Biology Quiz

What is homeostasis?

• Maintenance of constant internal physical and chemical conditions.

• The process of cell division.

• The breakdown of glucose for energy.

• The movement of water across a membrane.

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How do individual cells maintain homeostasis?

• By growing, responding to the environment, transforming energy, and reproducing

• By shrinking, ignoring the environment, storing energy, and dividing

• By growing, ignoring the environment, transforming energy, and reproducing

• By shrinking, responding to the environment, storing energy, and dividing

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Which of the following is NOT a way cells maintain homeostasis?

• Growing

• Ignoring the environment

• Transforming energy

• Reproducing

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What is a common feature of unicellular organisms like bacteria?

• They are always visible

• They do not need food

• They respond quickly to their environments

• They do not need water

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What is necessary for unicellular organisms to maintain homeostasis?

• Avoiding food

• Finding sources of food

• Ignoring environmental changes

• Avoiding water and minerals

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How does the contractile vacuole help a paramecium maintain homeostasis?

• By storing nutrients

• By pumping out excess water

• By producing energy

• By absorbing oxygen

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What is one way cells in multicellular organisms work together?

• By competing with each other

• By communicating with one another

• By isolating themselves

• By changing their shape

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What is the correct order of specialized cellular organization from least complex to most complex?

• Organism, Organ System, Organ, Tissues, Cells

• Cells, Tissues, Organ, Organ System, Organism

• Tissues, Cells, Organ, Organism, Organ System

• Organ System, Organism, Tissues, Cells, Organ

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Why are signals specific in cell communication?

• To ensure only certain cells respond

• To increase energy consumption

• To make the process slower

• To confuse other cells

How do cells maintain a small size to help with homeostasis?

• By absorbing more nutrients

• By dividing when they grow too large

• By merging with other cells

• By expanding their cell walls

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