Biology 1.2 - Nerves and Hormones

Summary multiple choice quiz of all areas covered in the topic B1.2 - Nerves and Hormones.

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1. What are neurones?

  • Synapses
  • Cells found in nerves
  • Cells found in the brain
  • Nerves in the arms and legs
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2. What is positive hydrotropism?

  • Growth towards water
  • Growth on a lake
  • Growth towards the ground
  • Growth towards sunlight

3. Hormones are chemicals secreted by...?

  • Glands
  • Organs
  • Muscles
  • The blood

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

  • Reflex actions are very rapid because they do not involve a co-ordinator
  • Synapses are gaps between neurones that impulses must cross as chemicals
  • Plants and animals have nerves which allow them to respond to stimuli
  • Insulin helps to control the production of glucose by the pancreas

5. What travels down the neurones in a reflex action?

  • Electrical impulses
  • Electron waves
  • Nervous chemicals
  • Electric current

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