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Multiple choice zoology excretion to maintain homeostasis other excretory organ role of other organs in excretion accessory excretory organs excretion in other organisms

Which of the following waste can be removed by skin?

(i) Water (ii) Excessive mineral salts (iii) Urea

  1. (i) only

  2. (i), (ii), and (iii)

  3. (i), (iii)

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The skin acts as an excretory organ by releasing sweat, which contains water, excessive mineral salts, and small amounts of urea, helping to regulate body temperature and remove metabolic waste.

Multiple choice zoology excretion to maintain homeostasis other excretory organ role of other organs in excretion accessory excretory organs excretion in other organisms

Select the correct match

  1. Human- kidney, sebaceous glands, tear glands

  2. Earth worm- pharyngeal, integumentary, septal nephridia

  3. Cockroach- malphigian tubules, enteric caeca

  4. Frog- kidney, skin, buccal epithelium
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
A) In humans, kidney and sebaceous glands are excretory organs but tear glands play no role in excretion.
B) According to the position in the body, the nephridia of earthworm are divided into three types :
1) Pharyngeal nephridia
2) Integumentary nephridia
3) Septal nephridia.
C) In cockroach, the malpighian tubules are major excretory organs but enteric caeca play role in digestion by the release of digestive enzymes at the junction of foregut and midgut.
D) In the frog, Kidney plays part in excretion, while Skin and buccal epithelium play important role in the respiratory process.
So, the correct match is 'Earthworm - Pharyngeal, integumentary, septal nephridia'.
Multiple choice zoology excretion to maintain homeostasis other excretory organ role of other organs in excretion accessory excretory organs excretion in other organisms

The skin is the main excretory organ. 

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The statement "skin is the main excretory organ" is incorrect because in all chordates kidneys act as main excretory organ.

However, it has some sweat gender which excrete some water called sweat or perspiration.

Multiple choice zoology excretion to maintain homeostasis other excretory organ role of other organs in excretion accessory excretory organs excretion in other organisms

Wharton's duct is part of _________ gland.

  1. Parotid

  2. Submaxillary

  3. Sublingual

  4. Brunner's
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The submaxillary duct is also known as the Wharton's duct opens into the floor of the mouth. They are the major ducts of the submaxillary (submandibular gland) and help in the transfer of saliva from the submaxillary gland to the opening under the tongue.

Multiple choice zoology excretion to maintain homeostasis other excretory organ role of other organs in excretion accessory excretory organs excretion in other organisms

Primary function of sweat glands is

  1. Thermoregulation

  2. Excretion

  3. Osmoregulation

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sweat glands are coiled and tubular in structure. Coiled part of this gland is called as secretory unit. Around secretory unit, myoepithelial cells are present. When they contract sweat comes out from sweat gland. This secretion is called as sweat. 

In sweat more than 99% is water and in rest part urea, uric acid ammonium chloride and sodium chloride salts are present. In sweat lysozyme is also present, which destroys bacteria. 
Smell in sweat is due to presence of fatty substances. Evaporation of sweat requires a lot of heat. Thus, evaporation of sweat brings down the temperature. This is an important thermo-regulatory adaptation in terrestrial vertebrates.

Multiple choice zoology excretion to maintain homeostasis other excretory organ role of other organs in excretion accessory excretory organs excretion in other organisms

Which of the following organ do not serve a role in excreting metabolic wastes?

  1. Skin

  2. Large intestine

  3. Lungs

  4. Liver

  5. Kidney
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The skin has sweat glands that excrete perspiration (salt, water, and nitrogenous wastes) through its pores. 

Lungs help in removing carbon dioxide from the body which is the metabolic waste during respiration.
Liver excretes bile, which contains bile pigments.
Kidney helps in removing nitrogenous wastes like urine, formed during excretion. While large intestine excretes the waste formed in the small intestine but itself does not take park in digestion. Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Multiple choice zoology excretion to maintain homeostasis other excretory organ role of other organs in excretion accessory excretory organs excretion in other organisms

Which one of the following does not play a role in excretion of metabolic wastes?

  1. Skin

  2. Large intestine

  3. Lungs

  4. Liver

  5. Kidney
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Skin serves in excretion of waste material through the process of sweating. Large intestine serves to reabsorb water and essential minerals from the undigested food and to store it till it is excreted at the anus. Lungs serve in excretion via expiration. The liver serves in the formation of urea which is then excreted by kidneys. Kidneys are the organs of urine formation. This makes option B correct answer as large intestine only stores the undigested material; it does not excrete it directly. 

Multiple choice zoology excretion to maintain homeostasis other excretory organ role of other organs in excretion accessory excretory organs excretion in other organisms

Which of the following applications illustrates that evaporation leads to cooling?

  1. Perspiration in human body

  2. Transpiration in leaves

  3. Water in earthern post

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Evaporation or the loss of water from the body due to heat is called as perspiration. The heat present in the surrounding causes water to be lost from the body in the form of sweat through the sweat glands on the skin. The water is deposited on the surface of the organism's body leading to a cooling effect. Thus the correct answer is option A.

Multiple choice zoology excretion to maintain homeostasis other excretory organ role of other organs in excretion accessory excretory organs excretion in other organisms

Skin is said to play an important role in excretion due to presence of

  1. Sweat glands

  2. Sebaceous glands

  3. Hair follicles

  4. Hair cells
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sweat glands secrete a fluid called sweat that contains water and dissolved salts of Calcium, Sodium, Magnesium etc Thus, it helps in excreting water and salts to some extent by a process called sweating or perspiration. 

So, the correct answer is 'Sweat glands'

Multiple choice zoology excretion to maintain homeostasis other excretory organ role of other organs in excretion accessory excretory organs excretion in other organisms

The elimination of insoluble calcium phosphate takes place by

  1. Liver

  2. Kidney

  3. Large intestine

  4. Skin
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Insoluble waste products, including certain mineral salts like calcium phosphate that are not absorbed by the body, are eliminated through the large intestine as part of feces.