Multiple Choice Questions

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The canal system is a characteristic feature of

  • Echinoderms

  • Helminths

  • Coelenterates

  • Sponges


B.

Helminths

Sponges possess an extensive system of interconnected cavities called canal system, which typically consists of in current canals, radial canals, excurrent canals and spongocoel. The system is useful for nutrition, respiration and excretion.


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Calcitonin is a thyroid hormone which

  • Elevates potassium level in the blood

  • Lowers calcium level in a blood

  • Elevates calcium level in the blood

  • Has no effect on calcium


A condition of failure of kidney to form urine is called

  • Deamination

  • Entropy

  • Anuria

  • None of these


The exchange of gases in the alveoli of the lungs takes place by

  • Osmosis

  • Simple diffusion

  • Passive transport

  • Active transport


The functional unit of the contractile system in striated muscle is

  • Cross Bridge

  • Myofibril

  • Myofibril

  • Z-band


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Carbon monoxide is a pollutant because it

  • Reacts with oxygen

  • Inhibits glycolysis

  • Reacts with haemoglobin

  • Makes nervous system inactive


The layer of cells that secrete enamel of the tooth is

  • Dentoblast

  • Ameloblast

  • Osteoblast

  • Odontoblast


Sympathetic nervous system induces

  • Heartbeat

  • Secretion of digestive juice

  • Secretion of saliva

  • All of the above


Solenocytes are the main excretory structures in

  • Annelids

  • Molluscs

  • Echinodermates

  • Platyhelminthes


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The contraction of gall bladder is due to

  • Gastrin

  • Secretin

  • Cholecystokinin

  • Enterogastrone