Homeostasis & Levels of Organization

The most basic unit of organization in animals is the

• Cell

• Tissue

• Organ

• Organ System

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The cells in a multicellular organism are specialized to perform a particular function. A group of related cells that work together make up _____.

• An organism

• An organ system

• An organ

• A tissue

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Justin has learned that the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves work together. What do they combine to form?

• A cell

• A tissue

• An organ

• An organ system

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Two or more tissues that perform a similar function are called_____. (Examples include the heart, lungs or stomach)

• cells

• tissues

• organs

• organ system

What is main purpose of homeostasis?

• Control and coordinate body activities through chemical signals

• Control and coordinate body activities through electrical impulses

• Maintain a steady state in the internal environment

• Remove metabolic waste products from the cell

What is the largest group working together to complete the same function?

• Cells

• Tissues

• Organ System

• Organism

What is the normal temperature of the human body?

• 98.6^oF

• 97.5^oF

• 99.6^oF

• 96.8^oF

What regulates temperature inside the human body?

• Thermostat

• Diarrhea

• Relative Equilibrium

• Hypothalamus

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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When we get hot, our bodies does what to return to homeostasis?

• shiver

• sweat

• nothing