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homeostasis review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which characteristic of living things is represented in the picture?

a)

Respond to stimuli

b)

Grow and develop

c)

Evolution

d)

Made of cells

2.

Identify the characteristic: When a dog is too hot, he will sweat through his paws and pant to cool himself down.

a)

Reproduce

b)

Made of cells

c)

Share similar chemicals

d)

Homeostasis

3.
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
4.
The purpose of cellular respiration is to produce ?
a)
energy
b)
oxygen
c)
sugar
d)
protein
5.
What is the sugar that carbs are broken down to?
a)
sucrose
b)
maltose
c)
glucose
d)
lactose
6.
What is the energy molecule?
a)
DNA
b)
ATP
c)
RNA
d)
AAA
7.
What is the energy organelle?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosomes
d)
lysosomes
8.
To get the most ATP molecules for energy in cellular respiration, you have to have lots of ?
a)
hydrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
water
9.
This process releases chemical energy from sugars and other carbon-based molecules to make ATP when oxygen is present.
a)
photosynthesis
b)
light-independent reaction
c)
cellular respiration
d)
light-dependent reaction
10.
What is cellular respiration?
a)
the breakdown of glucose  to release ATP
b)
the breakdown of glucose to release NADH
c)
the breakdown of glucose to release FADH
d)
the breakdown of glucose to release carbon
11.

An investigation is carried out to determine the effect of exercise on the rate at which a person can squeeze a clothespin.

In this investigation, the independent variable is the

a)

control

b)

exercise

c)

rate of squeezing

d)

number of participants

12.

An investigation is carried out to determine the effect of exercise on the rate at which a person can squeeze a clothespin.

The experimental results could be made more valid by

a)

increasing the number of students

b)

using safety precautions

c)

using a plastic clothespin

d)

making a bar graph of the data


13.

An investigation is carried out to determine the effect of exercise on the rate at which a person can squeeze a clothespin.

The dependent variable for this experiment is the

a)

time the student was squeezing the clothespin

b)

number of times the student was able to squeeze the clothespin

c)

strength of the student

d)

length of the clothespin

14.
Which body system gets oxygen from the environment and removes carbon dioxide and other wastes from the body?
a)
Circulatory
b)
Respiratory
c)
Digestive
d)
Skeletal
15.
Which system transports materials from the digestive system and respiratory system to the cells?
a)
circulatory
b)
respiratory
c)
digestive
d)
skeletal
16.

What 2 systems: Absorb and deliver the digested nutrients to the cells

a)

Digestive and muscular

b)

Muscular and lymphatic

c)

Digestive and circulatory

d)

Nervous and skeletal

17.

reverses the direction of change

a)

positive feedback

b)

effector

c)

hypothalamus

d)

negative feedback

18.

increases or speeds up original change

a)

negative feedback

b)

positive feedback

c)

endotherm

d)

ectotherm

19.
What type of feedback loop is shown?
a)
negative
b)
neutral 
c)
positive
20.

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. This is an example of what type of feedback?

a)

Positive Feedback Response

b)

Negative Feedback Loop

21.

What causes blood glucose levels to rise?

a)

eating

b)

vigorous exercise

c)

sleeping

d)

going to the toilet

22.

What causes blood glucose levels to fall?

a)

eating

b)

vigorous exercise

c)

sleeping

d)

going to the toilet

23.

What do cells need glucose for?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

respiration

c)

protein synthesis

d)

combustion

24.

Which of the following is a hormone used to control glucose concentrations in the blood?

a)

insulin

b)

glycogen

c)

pancreas

d)

adrenaline

25.

What happens to the amount of insulin released if the blood glucose levels get low?

a)

lots more is produced

b)

nothing - low blood glucose has no effect on insulin levels

c)

less / no insulin is produced

26.
What happens if glucose levels fall?
a)
Insulin levels rise
b)
glucagon levels rise
c)
glucagon levels drop
d)
glycogen levels rise
27.

The organ which releases hormones in response to changes in blood glucose concentration is

a)

The pancreas

b)

The liver

28.

The organ is responsible for pumping blood throughout your body.

a)

The Brain

b)

The Spine

c)

The Heart

d)

The Lungs

29.

How do hormones get to their target cells?

a)

nerve impulses

b)

floating in the blood stream

c)

electric and chemical signals

d)

respiration

30.
What are the two products of photosynthesis?
a)
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
b)

Oxygen and Sugar

c)
Sunlight and Sugar