Understanding Homeostasis and Behavior in Animals and Plants

What mechanism do animals use to maintain their internal body temperature?

• Transpiration

• Thermoregulation

• Tropism

• Estivation

What process do plants use to release water vapor into the air?

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Transpiration

• Condensation

How do animals typically respond to threatening stimuli?

• By growing

• By moving towards the stimuli

• By moving away from or fighting the stimuli

• By undergoing photosynthesis

Which plant hormone is primarily responsible for regulating growth and development?

• Ethylene

• Auxin

• Cytokinin

• Gibberellin

What is the term for the internal biological clock that regulates cyclic activities in animals?

• Thermoregulation

• Circadian rhythm

• Homeostasis

• Estivation

What is the movement of a plant in response to light called?

• Hydrotropism

• Geotropism

• Phototropism

• Thigmotropism

The maintenance of a stable internal environment in an organism is known as what?

• Metabolism

• Homeostasis

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

What term describes the period of inactivity and lowered metabolism that some animals undergo during summer to survive hot or dry conditions?

• Hibernation

• Estivation

• Migration

• Dormancy

During which process do animals slow their metabolism and reduce body temperature to survive cold conditions?

• Hibernation

• Estivation

• Migration

• Dormancy

What is the term for the state of reduced metabolic activity that plants may enter during unfavorable conditions?

• Hibernation

• Estivation

• Migration

• Dormancy