Homeostasis and Feedback

communication between cells are affected when there is a decrease in

• antibiotics and antibodies

• hormones and nerve pulses

• enzymes and receptor molecules

• gametes and chloroplasts

The endocrine system is made up of glands that secrete

• gametes

• antibiotics

• hormones

• chloroplasts

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Maintaining body temperature is an example of a:

• negative feedback loop
• positive feedback loop

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

This organ produces the hormones that help regulate blood glucose levels.

• pancreas
• liver
• small intestine
• gall bladder 

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Detects change and sends a message to the control center

• receptor

• control center

• effector

• regulation

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What hormone is produced in the pancreas that lowers blood sugar?

• Insulin

• Glucagon

• Ketones

• Glucose

These two body systems regulate feedback mechanisms.

• Skeletal & Muscular
• Skeletal & Endocrine
• Muscular & Nervous
• Endocrine & Nervous

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What is a disease where sufferers cannot control their blood glucose levels?

• Diabetes
• Influenza
• Cholera
• Cystic fibrosis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

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

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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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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4