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6. What is negative geotropism?

  • Growth away from water
  • Growth away from the ground
  • Growth away from the sunlight
  • Growth towards the sunlight

7. Which of the following hormones does NOT contribute to controlling menstruation?

  • Oestrogen
  • Epinephrine
  • Luteinising Hormone
  • Follicle Stimulating Hormone

8. Other than the brain, what else could be the co-ordinator of a nervous response?

  • Synapse
  • Sensory neurone
  • Spinal cord
  • Heart

9. Which of the following is NOT part of the "reflex arc" in a reflex action?

  • Sensory neurone
  • Motor neurone
  • Rapid response neurone
  • Relay neurone

10. What plant hormone controls a plant's growth response to stimuli?

  • Cytokinin
  • Nitric oxide
  • Auxin
  • Abscisic acid

11. Why is it important to keep body temperature at 37 degrees?

  • To prevent enzymes from becoming denatured
  • To keep hydrated and prevent water loss (as sweat)
  • To keep the blood oxidised
  • To ensure the cells have energy to function

12. Which of the following is TRUE?

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

13. What is positive hydrotropism?

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

14. What are neurones?

  • Cells found in nerves
  • Cells found in the brain
  • Synapses
  • Nerves in the arms and legs

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

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

16. What hormones are found in the birth control pill?

  • FSH and Epinephrine
  • Oestrogen and FSH
  • Oestrogen and progesterone
  • FSH, LH and Oestrogen

17. What is the role of oestrogen in the menstrual cycle?

  • Inhibiting production of FSH
  • Producing lining of the womb with blood
  • Stimulating egg release
  • Causing an egg to mature

18. What is tropism?

  • Hormone distribution in plants
  • Growth hormone in plants
  • Growth response in plants
  • Chemical diffusion in plants

19. What is the role of FSH as a "fertility drug"?

  • Creating a lining for the uterus
  • Maturing multiple eggs at once
  • Making the eggs more susceptible to fertilisation
  • Releasing multiple eggs at once

20. Which one of the following is NOT detected by the skin?

  • Light intensity
  • Temperature
  • Pressure
  • Pain