not excrete ammonia, urea and uric acid because
(A) They lack (B) Their metabolism (C) Their nitrogenous (D) All
nitrogenous is protein based products are recycled
compounds
Q:27: Plants excrete
(A) Excess water (B) Excess oxygen (C) Excess carbon (D) All A, B and C
dioxide
Q:28: Which one of the following has maximum toxicity?
(A) Ammonia (B) Urea (C) Uric acid (D) Creatinine
Q:29: Which one of the following has medium toxicity?
(A) Ammonia (B) Urea (C) Uric acid (D) Water
Q:30: Which one of the following has least toxicity?
(A) Ammonia (B) Urea (C) Uric acid (D) All are highly
toxic
Q:31: Guttation takes place through
(A) Stomata (B) Injured tissue (C) Lenticels (D) Hydathodes
Q:32: The excretory organs of Planaria are known as
(A) (B) Flame cells (C) Both A and B (D) Metanephridia
Protonephridia
Q:33: Tubular excretory system of Earth worm consist of
(A) (B) Coxal glands (C) Malpighian tubules (D) Metanephridia
Protonephridia
Q:34: The internal opening of the metanephridium is known as
(A) Nephrostome (B) Nephridiopore (C) Excretory pore (D) All A, B and C
Q:35: Liver Synthesize
(A) Non-essential (B) Plasma (C) (D) All
aminoacids proteins Cholesterol
Q:36: In humans, excess nitrogen is eliminated from the body by mainly converting it
to
(A) Urea (B) Uric acid (C) Ammonia (D) Amine phosphate
Q:37: The liver is _________ organ
(A) Smallest internal (B) Medium-sized internal (C) Body's largest (D)
internal None
Q:38: The three major body fuels managed by the liver are
(A) Protein, (B) Carbohydrate, (C) Glucose, fructose, (D) Glucose, iron, and
vitamins, and fat, and protein and sucrose protein
minerals
Q:39: Pigments found in bile are formed during ______________ catabolism
(A) Haem (B) Globin (C) Cholesterol (D) Both A and C
catabolism catabolism Catabolism
Q:40: The nephron is
(A) Site of urine (B) The functional (C) The site where (D) Also called the
storage unit of the kidney ADH is produced "Bowman's capsule"
Q:41: From the distal convoluted tubule, filtrate will then be carried to the:
(A) Renal (B) Collecting duct (C) Nephron loop (D) Proximal convoluted
corpuscle tubule
Q:42: All of the following are normally found in urine except
(A) Sodium ions (B) Uric acid (C) Creatinine (D) Glucose
Q:43: _______________ hormone regulates the transfer of sodium from the nephron to
the blood.
(A) Parathormone (B) Anti-diuretic (C) Aldosterone (D) Vasopression
Q:44: Conversion of ammonia into urea, occurs in
(A) Kidneys (B) Lungs (C) Intestine (D) Liver
Q:45: Separation of amino acid into amino and carboxyl group is known as
(A) Amination (B) Excretion (C) Deamination (D) Egestion
Q:46: Uric acid is the chief nitrogenous waste material in the excretory system of
(A) Reptiles (B) Birds (C) Insects (D) All of these
Q:47: Which of the following is not structure of kidney
(A) Cortex (B) Medulla (C) Pelvis (D) Urethra
Q:48: In mammalian kidney, the pyramids are seen in
(A) Cortex (B) Medulla (C) Pelvis (D) Hilus
Q:49: The number of nephrons in ONE kidney of man is
(A) 4 million (B) 2 million (C) 8 million (D) 1 million
Q:50: ADH increases __________ of ___________ from the collecting duct.
(A) Absorption, (B) Diffusion, (C) Absorption, water (D) Diffusion,
sodium chlorine Ammonia