Env Sci, Tuesday Bell Ringer, 10/2/18

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-LS1-8

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 or Flight
• Run and Fight

Our bodies try to maintain a constant temperature of about:

• 100 °F
• 98.6 °F
• 75 °F
• 20 °F

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

• regulation 
• digestion
• synthesis
• respiration

A deep sleep during which an animal slows down its body processes to save energy is called:

• Estivation
• Migration
• Graduation
• Hibernation

A mutation that occurs that helps an animal survive in its environment is known as:

• mutation
• adaptation
• stimulus
• anatomical adaptation