Quiz 1.3 - Homeostasis - Review

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

• compensating
• homeostasis
• balancing
• routine

Which part of the feedback loop is a body part that makes a change to bring the system back to homeostasis?

• Effector

• control center

• response

• receptor

What determines that the system is outside of homeostasis and adjustments need to be made?

• effector

• response

• control center

• stimulus

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The body part that senses the change inside the organism ...

• receptor

• control center

• effector

• response

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

• STABLE
• EQUAL
• COMPLETE
• CORRECT

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Why does your heart beat faster when you exercise?

• To provide your muscle cells extra oxygen

• To provide your muscle cells extra carbon dioxide

• To heat your body up

• To make you feel more tired

In this body temperature feedback loop, predict what would happen if cooling mechanisms were NOT activated?

• The body would not warm up.

• The body would not cool down.

• Your body would get colder and colder.

• Your body would release lots of heat.

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According to the feedback loop, what does high blood sugar promote?

• Insulin Release

• Glucagon Release

• Insulin Uptake

• Glycogen Uptake

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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

Maintaining body temperature is an example of a:

• negative feedback loop
• positive feedback loop

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