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4.4 Quiz Homeostasis
15 Questions DATE :
1. Homeostatic Mechanisms
help to keep a relatively constant internal
A keep living systems at a static point B
environment in organisms
allow organisms to operate under
C D usually operate by positive feedback
extreme conditions
2. Which of these conditions indicate positive feedback has occurred?
The production of a particular product
A Sweat evaporates from a person's skin B
stops its production
The production of a particular product
C
continues its production
3. Which of these conditions indicate negative feedback has occurred?
The production of a particular product
A Sweat evaporates from a person's skin B
continues its production
The production of a particular product
C
stops its production
4. Osmoregulation happens when organisms regulate
A oxygen B water and solutes
C blood glucose D temperature
5. Thermoregulation happens when organisms regulate
A oxygen and carbon dioxide B blood glucose
C water and solutes D temperature
6. Gas exchange occurs to regulate
A oxygen and carbon dioxide B temperature
C blood glucose D water and solutes
7. Diabetes is a disease where some mammals cannot properly regulate
A temperature B water and solutes
C blood glucose D oxygen and carbon dioxide
8. When blood glucose levels get too high, the pancreas stimulates the release of
A insulin B glucose
C glycogen D glucagon
9. If mammals get too warm, their blood vessels
A dialate to release heat more easily B constrict to prevent heat loss
C constrict to release heat more easily D dialate to prevent heat loss
10. If mammals get too cold, their blood vessels
A constrict to prevent heat loss B dialate to release heat more easily
C constrict to release heat more easily D dialate to prevent heat loss
11. Gas exchange in mammals happens in the _______ of the _______.
A avioli - lungs B mouth - person
C spaces - gills
12. In osmoregulation, a hypertonic solution
has a higher solute concentration than
has an equal solute concentration with
A the cell, causing water to flow out of the B
the cell
cell
has a lower solute concentration than
C the cell, causing water to flow into the
cell
13. In osmoregulation, an isotonic solution
has a lower solute concentration than has a higher solute concentration than
A the cell, causing water to flow into the B the cell, causing water to flow out of the
cell cell
has an equal solute concentration with
C
the cell
14. This animal cell is in a _____________ solution.(the arrows indicate
the net movement of water)
A hypertonic B hypotonic
C isotonic
15. When a red blood cell is in a very salty solution, the cell will
A shrink B explode
C go surfing
Answer Key
1.b 2.c 3.c 4.b
5.d 6.a 7.c 8.a
9.a 10.a 11.a 12.a
13.c 14.a 15.a
