unit 6

Question 1

This is how our body keeps everything balanced and just right.
Example: When you play outside on a hot day, your body starts to sweat. Sweating helps cool you down so you don’t get too hot. That’s homeostasis—your body is working to keep the right temperature

Answer 1

Homeostasis

Question 2

This is when water moves from one place to another through a special barrier, like a cell wall.
Example: If you put a raisin in a cup of water overnight, it will swell up because water moves into it. That’s osmosis!

Answer 2

Osmosis

Question 3

This is when things spread out from where there is a lot to where there is less.
Example: When you spray perfume in one corner of a room, the smell spreads all around. That’s diffusion!

Answer 3

Diffusion

Question 4

(Ex-o-sy-TOE-sis) - is when a cell expels things, like waste or chemicals, by packing them in a little bubble and sending them out of the cell.

Answer 4

Exocytosis

Question 5

(En-do-sy-TOE-sis) is when a cell large molecules, fluids, or even entire microorganisms by wrapping its membrane around them and bringing them inside.

Answer 5

Endosytosis