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Topic 3: Homeostasis and Feedback Mechanisms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is homeostasis?

a)

the process of maintaining relatively stable internal conditions

b)

All the physical and chemical changes occurring in an organism

c)

the process of becoming bigger

d)

Movement of substances throughout the body

2.

Which body system controls the body to maintain homeostasis?

a)

excretory

b)

nervous

c)

circulatory

d)

skeletal

3.

Which correctly identifies all steps involved in negative feedback?

a)

initiation event, stimulus, positive feedback, response, effector, control center, receptor

b)

termination event, stimulus, reply, effector, control center, and receptor

c)

initiation event, response, stimulus, effector, command center

d)

initiation event, stimulus, receptor, control center, effector and response

4.

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

5.

Positive Feedback loops are...

a)

Counteract changes that move above or below set values.

b)

more common

c)

regulate body temp

d)

Purposeful pushes above normal set values.

6.

What is an example of a positive feedback mechanism?

a)
b)
7.
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 
8.
These two body systems regulate feedback mechanisms.
a)
Skeletal & Muscular
b)
Skeletal & Endocrine
c)
Muscular & Nervous
d)
Endocrine & Nervous
9.

Which part of the homeostatic mechanism is responsible for determining the setpoint for a variable? (Ex: my body temperature is 97.8, lower than the 'typical' 98.6. Which part set this value for me?)

a)

stimulus

b)

receptor

c)

control center

d)

effector

10.

What is negative feedback in homeostasis?

a)

Regulatory mechanism that counteracts changes from the normal set point

b)

Process that has no effect on changes from the normal set point.

c)

Regulatory mechanism that promotes changes from the normal set point.

d)

Process that amplifies changes from the normal set point.

11.

Why is it important for the body to have both positive and negative feedback mechanisms?

a)

To disrupt homeostasis and cause dysfunction in the body.

b)

To only have positive feedback mechanisms and ignore negative feedback.

c)

To rely solely on negative feedback mechanisms and ignore positive feedback.

d)

To maintain homeostasis and ensure proper body function.

12.

Which of the following correctly pairs the hormone and the response that it causes

a)

Glucagon - makes body cells take in glucose

b)

Insulin - makes body cells take in glucose

c)

Pancreas - makes liver release stored glucagon

d)

Liver - makes pancreas take in stored insulin

13.

Which hormone is released when blood sugar gets too high?

a)

glucose

b)

glucagon

c)

glycogen

d)

insulin

14.

Which hormone is released when blood sugar gets too low?

a)

glucose

b)

glucagon

c)

glycogen

d)

insulin

15.

which organ will balance the glucose level in the blood by releasing hormones like insulin or glucagon?

a)

Stomach

b)

Small intensine

c)

large intestine

d)

Pancreas

16.
The "cause" for something to happen is the
a)
response
b)
effect
c)
stimulus
d)
homeostasis
17.

What causes blood glucose levels to rise?

a)

eating

b)

vigorous exercise

c)

sleeping

d)

going to the toilet

18.

What causes blood glucose levels to fall?

a)

eating

b)

fasting and vigorous exercise

c)

sleeping

d)

going to the toilet

19.

The main function of stomata is to

a)

capture sunlight

b)

protect leaves from insects

c)

allow gases to move rapidly in/out of leaves

d)

release sugars into the atmosphere

20.

What is the relationship between stomata and photosynthesis in plants?

a)

The stomata is dependent on photosynthesis.

b)

The stomata are reactants of photosynthesis.

c)

Photosynthesis is dependent on stomata.

d)

Photosynthesis is independent of stomata.