Multiple-choice test
Chapter 13: Coordination
and response
Click on the correct answer to each question.
1 Where is the cell body of a sensory neurone found?
A in a sense organ
B in a small swelling in a spinal nerve
C in the brain
D in the spinal cord
2 What is the sequence along which information travels during a
reflex action?
A receptor, sensory neurone, relay neurone, motor neurone,
effector
B effector, motor neurone, sensory neurone, relay neurone,
receptor
C sensory neurone, receptor, relay neurone, effector,
motor neurone
D motor neurone, relay neurone, effector, receptor,
sensory neurone
3 Which part of the eye does most of the bending of light rays as
they enter it?
A cornea
B iris
C lens
D retina
4 Which part of the eye contains cells that are receptive to light?
A cornea
B lens
C retina
D vitreous humour
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5 What type of glands secrete hormones?
A endocrine glands
B salivary glands
C lymph glands
D tear glands
6 Which is an effect of the hormone adrenaline?
A increases the flow of blood to the skin
B makes the liver take up glucose from the blood
C speeds up the heart rate
D speeds up the rate of digestion in the alimentary canal
7 What is the name of the response of a plant shoot to gravity?
A negative gravitropism
B positive gravitropism
C negative phototropism
D positive phototropism
S 8 What happens when the eye focuses on a near object?
A ciliary muscles contract, lens gets fatter
B ciliary muscles contract, lens gets thinner
C ciliary muscles relax, lens gets fatter
D ciliary muscles relax, lens gets thinner
9 Which statement about rods and cones is correct?
A Rods produce an image in black and white in dim light,
while cones see in colour in bright light.
B Rods produce an image in black and white in bright light,
while cones see in colour in dim light.
C Rods produce an image in colour in dim light, while cones
see in black and white in bright light.
D Rods produce an image in colour in bright light, while cones
see in black and white in dim light.
10 How does auxin make plant shoots grow towards the light?
A It accumulates on the bright side of the shoot and increases
the rate of growth.
B It accumulates on the bright side of the shoot and decreases
the rate of growth.
C It accumulates on the shady side of the shoot and increases
the rate of growth.
D It accumulates on the shady side of the shoot and decreases
the rate of growth.
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