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Module 14
Regulation of Body Fluids &
Immune Systems in Plants and
Animals
General Biology 2
Self-Learning Module (SLM)
Module 14: Regulation of Body Fluids and Immune Systems in Plants and Animals
First Edition, 2020
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General Biology 2
Module 14
Regulation of Body Fluids &
Immune Systems in Plants and
Animals
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master the Regulation of Body Fluids and Immune Systems in Plants and Animals.
The scope of this module permits it to be used in many different learning situations.
The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons
are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course.
What I Know
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer from the given choices. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Which process is mainly involved in the regulation of body fluids in the body?
A. Excretion
B. Respiration
C. Transpiration
D. Osmoregulation
2. The following are types of animal that uses energy in maintaining water
balance, EXCEPT
A. Birds
B. Mammals
C. Marine Vertebrates
D. Marine Invertebrates
3. Which of the components in the filtrate is NOT reabsorbed back to the blood?
A. Urea
B. Water
C. Glucose
D. Amino acids
4. Less filtration and more reabsorption occurs when there is ______.
A. Loss of water
B. Excess of water
C. Shortage of water
D. Absoprtion of water
5. Which of the following excretory products of animals is the least toxic?
A. Urea
B. Ammonia
C. Uric Acid
D. Carbon Dioxide
6. What are the excretory waste of birds and reptiles?
A. Urea
B. Uric Acid
C. Urea and Uric Acid
D. Ammonia and Uric Acid
7. Which of the following organ systems eliminates surplus hydrogen ions
permanently and repair bicarbonate buffering the blood?
A. Urinary System
B. Digestive System
C. Excretory System
D. Circulatory System
8. Reabsortion of the maximum amount of water from the glomerular filtrate occurs
in where?
A. Distal Convoluted tubule
B. Proximal Convoluted tubule
C. Ascending limb of loop of Henle
D. Descending limb of loop of Henles
9. How does the amount of water loss regulated in higher plants?
A. Through the vacuole
B. Transpiration process
C. Through the stomata below the leaves
D. Through the process of photosynthesis
10. Which of the following set of terms are arranged correctly in a logical sequence?
A. Afferent arteriole, glomerulus, efferent arteriole, capillary network, renal
vein
B. Afferent arteriole, efferent arteriole, glomerulus, capillary network, renal
vein
C. Afferent arteriole, glomerulus, capillary network, efferent arteriole, renal
vein
D. Afferent arteriole, efferent arteriole, capillary network, renal vein,
glomerulus
11. Which of the following is correctly paired?
A. Bowman’s Capsule : Regulates amount of water excreted
B. Glomerulus : Contains more CO2 and less urea
C. Renal Artery : Contains more urea
D. Renal Vein : Anti – diuretic hormone
12. Refer to the following statements in the box for your answer.
I - Oxygenated blood enters each kidney through the renal artery.
II - Filtration is the first stage of urine formation.
Lesson
Regulation of Body Fluids in
1 Plants and Animals
What’s In
Original Photo
What’s New
Activity 2: My You-Rey-Nary System
Procedure:
1. Draw the urinary system like the figure below with proper labeling of parts in
your answer sheet. Pick the name of the parts inside the box.
What is It
Osmoregulation is the active regulation of body fluids and ion balance in an
organism. Plants have no specidifc osmoregualtory organs however, they have
stomata below their leaves that regulate the amount of water loss. In contrast to
humans, kidneys play a great role in osmoregulations.
Animals that permit the osmolarity of their body fluids to fit that of the
environment are called Osmoconformers (e.g. Marine invertebrates). Whereas,
animals that keep the osmolarity of body fluids different from that of the environment
are called as osmoregulators (e.g most marine vertebrates, birds, mammals).
Ammonia, urea and uric acid are the nitrogenous wastes expelled by animals.
These are all toxic to cells. Ammonia are very poisonous to cells and excreted by
aquatic invertebrates, teleosts, and larval amphibians. Urea are excreted down
mainly in the urine of mammals. Uric acid are nitrogenous wastes and water
insoluble produced by mammals, most amphibians, some reptiles, some marine
fishes, and some terrestial invertebrates.
Kidneys are the main osmoregulatory and excretory organ in mammals. The
urinary system composed of two kidneys, each with a ureter, a tube directing to
a urinary bladder, with a tube called urethra leading to the body surface.
Kidneys have the following parts:
1. Renal capsule – the outer coat of connective tissue that covers the surface of
each kidney;
2. Cortex – the zone near the capsule made up of blood vessels and nephrons;
3. Medulla – inner zone also made up of blood vessels and nephrons;
4. Nephrons – the functional units of the kidney where urine is formed;
5. Renal pelvis - central cavity in the kidney where urine coming from the
nephrons is stationed before going to the ureter.
6. Ureters – urine bearing tubes that withdraw from kidney and discharge into
the urinary bladder.
Components of Nephrons
A. Bowman’s capsule is a cuplike capsule that completely surrounds the
glumerulus. It collects and directs the filtrate through the continuous renal
tubules. Glumerulus is made up of network of capilliaries where initial filtration
of the blood plasma occurs.
B. Renal Tubules is a long and convoluted structure that emerges from glumerulus
that receive and modify the glomerular filtrate. Renal tubules consist of the
following:
1. Proximal convoluted tubule reabsorbs ions, water and nutrients and
removes toxins and adjust filtrate pH.
2. Loop of Henle is a long U-shaped portion of the tubule that runs urine within
each nephron of the kidney.
3. Distal convoluted tubule selectively selects and absorbs different ions to
maintain blood pH and electrolytes balance.
To keep blood flow and filtration constant during small variations in blood
pressure, receptors in the juxtaglomerular apparatus function in the kidney’s
autoregulation system triggers the constriction or dilation of the afferent arteriole.
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) promotes water conservation. It is secreted from the
hypothalamus through the pituitary when osmoreceptors detect an increase in the
osmolarity of body fluids. The urine is more concentrated because it makes the walls
of the collecting ducts and distal tubules more passable to water. Sodium
reabsorption is enhanced by aldosterone. There is a decrease in extracellular fluid
volume when there is too much sodium lost. In effect, renin secreted by the kidney
indirectly stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete aldosterone that stimulates
reabsorption in the collecting ducts and tubules.
What’s More
Directions: Match the numbered parts of the nephron in column A with its
definition in column B. Write the letter of your answer together with its part’s name
beside the number in a separate sheet of pad paper.
Column A Column B
Direction: Read the paragraph and identify the correct word/s that fit in the given
sentences in the box below.
We living organisms, just as our body needs oxygen, water, and food for
energy, we also need to discharge off the waste products. _1_______ is the process by
which metabolic waste and toxins are expelled from an organism. This includes the
removal of _2______, _3_______, and other waste produced from the bloodstream. The
mammalian _4________ consists mainly of _5_____ _ and _6_______. The first one is
filtering the wastes from the blood and get stored from the latter. The functional
units of kidney are the _7________ where the urine is formed. The blood arrives at
the kidney splits them into many _8________. Those will go to the _9_______ where
the waste are taken out of the blood by _10_____. After that, __11_______ happens
when it takes all back the materials that body still needs. Then, _12________ takes
place when substances and other toxins are being removed from the blood and are
added back to the filtrate. Lastly, the final product which is urine, is being excreted
off the body. If our body did not remove these waste, it would build up in the blood
and can cause damage to our body.
What I Can Do
Directions: Read and understand the situation very carefully. Write your answer in
a separate sheet of pad paper.
The time you woke up in the morning, you drink 2 glasses of water. Shortly
after drinking you feel the need to urinate. Why is this so? Explain your answer by
tracing the path of water from the stomach up to the urinary bladder.
Score Criteria
10 All requirements are shown and exceed expectations. Very neatly done.
Ideas are well organized and shows creativity. Submitted on time.
8 All requirements are shown, well organized and shows creativity.
Submitted on time.
6 Lacks 1 or 2 evidences. Neatly done but shows liitle creativity. Submitted
on time
3 Many requirements are not evident. Disorganized and shows no creativity.
Assessment
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer from the given choices. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Which of the following is NOT true about uric acid as a form of nitrogenous waste?
A. Relatively non-toxic
B. Highly soluble in water
C. Excreted by birds and insects
D. Excreted as a semi-solid paste
2. Which part stores urine temporarily?
A. Ureter
B. Kidneys
C. Nephron
D. Urinary Bladder
3. Which of the following is the excretory system of flatworm?
A. Metanephridia
B. Protonephridia
C. Cell membrane
D. Malpighian tubules
4. All of the following are reabsorbed back to the blood EXCEPT
A. Urea
B. Water
C. Glucose
D. Amino acids
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12. Which of the following processes is the correct sequence in urine formation?
A. Dialysis, ultra-filtration, and tubular secretion
B. Tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion
C. Ultra-filtration, dialysis, and tubular secretion
D. Ultra-filtration, tubular reabsorption, and tubular secretion
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13. Which of the following explains why there is an urge to drink water?
I. When there is too much sodium lost.
II. The solute concentration in the extracellular fluid is increased.
III. When cells in the hypothalamus thirst center hinder saliva production.
A. II only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
14. Reabsorption is the a process where substances still needed by the body such
as molecules and ions are returned back to the blood. Why does reabsorption
important?
A. Excretory system performs its function well.
B. To dispose substances like proteins, amino acids, and glucose
C. Conversion of substances to other form cannot be reused by the body
D. The body conserves reusable substances like proteins and other
macromolecules.
15. A patient is found to have abnormally high concentrations of glucose in his urine.
Why is there an excess glucose in the urine?
A. The collecting duct was impaired that it cannot reabsorb glucose out of the
filtrate at the same level of its capacity.
B. The control of osmotic pressure in the loop of Henle was distorted that it
cannot regulate water and solutes properly anymore.
C. Abnormality occurs in the function of the distal convoluted tubule leading
to incapability of its specialized proteins to transport glucose out of the
filtrate.
D. There is a damage in the proximal convoluted tubule that is incapable of
properly removing all the solute due to extremely high glucose levels in the
filtrate.
Additional Activities
Directions: Explain why presence of large amount of protein in the urine is a sign of
kidney disorder? What structures in the kidney is possibly disturbed? Write your
answer on a separate sheet of pad paper.
Score Criteria
10 All requirements are shown and exceed expectations. Very neatly done.
Ideas are well organized and shows creativity. Submitted on time.
8 All requirements are shown, well organized and shows creativity.
Submitted on time.
6 Lacks 1 or 2 evidences. Neatly done but shows liitle creativity. Submitted
on time
3 Many requirements are not evident. Disorganized and shows no creativity.
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What I Know
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer from the given choices. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Which of the following is a specific barrier defense?
A. Antibodies
B. Natural Killer Cells
C. Mucous membranes
D. Inflammatory response
2. The enzyme present in tears is _____.
A. Amylase
B. Lysozyme
C. pepsin
D. Trypsin
3. Which of the following is an example of internal defense?
A. Complement cascade
B. Mucous secretion
C. Saliva and tears
D. Skin secretions
4. Which of the choices below is NOT a pattern found on pathogens that the immune
system recognizes as foreign?
A. Presence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
B. Presence of N-formyl methionine
C. Double stranded DNA
D. Double stranded RNA
5. Which does not belong to the group?
A. Temperature below 370C
B. Fever, redness
C. Loss of function
D. Swelling, pain
6. Which of the following cell types of the innate immune system perform
phagocytosis?
A. Antigen
B. Basophils
C. Macrophages
D. T cells
7. The macrophages that circulate in the bloodstream after they are made in the
bone marrow is called _____ .
A. basophils
B. eosinophils
C. monocytes
D. neutrophil
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14. COVID-19 threatened people all over the world. How does one protect himself
from this terrible invisible enemy?
A. Pathogens cannot be directly eliminated, it is perhaps better to quarantine
the <diseased cell= to prevent spread of infection
B. Produce antibodies for they are good at combating pathogens and they can
eliminate pathogens found inside cells like viruses.
C. Use blood thinners for it is useful in tempering cytokine and preventing a
pathogens from breaking out.
D. Increase exposure and transmission to a range of illness.
15. Anti-measles or Anti-pollo vaccines are required for children. Why is it necessary
that these vaccines be introduced to them?
A. Vaccines have a stronged form of organism (virus or bacterium) that
responds to the B-cells to prevent any symptoms and produces antibodies.
B. Vaccines today have protein antigen from pathogen which stimulates B-
cells to produce antibodies against that pathogen.
C. Vaccines today have active version of the pathogen which stimulates B-
cells to produce antibodies against that pathogen.
D. Vaccines have induced B-cells that will react if there is an infection
invading your body.
Lesson
Immune Systems in Plants and Animals
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What’s In
Actity 1: My Best Shield!
Scoring Guide
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What’s New
What is It
According to plant scientists, plants do not have adaptive immune system and
no immune system cells but have protein on their surface that recognizes different
molecules from a variety of pathogens.
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The ability of plants to recognize and resist specific attackers is hard wired into
genes. Natural or innate immunity and adaptive or aquired immunity are the types
of immunity in animals.
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The T cells are white blood cells made in the bone marrow and mature in the
thymus. They are activated when they meet antigens in the lymph nodes. T cells need
to distinguish an antigen in the context of self-molecules called major
histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules. This is to assure that the immune
system will only be activated when there is a real infection in the body. Three types
of T-cells:
1. Cytotoxic T cells are effectors that kill infected cells, tumor cells, and foreign
cells by a touch-kill mechanism.
2. Helper T cells secrete proteins that help other immune cells (B cells,
macrophages) survive and perform their function.
3. Regulatory T cells control and turn off the immune response. This prevents
the immune system from harming the body. Loss in function leads to
autoimmune disease where the immune system starts to attack itself.
What’s More
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2. Chronic inflammation is good that it is just flows up and then dies down after
it activated the immune system.
3. If a person cannot produce antibodies, they can still effectively combat all his
pathogens and invulnerable to diseases.
4. There is a danger of developing an autoimmune disorder if a man losses all
his regulatory T cells.
5. An individual whose thymus has been removed cannot mature T cells but can
still mature B cells.
Directions: Read the paragraph and identify the correct word/s that fit in the
given sentences in the box below
We’re figthing against war, a war on foreign / harmful bodies invading our
body systems. To win this battle, we have our own defense and offense
mechanisms. Our first line of defense is the ___1____. If _2______ (like
virus/bacteria) invading the body gets through that, the 3_______will be the first
to responds to it, and without it, the ___4 cannot be activated because it is like
an intelligence agent that sends signal that there is a threat. The responding team
consist of__5_____, 6, ______, _7. _____ and _8_____. Some of their actions are
_9_______ which is characterized by fever, redness, swelling , pain, and loss of
function. In 3-4 days of infection, the adaptive immune response will be activated
and 10._____ will produce an 11. that target 12._______. If that cells cannot
handle it, there goes the 13. _______to assist. You can thank them after all. That’s
the body’s 14.________ attempt to protect, repair the damages, and begin its natural
healing process. The battle is over, and, in every battle, there is always casualty.
So, the 15______is now signing off the immune response.
What I Can Do
Directions: Read and understand the situation below. Then, write your answer in
a separate sheet of pad paper.
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Find out the symptoms, lifestyles, what population are mostly affected, and any late-
breaking research regarding the disease. How does T-cell dysfunction lead to this
occurence?
Score Criteria
10 All requirements are shown and exceed expectations. Very neatly done.
Ideas are well organized and shows creativity. Submitted on time.
8 All requirements are shown, well organized and shows creativity.
Submitted on time.
6 Lacks 1 or 2 evidences. Neatly done but shows little creativity. Submitted
on time
3 Many requirements are not evident. Disorganized and shows no creativity.
Assessment
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer from the given choices. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Saliva and tears contain enzyme that kills bacteria. What is this enzyme called?
A. Amylase
B. Lysozyme
C. Pepsin
D. Trypsin
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6. B cells are white blood cells produced and mature in the bone marrow. Which of
the followng best describe its function?
A. Attack other immune cells
B. Produce antibodies for general immunity response
C. Produce antobodies specific to one kind of antigen only
D. Can be activated even if they cannot meet antigen in the lymph nodes.
9. Which of the following cells that when a pathogen is encountered by the body
for the first time, it would not be part of the immune response?
A. Macrophages
B. Monocytes
C. Neutrophils
D. T-cells
10. IgE activates mast cells which is responsible for the release of histamine for
allergies, asthma is one of them. What must be done to prevent from allergic
reactions?
A. By taking aantibiotic.
B. Eating histamine rich foods to boost the resistance
C. Exposure to the environment that will trigger the reaction.
D. By taking anti-histamine and avoid eating histamine rich foods
11. If a person cannot produce antibodies, what possibly may happen to him?
I. can be very susceptible to diseases
II. cannot effectively combat pathogens
III. can eventually die from even the mildest infections.
IV. can produce his own defense against infectious diseases
A. I & II only
B. I,II & III only
C. I ,III and IV only
D. I,II,III and IV
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12. Why is it important to wash our hands frequently with soap and water especially
at this time of pandemic?
A. Hands are our internal defense.
B. Immunity response will be enhanced.
C. Penetration of pathogens would be possible.
D. Skin is our first line of defense against infection.
13. Loss of regulatory T cells lead to developing autoimmune disease that attack its
own cell. Athritis is an example of this disease. What one may experience or
suffer due to this disease?
A. Headache
B. Abdominal pain
C. Difficulty in breathing
D. Pain in the joints
14. Amidst this Covid-19 pandemic, we had to protect our body from pathogens
hiding within a <diseased cell= sorrounding us now, how should we do that?
A. Increase exposure to and transmission of a range of illness by avoiding
anyone showing symptoms.
B. Use blood thinners for it is useful in tempering cytokine and preventing a
pathogens from breaking out.
C. Produce antibodies for they are good at combating pathogens and they can
eliminate pathogens found inside cells like viruses.
D. Pathogens cannot be directly eliminated, it is perhaps better to quarantine
the <diseased cell= to prevent spread of infection.
15. Vaccination is very indispensable to humans and animals to get rid from
pathogens. How does a person get antibodies upon vaccination?
A. Vaccines have induced B-cells that react if infection invades your body.
B. Vaccines today have active version of the pathogen which stimulates B-
cells to produce antibodies against that pathogen.
C. Vaccines today have protein antigen from pathogen which stimulates B-
cells to produce antibodies against that pathogen.
D. Vaccines have a stronged form of organism (virus or bacterium) that
responds to the B-cells to prevent any symptoms and produces antibodies.
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Additional Activities
Directions: This time, you are going to act as an immunologist. Create a comic
strip showing the different types of antibodies and the roles they play in the
immune system. You can use colored materials if available for your output.
Assessment Guide for the Activity: Comic Strip
Clear and with complete information on the five types of
Excellent
antibodies, highlighting special features on sequence of
(90-100)
production, and shapes. Submitted on time.
Very Clear but with minimal errors in the information and functions of
Satisfactory the five types of antibodies. Special features are highlighted,
(85-89) Completed and submitted on time.
Satisfactory Good enough with some errors in functions, specials features are
(79-84) not highlighted, lacks one type of antibody. Not submitted on time
Poor (75-78) Disorganized output
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