22 Questions
Which of the following is true about locomotion?
Streaming of protoplasm in Amoeba is a form of locomotion
What is the significant feature of living beings according to the text?
Locomotion
What are some forms of locomotory movements mentioned in the text?
Walking, flying, climbing
How are movements and locomotion linked according to the text?
Movements and locomotion cannot be studied separately
What is a simple form of movement in unicellular organisms according to the text?
Streaming of protoplasm
What do methods of locomotion performed by animals vary with?
Their habitats and the demand of the situation
What are the three main types of movements exhibited by cells in the human body?
Amoeboid, ciliary, and muscular
Which specialized cells in our body exhibit amoeboid movement?
Macrophages and leucocytes in blood
In which type of muscles are the activities under voluntary control of the nervous system?
Skeletal muscles
Which type of muscles have a striped appearance under the microscope?
Skeletal muscles
What are the special properties of muscles mentioned in the passage?
Contractility, excitability, extensibility, elasticity
Which type of muscle is located in the inner walls of hollow visceral organs of the body?
Visceral muscles
What is the role of ciliary movement in our internal tubular organs?
Aiding in removal of dust particles and foreign substances
What facilitates the passage of ova through the female reproductive tract?
Ciliary movement
Which type of movement is characteristic of spermatozoa for swimming?
Flagellar movement
About what percentage of an adult human's body weight is contributed by muscles?
40-50%
In which situations can deformations be neglected and bodies treated as rigid according to the passage?
When dealing with wheels and tops
What is the only possible motion of a rigid body according to the passage?
Rotation
What is the axis about which a rigid body is rotating called?
Axis of rotation
In pure translational motion, what is the characteristic of all particles of the body at any instant of time according to the passage?
They have the same velocity
In rotation of a rigid body about a fixed axis, what kind of motion do all particles of the body exhibit according to the passage?
Circular motion
What is the main reason why no real body is truly rigid according to the passage?
Because real bodies deform under the influence of forces
Test your knowledge on locomotion and movement with this quiz covering types of movement, muscles, skeletal system, joints, and disorders of the muscular and skeletal system. Explore the significance of movement in living beings, including the wide range of movements exhibited by animals and plants.
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