Homeostasis - Living Environment

If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:

• keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
• decrease body temperature
• increase body temperature
• regulate blood pressure

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What hormone is released when blood glucose levels rise above normal?

• insulin

• glucagon

• glycogen

• leptin

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What organ releases hormones that regulate blood glucose levels?

• salivary glands

• stomach

• small intestine

• pancreas

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How does insulin reduce blood glucose levels?

• it breaks down glucose

• promotes the release of glucose from cells through a transporter

• promotes the uptake of glucose into cells through a transporter

• it prevents the intestine from releasing glucose into the blood

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Which of the following is a good definition of homeostasis?

• Homeostasis means that our body monitors the value of several parameters and prevents them from ever changing.

• Homeostasis means that our body doesn't regulate the value of different body parameters.

• Homeostasis means that our body maintains a relatively constant internal environment that often incorporates a form of feedback regulation.

• Homeostasis means that we stand still all the time.

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

• compensating

• balancing

• routine

• homeostasis

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A chemical made by cells to make other cells respond in a certain way:

• enzyme

• hormone

• acid

• lipids

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Which system allows movement of the body?

• Cardiovascular System
• Integumetary System
• Muscular System
• Excretory System

The main purpose of the ____________ system is to break food particles into pieces that can be used.

• circulatory

• digestive

• respiratory

• skeletal

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The term for maintaining internal temperature is: 

• Thermoregulation
• Thermometer
• Homeothermal
• Homeostasis

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