Homeostasis

One of the most common examples of homeostasis is body temperature. When your body temperature rises above normal, how does your body respond?

• shivers

• sweats

• coughs

There were many systems involved in helping the body keeps its normal body temperature. Check all that apply.

• Nervous

• Circulatory

• Muscular

• Integumentary

When your blood sugar is too high, what hormone is released?

• glucagon

• insulin

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

The body part that senses the change inside the organism ...

• receptor

• control center

• effector

• response

Which of the following is an example of a response to an internal stimulus?

• you are tired

• you are hot

• you eat food

• you are scared

Maintaining a constant internal state in a changing environment.

• Homeostasis
• Active Transport
• Mitosis
• Photosynthesis

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

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

• compensating
• homeostasis
• balancing
• routine

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

• STABLE
• EQUAL
• COMPLETE
• CORRECT