Homeostasis and Stimuli

Homeostasis...

• A stimulus from inside an organism
• How an organism reacts to a change
• The ability to maintain a stable internal environment (type of equilibrium or balance)
• A stimulus from outside an organism

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Stimulus...

• A change that prompts an action-the cause
• The ability to maintain a stable internal environment (type of equilibrium or balance)
• How an organism reacts to a change and results in a change in behavior- the effect
• Constant and balanced environment

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Ear is the organ for

• sense of hearing

• sense of sight

• sense of touch

• sense of taste

Tongue is the organ for

• sense of hearing

• sense of sight

• sense of taste

• sense of touch

Nose is the organ for

• sense of sight

• sense of smell

• sense of taste

• sense of touch

Choose the correct organ for sense of sight

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Choose the correct organ for sense of touch

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Stethoscope helps us to

• amplifies sound so that it can be heard from far away

• listen to the heartbeat

• see far away objects

Which of the following best describes the word "stimulus"?

• The reaction to a change in the environment

• A change in the environment

• Maintaining an internal balance

• There is no change in the environment

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following best describes the word "response"?

• The reaction to a change in the environment

• A change in the environment

• Maintaining an internal balance

• There is no change in the environment

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4