SCSHS Year 9 Body Systems and Homeostasis

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

Homeostasis in the human body is often maintained by a: 

• neutral feedback loop 
• solar feedback loop
• positive feedback loop
• negative feedback loop

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

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

• compensating
• homeostasis
• balancing
• routine

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The "cause" for something to happen is the

• response
• effect
• stimulus
• homeostasis

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The "effect" of a given stimulus is the...

• response
• stimulus
• cause
• result

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

a body system that controls and coordinates all body activities through electric impulses/messages between brain, spinal cord and nerves.

• endocrine system 
• nervous system
• nerve
• neuron

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

a body system that controls growth and homeostasis by secreting hormones from glands.

• skeletal system
• nervous system
• endocrine sytem
• integumentary system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

chemical made by glands that tell cells to make something or respond in some way.

• acid
• enzyme
• perspiration
• hormone

What is the immune system’s main purpose?

• Let’s germs into the body.
• Helps your body fight off  illness and disease.
• The immune system produces illness and bacteria.
• The immune system trap germs in an organ so they do not spread.

What is the series of steps in the immune system called?

• Response immune
• Immune response
• Immune steps
• Steps immune