Homeostasis

Question 1

Bodily levels that need to be controlled include what four things?

Answer 1

ION CONTENT
WATER CONTENT
SUGAR CONTENT
TEMPERATURE

Question 2

Ion content is regulated by what?

Answer 2

THE KIDNEYS

Question 3

Ions, once taken into the body by food, they’re then absorbed into what?

Answer 3

THE BLOOD

Question 4

Some ions are lost in sweat. Why does this taste salty?

Answer 4

IT CONTAINS NA+

Question 5

Water is taken into the body as food and drink and is lost from the body in which 3 days?

Answer 5

THROUGH THE SKIN AS SWEAT
VIA THE LUNGS IN BREATH
VIA THE KIDNEYS AS URINE

Question 6

On a cold day when you’re not exercising, you don’t sweat much, so you’ll produce more urine. What will the urine look like and why?

Answer 6

THE URINE WILL BE PALE SINCE THE WASTE CARRIED IN THE URINE IS MORE DILUTED

Question 7

On a hot day, or when you’re exercising, you sweat a lot, and so will produce less urine. What will this urine look like and why?

Answer 7

MORE CONCENTRATED HENCE A DEEPER COLOUR

Question 8

Body temperature is controlled by what?

Answer 8

BY THE BRAIN

Question 9

All enzymes work best at a certain temperature. At what temperature do the enzymes within the human body work best at?

Answer 9

37 DEGREES CELSIUS

Question 10

What does homeostasis mean?

Answer 10

ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF YOUR BODY WHICH TRY TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT