MAY PEN HIGH SCHOOL

MID TERM EXAM: INTEGRATED SCIENCE

FORM 3

NAME: ______________________________________ teacher:______________________

 Section A: Multiple Choices

1. All the chemical processes that take place in an organism is called

a. excretion
b. egestion
c. metabolism
d. stimuli

2. Which of the following is a metabolic waste product of the body

a. Saliva
b. Oxygen
c. Urea
d. Hair

3. Which of the following is not a metabolic waste product of the body

a. Urea
b. Water
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Oxygen

4. Which of the following is formed by the deamination of unwanted amino acids

a. water
b. carbon dioxide
c. urea
d. bile

5. Which of the following is produced in all living cells

a. urea
b. bile
c. salt
d. water

6. ____________is excreted by gaseous exchange in the lungs

a. Bile
b. oxygen
c. Urea
d. Carbon dioxide
7. Which of the following is an organ responsible for excretion
a. Heart
b. Brain
c. Skin
d. Nose

8. The removal of undigested food from the body is called

a. excretion
b. metabolism
c. egestion
d. ingestion

9. The taking in of food in the mouth is called

a. metabolism
b. excretion
c. ingestion
d. egestion

10. The kidney is connected to the bladder by a tube called

a. scrotum
b. urethra
c. ureter
d. renal vein

11. What is the name of the structure that runs between the cortex and the medulla
a. renal vein
b. nephron
c. bladder
d. kidney

12. People who have defective kidneys must have waste product removed from their blood
regularly by
a. surgery
b. injection
c. dialysis
d. penicillin

13. There is 7.0% of _______________ in blood plasma.

a. amino acid
b. protein
c. salt
d. urea

14. There is 0.80 % of ______________ in urine

a. protein
b. salt
c. urea
d. amino acid

15. What percentage of exhaled air is carbon dioxide?

a. 6%
b. 3%
c. 4%
d. 2%

16. When the urine is deep yellow or orange this is a sign that the body is
a. excited
b. hungry
c. tired
d. dehydrated

17. On hot days or when a person is active they produce

a. less sweat
b. lots of sweat
c. no sweat
d. little sweat

18. On cool days or when a person is inactive they produce

a. less sweat
b. lots of sweat
c. very little sweat
d. no sweat

19. On a hot day a person urine is

a. very pale
 b. highly coloured
c. dark
d. white

20. On a cool day a person urine is

a. white
b. very pale
c. dark
d. highly coloured

20marks
Section B: Short Answer Questions
1. What is excretion?

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2marks

2. What are the four waste products of the body

a______________________________ b_________________________________

c___________________________ d ___________________________ 4marks

3. What are the three organs responsible for excretion in the body

a_________________________ b _________________________ c ___________________

3marks

4. Explain the difference between excretion and egestion?

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