ICSE ICSE Class 8 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
1. Special tubes through which food material is carried inside the plants body.
3. Channel through which movement of water and minerals occurs.
4. Red coloured fluid inside blood vessels.
5. Loss of water in vapour from the leaves.
9. Four chambered organ located in the chest cavity.
10. Blood vessels which bring blood into the heart. DOWN
2. Red coloured pigment which is a carrier of oxygen.
6. Blood vessels which carry blood from the heart.
7. Blood cells which help in clotting of blood.
8. Process by which water passes into the root hair.

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Cortisone hormone is secreted by:

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Which one of the following hormones stimulates the breakdown of glycogen in the liver into glucose:

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Which one of the following hormones converts excess of glucose into glycogen:

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Which one of the following glands is also called master gland:

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The emergency hormone to face the danger or to fight is secreted by:

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Which one of the following endocrine glands produces its hormone in large quantities as a result of emotional stimulation?

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In humans, increased thyroxine production results in :

What is a hormone?

Match the items in Column A with those in Column B. Column A Column B

Name the source and the function of each of the following hormones:

Why is pituitary gland is called “master gland”?

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Chemical control in organisms is brought about by

1. enzymes
2. neurons
3. hormones
4. all the above.

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Master endocrine gland

1. thyroid
2. pituitary
3. pancreas
4. adrenal

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The hormone thyroxine is secreted by

1. pituitary gland
2. adrenal gland
3. thyroid gland
4. pancreas

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Insulin is secreted by

1. pancreas
2. pituitary gland
3. thyroid gland
4. adrenal gland

Fill in the blank:

The master gland in the body is_____________.

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Adrenal glands are present above _________.

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The hormone insulin is secreted by ____________.

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The hormone thyroxine is secreted by ________________.