Biology - Chapt 7

Homeostasis is the regulation and maintenance of the ________

• External Environment

• Ecosystem

• Internal environment

• Body temperature

Our bodies try to maintain a constant temperature of about:

• 100 °F
• 98.6 °F
• 75 °F
• 20 °F

This uses energy

• endocytosis
• exocytosis
• both

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What helps to maintain homeostasis by controlling what enters and leaves the cell?

• Your heart

• Cell membrane

• Cell wall

• Mitochondria

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

• STABLE
• EQUAL
• COMPLETE
• CORRECT

Movement of particles from high to low concentration. 

• Passive Transport
• Active Transport

Osmosis is a form of ______________. 

• Passive Transport
• Active Transport

Solutes move with the concentration gradient, therefore no energy is used. 

• Passive Transport
• Active Transport

• Passive Transport
• Active Transport

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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

• compensating
• homeostasis
• balancing
• routine