8.4 Homeostasis

What is a receptor in a cell?

• A type of tissue

• A specific protein

• A form of endocytosis

• A type of stem cell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What happens when the body is hot to maintain homeostasis?

• The body shivers

• The organism sweats

• The cells divide

• The tissues contract

What is the primary function of red blood cells?

• To engulf food

• To carry oxygen

• To transform energy

• To maintain homeostasis

What is phagocytosis?

• A form of endocytosis

• A type of tissue

• A group of organs

• A specific protein

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is the correct order of levels of organization in the body?

• Organ → Tissue → Cell → Organ System

• Cell → Tissue → Organ → Organ System

• Tissue → Cell → Organ System → Organ

• Organ System → Organ → Tissue → Cell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Why are stem cells considered adaptable?

• They carry oxygen

• They have not specialized

• They engulf food

• They maintain homeostasis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

What is the main function of an organ?

• To perform closely related functions

• To engulf particles

• To carry carbon dioxide

• To transform energy

Match the level of organization to it's description

• Group of cells that perform a function

• Cell

• Group of organs that work to do a task

• Tissue

• Smallest unit of organization

• Organ System

• Group of tissues that do similar things

• Organ

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The ability to maintain a stable internal environment is called ________________.

• Metabolism

• Mitosis

• Heterozygous

• Homeostasis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

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