PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Practice Sheet
Name: Std: X Date:
Subject: Science Topic: Control and Coordination
1. Reflex action is coordinated by:
A. cerebrum
B. cerebellum
C. spinal cord
D. both cerebrum and cerebellum
2. Deficiency of ___________ causes dwarfism.
A. growth hormone
B. insulin
C. oestrogen
D. progesterone
3. Which of the following glands is unpaired?
A. Adrenal
B. Testes
C. Pituitary
D. Ovary
4. Involuntary actions in the body are controlled by:
A. medulla in the forebrain
B. medulla in the mid-brain
C. medulla in the hind-brain
D. medulla in the spinal cord
5. Testosterone is secreted by:
A. ovaries
B. testes
C. adrenal gland
D. thymus
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6. What is the correct direction of the flow of electrical impulses?
A.
B.
C.
D.
7. The gap between two neurons is known as:
A. synapse
B. synopsis
C. impulse
D. cyton
8. A person consuming seafood is least likely to develop:
A. malaria
B. goitre
C. diabetes
D. tuberculosis
9. Nerves that arise from or lead to the brain and spinal cord are called:
A. brain nerves
B. brain neuron cells
C. cranial and spinal nerves
D. spinal cord nerves
10. Which of the following is a plant hormone?
A. Insulin
B. Thyroxin
C. Oestrogen
D. Cytokinin
11. Name the longest cell present in the human body.
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12. We suddenly withdraw our hands when a pin pricks. Which type of response is involved
in this action?
13. What is an axon? State its function.
14. What is the function of fluid present inside the skull?
15. How does a muscle cell move?
16. Draw the structure of a neuron and label the cell body and the axon.
17. When a growing plant detects light, a hormone is synthesised by the plant and the plant
appears to bend toward light.
(a) Which hormone is synthesised by the plant and where is it secreted?
(b) How does this hormone make the plant appear to bend towards light?
18. There are limitations to the use of electrical impulses to transfer information. Give reason.
19. List three functions in plants that are regulated by the plant hormones.
20. Draw a neat diagram of the human brain and label the following parts.
(i) Cerebrum
(ii) Mid brain
(iii) Pons
(iv) Medulla
(v) Cerebellum
(vi) Hypothalamus
21. Differentiate between the nervous system and the endocrine system.
22. What is the significance of the peripheral nervous system? Name the components of
this nervous system and distinguish between the origin of the two.
23. Create a flow chart to show the reflex arc formed, if we accidentally touch a hot object.
24. During exercise, the breathing rate is automatically enhanced the heart beats faster.
Give reason.
25. A boy runs on seeing a stray dog, due to which his breathing becomes fast and blood
pressure also increases.
Name the hormone found to be high in his blood in this situation, and the gland which
secretes it.
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For the following questions 25-27, two statements are given – one labelled Assertion
(A) and the other labelled Reason (R).
Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given
below:
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of the assertion (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of the assertion (A).
(A) is true but (R) is false.
(A) is false but (R) is true.
26. Assertion: Abscisic acid is responsible for the wilting of leaves.
Reason: Abscisic acid is a growth inhibitor.
27. Assertion(A): Olfactory receptors detect smell.
Reason (R): Olfactory receptors are present in the cerebellum.
28. Assertion(A): Phototropism is a directional growth movement.
Reason (R): It occurs due to auxin.
29. Answer sub-questions (a) to (d) on the basis of your understanding of the following
paragraph and the related studied concepts.
The endocrine system is composed of several endocrine glands or ductless glands.
The endocrine system helps in control and coordination through chemical compounds
called hormones. Hormones are chemical messengers secreted in very small amounts
by specialised tissues called ductless glands. They act on target tissues/organs usually
away from their source. Iodine also helps certain glands to produce hormones. In case
iodine is deficient in our diet for a prolonged period of time, we may suffer from
diseases.
(a) Name the gland that needs iodine to produce hormone. Also, name the
hormone produced.
(b) State the name of the disease that is caused due to the deficiency of iodine.
(c) Thyroxin regulates the metabolism of:
Carbohydrates Proteins Fats
(i) ✓ ✓ ✓
(ii) ✓ ✓ ✕
(iii) ✕ ✓ ✕
(iv) ✓ ✕ ✓
(d) Why are endocrine glands called ductless glands?
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30. Answer sub-questions (a) to (c) on the basis of your understanding of the following
paragraph and the related studied concepts.
Plants do not have a nervous system and sense organs like eyes, ears, nose, etc., but
like animals, they can still sense things. The plants can sense the presence of stimuli like
light, gravity, chemicals, water, touch, etc., and respond to them. The stimuli like light,
gravity, chemicals, water, touch, etc., are called environmental changes. So, we can also
say that plants coordinate their behavior against environmental changes by using
hormones.
The hormones in plants such as auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, and abscises acid
coordinate their behavior by affecting the growth of a plant. The effect on the growth
of the plant can result in the movement of a part of the plant like a shoot (stem) or
root.
Plants normally show two types of movement:
• Growth-Dependent movement: such movement is also known as tropic movements
i.e., (away and towards stimulus)
• Non-Growth Dependent movement: All those movements occurred without the
stimulus. Such a movement is also known as the Nastic movement.
All the non-directional movements are classified in the Nastic Moments.
For example: When we touch a Touch-me-not plant (Mimosa pudica), it immediately
folds its leaves. Such kind of movement occurs because of a change in the water
content in the leaves. On this basis, they either shrink or swell.
(a) The movement of sunflower following the path of the sun is due to phenomenon
X. Identify X.
(b) The movement in the Mimosa pudica plant is growth-dependent or non-growth
dependent movement? Justify
(c) Suggest the hormones that can be used:
(i) to promote cell division in plants
(ii) to help the growth of the stem
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