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The Excretory System

Appeared in 10 of the 11 available papers.

Examined in
10 of 11 papers

Appears almost every year — treat as core

Typically worth
6.2 marks

Average per paper it appears in · 62 marks in total

Usual form
Short answer

31% of this chapter's 49 questions

Needs a diagram
33%

16 questions carry a figure — practise drawing them

Question-type distribution

  • Short answer15
  • MCQ6
  • Biological term6
  • Differentiate5
  • Diagram4
  • Odd one out3
  • Definition3
  • Reasoning3

Most frequent topics

Urochrome 3Nephron 3Excretion 2Ultrafiltration 2Steps in urine formation 2Longitudinal section of the kidney 2Urine and urea 2Kidney disorders — albuminuria 1
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Showing 25 of 49 matching questions (61.5 marks).

25 questions

1

Select the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write the correct answer only.)

2(iii)

Choose the odd one out from the following terms and name the category to which the others belong:

2

Study the diagram given below and match the structure with its functions:

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4(v)

Akshay’s father had a tumour in his prostate gland. His doctor advised him to get it removed surgically. One side effect of the surgery was incontinence of urine, i.e., leakage of urine from the urinary bladder.

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2(i)

Name the following:

2(ii)

Arrange and rewrite the terms in each group in the correct order to be in a logical sequence beginning with the term that is underlined:

1

Select the correct answer to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write the correct answer only.)

2(iv)

Choose the odd one out from the following terms and name the category to which the others belong:

1

Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the question. Write the correct answer only.)

1(a)

Name the following:

1(e)

Choose the correct answer from the four options given below:

4(a)

The figure given below shows a part of a nephron. Answer the questions that follow:

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