Homeostasis

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Homeostasis

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The internal balance that living things need to stay healthy

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Whenever you feel cold, it means that your body temperature dropped by a lot.

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False

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Why does your body shiver?

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warm itself up

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Your body sweats to

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cool itself down

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When you walk into an air conditioned room, your body will stop sweating. This is:
- negative feedback
- positive feedback
- extra feedback
- special feedback

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negative feedback

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What is negative feedback (in homeostasis)?

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When the body responds to a stimulus and then stops the response when things are back to normal

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What is positive feedback (in homeostasis)?

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When the body responds to a stimulus by continuing to increase something

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What is a stimulus?

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Something that causes a response

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What is an example of positive feedback in the body?

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milk production in mammals

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A man jumps out of the way of a car. Which two body systems interact first?

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Nervous System and Muscular System