8th Grade Life Science Quiz

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

• STABLE
• EQUAL
• COMPLETE
• CORRECT

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Our bodies try to maintain a constant temperature of about:

• 100 °F
• 98.6 °F
• 75 °F
• 20 °F

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The coordination of activities in an organism that maintain homeostasis in a constantly changing environment is called:

• regulation 
• digestion
• synthesis
• respiration

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

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

• compensating
• homeostasis
• balancing
• routine

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Name the levels of organization in the human body in order from smallest to largest:

• Tissue, organ, organ system
  
• Organ system, tissue, organs, cells
  
• Cells, tissue, organs, organ system
  
• Cells , organs, tissue, organ system

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

What substance transports substances around the body?

• Blood

• Sweat

• Tears

• Urine

What process includes the evaporation of a liquid to cool the body?

• Shivering

• Sweating

• Vasodilation

• Vasoconstriction

Which diagram represents an organ?

• #1
• #2
• #3
• #4

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

Which organelle performs PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

• Chloroplast
• Mitochondria

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NGSS.HS-LS1-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-5