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Question 1
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What is an example of a positive feedback mechanism?
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Question 2
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Q. The two types of feedback systems that help organisms maintain homeostasis are:
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positive and negative
receptor and effector
static and dynamic
minor and major
Question 3
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Q. Maintaining body temperature is an example of a:
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negative feedback loop
positive feedback loop
Question 4
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Q. The term for maintaining internal temperature is:
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Thermoregulation
Thermometer
Homeothermal
Homeostasis
Question 5
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Q. Rapid growth during puberty causes your body to release more and more growth hormones. As you grow, more and more growth hormones are released until puberty is reached, and then the hormones stop.
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Positive Feedback Response
Negative Feedback Loop
Question 6
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Q. If the calcium in your blood decreases below homeostasis levels, a gland in the brain will sense the decrease and send a chemical message to your bones. Your bones will release calcium into the blood, bringing blood calcium levels back up.
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Positive Feedback Response
Negative Feedback Loop
Question 7
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Q. 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.
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Positive Feedback Response
Negative Feedback Loop
Question 8
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Q. Homeostasis
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allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment
is impossible in vertebrates
is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation
is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation
Question 9
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Q. 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.
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Positive Feedback Response
Negative Feedback Loop
Question 10
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Q. Which system sends electrical messages that helps control the body's responses to internal and external changes?
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nervous
endocrine
reproductive
integumentary
Question 11
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What hormone is produced in the pancreas that lowers blood sugar?
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Insulin
Glucagon
Ketones
Glucose
Question 12
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Q. These two body systems regulate feedback mechanisms.