Amoeba Sisters: Homeostasis Video Quiz

What is homeostasis?

• A lizard that cannot regulate its body temperature

• A state of imbalance in the body

• A state of balance in the body

• A lizard that can regulate its body temperature

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Which of the following is an example of negative feedback?

• Decreasing blood glucose levels when they are too high

• Increasing blood glucose levels when they are too low

• Sweating to cool down in hot weather

• Shivering to generate heat in cold weather

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What is the purpose of negative feedback?

• To maintain homeostasis

• To regulate blood sugar levels

• To intensify a variable

• To counteract a variable

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Which term is used to describe an animal that can regulate its body temperature with the environment?

• Ectotherm

• Endotherm

• Warm-blooded

• Cold-blooded

What happens in positive feedback?

• The variable is counteracted

• The variable is intensified

• The body temperature decreases

• The body temperature increases

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What is an example of positive feedback?

• Sweating to cool down in hot weather

• Shivering to generate heat in cold weather

• Contractions during childbirth

• Regulation of blood sugar levels

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Why is understanding feedback important?

• To monitor blood sugar levels

• To regulate body temperature

• To maintain homeostasis

• To intensify variables

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What is one issue that can occur in Type 1 diabetes?

• Inability to sweat

• Inability to regulate body temperature

• Excessive production of insulin

• Insufficient production of insulin

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What is the role of insulin in the body?

• To generate heat

• To increase blood glucose levels

• To decrease blood glucose levels

• To regulate body temperature

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What do Type 1 diabetics need to do to manage their condition?

• Give themselves insulin and monitor blood sugar levels

• Increase their body temperature

• Stop sweating

• Decrease their body temperature

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