AQA GCSE BIOLOGY - HOMEOSTASIS & RESPONSE

Which organ monitors and controls blood sugar levels?

• The pancreas

• The liver

• The kidneys

• The pituitary gland

Why do body cells need glucose?

• For respiration

• For photosynthesis

• For digestion

• For perspiration

If you do not produce insulin you are said to be suffering from…

• type 1 diabetes

• type 2 diabetes

• type 3 diabetes

• type 4 diabetes

What is the role of FSH?

• Stimulates eggs to mature

• Ovulation

• Causes fertilised egg to implant

• Triggers menstruation

Select the best description of homeostasis.

• Maintaining energy levels

• The maintenance of a stable internal environment

• Getting rid of waste products from the body

• Sweating

Which of these organs are responsible for producing hormones?

• Effectors

• Receptors

• Glands

• Muscles

How many chromosomes are there in a human egg cell?

• 46

• 44

• 23

• 22

What is the function of progesterone?

• Inhibits FSH

• Stimulates FSH

• Stimulates oestrogen

• Inhibits LH

Why does body temperature need to be controlled?

• So that enzymes are killed

• So that enzymes denature

• To reduce sweating

• So that enzymes function at their optimum rate

Where in the body are sperm produced?

• Testes

• Penis

• Vas deferens

• Prostate gland