BIOLOGY 1002 EXAM 4 2026 STUDY GUIDE
REVISION SHEET CORE TOPICS INSIGHTS
◉ D.
Answer: Flame cells are the specialized excretory structures found
in _____.
a. Insects
b. Protozoa
c. Earthworms
d. Flatworms
◉ B.
Answer: In the human urinary system, the kidneys _____ the urine.
a. Store
b. Produce
c. Transport
d. Excrete
◉ A.
Answer: Tubular reabsorption is _____.
a.The process by which cells of the proximal tubule remove water
and nutrients and pass them back into the blood
,b.The passage of blood cells and proteins from the glomerulus
c.The process by which wastes and excess substances that were not
initially filtered out into Bowman's capsule are removed from the
blood
d.The concentration of the filtrate due to the concentration of salts
and urea
◉ A.
Answer: The hormone ADH _____.
a. Controls the concentration of the urine
b. Controls the reabsorption of nutrients
c. Controls the amount of blood that enters the kidneys
d. Determines the pH of the blood
◉ A.
Answer: What happens to a substance that is not filtered, nor
reabsorbed, but secreted?
a. The body retains it
b. It is excreted from the body
c. Its concentration in the blood gradually decreases
d. Its concentration in the blood gradually increases
e. Both the second and third answers are correct
f. Both the first and fourth answers are correct
,◉ B.
Answer: Where is blood filtered?
a. Between the proximal tubule and the distal tubule
b. Between Bowman's capsule and the glomerulus
c. Between the collecting duct and Bowman's capsule
d. Between the descending limb of the loop of Henle and the
ascending limb of the loop of Henle
◉ D.
Answer: Under which of the following conditions would you expect
the production and secretion of the hormone, ADH, to increase?
a. You are trapped, unharmed, under the rubble that used to be your
house after a large storm
b. A plumber came out early in the morning and shut off the water
supply to your new house so that a new water main could be put in.
All that you've been doing is sitting around the house in the shade
waiting for the water to come back on. The water to the house isn't
turned on until 7 pm that evening.
c. You've just suffered your first loss of a softball tournament, and
now your team will need to play six games in one day with only two
1-hour breaks to reach the championship game
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
, ◉ Nephridia
Answer: _________ are kidney-like structures found in many
invertebrates
◉ Bladder
Answer: The _________ is a hollow muscular chamber that collects and
stores urine
◉ Filtration
Answer: The process of _________ results in many substances being
forced through capillaries in the glomerulus
◉ Tubular Reabsorption
Answer: In _________, substances in the filtrate are brought back into
the blood circulation
◉ Tubular Secretion
Answer: In _________, substances in the blood are actively transported
directly into the filtrate
◉D
REVISION SHEET CORE TOPICS INSIGHTS
◉ D.
Answer: Flame cells are the specialized excretory structures found
in _____.
a. Insects
b. Protozoa
c. Earthworms
d. Flatworms
◉ B.
Answer: In the human urinary system, the kidneys _____ the urine.
a. Store
b. Produce
c. Transport
d. Excrete
◉ A.
Answer: Tubular reabsorption is _____.
a.The process by which cells of the proximal tubule remove water
and nutrients and pass them back into the blood
,b.The passage of blood cells and proteins from the glomerulus
c.The process by which wastes and excess substances that were not
initially filtered out into Bowman's capsule are removed from the
blood
d.The concentration of the filtrate due to the concentration of salts
and urea
◉ A.
Answer: The hormone ADH _____.
a. Controls the concentration of the urine
b. Controls the reabsorption of nutrients
c. Controls the amount of blood that enters the kidneys
d. Determines the pH of the blood
◉ A.
Answer: What happens to a substance that is not filtered, nor
reabsorbed, but secreted?
a. The body retains it
b. It is excreted from the body
c. Its concentration in the blood gradually decreases
d. Its concentration in the blood gradually increases
e. Both the second and third answers are correct
f. Both the first and fourth answers are correct
,◉ B.
Answer: Where is blood filtered?
a. Between the proximal tubule and the distal tubule
b. Between Bowman's capsule and the glomerulus
c. Between the collecting duct and Bowman's capsule
d. Between the descending limb of the loop of Henle and the
ascending limb of the loop of Henle
◉ D.
Answer: Under which of the following conditions would you expect
the production and secretion of the hormone, ADH, to increase?
a. You are trapped, unharmed, under the rubble that used to be your
house after a large storm
b. A plumber came out early in the morning and shut off the water
supply to your new house so that a new water main could be put in.
All that you've been doing is sitting around the house in the shade
waiting for the water to come back on. The water to the house isn't
turned on until 7 pm that evening.
c. You've just suffered your first loss of a softball tournament, and
now your team will need to play six games in one day with only two
1-hour breaks to reach the championship game
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
, ◉ Nephridia
Answer: _________ are kidney-like structures found in many
invertebrates
◉ Bladder
Answer: The _________ is a hollow muscular chamber that collects and
stores urine
◉ Filtration
Answer: The process of _________ results in many substances being
forced through capillaries in the glomerulus
◉ Tubular Reabsorption
Answer: In _________, substances in the filtrate are brought back into
the blood circulation
◉ Tubular Secretion
Answer: In _________, substances in the blood are actively transported
directly into the filtrate
◉D
