BIOLOGY; CLASS X

Assignment No.4 Chapter 12: COORDINATION AND CONTROL

Q1. Encircle the best option.
1. Which type of coordination is found in plants?
(A) Chemical coordination (B) Mechanical coordination
(C) Nervous coordination (D) Electrical coordination
2. ______ included in effectors.
(A) Only muscles (B) Only glands (C) Muscles and glands (D) Brain
3. Action performed by effectors is called:
(A) Stimulus (B) Impulse (C) Response (D) Axon
4. The largest part of human brain is:
(A) Forebrain (B) Midbrain (C) Hind brain (D) Medulla
5. Central nervous system includes brain and:
(A) Notocord (B) Vertebrae (C) Spinal cord (D) heart
6. In a human eye, there are about ______ lac rods.
(A) 100 (B) 125 (C) 200 (D) 225
7. The middle layer of eye is called ______.
(A) Sclera (B) Cornea (C) Pupil (D) Choroid
8. ______ is related to hearing and smelling.
(A) Temporal lob (B) Occipital lob (C) Parietal lob (D) Frontal lob
9. Internal layer of eye is:
(A) Spot (B) Choroid (C) Retina (D) Ligament
10. Length of spinal cord is
(A) 20 cm (B) 40 cm (C) 60 cm (D) 10 cm
11. Hormone increasing level of calcium ions in blood is:
(A) Adrenaline (B) Calcitonin (C) Parathormone (D) Oxytocin
12. Disease caused by deficiency of iodine in food is called:
(A) Diabetes mellitus (B) Hyperthyroidism (C) Dwarfism (D) Goiter
13. Number of pairs of spinal nerves are:
(A) 12 (B) 21 (C) 13 (D) 31
14. The myelin sheath is secreted by:
(A) Nodes of Renvier (B) Axon (C) Dendrite (D) Schwann cell
15. Iodopsin is present in:
(A)Rods (B) Cones (C) Cornea (D) Choroid
16. This hormone is secreted in case of emergency situations.
(A) Pancreas (B) Glucagon (C) Adrenalin (D) Calcitonin
17. The unit of nervous system is:
(A) Neuron (B) Nephron (C) Alveolus (D) Bowman’s capsule
18. In neuron, the nucleus is found in:
(A) Myelin sheath (B) axon (C) Cell body (D) nodes of ranvier
19. A hormone Testosterone is secreted by:
(A) Pancreas (B) Gonads (C) Thyroid gland (D) Adrenal gland
20. The largest endocrine gland in Human body is:
(A) Adrenal gland (B) Parathyroid gland (C) pancreas (D) Thyroid gland
Q2.Give short answers to the following questions.
1. Define coordination and write down its types. 4. Define stimulus and give examples.
2. How coordination does takes place in unicellular 5. What is the difference between receptor and
organisms? response?
3. Name any four components of coordinated action 6. Differentiate between stimuli and response.
(coordination).
7. What is meant by receptors (sense organs)? Give
examples.
8. Define the following terms with examples: (i)
Coordinators (ii) Effectors
9. What is neuron? Write names of its parts.
10. What is the difference between Dendrite and
axon?
11. What is meant by myelin sheath?
12. Differentiate between sensory and motor
neurons.
13. Define nerve and write the names of its two
types.
14. Differentiate between sensory and motor nerves.
15. What is nerve impulse?
16. What is meant by salutatory impulse?
17. Differentiate between central and peripheral
nervous system.
18. How brain is protected?
19. What are meninges in brain? Write down their
functions.
20. Where is the cerebrospinal fluid found?
21. Write the names of four lobes of Cerebral Cortex.
22. Write down the function of occipital lobe.
23. Write down the functions of Thalamus.
24. What is hypothalamus? Write down its function.
25. What is meant by Hippocampus?
26. Write a short note on midbrain.
27. What is the function of medulla oblongata?
28. What is brain stem?
29. Define/Differentiate between reflex action and
reflex arc. What is its pathway?
30. Differentiate between voluntary and involuntary
action.
31. Described the pupils reflex in dim and bright light.
32. What do you know about spinal cord? Give its
functions. / What is spinal cord? Give its length.
33. What is meant by Grey matter?
34. What are ganglia?
35. What is meant by somatic nervous system?
36. What is autonomic nervous system? Give its
activities.
37. Differentiate between sympathetic and
parasympathetic system.
38. What are the function of retina and optic nerves?
39. Differentiate between aqueous humor and
vitreous humor.
40. Describe the functions of rods and cones present
in the retina of eye.
41. Owl is unable to see during day time. Give
reasons.
42. What is blind spot?
43. Why the eyes of dogs and cats shine in the night?
44. Write the disorders of eye.
45. Differentiate between Myopia and
Hypermetropia.
46. How Myopia and Hypermetropia are rectified?
47. What is colour blindness?
48. Why Ali ibn-e-Isa is famous for?
49. Write down the names of parts of internal ear.
50. Explain oval window.
51. How ears maintain the balance of body?
52. What are the causes and symptoms of Paralysis?
53. What is meant by epilepsy? Give its two causes.
54. What is the difference between exocrine and
endocrine gland?
55. Why Dwarfism is caused?
56. What is meant by Acromegaly?
57. Write the names of Hormones secreted by
posterior lobe.
58. Write two functions of oxytocin.
59. Write the names of two hormones produced by
thyroid gland.
60. Differentiate between hypothyroidism and
hyperthyroidism.
61. Why iodine is essential for us?
62. What is meant by Goiter?
63. Write the function of Parathyroid glands.
64. Compare the function of hormones “insulin” and
“glucagon”
65. Define feedback mechanism.
66. Describe positive feedback. Give example.
67. What are two types of Nervous Disorders?
68. What are the causes of Paralysis?
69. Give symptoms and causes of Epilepsy.
70. What is the treatment for Epilepsy?