Biology

Revision Assignment
Control and Coordination-X

Very Short Answers Questions (1 Mark each)

1. Write the function of hormone thyroxine in our bodies. (C.B.S.E. Delhi 2004)
2. Name the part of hind brain which takes part in regulation of respiration.(C.B.S.E. Delhi 2004)
3. Which hormone helps in lowering the level of blood glucose in human beings?
(C.B.S.E. Delhi 2004)
4. We suddenly withdraw our hand when a pin pricks. Name the type of response involved in this
action. (C.B.S.E. Delhi 2004)
5. Which hormone is responsible for the development of moustache and beard in man?
(C.B.S.E. Foreign 2004)
6. Which type of glands in human body secrete hormones? State any one location for them.
(C.B.S.E. Foreign 2004)
7. Name the structural and functional units of human nervous system. (C.B.S.E. A.I. 2004 C)
8. What is neuron? (C.B.S.E. Delhi 2007)
9. What are phytohormones? (C.B.S.E. A.I. 2007, CCE 2011)
10. Name the largest cell present in human body. (C.B.S.E. Delhi 2008)
11. What is the function of the hormone secreted by the endocrine gland pituitary?
(C.B.S.E. Foreign 2008)
12. Why is the use of iodised salt advisable? (C.B.S.E. Delhi 2008)
13. Name two tissues that provide control and coordination in multicellular animals.
(C.B.S.E. Delhi 2009)
14. Define reflex action. (C.B.S.E. A.I. 2009)
15. Define chemotropism. (C.B.S.E. A.I. 2009)
16. A young green plant receives sunlight from one direction only. What will happen to its shoots
and roots? (C.B.S.E. Delhi 2009 C)
17. Name the plant hormones which help or promote
(i) Cell division (ii) Growth of stem (C.B.S.E. Delhi 2009 C)
18. Name the gland which secrets growth hormones. (C.B.S.E. A.I. 2009 C)
19. How is the spinal cord protected in human body? (C.B.S.E. Delhi 2010)
20. A potted plant is made to lie horizontally on the ground. Which part of the plant will show
(i) Positive geotropism (ii) Negative geotropism?(C.B.S.E. Delhi 2010)
21. Name the hormone that helps in regulating level of sugar in our blood. Name the gland that
secrets it. (C.B.S.E. A.I. 2010)
22. Mention one example of chemotropism. (C.B.S.E. A.I. 2010)
23. Mention the function of hind brain in humans. (C.B.S.E. A.I. 2010)
24. Name any two types of tropisms. (C.B.S.E. Foreign 2010)
25. Mention the function of adrenaline hormone. (C.B.S.E. Foreign 2010)
26. State the main function of abscisic acid in plants. (CCE 2010)
27. Which hormone is injected to a diabetic patient and why? (CCE 2010)

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28. Name the hormone secreted by a endocrine gland during emergency. Name the gland.
(CCE 2010)
29. What do we call the movement of shoot towards light? (CCE 2010)
30. Name the plant hormone responsible or elongation of cells. (CCE 2010)
31. Which part of the brain controls and balance of the body? (CCE 2010)
Short Answers Questions (2 Marks each)
1. Name two hormones secreted by pancreas. Write one function of each hormone named.
(C.B.S.E. Delhi 2007)
2. Name the hormone responsible for regulation of
(i) Water and electrolyte balance (ii) Balance of calcium and phosphate
(iii) Blood pressure (iv) Water and electrolyte balance
(C.B.S.E. Delhi 2008)
3. What is reflex action? Explain the mechanism of reflex action with a suitable example.
(C.B.S.E. Foreign 2008)
4. Name the three major regions of human brain. Which part of brain maintain posture and
equilibrium of the body? (C.B.S.E. Foreign 2008)
5. (a) Distinguish between voluntary actions of our body.
(b) Choose involuntary action, amongst the following:
Reading, Breathing of heart, Salivation in the mouth on viewing tasty food, Talking.
(C.B.S.E. Foreign 2008)
6. Explain the cause of shoots of the plant bending towards light?
(C.B.S.E. Delhi 2008, CCE 2010, 2011)
7. What are nastic and curvature movements ? Give one example of each. (C.B.S.E. Delhi 2009)
8. Draw a diagram of a nerve cell and label on it following:
(a) Nucleus (b) Dendrites
(C.B.S.E. Delhi 2009, C, CCE 2010)
9. What are plant hormones? Write two functions of auxin. (C.B.S.E. A.I 2009 C)
10. Name the two main regions of our central nervous system. Which one of them play a major role
in sending command to muscles to act without involving thinking process? Name the
phenomenon involved. (C.B.S.E. A.I. 2010)
11. Name he hormone secreted by human testes. State its functions. (C.B.S.E. A.I. 2010)
12. Name and explain the function of the hormone secreted by the pituirary gland in humans.
(C.B.S.E. A.I. 2010)
13. Explain how the human body responds to secretion of adreline into blood. (CCE 2010)
Short Answer Questions (3 Marks each)
1. Define “nerve impulse”. Which structure in a neutron helps to conduct a nerve impulse
(i) Towards the cell body (ii) Away from cell body? (C.B.S.E. A.I. 2004)
2. Name the tow divisions of the autonomic nervous system in man. What are their effect on
(i) Blood vessles (ii) Urinary bladder? (C.B.S.E. A.I. 2004)
3. What is the difference between sensory and motor neurons? Which parts of the brain are
responsible for auditory reception and sensation of smell? (C.B.S.E. Foreign 2004, CCE 2011)
4. Draw a diagram showing endocrine glands in a male body. Label the following glands on it
(i) Pituitary (ii) Thyroid
(iii) Adrenal (iv) Testes (C.B.S.E. Foreign 2005)
5. Describe the central nervous system in human beings under the following heads:
(i) Regions included
(ii) Three functions of any region. (C.B.S.E. Delhi 2004)

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6. Define hormones. Name the hormone secreted by thyroid. Write its functions. Why is the use
of iodised salt advised to us? (C.B.S.E. Delhi 2008, CCE 2011)
7. Which animal or plant hormone is associated with the following:
(i) Increased sugar level in blood (ii) Changes at puberty in boys
(iii) Inhibits growth of plants (iv) Rapid development of fruits
(v) Dwarfism (vi) Goitre (C.B.S.E. Delhi 2008 C)
8. What is phototropism? How does it occur in plants? Describe an activity to demonstrate
phototropism. (C.B.S.E. A.I. 2009, 2010)
9. What is hydrotropism ? Describe an experiment to demonstrate hydrotropism.
(C.B.S.E. A.I. 2009)
10. How does feed back mechanism regulate hormone secretion? (CCE 2010, 2011)
11. (a) If the cerebellum is not functioning properly, what are the activities of our body affected?
(CCE 2010)
(b) How do muscle cells move?
(c) Posture and equilibrium (balance) of the body.
12. If you are happened to touch a hot object, what would be your response? How will it happen?
Show it with the help of diagram. (CCE 2010)
13. If you keep the potted plant horizontally for 2.3 days, what type of movements would be shown by
the shoot and root after 2-3 days. Why? (CCE 2010)
14. (a) What is endocrine gland?
(b) Name any two endocrine glands present in a human body and write hormones secreted by
them. (CCE 2011)
15. Which part of nervous system controls reflex arcs? With the help of a diagram trace the sequence
of events which occur when we touch a hot object. Mention the part of the neuron that acquires
information and the form in which information travels. (CCE 2011)
16. Name the hormone synthesised at the shoot tips. How does it help the plant to respond to light?
(CCE 2011)
17. (a) Which hormone is responsible for the changes noticed in males at puberty?
(b) Deficiency of which hormone leads to dwarfism
(c) Name the hormone which is injected to a diabetic patient. (CCE 2011)
18. What is reflex arc? Draw diagram of reflex arc. Label sensory and motor neurons.
19. (a) What is the structural and functional unit of nervous system? Name its any two components
(b) Which structure in a neuron helps to conduct a nerve impulse
(i) towards the cell body (ii) away from cell body (CCE 2011)
20. Ram has met with an accident. After that he has lost the capacity to
(i) walk in straight line
(ii) smell anything
(iii) Does not feel full after eating. Which part of the brain is damaged in each case?
(CCE 2011)
21. How does out body respond when adrenaline is secreted into the blood? (CCE 2011)
22. (a) What is tropism?
(b) How is brain protected in our body?
(c) Name the part of brain responsible for precision of voluntary actions and maintaining body
posture and balance of the body. (CCE 2011)
23. State the sequence of changes that takes place in a human body when it prepares itself to
protect from a scary or dangerous situation. (CCE 2011)
24. (a) Which plant hormone is present in greater concentration in the areas of rapid cell division?
(b) Give one example of a plant growth promoter and plant growth inhibitor. (CCE 2011)

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25. (a) Which organ secretes a hormone when blood sugar rises in our body?
(b) Name the hormone and name one enzyme released by this organ. (CCE 2011)
26. (a) Which part of the brain controls involuntary actions?
(b) Write the function of any two regions of it. (CCE 2011)
27. (a) What is chemotropism ? Give one example.
(b) Name any two plant hormones and mention their functions. (CCE 2011)
28. State the functions of any three parts of the structural and functional unit of nervous system.
(CCE 2011)
29. (a) Name the hormones secreted by thyroid, pancreas and adrenal glands. Write one function
of each of these hormones. (CCE 2011)
30. (a) If the cerebellum is not functioning properly, state the activities of our body that are affected.
(b) How do muscle cells move? (CCE 2011)
31. Why does he shoot of the plant bend towards light when it is kept inside a card-board box with a
small hole? (CCE 2011)
32. (a) What is geotropism?
(b) Describe an experiment to demonstrate positive and negative geotropism. (CCE 2011)
33. (a) Define tropic movement
(b) Why do multicellular organisms need another means of communication between cells
besides nervous coordination? (CCE 2011)
Long Answer Questions (5 Marks each)
1. (a) What is reflex action? Give its two examples. Illustrate the pathway followed by a message
from the receptor in a reflex arc.
(b) Name the actions of sympathetic and parasympathetic systems on eye.
(C.B.S.E. Delhi 2006 C. CCE 2010)
2. (a) What are “hormone”?
(b) List four characteristics of hormones
(c) Name the hormone required for the following:
(i) Functioning of mammary glands
(ii) Regulation of calcium and phosphate
(iii) Lowering of blood glucose
(iv) Development of moustache and beard in human male. (C.B.S.E. A.I. 2006 C)
3. (a) What is
(i) Phototropism
(ii) Geotropism ? With labelled diagrams describe an activity to show that light and gravity
change the direction that plant parts grow in
(b) Mention the role of each of the following plant hormones
(i) Auxin (ii) Abscisic acid(C.B.S.E. A.I. 2008 . CCE 2011)
4. (a) Name the hormone which is injected to a diabetic patient.
(b) Why should we use iodised salt in our diet? (CCE 2010, 2011)
(c) If iodine is insufficient in one’s diet, what might be the deficiency disease and its symptoms.
(CCE 2010, 2011)
5. (a) What is reflex arc ?
(b) What are the components of reflex arc ?
(c) How do muscle cells move? (CCE 2010, 2011)

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