Homeostasis is defined as:
A. Ability of human beings to keep body weight within normal limits
B. Maintenance of a constant external temperature inside a room
C. Ingestion of enough food to keep hunger pains from developing
D. Tendency of the body to maintain a stable environment
Homeostatic mechanisms are involuntary actions by organs, glands, tissues and cells to maintain balance within the body. If a function is disrupted the body will readjust in an attempt to maintain balance. During periods of starvation the body will break down glucose reserves in order to maintain normal glucose levels.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is D.
More Questions on TEAS 7 Science
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Q #1: Which of the following conclusions is supported by the data from this survey?
A. Dally screen usage in the United States decreases with age
B. Daily screen usage in the United States, increases with age.
C. In the United States, most people use screens more than 3 but less than13 hours a day
D. In the United States, people over 75 generally don't use screens.
Answer Explanation
The percentage of respondents that indicated average screen usage between 4-12 hours per day is (628 +650+389) ÷ 2, 307 ≈ 0.723 or 72.3% This is indeed a significant majority of the responses and would be a reasonable conclusion. The highest screen usage is in the middle two groups with both the younger and older groups indicating less screen usage, so the daily usage neither increases nor decreases with age. While the oldest group shows the least usage per day, the survey data indicates that some of the Individuals over 75 do indeed use screens.
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Q #2: Which is NOT a major type of carbohydrate?
A. Monosaccharides
B. Disaccharides
C. Pentasaccharides
D. Polysaccharides
Answer Explanation
There are four major types of carbohydrates: monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides. Monosaccharides (mono- means one) are made up of one sugar molecule, while disaccharides (di- means two) are made up of two sugar molecules. Oligosaccharides (oligo- means few) are usually less than a dozen sugar molecules, while polysaccharides (poly-means many) are usually more than a dozen sugar molecules.
Pentasaccharides are not a type of carbohydrate.
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Q #3: What is most likely the pH of a solution containing many hydroxide ions (OH-) and few hydrogen ions(H+)
A. 2
B. 6
C. 7
D. 9
Answer Explanation
A solution that contains more hydroxide ions than hydrogen ions is a base, and bases have a pH greater than 7, so the only possible answer is choice D. 9.
