Negative Feedback Loop Exit Ticket

Label the parts of the feedback loop.

e

f

g

d

c

a

b

Effector/Response (Cold)

Homeostasis

Effector/Response (Hot)

Stimulus (Hot)

Receptor and Control Centre (Cold)

Stimulus (Cold)

Receptor and Control Centre (Hot)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Homeostasis is a system's ability to:

• increase the effects of any changes in its environment

• maintain a stable state despite changes in its environment

• change despite having an unchanging environment

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

This graph shows how body temperature varies with external temperature for four types of animal.

Determine which of these animals are likely to have their body temperatures controlled by homeostasis. Click all correct answers.

• Platypus

• Cat

• Possum

• Lizard

Organise these options into the right categories:

Groups:

(a) Negative Feedback

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(b) Positive Feedback

• Hydration (Water Regulation)

• Labor (Having a Baby)

• Blood Clotting

• Fruit Ripening

• Cruise Control in a Car

• Thermoregulation (Temperature)

• Blood Pressure

• Blood Sugar