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homeostasis and stimuli

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following describes homeostasis?

a)

keeps variables exactly at the set point

b)

organism's ability to maintain steady(stable) internal conditions

c)

acts to keep values outside of a desired range

d)

operates through positive feedback

2.

A change inside of the organism caused by the initiation event is the ...

a)

response

b)

effector

c)

control center

d)

stimulus

3.

Identify the initiation event.


Scenario: A person begins to exercise which causes their body temperature to increase. The temperature change is noticed and the person begins to sweat and their body temperature decreases.

a)

temperature change is noticed

b)

person begins to sweat

c)

body temperature decreases

d)

person begins to exercise

4.

Identify the stimulus that restores homeostasis.


Scenario: A person begins to exercise which causes their body temperature to increase. The temperature change is noticed (sensed) and the person begins to sweat and their body temperature decreases.

a)

temperature changes is noticed

b)

a person begins to exercise

c)

body temperature increases

d)

body temperature decreases

5.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

You are growing a tomato plant in your house. Which of the following would the plant probably do to help maintain homeostasis?

a)

Grow away from the light coming from the window

b)

Grow toward the light coming from the window

c)

Growth is not affected by the light coming from the window

7.

Why does your heart beat faster when you exercise?

a)

To provide your muscle cells extra oxygen

b)

To provide your muscle cells extra carbon dioxide

c)

To heat your body up

d)

To make you feel more tired

8.

The group of organisms that use the process of homeostasis includes

a)

mammals, only

b)

animals, only

c)

plants and animals

d)

all living things

9.

A change of conditions inside of the organism is the ...

a)

response

b)

effector

c)

control center

d)

stimulus

10.

Match the following

a)

Homeostasis

1.

Stable inside

b)

Metabolism

2.

Energy

c)

Organism

3.

Any living thing

d)
4.

Frog

11.

Match the following characteristics of life

a)
1.

Homeostasis

b)
2.

Cells

c)
3.

Reproduction

d)
4.

Response to Stimuli

e)
5.

Growth and Development

12.

What is turgor pressure and what happens without it?

a)

pressure exerted by water inside the cell pushing against the cell wall

b)

pressure of the outside of the cell wall

c)

no pressure at all

d)

pressure exerted by gravity

13.

Leaves and stems growing towards the sunlight exhibits what kind of tropism?

a)

geotropism

b)

phototropism

c)

gravitropism

d)

autotropism

14.

The roots of a plant growing downwards exhibits what kind of tropism?

a)

Phototropism

b)

Negative geotropism

c)

Positive geotropism

d)

autotropism

15.

How is the turgor pressure force exerted on the inside of a seed to split it open so it can emerge into a seedling?

a)

Water within the seed pushes out against the seed coat

b)

Gravity pushes up on the seed coat

c)

Gravity pulls down on the seed coat

d)

Water from the soil pushes in through the seed coat

16.

In a germinating seed, the downward growth of roots and the upward growth of leaves and stems are the plant's response to what?

a)

water

b)

osmosis

c)

sunlight

d)

gravity

17.

What is the internal stimulus that would cause a plant to wilt?

a)

Exposure to too much sunlight

b)

Exposure to very little sunlight

c)

A lack of water in the stem

d)

An abundance of water in the stem

18.

What internal and external conditions would most likely cause the stomata in a plant to be open?

a)

There is a lack of water in the plant, and it is daytime.

b)

There is a lack of water in the plant, and it is nighttime.

c)

There is plenty of water in the plant, and it is daytime.

d)

There is plenty of water in the plant, and it is nighttime.

19.

What stimulus is most likely to cause the stomata to close?

a)

Carbon dioxide concentration decreasing in the atmosphere

b)

Carbon dioxide concentration increasing in the atmosphere

c)

Water volume decreasing in the soil

d)

Water volume increasing in the soil

20.

On a leaf surface, guard cells that open and close in response to the amount of water available to keep everything balanced is an example of what?

a)

phototropism

b)

homeostasis

c)

respiration

d)

constructive feedback

21.

Responses in plants that result in movement away from or toward a stimulus are called -

a)

tropisms

b)

differentiation

c)

adaptations

d)

yield

22.

Stem has

a)

negative phototropism

b)

positive gravitropism

c)

Positive Phototropism

d)

no answer

23.
What type of tropism response to water? 
a)
Hydrotropism
b)
Gravitropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Phototropism
24.

Venus Flytrap flower reacts to a bug.

a)

Thermotropism

b)

Negative Geotropism

c)

Thigmotropism

d)

Hydrotropism

25.

Roots of a tree growing towards the water line of a house.

a)

Geotropism

b)

Phototropism

c)

Thigmotropism

d)

Hydrotropism

26.

The shoot of a plant growing up.

a)

Positive geotropism

b)

Negative geotropism

c)

Thigmotropism

d)

Hydrotropism

27.

A fox spots a rabbit in a field. The fox begins to chase the rabbit, and the rabbit runs away. Which best describes the rabbit's behavior in response to the stimulus of being chased?

a)

It is a tropism.

b)

It is a fight-or-flight response.

c)

It is a response caused by hunger.

d)

It is a response caused by an internal stimulus.

28.

The diagram shows the cell of a plant. What can you infer about the plant this cell came from by observing the plant cell?

a)

The plant needs sunlight.

b)

The plant is healthy.

c)

The plant is wilting.

d)

The plant is photosynthesizing.