CONTROL AND COORDINATION ASSIGNMENT

Ques1)Mention the part of the brain which controls the involuntary actions like blood
pressure, salivation etc.
Ques2)Explain how the movement of leaves of a sensitive plant different from movement of
shoots towards light?
Ques3)a) Name as organ each where growth hormone is synthesized in man and plant.
b) List the sequence of events that occur when a plant is exposed to unidirectional light,
leading to bending of a growing shoot. Also name the hormone and the type of movement.
Ques4) Name the plant growth hormone which is synthesised at shoot tip.Explain with the
help of a diagram,why does a plant shoot bend towards light during its growth.
Ques5) Name the parts of the brain that perform the following function:
a) maintaining the posture and balance of the body
b) regulating blood pressure
c)sensation of hunger and feeling of being full
d)seeing
Ques6)a) State the stimulus that is common for movement in both the cases of a pea plant
and a sensitive plant
b) mention separately for both ,whether the movement takes place away or at the point
where stimulus is received.
c)State one reason for the movement in each case.
Ques7) a) Define reflex arc.Draw a flow chart showing the sequence of events which occur
during sneezing.
b)List four plant hormones. Write one function of each.
Ques8) Name the stress hormone .How does it help an individual to meet the stress and
emergency situations?
Ques9) What will happen when leaf of a sensitive plant is touched ?Explain.
Ques10) Name the hormones which are responsible for the following functions:
a) Maintaining the blood sugar level
b) Regulating the carbohydrates ,protein and fat ,metabolism in the body
c) Changes at puberty in human females
d) Regulating the growth and development in the body
Ques11) What is a reflex arc? Why have reflex arecs evolved in animals?
Ques12)Give the reasons for the following:
a)Adrenaline helps in dealing emergency situations.
b)Secretion of growth hormone should be in precise quantity in human body.
Ques13)What are plant hormones?Give four different types of plant hormones and state
their functions briefly.
Ques14)Define geotropism.State its two types.
Ques15)What is a synapse?In a neuron cell how is an electrical impulse created and what is
the role of synapse in this context?
Ques16) “As the blood sugar level in our body falls insulin secretion is reduced”.Justify this
statement in the reference of feedback mechanism that regulates the timing and amount of
hormone released.
Ques17)A boy runs seeing a stray dog. His breathing becomes very fast and bood pressure
also increases . Name the hormone found to be high in his blood and the gland which
produces it.
Ques18)What are different parts of hind brain,also give their functions.
Ques19)What are tropic movements?Which part of the plant will show movement towards
gravity and which part towards water?
Ques20) How do shoots and roots of a plant respond to light?
Ques21)Define reflex action.Give two examples.Also explain with the help of flow diagram.