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Feedback mechanism

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

Which of the following is a good definition of homeostasis?

a)

Homeostasis means that our body monitors the value of several

parameters and prevents them from ever changing.

b)

Homeostasis means that our body doesn't regulate the value of

different body parameters.

c)

Homeostasis means that our body monitors the value of several

parameters and restores them to their correct value after any

alteration.

d)

Homeostasis means that we stand still all the time.

2.

Which of the following variables do our bodies regulate:

a)

Blood volume

b)

Body temperature

c)

Glucose concentration in blood

d)

Salt concentration in blood

e)

All answers are correct

3.

What type of feedback loop is shown?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

4.

Which of the following is an example of positive feedback to indirectly

maintain homeostasis?

a)

your blood vessels dilate and you begin to sweat in response to elevated

body temperature

b)

your blood vessels constrict and you begin to shiver in response to low

body temperature

c)

your coach compliments you on your performance in practice

d)

the chemical reactions involved in blood clotting

5.

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)

Negative Feedback

b)

Positive Feedback

6.

When the response is amplifies this is an example of a ...

a)

Positive Feedback

b)

Negative Feedback

7.

When the imbalance is counteracted this is an example of a ...

a)

Positive Feedback

b)

Negative Feedback

8.

Which feedback loop helps an organism to get back to the set point and maintain homeostasis?

a)

Positive Feedback

b)

Negative Feedback

9.

Labor contractions is an example of which type of feedback?

a)

Positive Feedback

b)

Negative Feedback

10.

When you blood sugar levels rise the body releases insulin which causes the cells to uptake sugar. Which type of feedback?

a)

Positive Feedback

b)

Negative Feedback

11.

Is the part of a system in which some portion (or all) of the system's output is used as input for future operations.

a)

Feedback loop

b)

Organism

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Feedback

12.

A structure that produces the change

a)

Receptor

b)

Stimulus

c)

Control center

d)

Effector

13.

The processor of all information in the body?

a)

Control center

b)

Stimulus-response model

c)

Feedback model

d)

Control

14.

Are classified into two different types.

a)

Feedback model

b)

Feedback

c)

Feedback systems

d)

Feedback loop

15.

Slows down to conserve energy and allow the human to continue living with less food.

a)

Erythropoiesis

b)

Monosaccharide

c)

Metabolism

d)

Oxytocin

16.

What type of organism depends on external heat sources?

a)

Endotherm

b)

Ecotherm

c)

Eukaryotic

d)

All organisms

17.

What kind of organism is a human when it comes to temperature regulation?

a)

Ecotherm

b)

Endotherm

c)

Eukaryotic

d)

Prokaryotic

18.

Where is the temperature regulation center located in humans?

a)

Medulla Oblongata

b)

Cerebrum

c)

hypothalamus

d)

Pons

19.

Which body type has a better survival at 15 degrees Celcius? (this is 59 degrees in Fahrenheit)

a)

All body types

b)

short and stocky body

c)

No body type is better at surviving than the other at that temperature

d)

tall and thin body

20.

During exercise...

a)

blood flow increases

b)

breathing decreases

c)

oxygen and glucose can be delivered more slowly

d)

heart rate slightly decreases