VELAMMAL VIDYALAYA, KARUR

NTSE LEVEL - I
SUB: BIOLOGY
CLASS: X

WORKSHEET I

TOPIC: CIRCULATORY SYSTEM AND COMPOSITION OF BLOOD A

1.

For a cell to do its work, it requires mainly

a) Food and Oxygen b) Food and Carbon dioxide
c) Carbon and Oxygen

2.

In which part of the body food is digested?

a) Liver

3.

d) Oxygen

b) Oxygen

c) Hydrogen

d) Methane

b) Blood

c) Skin

d) Kidneys

b) Thrombocytes

c) Erythrocytes

d) Plasma

b) Kidneys

c) Heart

d) Liver

c) Liver

d) Kidneys

c) Muscle cells

d) Thrombocytes

b) Kidney

d) Liver

c) 8 litres

d) 4 liters

Which of the following is a respiratory organ?

a) Lungs

9.

c) Hydrogen

Which organ pumps blood through blood vessels?

a) Lungs

8.

b) Carbon dioxide

Which blood cells are considered as Scavengers of our body?

a) Leucocytes

7.

d) Lungs

Distribution of food, oxygen and Collection of waste materials is done through

a) Heart

6.

c) Intestine

The waste product formed during oxidation of food

a) Carbon dioxide

5.

b) Kidneys

Which of the following gas should be supplied for oxidation of food?

a) Helium

4.

d) Oxygen and Carbon dioxide

b) Brain

Which cells of blood carry oxygen?

a) Red blood cells

b) White blood cells

10. Which of the following is an excretory organ?

a) Brain

b) Heart

11. Volume of blood in an adult man

a) 5 litres

b) 6 litres

12. Which of the following is called fluid tissue of the body?

a) Muscle

b) Blood

c) Eye

d) Brain

13. The fluid which floats above the blood clot is called
a) Plasma

b) Water

c) Blood

d) Serum

c) 90%

d) 100%

14. The percentage of water in plasma

a) 70%

b) 80%

15. The number of erythrocytes per cubic mullimetre are

a) 3.5 to 4.5 millions

b) 4.5 to 5.5 millions

c) 5.5 to 6.5 millions

c) 6

d) 7

c) Calcium

d) Magnesium

c) 160 days

d) 180 days

d) 6.5 to 7.5 millions

16. The number of iron atoms in haemoglobin
a) 4

b) 5

17. The red coloured pigment present in RBC

a) Haemoglobin

b) Sodium

18. Life span of RBC in man is

a) 120 days

b) 140 days

19. The cells that are helpful for the formation of blood clot
a) RBC

b) WBC

c) Thrombocytes

d) Leucocytes

c) Blood platelets

d) Erythrocytes

20. Thrombocytes are also called

a) Leucocytes

b) Muscular cells

HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS

1.

How many chambers are present in a human heart?

a) 2

2.

b) 3

Contraction of heart is called

c) 4

d) 5

a) Systole
3.

8.

d) Blood

b) BUB

c) HUB

d) DUB

b) 130-140/min

c) 60-70/min

d) 80-85/min

b) 70//min

c) 72/min

d) 71/min

The blood vessels that supply blood to the walls of heart

a) Coronary arterices

b) Coronary veins

c) Renal arteries

d) Aorta

The speed of blood in large arteries

a) 20 m/sec

9.

c) Valves

The average pulse rate in adult man

a) 69/min

7.

b) Ventricles

Rate of heart beat in a child of 14 years is

a) 100115/min

6.

d) Pulse

Contraction of heart produces a sound

a) LUB

5.

c) Heart beat

Which structure in heart act as traffic police?

a) Auricles

4.

b) Diastole

b) 30 m/min

c) 40 m/sec

d) 50 m/sec

c) Nasal cavity

d) Buccal cavity

c) Right ventricle

d) Aorta

In human beings the heart is situated in

a) Chest cavity

b) Abdominal cavity

10. The right auricle opens into

a) Left auricle

b) Left ventricle

11. The link between blood vessels and tissues are

a) Arteries

b) Veins

c) Capillaries

d) Aorta

12. Veins carry

a) Oxygenated blood
Dont carry and thing

b) Deoxygenated blood c) Mixed blood d)

13. How many auricles and ventricles are present in human heart respectively?
a) 2, 3

b) 1, 2

c) 2, 2

d) 3, 3

c) Lymph vessels

d) Aorta

14. In which blood vessels valves are absent?

a) Veins

b) Arteries

15. The small and thin blood vessels among the following are
a) Arteries

b) Veins

c) Capillaries

d) Superior vanacava

c) Superior venacava

d) Inferior venacava

b) Inferior venacava

c) Aorta d)

c) Slim

d) Slender

16. Arteries end in and veins start with

a) Capillaries

b) Aorta

17. The largest artery in the body

a) Superior venacava
Capillaries
18. The wass of ventricles are
a) Thin

b) Thick

19. All the veins in legs and trunk unite to form a single large vein called as
a) Superior venacava
Inferior venacava

b) Aorta

c) Capillaries

c) Capillaries

d) Aorta

d)

20. Blood vessels that bring blood to that

a) Arteries

b) Veins

EXCRETORY SYSTEM
1.

Waste materials excreted from body mainly consists of

a) Sodium

2.

b) Potassium

c) Nitrogen

d) Calcium

The amount of blood passing through kidneys

a) 100 200 ml/minute

b) 100 120 ml/hour

c) 100 120 ml/day d) 100 120 ml/year

3.

Depression on concave side of kidney is called

a) Hilus

4.

b) Pilus

c) Cortex

d) Medulla

The amount of blood passing through kidneys in man is

a) 150 litres/minute b) 170 litres/day

c) 150 litres/day

d) 170 litres/minute

5.

The functional unit of kidney is

a) Neuron

6.

b) Glomerulus

c) renal capsule

d) Ureter

b) Pale yellow

c) Pale red

d) White

c) 96%

d) 86%

The percentage of water in urine

a) 90%

9.

d) Bowmans cup

The colour of urine is

a) Pale green

8.

c) Malphigian capsule

All collecting tubules of Nephron open into funnel like structure called
a) Pelvis

7.

b) Nephron

b) 80%

Artificial kidney machine was introduced by

a) William. J. Kolff

b) Antony V. Leeuwenhoek

c) William Harvey

d) Louis Pasteur

10. The outer part of kidney is called

a) Medulla

b) Hilus

c) Pelvis

d) Cortex

c) Pelvis

d) Urinary bladder

11. Ureters opens into a bag like structure called

a) Bowmens capsule

b) Glomerulus

12. Network of small blood vessels in Bowmens capsule is called

a) Glomerulus

b) Veins

c) Arteries

d) Capillaries

13. The part of Nephron that resembles a hair pin is

a) Malphigian capsule
d) Renal capsule

b) Glomerulus

c)

Loop

c) Oval

d) Leaf

of

Henle

14. The shape of a kidney is

a) Bean

b) Pea

15. The number of functional units in a kidney are

a) 1 million

b) 2 million

c) 3 million

d) 4 million

16. The number of regions that can e seen in longitudinal section of kidney are
a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

c) 6%

d) 7%

c) Kidneys

d) Blood

c) Malphigian capsule

d) Bowmens capsule

c) 3

d) 4

17. The total percentage of salts in urine is

a) 4%

b) 5%

18. The chief excretory organ in our body are

a) Liver

b) Brain

19. The inner part of kidney is called

a) Cortex

b) Medulla

20. The number of kidney in human body are

a) 1

b) 2

21. The main function of the kidney is to regulate the amount of

a) Salt

b) Hormones

c) Enzymes

d) Proteins

22. Dialysis is a procedure that is done when

a) A patient has suffered a heart attack

b) Kidney is non functional

c) Liver becomes non functional

d) Stones in kidney

23. The bowmens capsule functions as

a) Filter

b) Sponge

c) Suction pump

d) All the above

c) Uric acid

d) Amino acid

24. A mammal excretes nitrogen in the form of

a) Urea

b) Ammonia

25. Kidneys are not only Organs of excretion but also supplements the following organ
a) Liver

b) Heart

c) Intestine

d) Skin

c) Malpighian layer

d) Corneum layer

SKIN A
1.

The outer layer of skin is called

a) Epidermis

2.

The protein present in the outer layer of epidermis

a) Chitin

3.

b) Dermis
b) Kertain

The inner layer of epidermis is called

c) Melanin

d) Creatine

a) Germinal layer
4.

d) Ear and nose

b) Dermis

c) Germinal layer

d) Malpighian layer

b) Oil glands

c) Adrenal glands

d) Pituitary gland

b) Scabies

c) Psoriasis

d) Pellagra

b) Fungus

c) Head louse

d) Cockroach

Scabies is caused by
a) Acarus

9.

c) Palms and soles

In which of the following disease the skin becomes thick with irregular ring like patches?
a) Ringworm

8.

b) Knees and hands

The sebaceous glands are also known as

a) Sweat glands

7.

d) Keratin

In which part of the skin, fat is deposited?

a) Epidermis

6.

c) Dermis

The corneous layer is thick on

a) Face and legs

5.

b) Corneum layer

The disease caused by eating unbalanced food

a) Pellagra

b) Eczema

c) Scabies

d) Ringworm

10. Round and oval pink swellings on the skin are seen in which disease
a) Pruritus

b) Psoriasis

c) Nettle rash

d) Eczema

11. Which of the following organ maintains body temperature?

a) Brain

b) Skin

c) Kidneys

d) Lungs

c) Afternoon

d) Morning time

c) Folic acid

d) Riboflavin

c) Germinal layer

d) Dermis

12. In scabies, itching will be sever during

a) Day time

b) Night time

13. Pellagra is caused by the deficiency of

a) Ascorbic acid

b) Niacin

14. The layer of epidermis containing dead cells

a) Corneum layer

b) Malpighian layer

15. Which of the following glands are also involved in excretion?

a) Sebaceous glands b) Adrenal glands

c) Oil glands

d) Sweat glands

16. Which part of our body has thick skin and no hair?
a) Nose and Ears

b) Hands and legs

c) Face and legs

d) Palms and soles

17. The small ridges and grooves present on the fingers are called
a) Finger prints

b) DNA prints

c) Leg prints

d) Hand prints

18. Small pointed swellings caused due to the blocking of oil glands in the skin are called
a) Acne

b) Pilli

c) Patches

d) Scales

19. The part of our body which is exposed to a number of disease causing organisms
a) Brain

b) Heart

c) Liver

d) Skin

20. Arrange the skin layers correctly from outer to inner

i) Malphigian layer

ii) Corneum layer

iii) Dermis

iv) iii, ii, i

a) i, ii, iii

b) ii, iii, i

c) ii, i, iii

d) iii, ii, i

SKIN B
1.

Which type of clothes should be given for dry cleaning to protect them from shrinking
a) Cotton clothes

2.

3.

a) Washing in detergent

b) Ironing

c) Sun drying

d) All the above

d) Silk clothes

In summer, which coloured clothes are best?

b) Red coloured

c) Yellow coloured

d) White coloured

Which type of clothes are used in winter to keep our body warm?
a) Cotton

5.

c) Woollen clothes

Clothes can be kept free from bacteria through

a) Black coloured
4.

b) Polyester clothes

b) Polyester

c) Woollen

Which type of clothes are disadvantageous?

a) Loose fitting clothes

b) Tight fitting clothes

c) Both a and b

d) None

d) All the above

6.

7.

In which type of burns, deeper part of skin is also damaged?

a) First degree burns

b) Second degree burns

c) Third degree burns

d) Both a and b

Sunstroke is more common among

a) Men

8.

c) Men and Women

d) None

During sunstroke, the temperature of the body can reach to the maximum of
a) 1020F

9.

b) Women
b) 1000F

c) 1060F

d) 980F

c) Both a and b

d) Summer season

Sunstroke more commonly occurs in

a) Winter season

b) Rainy season

10. What type of chemicals are used to treat burns caused by acids
a) Sodium chloride

b) Sodium potassium

c) Sodium phosphate

d) Sodium bicarbonate

11. The medicine use to get relief from pain, caused due to burns is
a) Cold act

b) Vicks action 500

c) Aspirin

d) Combiflam

12. In second degree of burns, what type of medicines used

a) Sodium ointments
ointments
d) All the above

b) Oil and greasy ointments

c)

Sulphur

13. The burns can be majorly categorized into _____ types

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

14. The type of food given to a person affected by sunstroke is

a) Liquids

b) Solids

c) Solids and Liquids

d) None

15. The oil produced by which glands keeps hair and skin soft?
a) Sweat glands

b) Sebaceous gland

c) Adrenal gland

d) Thyroid gland

16. To keep skin soft and clean we should use

a) Mild soaps with glycerin
Surf

b) Normal soaps

c) Detergents

d)

17. To relieve pain in first degree burn, what should we use

a) Cold water

b) Hot water

c)

18. The burns are caused by alkalis should be washed with

a) Water
solution

b) Oil

c) Veniger

d)

Sodium

chloride

19. In which disease, skin becomes thick and reddish brown with intense itching?
a) Nettle rash

b) Pellagra

c) Eczema

d) Scabies

c) Bacteria

d) Protozoa

20. Ringworm is caused by

a) Fungus

b) Virus

BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM A

1.

The central nervous system consists of

a) Lungs and Brain

2.

6.

c) 4

d) 3

b) Cerebellum

c) Medulla oblongata

d) Spinal cord

The elevations in the cerebral contex are called

a) Sulci

5.

b) 2

The largest part of human brain

a) Cerebrum

4.

d) Lungs and Liver

The number of meninges covering the brain are

a) 1

3.

b) Liver and Spinal cord c) Brain and Spinal cord

b) Gyri

c) Ventricles

d) Dendrites

The movements of body on right hand side are controlled by

a) Left cerebral hemisphere

b) Right cerebral hemisphere

c) Front cerebral hemisphere

d) Hind cerebral hemispheres

Which of the following part is also called small brain?

a) Cerebrum

b) Cerebral Hemisphere c) Medulla oblongata

d) Cerebellum

7.

The smallest part of the brain is

a) Cerebrum

8.

c) Medulla oblongata

d) Gyri

c) 12 pairs

d) 13 pairs

The number of cranial nerves in man are

a) 10 pairs

9.

b) Cerebellum
b) 11 pairs

Which part of nervous system controls reflex actions

a) Cerebrum

b) Cerebellum

c) Vertebral column

d) Spinal cord

10. The nerves which carry impulses from brain to muscles are called
a) Sensory nerves

b) Motor nerves

c) Ganglia

d) Spinal cord

11. Which part of the brain controls voluntary movements?

a) Cerebrum

b) Cerebellum

c) Spinal cord

d) Both a and b

12. Which part of the brain controls involuntary actions?

a) Medulla oblongata
Cranial nerves

b) Cerebrum

c) Spinal cord

d)

13. The structural and functional unit of nervous system is

a) Nephron

b) Hepatocyte

c) Neuron

d) Muscle cell

c) Multiploar neuron

d) Muscle cell

14. The neuron which has only one dendrite

a) Bipolar neuron

b) Unipolar neuron

15. The organs like heart, lungs, kidneys etc., are controlled by
a) Central nervous system

b) Pheripheral nervous system

c) Autonomous nervous system

d) Both a and c

16. Find correct sequence of reflex are

a) Stimulus afferent nerve sense organ efferent nerve muscles spinal cord
b) Stimulus muscles afferent nerve sense organ efferent nerve spinal cord
c) Stimulus sense organ afferent nerve spinal cord efferent nerve muscles
d) Sense organ stimulus spinal cord afferent nerve muscles efferent nerve
17. The approximate number of nerve cells in brain is
a) 10 billion

b) 5 billion

c) 100 billion

d) 300 billion

c) 1350 pounds

d) 1350 mg

c) Gyri

d) Sulci

18. The brain in man weighs approximately

a) 1350 gms

b) 1350 kgs

19. The cavities present in brain are called

a) Auricles

b) Ventricles

20. The direction of impulse in a nerve cell

a) Cyton to axon

b) Axon to cyton

c) Node of Ranvier to axon

d) Myelin sheath to dendrites