Biology

Control and Coordination

Question:

State whether coughing is a voluntary action or reflex action.

Answer:

Reflex action

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Control and Coordination

Q 1.

Why is the response of a plant to a stimulus not observed immediately?

Q 2.

Answer the following:
(a) Which hormone is responsible for the changes noticed in females at puberty?
(b) Dwarfism results due to deficiency of which hormone?
(c) Blood sugar level rises due to deficiency of which hormone?
(d) Iodine is necessary for the synthesis of which hormone?

Q 3.

What is hydrotropism?

Q 4.

Name the part of the brain which controls posture and balance of the body.

Q 5.

(a) What does a plant root do in response to water ? What is this phenomenon known as ?
(b) What happens to the moonflower (i) during daytime, and (ii) at night ? What is this phenomenon known as ?

Q 6.

How are involuntary actions and reflex actions different from each other?

Q 7.

Label the endocrine glands in the given figure.
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Q 8.

Which part of the brain controls involuntary actions? Write the function of  any two regions of it.

Q 9.

Mention the function of the hind-brain in humans.

Q 10.

Name and explain the function of the hormone secreted by the pituitary gland in humans.

Q 11.

(a) Name the two main constituents of the Central Nervous System in human beings.
(b) What is the need for a system of control and coordination in human beings?

Q 12.

Plant parts show two types of movements, one dependent on growth and the other independent of growth. Give one example of the movement in plant parts :
which depends on growth
which does not depend on growth

Q 13.

(a) What does a Mimosa pudica plant do in response to touch ? What is this phenomenon known as ?
(b) What happens to the dandelion flower (z) during daytime, and (ii) at night ? What is this phenomenon known as ?

Q 14.

What are the two parts of the vertebrate nervous system ?

Q 15.

What are the scientific names for the following receptors in animals ?
(a) receptors for light
(b) receptors for heat
(c) receptors for sound
(d) receptors for smell
(e) receptors for taste

Q 16.

Which halogen element is necessary for the making of thyroxine hormone by the thyroid gland ?

Q 17.

What are the two main communications systems in an animal’s body ?

Q 18.

(a) What substances are made by endocrine glands ?
(b) What is the function of receptors and effectors in our body ?

Q 19.

(a) Name the hormones secreted by the following endocrine glands :
(i) Thyroid gland (ii) Parathyroid glands (iii) Pancreas (iv) Adrenal glands
(b) Write the functions of testosterone and oestrogen hormones.

Q 20.

(a) The human brain can be broadly divided into three regions. Name these three regions.
(b) What is cranium ? What is its function ?

Q 21.

What is the function of insulin hormone ? What type of patients are given insulin injections ?

Q 22.

In what ways are puberty and adolescence result of the activity of some glands in the human body ?

Q 23.

What does CNS stand for ? Which part of CNS : (a) consists of two cerebral hemispheres, and (b) has spinal nerves attached to it ?

Q 24.

What is a phytohormone? Name any two phytohormones.

Q 25.

Write name of three hormones secreted by the pituitary gland.

Q 26.

Nervous and hormonal system together perform the function of control and coordination in human beings. Justify the statement.

Q 27.

What are hormones?

Q 28.

Name any two phytohormones, which are growth promoters.

Q 29.

Name any growth inhibiting phytohormone.

Q 30.

Why is it advised to use iodised salt in our diet ?

Q 31.

State how concentration of auxin stimulates the cells to grow longer on the side of the shoot which is away from light ?

Q 32.

What is synapse ? In a neuron cell how is an electrical impulse created and what is the role of synapse in this context ?

Q 33.

Give an example of a plant hormone that promotes its growth. Where it is synthesized ?

Q 34.

State the functions of plant hormones. Name four different types of plant hormones.

Q 35.

(a) How is brain protected from injury and shock?
(b) Name two main parts of hind brain and state the functions of each.

Q 36.

What is the scientific name of sensitive plant ?

Q 37.

What is the stimulus in : (a) phototropism ? (b) geotropism ? (c) chemotropism ? (d) hydrotropism ? (e) thigmotropism ?

Q 38.

Give one example each of a plant part:
(a) which is positively hydrotropic as well as positively geotropic.
(b) which is positively phototropic but negatively geotropic.

Q 39.

Which of the following is a growth movement and which is not ?
(a) folding up of leaves of sensitive plant on touching with hand.
(b) folding up of petals of dandelion flower when light fades.

Q 40.

Which of the following is a growth movement and which is not ?
(a) folding up of leaves of sensitive plant on touching with hand.
(b) folding up of petals of dandelion flower when light fades.

Q 41.

To which directional stimuli do :
(a) roots respond ?
(b) shoots respond ?

Q 42.

Fill in the following blanks :
(a) A plant’s response to light is called…………..
(b) A plant’s response to gravity is called…………..
(c) Plant shoot grows upward in response to…………….
(d) Plant roots grow downward in response to…………..
(e) Tendrils wind around a support in response to……………
(f) Plant roots grow towards…….. and in the direction of force of……………
(g) A root of a plant grows downward. This is known as…………..
(h) ……….is the hormone that causes phototropism in plants
(i) The response of leaves to the sunlight is called……………

Q 43.

What is a plant hormone ? Name four plant hormones. State one function of each.

Q 44.

(a) What does a root do in response to gravity ? What is this phenomenon known as ?
(b) What does a stem (or shoot) do in response to light ? What is this phenomenon known as ?

Q 45.

(a) What does a stem (or shoot) do in response to gravity ? What is this phenomenon known as ?
(b) What does a root do in response to light ? What is this phenomenon known as ?

Q 46.

Name the plant hormones which are responsible for the following effects :
(a) falling of leaves
(b) opening of stomata
(c) bending of stem towards light (d) closing of stomata

Q 47.

Name the plant organs which are :
(a) positively phototropic (b) positively geotropic
(c) negatively geotropic (d) positively hydrotropic

Q 48.

Name the three components of a neuron (or nerve cell).

Q 49.

a) What are the short fibres of a neuron known as ?
What is the long fibre of a neuron known as ?

Q 50.

What is the name of the system of glands which produces hormones