HOMEOSTASIS QUIZ

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5 questions

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 impossible in vertebrates 

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

True

False

A  keep body temperature the same as the external temperature 

B  increase body temperature 

C  decrease body temperature 

D  regulate blood pressure 

A  neutral feedback loop  

B  solar feedback loop 

C  positive feedback loop 

D  negative feedback loop 

A  Hormones released when giving birth 

B  Water constantly running 

C  Production of milk during nursing 

D  Maintaining Oxygen levels  

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 impossible in vertebrates 

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

 Blood clotting and uterine contractions are good examples of negative feedback. 

True

False

 If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to: 

A  keep body temperature the same as the external temperature 

B  increase body temperature 

C  decrease body temperature 

D  regulate blood pressure 

 Homeostasis in the human body is often maintained by a:  

A  neutral feedback loop  

B  solar feedback loop 

C  positive feedback loop 

D  negative feedback loop 

 An example of Negative Feedback Loop could be 

A  Hormones released when giving birth 

B  Water constantly running 

C  Production of milk during nursing 

D  Maintaining Oxygen levels  