Stimulus Response and Homeostasis

What is another word that can be used to describe "homeostasis"?

• STABLE
• EQUAL
• COMPLETE
• CORRECT

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

When a threatening situation appears, what is the name of the instinctive mechanism used by animals to protect themselves?

• Flight or Run
• Hide and Seek
• Fight, Flight, or Freeze
• Run and Fight

If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:

• keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
• decrease body temperature
• increase body temperature
• regulate blood pressure

Our bodies try to maintain a constant temperature of about:

• 100 °F
• 98.6 °F
• 75 °F
• 20 °F

The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:

• compensating
• homeostasis
• balancing
• routine

What internal stimulus most likely drives a lioness to search for prey?

• hunger
• thirst
• stomachache
• headache

Which of the following is an appropriate response to cold weather?

• sweating
• shivering
• sleeping
• wearing shorts

What part of a plant shows positive geotropism?

• the roots
• the stem
• the leaves
• the flower

When a plant bends towards a light source, this is known as:

• positive geotropism
• negative geotropism
• positive phototropism
• negative phototropism

The shrinking of a plant's leaves due to lack of turgor pressure in the vacuoles is known as:

• shrinking
• extinction
• taxis
• wilting

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1