Multiple Choice
How does your body primarily generate heat to maintain homeostasis?
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38. Animal Form and Function
Metabolism and Homeostasis
Back38. Animal Form and Function
Metabolism and Homeostasis
- Multiple ChoiceWhere is most of a healthy person's fat stored?6views
- Multiple ChoiceAbout 25 percent of the calories that you take in every day are consumed by your what?4views
- Textbook Question
An animal's inputs of energy and materials would exceed its outputs
a. If the animal is an endotherm, which must always take in more energy because of its high metabolic rate
b. If it is actively foraging for food
c. If it is growing and increasing its mass
d. Never; due to homeostasis, these energy and material budgets always balance
1164views - Multiple ChoiceThe molar teeth of herbivorous mammals are especially effective at which of the following functions?4views
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the best example of an organism maintaining homeostasis?23views
- Multiple ChoiceWhich term describes the drive that motivates organisms to maintain homeostasis in certain biological processes in the body?22views
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a direct method for studying homeostasis in an organism?21views
- Textbook Question
Which of the following animals uses the largest percentage of its energy budget for homeostatic regulation?
a. Marine jelly (an invertebrate)
b. Snake in a temperate forest
c. Desert insect
d. Desert bird
730views - Multiple ChoiceWhich hormone is primarily responsible for lowering blood glucose levels to maintain homeostasis in humans?23views
- Multiple ChoiceDuring the night, the dormouse forages and eats, but during the day, its body temperature and heart rate drop significantly. This is an example of what physiological process?840views
- Multiple ChoiceMost cells are microscopic because at this small size, __________.1018views
- Multiple ChoiceThe __________ system and the __________ system work together to coordinate and control physiological processes in most animals.837views
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements is/are true of hormones?1728views
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a characteristic of the nervous system but not the endocrine system?1358views1rank