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Homeostasis Part 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not regulated by homeostasis?

a)

body temperature

b)

blood sugar

c)

blood pH

d)

body movements

2.
Homeostasis is classified under which of the following?
a)
transcription
b)
cell regulation
c)
photosynthesis
d)
cell respiration
3.
The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:
a)
compensating
b)
homeostasis
c)
balancing
d)
routine
4.

(Hint: Freezing Temperatures) The "cause" for something to happen is the

a)

response

b)

effect

c)

stimulus

d)

homeostasis

5.

(Hint: Shivering) The "effect" of a given stimulus is the...

a)

response

b)

stimulus

c)

cause

d)

result

6.

Which body system controls the body to maintain homeostasis?

a)

excretory

b)

nervous

c)

circulatory

d)

skeletal

7.

____________________ helps warm the human body when we are cold.

a)

sweating

b)

shivering

c)

inhaling oxygen

d)

exhaling carbon dioxide

8.
If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:
a)
keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
b)
decrease body temperature
c)
increase body temperature
d)
regulate blood pressure
9.

Which of the following animals has a body temperature that doesn't change depending on the weather outside?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

What might happen if you didn't run a fever when you got sick?

a)

You would recover much more quickly

b)

Your body temperature would drop to dangerous levels

c)

Your immune system would shut down

d)

Your body wouldn't fight off the infection as efficiently as it could

11.

How confident do you feel with the concept of homeostasis?

a)

Very Confident

b)

Confident

c)

Not Very Confident

d)

Not Confident At All

12.

Which of the following organisms undergo homeostasis?

a)

A tomato plant

b)

A dog

c)

Humans

d)

All of the above

13.

Which of the following best describes a graph of homoestasis?

a)

A straight, or linear, line

b)

A dynamic line that always returns to a balanced plateau

c)

A jagged line

d)

A bell curve

14.

During exercise, we breathe more and our heart rates increase in order to...

a)

distribute more carbon dioxide throughout the body

b)

distribute more nutrients throughout the body

c)

distribute more glucose throughout the body

d)

distribute more oxygen throughout the body

15.

Could you draw a line graph of homeostasis if asked to?

a)

I can draw one

b)

I can't draw one