Homeostasis

Question 1

Homeostasis

Answer 1

process where organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment

Question 2

Feedback Loop

Answer 2

interaction between receptor, control center and effector or a circular process where a system’s output serves as input to its own system

Question 3

Positive Feedback Loop

Answer 3

feedback loop that causes a system to change further in the same direction

Question 4

Negative Feedback Loop

Answer 4

feedback loop where a system responds to a change by returning to its original state, or by decreasing the rate at which the change is occurring.

Question 5

Hormone

Answer 5

secretion of an endocrine gland transmitted by the blood to the tissue which it has a specific effect on

Question 6

Effector

Answer 6

Part of a feedback loop that carries out the response, such as muscles and organs

Question 7

Stimulus

Answer 7

signal that an organism responds to such as something that causes an imbalance in an internal condition

Question 8

Response

Answer 8

a reaction to a stimulus

Question 9

Receptor

Answer 9

part of a feedback loop that receives information about changes in the organism’s environment.