Form 5

Chapter 10 Transport

Objective Questions

1 The blood vessel with the lowest oxygen content is

A the vena pulmonary C the artery pulmonary
B the hepatic artery D the renal artery

2 Figure 1 shows the systemic circulation in humans.

Heart X Heart

Figure 1
What is organ X?
A Body organ
B Lungs
C Gill
D Haemocoelom

3 Substance X is injected into a person’s foot. What is the shortest route taken by substance
X so that it reaches the person’s arm?
A Foot  liver  heart  lung  arm
B Foot  heart  lung  heart  arm
C Foot  heart  arm
D Foot  heart  liver  arm

4 Figure 2 shows a simple diagram of the human blood clotting mechanism. Name P, Q, R
and S.
Blood tissue P

Prothrombin R

S Fibrin

Figure 2
P Q R S
A Thrombin Platelet Thrombokinase Fibrinogen
B Platelet Thrombokinase Thrombin Fibrinogen
C Thrombin Thrombokinase Fibrinogen Platelet
Thrombokinase Fibrinogen Thrombin Platelet
D
5 Figure 3 shows the structure of a mammalian heart.

Figure 3
Which blood vessel experiences the highest blood pressure and channels the highest
blood glucose content?
Highest blood pressure Highest glucose content
A X Y
B Y W
C W Z
D Z X

6 Blood from three different human veins are taken and tested to determine the
concentration of glucose, oxygen and urea. The result is recorded in Table 1 below. (Unit
is arbitrary.)
Glucose Oxygen
Vein Urea concentration
concentration concentration
X 0.8 40 1.5
Y 1.2 40 7.5
Z 0.8 90 4.0
Table 1
What are veins X, Y and Z?
Hepatic portal vein Pulmonary vein Renal vein
A X Y Z
B Y Z X
C Z X Y
D Z Y X

7 Which of the following blood components cannot pass through the blood capillary wall
into the tissue fluid?
A Amino acid
B Glucose
C Erythrocyte
D Urea

8 Which of the following statements explains the insect circulation system?

 A Does not have a heart
B Sole circulatory system
C Blood wets the body cells
D Oxygenated blood mixes with the deoxygenated blood

9 In an experiment to study the transport of water, a type of plant with roots is placed in an
eosine solution. The cross-section of the plant’s leaf, stem and root is prepared. Which of
the following parts is coloured by the eosine?

Leaf Stem Root

A P R T
B Q R U
C P S T
D Q S U

10 Which of the following factors causes a plant to wilt the fastest?

Air movement Air humidity Temperature
A Fast High High
B Slow High High
C Fast Low High
D Slow Low Low

11 Which of the following forces is involved during the process of water movement from
the stem to the leaf of a plant?
I Osmosis
II Transpiration pull
III Root pressure
IV Capillary action
A I and III only
B II and IV only
C I, III and IV only
D II, III and IV only
12 Figure 4 shows a type of plant cell.
 Figure 4
Which of the following explains the function of the cell?
I Carry out translocation
II Transport organic substances
III Transport water and mineral salts
IV Transport photosynthetic products
A I and III only
B II and IV only
C I, II and III only
D I, II and IV only