AP Cell Signaling, Homeostasis, Endocrine

Negative Feedback Loops:

• amplify processes
• prevent small changes from getting larger
• are initiated during childbirth
• are found only in plants

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The two types of feedback systems that help organisms maintain homeostasis are:

• positive and negative 
• receptor and effector
• static and dynamic
• minor and major

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Maintaining body temperature is an example of a:

• negative feedback loop
• positive feedback loop

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When glucose levels in the blood rise, your brain sends a signal to your pancreas. The pancreas releases insulin, which opens channels in cell membranes to allow glucose to enter the cell, lowering blood sugar levels. 

• Positive Feedback Response
• Negative Feedback Loop 

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As you get dehydrated, your blood becomes thicker and harder to pump. Your kidneys will respond by stopping urine production, sending the water from urine into your bloodstream to thin your blood back to normal level.

• Positive Feedback Response
• Negative Feedback Loop 

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Rapid growth during puberty causes your body to release more and more growth hormones. As you grow, more and more growth hormones are released until puberty is reached, and then the hormones stop.

• Positive Feedback Response
• Negative Feedback Loop 

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If the calcium in your blood decreases below homeostasis levels, a gland in the brain will sense the decrease and send a chemical message to your bones. Your bones will release calcium into the blood, bringing blood calcium levels back up.

• Positive Feedback Response
• Negative Feedback Loop 

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

• compensating
• homeostasis
• balancing
• routine

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Which of the following is an example of positive feedback to indirectly maintain homeostasis?

• the chemical reactions involved in blood clotting
• your blood vessels dilate and you begin to sweat in response to elevated body temperature
• your blood vessels constrict and you begin to shiver in response to low body temperature
• your coach compliments you on your performance in practice

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Positive feedback is when the change caused by the stimulus is

• decreased
• non existant
• increased
• changes constantly