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Homeostasis & Feedback Loops

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 31mins

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Class
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1.

Homeostasis:

a)

allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment

b)

is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation

c)

is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment and does not incorporate a form of feedback regulation

d)

when you stay at home

2.

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

3.

An example of a negative feedback loop is ...

a)

Blood glucose regulation

b)

Temperature regulation

c)

Heart rate regulation

d)

All of the above

4.

True or False: cells are to smallest unit of life

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What are the levels of organization starting from simple to complex?

a)

cells- tissues- organs- organ systems- organisms

b)

cells- organs- organisms- tissues- organ systems

c)

organisms- organ systems- organs- tissues- cells

d)

tissue- cells- organs- organ systems- organisms

6.

True or False: Our digestive system includes organs such as our esophagus, stomach, small intestines, and large intestines

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What hormone is produced in the pancreas that lowers blood sugar?

a)

Insulin

b)

Glucagon

c)

Glucose

d)

Eating more sugar

8.

True or False: Our organ systems work separately and do not interact with each other at all in our bodies

a)

True

b)

False

9.

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. This is an example of what type of feedback?

a)

Negative Feedback

b)

Positive Feedback

10.

When glucose levels in the blood rise, your brain sends a signal to your pancreas. The pancreas releases insulin, which opens channels in cell membranes to allow glucose to enter the cell, lowering blood sugar levels. This is an example of a:

a)

Negative Feedback Loop

b)

Positive Feedback Loop

11.
Failure to maintain homeostasis could result in:
a)
lack of internal balance
b)
eventual death
c)
difficulty carrying on metabolism 
d)
all three
12.
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
13.
When glucose levels in the blood rise, your brain sends a signal to your pancreas. The pancreas releases insulin, which opens channels in cell membranes to allow glucose to enter the cell, lowering blood sugar levels. 
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop 
14.
a body system that controls and coordinates all body activities through electric impulses/messages between brain, spinal cord and nerves.
a)
endocrine system 
b)
nervous system
c)
nerve
d)
neuron
15.
What is another word that can be used to describe "homeostasis"?
a)
STABLE
b)
EQUAL
c)
COMPLETE
d)
CORRECT