LP#4 - Function & Survival Of The Body

Question 1

Keeps contents in and the outside environment out

Answer 1

Maintaining boundaries

Question 2

Feeling thirsty on a hot summer’s day

Answer 2

Responsiveness

Question 3

Picking up a pencil

Answer 3

Locomotion

Question 4

Converting sugar into energy for the body

Answer 4

Metabolism

Question 5

Breaks down food so that it can be used by the body

Answer 5

Digestion

Question 6

Removing metabolic wastes

Answer 6

Excretion

Question 7

Increasing the size of cells

Answer 7

Growth

Question 8

Increasing the number of cells

Answer 8

Reproduction

Question 9

True or False

Brain cells begin to die after 3 hours without oxygen

Answer 9

False

Question 10

True or False

The optimal temperature for homeostatic processes to occur is 37 Degrees

Answer 10

True

Question 11

True or False

Breathing is only significantly impaired when atmospheric pressure is low

Answer 11

False

Question 12

True or False

Water is crucial for metabolic processes to occur

Answer 12

True

Question 13

True or False

A person can survive up to 3 weeks without food

Answer 13

False