Excretory Products and their Elimination - Online Test

Q1. Match the kidney disorders and its symptoms :

column A
a) Ketosis
b) Polydipsia
c) Alkaptonuria
d) Haematuria

column B
i) frequent thirst
ii) blood in urine
iii) acetoacetic acid in urine
iv) homogentisic acid in urine
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

Ketosis is the presence of actoacetic acid in urine, polydipsia is the condition of frequent thrist, alkaptonuria is the presence of homogentisic acid in urine and haematuria is the presence of blood in urine.

Q2. Dev consumes large amount of alcohol and result is polyuria and dehydration due to :
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

Polyuria is usually the result of drinking excessive amounts of fluids (polydipsia), particularly water and fluids that contain caffeine or alcohol. Person suffering from polyuria may develop excessive production of urea and suffer from dehydration due to decrease in level of antiduretic hormone or vasopressin.

Q3.

Read the following for hemodialysis :

i. Blood of patient is pumped from vein into cellophane tube which is suspended within dialysing solution.
ii. Dialysing solution is of the same composition as blood plasma but no urea.
iii. The risk of formation of blood clots is associated with artificial kidney.
iv. Blood is therefore mixed with anti-heparin to prevent clot formation.


Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

During hemodialysis, blood from patient if pumped out from vein and passes through dialysis having dialyzing solution having same composition as blood plasma without urea. Anti heparin is added to blood to prevent clotting of blood.

Q4.

Match the following :

Animal
a) Dugesia
b) Palaemon
c) Palamnaeus
d) Sea anemone


Excretory organ
i) body surface
ii) malpighian tubules
iii)protonephridia
iv) green glands

Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

Excretory system of Dugesia is protonephridia, Palaemon is body surface, Palamnaeus is malpighian tubules and that of Sea anemone is body surface.