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Homeostasis

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

During child birth a woman's body over produces a hormone called oxytocin until the baby is born. What kind of feedback loop would this be?

a)

Negative Feedback Loop

b)

Positive Feedback Loop

c)

Neutral Feedback Loop

d)

Linear Feedback Loop

2.

When you are hot, your body sweats to cool you down. This means your temperature went above normal and your body sweats to counteract that change to bring you back to normal. What kind of feedback loop would this be?

a)

Negative Feedback Loop

b)

Positive Feedback Loop

c)

Neutral Feedback Loop

d)

Linear Feedback Loop

3.

Maintaining internal stable conditions is the definition of...

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Heterotroph

4.

There were many systems involved in helping the body keeps its normal body temperature. Check all that apply.

a)

Nervous

b)

Circulatory

c)

Muscular

d)

Integumentary

5.

When you are hungry, you eat.

What is the response?

a)

hunger

b)

eating

c)

stomach

d)

nerves

6.

The ability to maintain body temperature within a certain range is ...

a)

thermodynamics

b)

thermoregulation

c)

thermostat

d)

thermometer

7.
Homeostasis
a)
allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment
b)
is impossible in vertebrates
c)

is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment

d)

is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment

8.
What describes a lack of water in the blood?
a)
Dehydration
b)
Rehydration
c)
Hydration
d)
Concentrated
9.

With low oxygen levels, your breathing rate will increase. When your oxygen levels rise, what is the appropriate response?

a)

stop breathing

b)

increase heart rate

c)

keep breathing rate high

d)

return breathing rate to baseline

10.

How does the body respond when more oxygen is required?

a)

Decreasing heart rate

b)

Increasing heart rate

c)

Decreasing blood pressure

d)

Increasing blood pressure