Homeostasis and Feedback Loops

The "cause" for something to happen is the

• response
• effect
• stimulus
• homeostasis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The "effect" of a given stimulus is the...

• response
• stimulus
• cause
• result

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The two types of feedback systems that help organisms maintain homeostasis are:

• positive and negative 
• receptor and effector
• static and dynamic
• minor and major

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What is the point of a feedback loop?

• To provide the body with more energy

• To provide the body with more food

• To make sure the conditions in the body are always changing

• To make sure the conditions in the body remain stable

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What type of feedback loop is shown?

• negative

• neutral

• positive

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

According to the feedback loop, what does high blood sugar promote?

• Insulin Release

• Glucagon Release

• Insulin Uptake

• Glycogen Uptake

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

When you get cut, your skin cells release hormones that signal platelets to come and stop the bleeding. Platelets then release more hormones that signal even more platelets to help stop bleeding. The hormone signals continue until the cut is closed.

• Positive Feedback Response
• Negative Feedback Loop 

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

A organization posts an advertisement with a very "click-baity" title and image on a social media platform. The title and image draw in people to click on the ad. As the ad receives more views, the algorithm shows the ad to more people.

• Positive Feedback Loop

• Negative Feedback Loop

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

As the Earth warms, upper layers of permafrost melt, producing waterlogged soil above frozen ground. Methane gas is released into the environment. The greenhouse effect is enhanced. The Earth warms, melting more permafrost.

• Positive Feedback Loop

• Negative Feedback Loop

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

In some developing countries poverty causes illness and contributes to poor standards of education. In the absence of knowledge of family planning methods and hygiene, this contributes to population growth and illness, adding further to the causes of poverty; “a vicious circle of poverty.”

• Positive Feedback Loop

• Negative Feedback Loop