What is Homeostasis?
What are some examples of processes our bodies regulate through homeostasis?
a. Height and weight
b. Organ size
c. Temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar
d. Our favorite color and food
c. Temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar
What happens to an organism that does not maintain homeostasis?
a. It becomes sick or diseased
b. It becomes healthy
c. It will reproduce
d. It will stop feeding
a. It becomes sick or diseased
Normal human body temperature is:
a. 97.5 oF
b. 98.5 oF
c. 98.7 oF
d. 98.6 oF
d. 98.6 oF
Blood sugar level refers to the amount of sugar in the __________.
a. Pancreas
b. Blood
c. Liver
d. Veins
b. Blood
When blood sugar levels are high, the pancreas releases __________ into the blood.
a. Sugar
b. Glycogen
c. Insulin
d. Enzymes
c. Insulin
What disease are children getting now that used to be rare?
a. Type I Diabetes
b. Heart Disease
c. Type II Diabetes
d. Kidney Disease
c. Type II Diabetes
What is homeostasis?
a. The tendency to have abnormal body temperature
b. A diseased state
c. The ability to maintain stable internal conditions
d. The inability to cope with changes in the external environment
c. The ability to maintain stable internal conditions
Organisms can become sick or diseased for many reasons including:
a. It develops an auto-immune disorder
b. It suffers an injury
c. It becomes infected with a pathogen
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
When the temperature increases, glands in the skin secrete sweat and blood vessels dilate in the skin to help __________ the body.
a. Cool
b. Warm
c. Heat
d. Shelter
a. Cool
What organ/gland maintains blood sugar levels?
a. Liver
b. Kidney
c. Pancreas
d. Pituitary
c. Pancreas
When blood sugar levels are low, the pancreas releases _________ into the blood.
a. Waste
b. Enzymes
c. Insulin
d. Glycogen
d. Glycogen
What does your body break carbohydrates down into?
a. Sugar
b. Fat
c. Hormones
d. Protein
a. Sugar
How does an organism maintain homeostasis?
a. It doesn't, the environment controls homeostasis
b. It allows other organisms to do this for themselves
c. It can't maintain homeostasis
d. It makes small adjustments to how it functions
d. It makes small adjustments to how it functions
If an organism is not able to restore homeostasis, what can happen?
a. It may die
b. Nothing
c. It attacks another organism
d. It becomes healthier
a. It may die
When the temperature decreases, muscles shiver to generate heat and the skin develops __________________ to reduce heat loss.
a. cool
b. goosebumps
c. hair
d. heat
b. goosebumps
Sugar is important to the body because it is the main source of ____________.
a. Energy
b. Life
c. Cancer
d. Cells
a. Energy
True or false: After eating, blood sugar levels are higher than normal.
True. After you eat, your blood sugar levels will increase based upon what food you ate.
Who are the people suffering most from obesity?
a. They are all the same
b. Middle-class
c. Rich and celebrities
d. Poor and minorities
d. Poor and minorities
Which organ system is most responsible for monitoring internal conditions and detecting changes in the external environment?
a. The digestive system
b. The nervous system
c. The respiratory system
d. The circulatory system
b. The nervous system
What do we call the invasion of the disease-causing microorganism in the body?
a. A symptom
b. Stress
c. An infection
d. A syndrome
c. An infection
Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by blood on the ________ of blood vessels.
a. Lining
b. Inside
c. Walls
d. Outside
c. Walls
The digestive system breaks down food into simple sugars such as _______________.
a. Hemoglobin
b. Protein
c. Carbohydrates
d. Glucose
d. Glucose
In diabetics, high blood sugar levels can cause damage to:
a. Nerves
b. The kidneys
c. The retina in the eye
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
What innovative approach is JVL Wildcat Academy doing with at rsk drop out students?
Teaching students how to grow and cook their own food.
True or false:
The internal environmental conditions of an organism are always exactly the same.
False. The internal environmental conditions of an organism fluctuate. For example, your temperature is not always exactly 98.6 0F.
Name three animals that can carry disease.
Mosquitoes, cattle, pigs, dogs, raccoons, rodents, and ticks.
Normal blood pressure is:
a. 120/90
b. 150/120
c. 130/70
d. 120/80
d. 120/80
Normal blood sugar range varies based on:
a. Temperature and age
b. Age, if you have eaten or are fasting, and underlying conditions
c. If you have eaten or are fasting and heart rate
d. Diabetes and temperature
b. Age, if you have eaten or are fasting, and underlying conditions
True or false: Low blood sugar cannot lead to coma or death.
False. Low blood sugar for an extended period of time may result in a person going into a coma and eventually death.
In America, what religious group has the longest life expectancy?
a. Buddhists
b. Seventh Dat Adventists
c. Amish
d. Catholics
b. Seventh Day Adventists