Homeostais

Which of the following describes homeostasis?

• keeps variables exactly at the set point

• organism's ability to maintain steady (stable) internal conditions

• acts to keep values outside of a desired range

• operates through positive feedback

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

• STABLE
• EQUAL
• COMPLETE
• CORRECT

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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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What is the evaporation of a liquid to cool the body?

• Shivering
• Sweating
• Vasodilation
• Vasoconstriction

What is involuntary contractions of voluntary muscles to warm up?

• Shivering
• Sweating
• Vasodilation
• Vasoconstriction

diffusion of water from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

• Diffusion

• Osmosis

• Endocytosis

• Exocytosis

movement of particles across a membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration; does not require energy

• Diffusion

• Osmosis

• Endocytosis

• Exocytosis

a microscopic membrane of lipids and proteins which forms the external boundary of the cytoplasm of a cell ; controls what enters and exits a cell to maintain homeostasis

• cell membrane

• concentration gradient

• diffusion

• osmosis

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___________a molecule that is present in all living cells and that contains the information that determines the traits a living thing inherits and needs to live.

• Cell

• Stimulus

• Homeostasis

• DNA

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Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.

• All living things use energy
• All living things contain cells
• All living things maintain homeostasis
• All living things grow

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