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Maintaining levels blood calcium, oxygen, glucose, carbon dioxide... is known as

• mineral balance

• homeostasis

• glycemia

• hypoglycemia

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

This hormone is released when blood glucose levels are too low. (no capital letters)

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

This hormone is released when blood glucose levels are too high. (no capital letters)

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

This organ releases hormones to regulate blood sugar.

• liver

• pancreas

• small intestine

• stomach

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

This organ stores and releases blood sugar.

• liver

• pancreas

• small intestine

• stomach

When your body needs more calcium, it gets from your diet or from your bones. This control of calcium levels is a (no captial letters)

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Animal numbers natural rise and fall above and below the

• carrying capacity

• average population size

• limiting factors

• prey numbers

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

When body temperature falls dangerously low, ___ can occur.

• hypothermia

• hyperthermia

• hypocooling

• hyposhivering

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Hypothermia mean

• insufficient shivering

• insufficient blood flow

• insufficient heat

• insufficient blood dilation

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The assembling or breaking down of carbohydrates is done by (no capital letters)