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Ch-6 Control & Coordination

The document discusses the control and coordination systems in humans and plants, detailing the human nervous and endocrine systems, including various glands and hormones. It also covers plant hormones and their roles in growth and movement responses such as phototropism and geotropism. Additionally, the document includes multiple-choice questions and case studies related to the topics of nervous tissue and plant hormones.

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Ch-6 Control & Coordination

The document discusses the control and coordination systems in humans and plants, detailing the human nervous and endocrine systems, including various glands and hormones. It also covers plant hormones and their roles in growth and movement responses such as phototropism and geotropism. Additionally, the document includes multiple-choice questions and case studies related to the topics of nervous tissue and plant hormones.

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Control and Coordination in Human

Human Nervous System Human Endocrine


System (Glands)

Hypothalamus
Pituitary

Central Peripheral Autonomic Thyroid


Nervous Nervous Nervous
System System System Parathyroid

Thymus

Pancreas

Brain Spinal Cranial Spinal Sympathetic Para Adrenal


cord Nerves Nerves Sympathetic
Ovaries

Testes

Fore Mid Hind


Brain Brain Brain

Cerebellum Pons Medulla

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Control and Co-ordination in Plants

Plant Hormones
Movements
(Phytohormones)

Growth Promoters Growth Nastic Tropic


Inhibitor Movement Movement

Auxin Gibberelin Cytokinin

Abscisic Acid

Hydro Geotropism Phototropism Chemotropism Thigmotropism


tropism

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Thigmoreceptors

Dendrite

Neuromuscular
junction
Axon

Capillary

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( )

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(Nastic Movement)

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Phototropism : Movement towards light, e.g. growth of a shoot towards
light.
Geotropism : Movement towards/away form gravity, e.g. growth of
roots in soil
Chemotropism : Movement to/away Chemicals Growth of pollen tube
towards ovule.
Hydrotropism : Movement towards water. e.g. growth of a roots towards
water

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6. Releasing Hormone Hypothalmus Mid brain Stimulates pituitary
gland to release
hormones

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Very Short Answer Type Questions (1 Mark)

3. Spinal cord originates from-


(a) Cerebrum (b) Medulla
(c) Pons (d) Cerebellum
4. The movement of shoot towards light is
(a) Geotropism (b) hydrotropism
(c) Chemotropism (d) Phototropism
5. Choose the incorrect statement about insulin
(a) It is produced from pancreas
(b) It regulates growth and development of the body
(c) It regulates blood-sugar level
(d) Insufficient secretion of insulin will cause diabetes
6. Which phytohormone is responsible for wilting of leaves-
(a) Auxin (b) Abscisic acid
(c) Cytokinin (d) Gibberellin

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7. Which of the following is not an effect produced after secretion of
adrenalin into the blood-
(a) Blood supply to the digestive system & skin is reduced
(b) Heart beats faster
(c) Breathing rate increses
(d) Blood supply to skeletal muscles is reduced
8. Which part of the brain is responsible for involuntary actions like
blood-pressure, vomitting etc.
(a) Pons (b) Cerebrum
(c) Medulla (d) Cerebellum
9. Dwarfism results due to
(a) Less secretion of growth hormone
(b) Less secretion of adrenaline
(c) Excess secretion of growth hormone
(d) Less secretion of thyroxin
10. Which of the follownig endocrine glans is unpaired-
(a) Adrenal (b) Testes
(c) Pituitary (d) Ovary
Answer :
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (b)
6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (c)
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24. In following questions two statements are given one labelled Assertion
(a) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these
questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below:
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the
assertion.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.
I. Asseration : It is imporatant to have iodised salt in our diet.
Reason: Iodine is necessary for thyroid gland to make thyroxin
hormone.
II. Asseration : Reflex arcs have evolved in animals
Reason: The thinking process of the brain is not fast enough.
III. Asseration : The brain sits inside a bony box
Reason: Brain, a delicate organ, is very important for organisms.
IV. Asseration : Auxin helps the cells of stem grow longer
Reason: Auxin is a growth inhibitor.
V. Asseration : The hormones should be secreted in precise quantities
Reason: Feedback mectranism operates in body to control hormone
secretion
Answer:
1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (a)
Case-Study
25. Read the following and answer the questions:
The nervous tissue is made up of an organised network of nerve cells or
neurons and is specialized for conducting information via electrical
impulses from one part of the body to another.

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1. Which part of the neuron acquires the information
(a) Dendrite (b) Cell body
(c) Axon (d) Nerve ending
2. Junction between two neurons is called
(a) Cell junction (b) Neuro-muscular junction
(c) Neural joint (d) Synapse
3. Identify the diagram
(a) Neural joint
(b) Neuro-muscular junction
(c) Cell junction
(d) None of the above
4. In a neuron, conversion of electrical signal
to a chemical signal occurs at/in
(a) Cell body (b) Axonal end
(c) Dendritic end (d) None of the above
5. The neurons that carry signals from spinal cord to muscles are
(a) Sensory neuron (b) Motor neuron
(c) Relay neuron (d) None of the above
Answer:
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (b)

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (2 AND 3 Marks)

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8. List two different functions performed by pancreas (CBSE-2019)

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MCQs
1. Which plant hormone promotes dormancy in seeds and babs?
(a) Auxin (b) Gibberelin
(c) Cybolinin (d) Abscisic acid
2. Roots of plants are:
(a) Positively geotropic (b) Negatively geotropic
(c) Positively phototropic (d) None of these
3. Response of plant roots towards water is called:
(a) Chemotropism
(b) Phototropism
(c) Hydrotropism
(d) Geotropism
4. Movement of sunflower in accordance with the path of sun is due to
(a) Chemotropism (b) Geotropism
(c) Phototropism (d) Hydrotropism

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5. The main function of abscisic acids in plants is
(a) To promote cell division
(b) To inhibit growth
(c) To promote growth of stem
(d) To increase the length of cells
6. Falls of mature leaves and fruits from plants is triggered by which of the
following substance?
(a) Auxin (b) Cytokinin
(c) Gibberelin (d) Abscisic acid
7. Any change in the environment to which an organism responds is
called
(a) Stimulus
(b) Coordination
(c) Response
(d) Hormone
8. The longest fibre or the cell body of a neuron is called
(a) Sheath
(b) Cytoplasm
(c) Axon
(d) Dendrites
9. A microscopic gap between a pair of adjacent neurons over wich nerve
impulses pas is called.
(a) Neurotransmitter
(b) Dendrites
(c) Axon
(d) Synapse

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10. Stimulus Sensory neurons
Receptor

?
Response
Effector
Motor neurons
Reflex arc
Give the missing term
(a) Spinal cord
(b) Brain
(c) Cranial nerves
(d) Relay nerves
Ans. (1) D (2) A (3) C (4) C
(5) B (6) C (7) A (8) C
(9) D (10) A

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