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

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

• compensating
• homeostasis
• balancing
• routine

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

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

• STABLE
• EQUAL
• COMPLETE
• CORRECT

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

In cold conditions the blood capillaries in the skin …

• Move up near surface
• Constrict
• Dilate
• None of these

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 "cause" for something to happen is the

• response
• effect
• stimulus
• homeostasis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is the evaporation of a liquid to cool the body?

• Shivering
• Sweating
• Vasodilation
• Vasoconstriction

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4