G$ Presents...HOMEOSTASIS Q&A
chloroplast - (correct answer)An organelle found in plant and algae cells where
photosynthesis occurs.
feedback mechanism - (correct answer)Turns processes "on" in order to move back to a
state of dynamic equilibrium; turned "off" once back to balance.
digestion - (correct answer)To break; breaking down food into smaller pieces (nutrients)
that can be absorbed into blood and circulated to cells.
synthesis - (correct answer)To make; combining parts into a whole.
pancreas - (correct answer)Endocrine organ that secretes insulin hormone.
glucose - (correct answer)Simple sugar used to make ATP energy; the subunit of
carbohydrate.
metabolism - (correct answer)All of the chemical processes that occur within an
organism to maintain life.
homeostasis - (correct answer)The maintenance of a stable internal environment.
dynamic equilibrium - (correct answer)Another way of saying homeostasis.
starch - (correct answer)A complex carbohydrate or "big sugar" made by putting 1,000s
of glucose molecules together.
tissue - (correct answer)A group of similar cells that perform the same function.
, organelle - (correct answer)A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within
the cell.
organ system - (correct answer)A group of organs that coordinate (work together) in
performing vital body functions.
organ - (correct answer)A collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the
body; a body part.
transport/circulation - (correct answer)To move materials like oxygen, glucose, and
wastes.
life functions/biochemical processes - (correct answer)The activities that a living thing
must carry out to remain alive.
regulation - (correct answer)Keeping things within a normal range even with external
changes in the environment.
excretion - (correct answer)To remove wastes through sweat, urine, and exhaling
carbon dioxide.
cellular respiration - (correct answer)Process that releases energy by breaking down
glucose in the presence of oxygen.
digestive system - (correct answer)Breaks down food into nutrient molecules that are
small enough to be absorbed into the blood and circulated to cells.
small intestine - (correct answer)Long, narrow tube where digestion is completed and
most absorption of nutrients occurs.
chloroplast - (correct answer)An organelle found in plant and algae cells where
photosynthesis occurs.
feedback mechanism - (correct answer)Turns processes "on" in order to move back to a
state of dynamic equilibrium; turned "off" once back to balance.
digestion - (correct answer)To break; breaking down food into smaller pieces (nutrients)
that can be absorbed into blood and circulated to cells.
synthesis - (correct answer)To make; combining parts into a whole.
pancreas - (correct answer)Endocrine organ that secretes insulin hormone.
glucose - (correct answer)Simple sugar used to make ATP energy; the subunit of
carbohydrate.
metabolism - (correct answer)All of the chemical processes that occur within an
organism to maintain life.
homeostasis - (correct answer)The maintenance of a stable internal environment.
dynamic equilibrium - (correct answer)Another way of saying homeostasis.
starch - (correct answer)A complex carbohydrate or "big sugar" made by putting 1,000s
of glucose molecules together.
tissue - (correct answer)A group of similar cells that perform the same function.
, organelle - (correct answer)A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within
the cell.
organ system - (correct answer)A group of organs that coordinate (work together) in
performing vital body functions.
organ - (correct answer)A collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the
body; a body part.
transport/circulation - (correct answer)To move materials like oxygen, glucose, and
wastes.
life functions/biochemical processes - (correct answer)The activities that a living thing
must carry out to remain alive.
regulation - (correct answer)Keeping things within a normal range even with external
changes in the environment.
excretion - (correct answer)To remove wastes through sweat, urine, and exhaling
carbon dioxide.
cellular respiration - (correct answer)Process that releases energy by breaking down
glucose in the presence of oxygen.
digestive system - (correct answer)Breaks down food into nutrient molecules that are
small enough to be absorbed into the blood and circulated to cells.
small intestine - (correct answer)Long, narrow tube where digestion is completed and
most absorption of nutrients occurs.
