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Homeostasis

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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

2.

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

3.

Your body is too hot. What senses your body temperature?

a)

nerve cells

b)

sweat cells

c)

blood cells

d)

muscle cells

4.

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

5.

When you exercise, what gas does your body NEED more of?

a)

Blood

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Oxygen

6.

Homeostasis for living organisms means...

a)

external environment stays the same when internal changes

b)

water diffuses through membrane by osmosis

c)

concentrations move from high to low

d)

internal environment stays the same when external changes

7.
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
8.
The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:
a)
compensating
b)
homeostasis
c)
balancing
d)
routine
9.
The "cause" for something to happen is the
a)
response
b)
effect
c)
stimulus
d)
homeostasis
10.
The "effect" of a given stimulus is the...
a)
response
b)
stimulus
c)
cause
d)
result
11.
What is another word that can be used to describe "homeostasis"?
a)
STABLE
b)
EQUAL
c)
COMPLETE
d)
CORRECT
12.

Which body system controls the body to maintain homeostasis?

a)

excretory

b)

nervous

c)

circulatory

d)

skeletal

13.

The balanced maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:

a)

compensating

b)

homeostasis

c)

balancing

d)

routine

14.

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

15.

Which of the following is not an example of an organism maintaining internal homeostasis?

a)

Shivering when cold

b)

Sweating when hot

c)

Going for a walk

d)

Vomiting - releases toxins and wastes

16.

A correct balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide must be maintained in the human body to survive. Which system is responsible taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide to the external environment to maintain this internal balance?

a)

the respiratory system

b)

the circulatory system

c)

the digestive system

d)

the nervous system

17.

Which of the following could help you maintain homeostasis?

a)

Going to school

b)

Sweating

c)

Taking a test

d)

All of the above

18.

Which organ acts as a control center of a homeostasis process?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

A football player perspires during a football game. The sweat is a cooling mechanism. What is this an example of?

a)

Digestion

b)

Mitosis

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Respiration

20.

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

21.

Which of the following resources are NOT needed by ANIMALS to help them maintain homeostasis?

a)

oxygen

b)

water

c)

food

d)

carbon dioxide

22.
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
23.

Things in the human body that need to stay the same

a)

Glucose

b)

Temperature

c)

Blood Pressure

d)

All of the above

24.

Homeostasis is the way the body

a)

maintains a stable internal environment

b)

controls blood sugar

c)

controls the brain

d)

controls the endocrine system

25.

Your body shivers to

a)

warm itself up

b)

cool itself down

c)

keep from getting bored

d)

get rid of waste

26.

Your body sweats to

a)

warm itself up

b)

cool itself down

c)

help the skeletal system

27.

What is a stimulus?

a)

Something that causes a response

b)

A response

c)

The effect of a response

28.
While sitting in a room, a person notices that the temperature has become uncomfortably warm. The body will respond by -
a)
shivering.
b)
sweating.
c)
twitching.
d)
vomiting.
29.
Pain is a stimulus in animals that leads to responses which help the animal to -
a)
find food in the habitat.
b)
recuperate after exercise.
c)
avoid harmful situations.
d)
fight serious infections.
30.
Which of the following is a response to smelling food?
a)
Rapid blinking
b)
Excessive sweating
c)
Increased hunger
d)
Sensitivity to sound
31.
Many birds migrate long distances when the seasons change. Which of the following is an environmental stimulus that would signal to the birds the changing seasons?
a)
Changes in the length of daylight.
b)
Increase in the population of edible plants.
c)
Decreased number of offspring per hatching event.
d)
Increase in annual precipitation levels.
32.

Which of the following are in the correct order?

a)

organ system, cell, organ, tissue, organism

b)

cell, organ, tissue, organ system, organism

c)

cell, tissue, organelle, organ system, organism

d)

cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

33.

What is the function of the excretory system?

a)

to take in oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide

b)

to excrete wastes from the body

c)

to pump blood throughout the body

d)

to break down food into useful nutrients

34.

What is the function of the digestive system?

a)

to take in oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide

b)

to excrete wastes from the body

c)

to pump blood throughout the body

d)

to break down food into useful nutrients

35.

What is the function of the respiratory system?

a)

to take in oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide

b)

to excrete wastes from the body

c)

to pump blood throughout the body

d)

to break down food into useful nutrients

36.

What is the function of the circulatory system?

a)

to take in oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide

b)

to excrete wastes from the body

c)

to pump blood throughout the body

d)

to break down food into useful nutrients

37.

The skeletal system and the muscular system work together to do which of the following?

a)

transport nutrients to the rest of the body

b)

transport oxygen to the rest of the body

c)

remove wastes from the body

d)

allow the body to move from one place to another

38.

Which of the following lists includes only structures that are part of the human nervous system?

a)

heart, blood, vessels

b)

nose, trachea, lungs

c)

mouth, stomach, intestine

d)

brain, spinal cord, nerves

39.

Which system carries messages to and from different parts of the body?

a)

the digestive system

b)

the circulatory system

c)

the muscular system

d)

the nervous system

40.

Receives stimuli and transports impulses, coordinates actions and reactions in the body

a)

Integumentary

b)

Nervous

c)

Circulatory

d)

Respiratory