BIO 102 Exam 1 – NOVA | Practice Questions, Study Guide & Biology
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environment that has the most constant composition - ANS ✔✔extracellular fluid in a dog
In multicellular animals, homeostatic control results in - ANS ✔✔- relative constancy in the
composition of the extracellular fluid that surrounds the cells
- organisms being able to survive in many different external environments
Which of these would correctly characterize a dog? - ANS ✔✔It is a vertebrate, with bilateral
symmetry.
What plays the major role in the regulation of body temperature in mammals? - ANS
✔✔hypothalamus
Which of the following terms is not descriptive of homeostasis or homeostatic mechanisms? -
ANS ✔✔positive feedback
Neurohormones are produced by - ANS ✔✔nerve cells (neurons)
Which is a physiological response that take place in many animals when their body temperature
goes up? - ANS ✔✔increased blood flow to the skin to release heat by radiation
Which of these is the most effective way to prevent dehydration due to sweating? - ANS
✔✔Drink Plain Water
Exam Review 2026
environment that has the most constant composition - ANS ✔✔extracellular fluid in a dog
In multicellular animals, homeostatic control results in - ANS ✔✔- relative constancy in the
composition of the extracellular fluid that surrounds the cells
- organisms being able to survive in many different external environments
Which of these would correctly characterize a dog? - ANS ✔✔It is a vertebrate, with bilateral
symmetry.
What plays the major role in the regulation of body temperature in mammals? - ANS
✔✔hypothalamus
Which of the following terms is not descriptive of homeostasis or homeostatic mechanisms? -
ANS ✔✔positive feedback
Neurohormones are produced by - ANS ✔✔nerve cells (neurons)
Which is a physiological response that take place in many animals when their body temperature
goes up? - ANS ✔✔increased blood flow to the skin to release heat by radiation
Which of these is the most effective way to prevent dehydration due to sweating? - ANS
✔✔Drink Plain Water