Homeostasis

which of the following processes would occur in the mitochondria of a cell?

• transport

• respiration

• excretion

• synthesis

Homeostasis

• allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment
• is impossible in vertebrates
• is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation
• is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation

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

• Shivering
• Sweating
• Vasodilation
• Vasoconstriction

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Which two systems work together to maintain homeostasis while transporting oxygen throughout the body and removing carbon dioxide?

• circulatory and respiratory

• respiratory and excretory

• circulatory and digestive

• respiratory and digestive

Which of the following is not regulated by homeostasis?

• body temperature

• blood sugar

• blood pH

• body movements

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____________________ helps warm the human body when we are cold.

• sweating

• shivering

• inhaling oxygen

• exhaling carbon dioxide

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Homeostasis is described as when the body is

• balanced

• functioning below capacity

• functioning above capacity

• metabolising

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Homeostatic cooling mechanisms include

• piloerection and panting

• panting and vasoconstriction

• sweating and piloerection

• sweating and vasodilation

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Most bacteria that cause sickness in humans grow best at 37°C. Sometimes a fever is the body's response to the bacteria. What is the reason for developing a fever?

• To lower the temperature of the body to kill the bacteria

• The increase the temperature of the body to kill the bacteria

• To allow the bacteria to take over

• To make you feel miserable

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What is responsible for delivering oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from the body?

• cell nucleus
• excretory system
• nervous tissue
• respiratory system