Homeostasis

Which of the following are in the correct order?

• organ system, cell, organ, tissue, organism

• cell, organ, tissue, organ system, organism

• cell, tissue, organelle, organ system, organism

• cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

Homeostasis mechanisms...

• keep everything exactly the same.

• usually operate by positive feedback systems.

• act to keep the internal environmental conditions outside the normal range

• is the ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which type of feedback system is more common in maintaining homeostasis?

• positive

• negative

• neutral

• balanced

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What type of feedback system is more dangerous to an organism?

• positive

• negative

• neutral

• balanced

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

This feedback system amplifies a change until a desired outcome is reached.

• positive feedback system

• negative feedback system

• neutral feedback system

• self-monitoring feedback system

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

This is the term used to describe the normal range of a variable in an organism

• control center

• effector

• stimulus

• set point

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

This is the term used to describe a body part that provides the response needed to influence a change.

• control center

• effector

• sensor

• set point

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

It transmits signals to the control center when it detects a change.

• control center

• effector

• response

• sensor

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The reaction of the effector is called..

• response

• sensor

• stimulus

• set point

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

receives and analyzes information received from the sensors

• control center

• effector

• sensor

• response

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8