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Which set is similar?

  1. Corpus luteum : graafian follicles

  2. Sebum : sweat

  3. Bundle of his :  Pace maker

  4. Vita $B _7$: Niacin


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sebum is an oily secretion produced by sebaceous glands, tiny ducts adjacent to hair follicles. Sebum is secreted into the follicle, from which it spreads over the hair and skin. The main role of sebum is to waterproof the skin and hair. Sweat is a salty, watery solution produced by sweat glands, numerous microscopic channels opening onto the skin surface. As sebum and sweat mix up on the skin surface, they form a protective layer often referred to as the acid mantle . Acid mantle has a particular level of acidity characterized by pH from about 4 to 5.5. A pH of 7 is considered neutral, above 7 is alkaline, and below is acidic. 


So, the correct option is 'Sebum : Sweat'.

The process of conversion of complex food substance to simple absorbable forms is called:

  1. Excretion

  2. Respiration

  3. Digestion

  4. Circulation


Correct Option: A

Organisms that excrete amino acid is

  1. Aminotelic

  2. Ammonotelic

  3. Ureotelic

  4. Uricotelic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Certain invertebrates like some molluscs (Unio, Limnaea, etc.) and some echinoderms (e.g., Asterias) excrete excess amino acids as such. These animals are called aminotelic and their mode of excretion is called aminotelism.

So, the correct option is 'Aminotelic'.

Match the following w.r.t Platyhelminthes.

A) Flame Cells I. Anchorage
B) Hooks and Suckers II. Absorption
C) Regeneration III. Osmo regulation
D) Body surface IV. Planaria
  1. $A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III$

  2. $A - III, B - I, C - IV, D - II$

  3. $A - III, B - II, C - III, D - I$

  4. $A - IV, B - II, C - I, D - III$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A flame cell is a specialized excretory cell found in the platyhelminthes like planaria. They  function like a kidney, removing waste materials by the process of osmoregulation.

Hooks and suckers are specialized structures in parasites of the platyhelminthes like tapeworm. It helps in attachment and anchoring to the host organisms.
Planaria can be cut into pieces, and each piece can regenerate into a complete organism. Cells at the location of the wound site proliferate to form a blastema that will differentiate into new tissues and regenerate the missing parts of the piece of the cut planaria.
Increased body surface helps in more absorption in platyhelminthes.
 So the correct answer should be option B "A-III, B-I, C-IV, D -II"

Match the excretory organs listed under column I with the animals given under column II and select the correct option.

Column I(Excretory organs) Column II(Animals)
A. Nephridia (i) Hydra
B. Malpighian tubules (ii) Leech
C. Protonephridia (iii) Shark
D. Kidneys (iv) Roundworms
(v) Cockroach
  1. A-(ii), B-(v), C-(iv), D-(iii)

  2. A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(v)

  3. A-(v), B-(ii), C-(iv), D-(iii)

  4. A-(ii), B-(iv), C-(v), D-(i)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(A) Nephridia - Leech

(B) Malpighian tubules - Cockroach
(C) Protonephridia - Roundworms
(D) Kidneys - Shark
So, the correct answer is (a).

Which one of the following doesnt have a aminotelic excretory system?

  1. Asterias

  2. Unio

  3. Limnaea

  4. Oniscus 


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Organisms which excretes amino acids are called aminotelic. Organisms like Asterias, Uni, Limnaea etc have an aminotelic excretory system. Oniscus is a land crustacean which excretes uric acid and falls into uricotelic category.

Since Oniscus is the odd one, the correct option is 'D'.

Which one of the following does not constitute a part of single uriniferous tubule?

  1. Distal convoluted tubule

  2. Collecting duct

  3. Bowman's capsule

  4. Loop of Henle


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Collecting ducts are the larger tubes, each receiving the collecting tubules of several nephrons. Collecting duct does not form a part of the uriniferous tubule.

Select the correct option representing the excretory organs present in (i) earthworm , (ii) centipede , (iii) prawn , and (iv) flatworm. 

  1. (i) Malpighian tubules (ii) Flame cell (iii) Nelphridia (iv) Green gland

  2. (i) Flame cell (ii)Green gland (iii) Malpighian tubules (iv) Nephridia

  3. (i) Nephridia (ii)Malpighian tubules (iii) Green gland (iv) Flame cell

  4. (i)Green gland (ii) Nephridia (iii) Flame cell (iv) Malpighian tubules


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  1. In earthworm, carbon dioxide and nitrogenous wastes are the main waste materials. The carbon dioxide is excreted out from the body through its moist skin by the process of diffusion. The nitrogenous wastes are excreted out of the body by special excretory organs called nephridia.
  2. In centipede, the excretory system consists of a pair of Malpighian tubules that run from the midgut to the hindgut. Waste exits the body through the anus at the posterior end.
  3. Excretory organs of Prawn are known as green glands or antennal glands. They are called green glands for their color and antennal gland for the location at the base of the second antennae.
  4. Invertebrates such as flatworms use a nephridium as their excretory organ. At the end of each blind tubule of the nephridium is a ciliated flame cell. As the fluid passes down the tubule, solutes are reabsorbed and returned to the body fluids. 
So, the correct option is '(i) Nephridia (ii)Malpighian tubules (iii) Green gland (iv) Flame cell'. 

In which one of the following option excretory organs are correctly stated against the given organism?

  1. Humans - Kidneys, sebaceous glands and tear glands

  2. Earthworm - Pharyngeal, integumentary and septal

    nephridiaic

  3. Cockroach - Malpighian tubules and enteric caeca

  4. Frog - Kidneys, skin and buccal epithelium


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Three types of nephridia function as the excretory organ in Earthworm. These three types are-
i. Septal - It is attached to the internal septa from the 15$^{th}$ to the last segment.
ii. Integumentary - It is attached to the internal lining of body wall from the 3rd segment onwards.
iii. Pharyngeal- Paired tufts of nephridia in 3$^{rd}$, 4$^{th}$ and 5$^{th}$ segments.
Thus, the correct answer is 'Earthworm-Pharyngeal, integumentary and septal nephridia.'

Identify the wrong statement.

  1. Aminotelism is the major mode of excretion of echinoderms.

  2. Excess amino acids are excreted as such in aminotelic mode of excretion.

  3. Aminotelism is the major mode of excretion of birds.

  4. Aminotelism is the major mode of excretion of Molluscs.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The major mode of excretion in birds is uricotelism. Uricotelism is the excretion of uric acid and the animals which excrete uric acid are called uricotelic. For example, birds. Uric acid crystals are non-toxic and almost insoluble in water. Hence, these can be retained in the body for a considerable time. So, the correct answer is 'Aminotelism is the major mode of excretion of birds'.