Cells, part 2: Review

The balanced 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

Check all that apply. Which of the following are examples of an organism maintaining homeostasis?

• Shivering when cold

• Sweating when hot

• Fever - an immune response when sick

• Vomiting - releases toxins and wastes

A correct balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide must be maintained in the human body to survive. Which system is responsible taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide to the external environment to maintain this internal balance?

• the respiratory system

• the circulatory system

• the digestive system

• the nervous system

Which of the following could help you maintain homeostasis? Choose all that apply

• Going to the bathroom

• Riding a roller coaster

• Sweating

• Eating a snack

• Taking a test

Which organ acts as a control center of a homeostasis process?

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A football player perspires during a football game. The sweat is a cooling mechanism. What is this an example of?

• Digestion

• Mitosis

• Homeostasis

• Respiration

You are growing a tomato plant in your house. Which of the following would the plant probably do to help maintain homeostasis?

• Grow away from the light coming from the window

• Grow toward the light coming from the window

• Growth is not affected by the light coming from the window

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

Which of the following resources are NOT needed by ANIMALS to help them maintain homeostasis?

• oxygen

• water

• food

• carbon dioxide