homeostasis

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What is homeostasis?

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the tendency to resist change in order to maintain a stable, relatively constant internal environment

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

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Two good examples of how homeostasis maintains our body are...

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blood glucose (sugar) level and body temperature

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

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Homeostasis happens whether or not we are thinking about it.

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True

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

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What type of systems are constantly changing and requires homeostasis to keep the body working correctly? Options:

Biological systems

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Chemistry systems

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Nervous systems

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Radiology systems

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Biological systems

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

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Which body system controls the body to maintain homeostasis? Options: excretory, nervous, circulatory, skeletal

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nervous

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

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Which group of organisms use the process of homeostasis?

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all living things

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

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Which system is responsible for taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide to maintain internal balance?

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the respiratory system

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

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Which organ acts as a control center of a homeostasis process?

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

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A football player perspires during a football game. The sweat is a cooling mechanism. What is this an example of?

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Homeostasis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

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What would a tomato plant probably do to help maintain homeostasis?

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Grow toward the light coming from the window

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3