Homeostasis

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

• compensating
• homeostasis
• balancing
• routine

The group of organisms that use the process of homeostasis includes

• mammals, only

• animals, only

• plants and animals

• all living things

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The tendency of an organism to maintain a balanced state in order to stay healthy.

• Stimuli
• Response
• Tropism
• Homestasis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The movement of particles from an area of high to low concentration is known as--

• Passive Transport

• Active Transport

What is it called when large molecules move across the cell membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration through a protein channel?

• Diffusion

• Osmosis

• Active Transport

• Facilitated Diffusion

How does a cell maintain homeostasis?

• By controlling what enters and leaves the cell

• Flexibility

• Protective barrier

• Structure and support

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Cell membrane transport that occurs without energy is called--

• active transport

• endocytosis

• passive transport

• exocytosis

What is the name of the process in which small molecules move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration across the cell membrane

• Diffusion

• Osmosis

• Active Transport

• Facilitated Diffusion

What is homeostasis?

• How the body releases oxygen

• Passive transportation

• Balance in the body

• Active transport

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What is the difference between active and passive transport?

• Active does not need energy and passive uses ATP (energy)
• Active uses ATP (energy) and passive does not need energy
• Active stores transport proteins and passive releases 
• Active uses hormones and passive does not