Homeostasis quiz
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Which pancreatic hormone raises blood sugar when circulating glucose drops too low?
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Which biological feedback mechanism reverses a deviation from the set point?
Answer: Negative feedback
Why: Negative feedback acts like a home thermostat, shutting off the heater once the desired temperature is met.
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Which hormone from fat cells suppresses appetite over the long term?
Answer: Leptin
Why: Its name comes from the Greek leptos, thin. Mice that cannot make leptin grow up to three times heavier than normal littermates.
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What is blood's narrow healthy pH range?
Answer: 7.35 to 7.45
Why: Bicarbonate buffers in the blood soak up acid within seconds, the lungs adjust within minutes, and the kidneys take hours to days.
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What is the standard target human body temperature in Celsius?
Answer: 37°C
Why: The 37°C standard traces to Carl Wunderlich's 1868 thermometer studies; modern adults average closer to 36.6°C.
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Which feedback loop causes a ripening apple to make others ripen faster?
Answer: Positive feedback
Why: A ripening apple gives off ethylene, and the gas makes nearby fruit produce its own, so one apple really can ripen the whole bowl.
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Which ion is actively pumped out of cells to maintain resting potential?
Answer: Sodium
Why: The sodium-potassium pump consumes about one-fifth of all the energy a resting human body produces.
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