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Homeostasis: Short Questions & Kangaroo Rat

This document discusses homeostasis and excretion in biology. It contains a multiple choice quiz with 16 questions about different organisms' excretory systems and their adaptations for osmoregulation. The document also includes short answer questions about leaves functioning as excretory organs in plants, adaptations of terrestrial animals, the urea cycle, osmoregulation in bony and cartilaginous fish, adaptations of xerophytic plants, and the differences between uricotelic and ammonotelic excretion.

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Homeostasis: Short Questions & Kangaroo Rat

This document discusses homeostasis and excretion in biology. It contains a multiple choice quiz with 16 questions about different organisms' excretory systems and their adaptations for osmoregulation. The document also includes short answer questions about leaves functioning as excretory organs in plants, adaptations of terrestrial animals, the urea cycle, osmoregulation in bony and cartilaginous fish, adaptations of xerophytic plants, and the differences between uricotelic and ammonotelic excretion.

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Chapter 15 (Homeostasis)

Q.1 Choose the correct option (A,B,C,D) from the following. Each right answer will carry one mark
and for each incorrect answer (0.5) will be deducted.
1. Which of the following Environment osmotically causes entry of water into the cell and renders the cell
solution diluted?

(a) Hypotonic environment (b) Hypertonic environment

(c) Isotonic environment (d) Imbalance environment

2. One of the following groups of plants possesses adaptations to remove the flooding of its cells in fresh
water.

(a) Hydrophytes (b) Mesophytes (c) Xerophytes (d) Halophytes

3. The category of the plants that has adaptations of small and thick leaves to limit water loss is called.

(a) Hydrophytes (b) Xerophytes (c) Mesophytes (d) Hygrophytes

4. Kangroo rat mostly feeds on seed of desert plants containing:

(a) Oils (b) Proteins (c) Fats (d) Carbohydrates

5. One of the following is isotonic with surrounding seawater

(a) Hagfishes (b) Cartilaginous fishes (c) Bony fishes (d) Lung fishes

6. Which of the following organ is called as excretophore i.e. contributing mainly in the elimination of
wastes in plants?

(a) Stem (b) Roots (c) Leaves (d) Flowers

7. In animals excess nitrogen is excreted as

(a) Ammonia (b) Urea (c) Uric acid (d) All of these

8. Main excretory product in amphibian, mammals and some bony fish is

(a) Ammonia (b) Urea (c) Uric acid (d) All of these

9. The end product of haemoglobin breakdown is:

(a) Bilirubin (b) Creatinine (c) Hypoxanthine (d) Uric acid

10. Production of sweat and sebum is related with

(a) Skin (b) Lungs (c) Liver (d) Gastrointestinal tract

11. In Planaria a simple tubular excretory system present called

(a) Nephridium (b) Metanephridium (c) Protonephridium (d) Flame cells

12. The excretory structures in Cockroach are

(a) Nephridia (b) Malpigian tubules (c) Flame cells (d) Nephrone
13. The excretory structures in Cockroach are adapted to collect excretory products or from

(a) Blood (b) Digestive tract (c) Haemolymph (d) Tracheal tubes

14. The only group of animals who eliminates excretory waste with faces is

(a) Fish (b) Insects (c) Arthropods (d) Man

15. The ancestors of vertebrates are the;

(a) Invertebrates (b) Chordates (c) Echinodem (d) Invertebrates chordates

16. The metabolic wastes also include the toxins produced within the body and ingested into the body
such as

(a) Pesticides (b) Drugs (c) Food additives (d) All of these

Q.2 Attempt any five of the followings. (2x5=10)


1. Why leaves are named as excretophoes?
2. Give the adaptation of terrestrial animals.
3. Sketch out urea cycle. Also give its significance
4. Give the mechanism of osmoregulation in bony and cartilaginous fishes.
5. How xerophytes have successfully adapted the terrestrial environment?
6. How uricotelic are different from ammonotelic?
Q.3 Attempt any one of the followings. (4x1=4)
1. Write a note on excretion in osmoregulation in plants.
2. Define excretion and describe excretion in planaria.

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