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Unit 6 Homeostasis Review

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cells of all organisms are able to maintain internal stability despite changes in their environment. What is the name for this internal stability?

a)

osmosis

b)

responsiveness

c)

gradualism

d)

homeostasis

2.

What is the function of a cell membrane?

a)

to protect and support the cell

b)

to perform different functions in each cell

c)

to control what enters and leaves the cell

d)

to form a hard outer covering for the cell

3.

_____ regulates the volume of water in the blood and also has an important role in eliminating wastes

a)

Excretory system

b)

Endocrine system

c)

Respiratory

d)

Nervous system

4.

This system controls virtually all the body’s activities:

a)

the endocrine system

b)

the excretory system

c)

the nervous system

d)

the respiratory system

5.

What could happen due to a failure in homeostasis?

a)

The accumulation of waste products.

b)

The loss of excess water from the body.

c)

Maintaining excess levels of sugar in the blood.

d)

All of the above are potential outcomes from a failure of homeostasis.

6.

When blood glucose levels fall, insulin secretion is inhibited and glucose synthesis is stimulated. Which type of feedback loop is this?

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

neutral

7.

Which three human-body systems coordinate the most to cause an arm to move?

a)

nervous, muscular, skeletal

b)

respiratory, muscular, digestive

c)

skeletal, circulatory, immune

d)

digestive, nervous, circulatory

8.

How do the circulatory system and the respiratory system

depend on one another?

a)

Oxygen collected by the respiratory system is carried

throughout the body by the circulatory system.

b)

Solid wastes collected by the circulatory system

are carried throughout the body by the respiratory

system.

c)

Nutrients collected by the respiratory system are

carried throughout the body by the circulatory

system.

d)

Carbon dioxide collected by the circulatory system is carried throughout the body by the respiratory system.

9.

Blood carries hormones throughout the body. What two body systems are at work here?

a)

circulatory and endocrine

b)

endocrine and nervous

c)

excretory and integumentary

d)

circulatory and respiratory

10.

The brain stem regulates breathing. What two systems are at work here?

a)

nervous and integumentary

b)

nervous and endocrine

c)

nervous and excretory

d)

nervous and respiratory

11.

Signals travel down the spinal cord to the muscles. What two systems are at work in this scenario?

a)

Muscular and Integumentary

b)

Nervous and Skeletal

c)

Muscular and Nervous

d)

Respiratory and Endocrine

12.

Blood carries digested nutrients to body cells. What two body systems are at work here?

a)

reproductive and immune

b)

circulatory and immune

c)

digestive and nervous

d)

circulatory and digestive

13.

Signals travel down the spinal cord to the muscles. What two systems are at work in this scenario?

a)

Muscular and Integumentary

b)

Nervous and Skeletal

c)

Muscular and Nervous

d)

Respiratory and Endocrine

14.

Blood carries digested nutrients to body cells. What two body systems are at work here?

a)

reproductive and immune

b)

circulatory and immune

c)

digestive and nervous

d)

circulatory and digestive

15.

Muscles contractions are involved in emptying the urinary bladder. What two systems are at work here?

a)

Muscular and immune

b)

Muscular and excretory

c)

Muscular and endocrine

d)

Muscular and integumentary

16.

Breathing rate increases to provide the extra oxygen needed during labor (having a baby). What two systems are at work in this scenario?

a)

respiratory and reproductive

b)

reproductive and circulatory

c)

circulatory and respiratory

d)

endocrine and reproductive

17.

Any living or nonliving thing that causes infectious diseases.

a)

Pathogen

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

virus

18.

Unicellular living organisms that have a cell wall and reproduce by mitosis or binary fission.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungi

c)

Virus

d)

Pathogen

19.

An organism that lives on and feeds on another organism, called a host.

a)

Parasite

b)

Fungi

c)

Bacteria

20.

A disease that is caused by pathogen and that can be spread from one individual to another.

a)

Infectious disease

b)

noninfectious disease

c)

cancer

21.

What type of pathogen is shown in the illustration?

a)

fungus

b)

bacterium

c)

parasite

d)

virus

22.

Made up of tissues and specialized white blood cells that recognize and attack foreign substances in the body.

a)

immune system

b)

pathogen

c)

community system

d)

vaccine

23.

What is the best way to prevent the spread of all diseases?

a)

vaccines

b)

antibiotics

c)

drink plenty of water

d)

wash your hands

24.
Which of the following is caused by a fungi?
a)
common cold
b)
athletes foot
c)
strep throat
d)
amoeba
25.

What is one way in which a virus is different from a bacteria?

a)

A virus can't reproduce on its own.

b)

Only bacteria can cause disease.

c)

Viruses contain DNA, but bacteria don't.

d)

A bacteria is much smaller than a virus.

26.

Are considered to be living organisms

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria

c)

Both viruses and bacteria

27.

Are considered to be non-living organisms

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria

c)

Both viruses and bacteria

28.

Which is the most effective defense against the chicken pox virus?

a)

antibiotics

b)

diet

c)

exercise

d)

vaccine

29.

Like all other body systems, the immune system helps the body maintain homeostasis. Which statement best describes how the immune system does this?

a)

it protects other organs and tissues from infection and disease

b)

it breaks down food to provide cells with nutrients

c)

it gathers information through the senses and controls all other body systems

d)

it transports oxygen and carbon dioxide

30.

Non-living, non-cellular pathogen that can only reproduce inside another living thing.

a)

fungi

b)

parasite

c)

virus

d)

bacteria

31.
Which of these statements is true?
a)
All bacteria are harmful.
b)
All bacteria help people.
c)
Some bacteria are helpful and some are harmful.
d)
Bacteria are not necessary for life on Earth.
32.

This type of pathogen can be treated with antibiotics

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

fungi

d)

parasite

33.

White blood cells are transported in which system?

a)

circulatory

b)

lymphatic

c)

respiratory

d)

nervous

34.
What parasite is most often responsible for the spread of Lyme disease?
a)
amoeba
b)
crane fly
c)
deer tick
d)
mosquito
35.
Which best compares a virus to a bacterium?
a)
A virus is a large, living particle, and a bacterium is a large, living cell.
b)
A virus is a tiny, nonliving particle, and a bacterium is a large, living cell.
c)
A virus is a large, nonliving particle, and a bacterium is the same size but living.
36.

What is the point of a feedback loop?

a)

To provide the body with more energy

b)

To provide the body with more food

c)

To make sure the conditions in the body are always changing

d)

To make sure the conditions in the body remain stable

37.

A feedback loop best fits which characteristic of life?

a)

Cells

b)

Organization

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Adaptation

38.
Failure to maintain homeostasis could result in:
a)
lack of internal balance
b)
eventual death
c)
difficulty carrying on metabolism 
d)
all three
39.
The two types of feedback systems that help organisms maintain homeostasis are:
a)
positive and negative 
b)
receptor and effector
c)
static and dynamic
d)
minor and major
40.
Maintaining body temperature is an example of a:
a)
negative feedback loop
b)
positive feedback loop
41.
The process of childbirth is an example of:
a)
negative feedback loop
b)
positive feedback loop
42.
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.
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop 
43.
When glucose levels in the blood rise, your brain sends a signal to your pancreas. The pancreas releases insulin, which opens channels in cell membranes to allow glucose to enter the cell, lowering blood sugar levels. 
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop 
44.
Rapid growth during puberty causes your body to release more and more growth hormones. As you grow, more and more growth hormones are released until puberty is reached, and then the hormones stop.
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop 
45.
If the calcium in your blood decreases below homeostasis levels, a gland in the brain will sense the decrease and send a chemical message to your bones. Your bones will release calcium into the blood, bringing blood calcium levels back up.
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop 
46.
As you get dehydrated, your blood becomes thicker and harder to pump. Your kidneys will respond by stopping urine production, sending the water from urine into your bloodstream to thin your blood back to normal level.
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop 
47.

Which best compares a fungus to a bacterium?

a)

A fungus is a large, nonliving particle, and a bacterium is a large, living cell.

b)

A fungus cell are eukaryotic and have a nucleus. Bacterial cells are prokaryotic and don't have a nucleus

c)

A fungus are unicellular and a bacterium is multicellular.

d)

A fungus cell are prokaryotic and don't have a nucleus. Bacterial cells are eukaryotic and have a nucleus