Worksheet – Biology
Class- X
Chapter -6 (Control and Coordination)
Name: ___________________________________________________________
Roll No.: _________________________________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following statements is correct 5. Which is the correct sequence of the components
about receptors? of a reflex arc?
(a) Gustatory receptors detect taste while (a) Receptors→ Muscles→ Sensory
olfactory receptors detect smell neuron→ Motor neuron→ Spinal cord
(b) Both gustatory and olfactory receptors (b) Receptors→ Motor neuron → Spinal
detect smell cord → Sensory neuron → Muscle
(c) Auditory receptors detect smell and (c) Receptors → Spinal cord → Sensory
olfactory receptors detect taste neuron → Motor neuron → Muscle
(d) Olfactory receptors detect taste and (d) Receptors → Sensory neuron → Spinal
gustatory receptors smell cord → Motor neuron → Muscle
2. Electrical impulse travels in a neuron from 6. Which of the following statements are true about
the brain?
(a) Dendrite → axon → axonal end → cell
body (i) The main thinking part of brain is hind
brain
(b) Cell body → dendrite → axon → axonal
end (ii) Centres of hearing, smell, memory,
sight etc are located in fore brain.
(c) Dendrite → cell body → axon → axonal
end (iii) Involuntary actions like salivation,
vomiting, blood pressure are controlled by
(d) Axonal end → axon → cell body →
the medulla in the hind brain
dendrite
(iv) Cerebellum does not control posture
3. In a synapse, chemical signal is transmitted from
and balance of the body
(a) dendritic end of one neuron to axonal
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i), (ii) and (iii) (c)
end of another neuron
(ii) and (iii) (d) (iii) and (iv)
(b) axon to cell body of the same neuron
7. The main function of abscisic acid in plants is to
(c) cell body to axonal end of the same
(a) increase the length of cells
neuron
(b) promote cell division
(d) axonal end of one neuron to dendritic
end of another neuron (c) inhibit growth
4. In a neuron, conversion of electrical signal to a (d) promote growth of stem
chemical signal occurs at/in
(a) cell body (b) axon
(b) axonal end (d) dendritic end
8. Select the mis-matched pair 14. What is the correct direction of flow of
electrical impulses?
(a) Adrenaline : Pituitary gland
(b) Testosterone: Testes
(c) Estrogen : Ovary
(d) Thyroxin : Thyroid gland
9. The growth of tendril in pea plants is due to
(a) effect of light
(b) effect of gravity
(c) rapid cell divisions in tendrillar cells that
are away from the support
(d) rapid cell divisions in tendrillar cells in 15. Which statement is not true about thyroxin?
contact with the support
(a) Iron is essential for the synthesis of
10. Which of the following is not an involuntary thyroxin
action?
(b) It regulates carbohydrates, protein and
(a) Vomiting fat metabolism in the body
(b) Salivation (c) Thyroid gland requires iodine to
synthesise thyroxin
(c) Heart beat
(d) Thyroxin is also called thyroid
(d) Chewing hormone
11. When a person is suffering from severe cold, he Answers:
or she cannot
Q. Answer Q. No. Answer
(a) differentiate the taste of an apple from No.
that of an ice cream 1. 9
(b) differentiate the smell of a perfume from 2. 10
that of an agarbatti 3. 11
4. 12
(c) differentiate red light from green light 5. 13
6. 14
(d) differentiate a hot object from a cold 7. 15
object 8.
12. Dwarfism results due to ASSERTION REASONING TYPE
QUESTIONS
(a) Excess secretion of thyroxin
Directions: In the following questions, a statement of
(b) Less secretion of growth hormone assertion is followed by a statement of reason. Mark
the correct choice as:
(c) Less secretion of adrenaline
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason
(d) Excess secretion of growth hormone is the correct explanation of Assertion.
13. Spinal cord originates from (b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is
(a) cerebrum (b) medulla not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(c) pons (d) cerebellum
(d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
16. Assertion(A) : Insulin regulates blood sugar c.____________________________________
level.
d.____________________________________
Reason (R) : Insufficient secretion of insulin will
cause diabetes. 3. In Figure 7.4 (a), (b) and (c), which appears
Answer: _______________________________ more accurate and why?
17. Assertion(A): A receptor is a specialized
group of cells in a sense organ that perceive a
particular type of stimulus.
Reason (R) : Different sense organs have
different receptors for detecting stimuli.
Answer: _______________________________
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Label the parts (a), (b), (c) and (d) and show
the direction of flow of electrical signals in
Answer:
Figure 7.2.
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4. Kiran got confused with the name of stress
Answer: hormones in animals. His friend suggested that
abscisic acid is a stress hormone. But their
________________________________________ teacher told that adrenaline hormone secreted
________________________________________ from the adrenal gland is also stress hormone
and abscisic acid is a stress hormone in plants.
________________________________________ i. Why is abscisic acid is known as
________________________________________ stress hormone?
ii. How does adrenaline help humans
________________________________________ to fight stress?
________________________________________ Answer:
2. Label the endocrine glands in the following
figure.
Answer:
a.___________________________________
b. ___________________________________
