Excretion

Integrated Science

Name Form:

Section A – Shade the letter of the correct answer. (8 marks) Time: 30 mins

1. Which of the following is not an excretory product 4. Which part of the kidney is the Bowman’s capsule
of humans? located?
(a) Carbon dioxide (a) Cortex
(b) Urea (b) Medulla
(c) Oxygen (c) Pelvis
(d) Sweat (d) Ureter

Questions 2-3 refer to the following diagram of the 5. Which part of the kidney is the Loop of Henle
kidney: located?
(a) Cortex
(b) Medulla
(c) Pelvis
(d) Ureter

6. Which part of the nephron does Ultrafiltration

occur?
(a) Glomerulus
(b) Bowman’s capsule
(c) Loop of Henle
(d) Collecting duct

7. Where does Selective reabsorption take place?

(a) Glomerulus
Figure 1: Diagram of kidney (b) Bowman’s capsule
(c) Loop of Henle
2. Which part is called the medulla?
(d) Collecting duct
(a) A
(b) B
8. Which of the following is not usually filtered from
(c) C
the blood?
(d) D
(a) Urea
(b) Water
3. Which part is urine collected?
(c) Red blood cells
(a) A
(d) Glucose
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Excretion
Question 1

(a) Label any FOUR parts of the diagram below. (4 marks)

Diagram showing the nephron

(b) Under what circumstance would a person require dialysis? (1 mark)

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(c) Describe briefly how dialysis removes waste substances from the blood. (3 marks)
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(d) Distinguish between excretion and egestion. (2 marks)

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(e) Name one excretory organ besides the kidneys and state its excretory product. (2 marks)
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