CLASS 10

BIOLOGY WORKSHEET
Chapter: The Excretory System,

I. Give biological reasons:-

1. Reabsorption by renal tubule is also called selective reabsorption.

2. It is necessary to maintain a normal osmotic concentration of the blood.
3. There is frequent urination in winter than in summer.

II. Name the following:

1. The nitrogenous excretory product of man.

2. The portion of kidney from where the ureter comes out.
3. The funnel shaped cup that surrounds the glomerulus.
4. The area of kidney where collecting ducts are present in groups.
5. The hormone that controls the amount of urine production.
6. The part of the nephron where ultrafiltration takes place.
7. The process by which a patient’s blood is filtered through a machine artificially.
8. A tuft of blood capillaries present in the concavity of Bowman’s capsule.
9.Structural and functional unit of kidney.
10. The protective covering of kidney.

III. Choose the correct alternative:

1. Removal of nitrogenous waste from our body is

(a) Defaecation (b) Excretion (c) Respiration.
2. Proximal convoluted tubule of nephron lies in
(a) Medulla (b) Ureter (c) Cortex.
3. Distal convoluted tubule opens into
(a) Collecting duct (b) ureter (c) Urethra.
4. Part of nephron which helps in reabsorption of water
(a) Glomerulus (b) Henle’s loop (c) Ureter.
5. Organ where urea is formed
(a) Lungs (b) Kidney (c) Liver.

IV. Match the following:

A B
i) Osmoregulation a) Skin
ii) Sweat b) Large intestine
iii) Undigested food c) Kidney
iv) Dead RBC d) Renal tubule.
v) Nephron e) Bilirubin
Answer Key

1.Only useful substances are reabsorbed from nephric filtrate into blood.

2.If osmotic pressure of the tissues and blood is different, water diffuses from low osmotic
pressure to high osmotic pressure which hampers the body functions.

3.In winter sweating is less, so more water is given out in the form of urine.

II. 1. Urea

2. Hilus

3.Bowman’s capsule

4.Pyramid

5.ADH

6.Bowmans capsule

7.Dialysis

8.Glomerulus

9.Nephron

10.Capsule

III. 1.(b)Excretion

2.(c)Cortex

3.(a)Collecting duct

4.(b)Henle’s loop

5.(c) Liver

IV 1.(c)Kidney

2.(a)Skin

3.(b)Large intestine

4.(e)Bilirubin

5.(d)Renal tubule