Jurongville Secondary School

Secondary 3 Express Biology Tutorial

Syllabus 5100

Name: _________________________ ( )

Class: Sec 3___ Date: ____________

Chapter 12: Homeostasis

1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.

a. Homeostasis is the ________________ of a _____________ internal
environment. Internal environment refers to the _____________ that bathe the
cells in out body.
b. Keeping a constant _____________ pressure is an example of _____________
control. This control involves a ___________ in the internal environment, a
____________ mechanism and a ________________ feedback.

2. The methods of temperature regulation in our body are listed in (a) to (f). Beside each
method indicate if it brings about heat loss, heat conservation or heat production.

a. Vasodilation of arterioles in skin _____________________

b. Profuse sweating _____________________
c. Vasoconstriction of arterioles in skin _____________________
d. Shivering _____________________
e. High metabolic rate _____________________
f. Very little sweating _____________________

Structured Questions
3. The diagram shows the structure of human skin.
<Diagram on pg 145 Wbk O Comp>
a. Name A to G.
i. A: ___________________
ii. B: ___________________
iii. C: ___________________
iv. D: ___________________
v. E: ___________________
vi. F: ___________________
vii. G: ___________________
b. During vigorous exercise, the skeletal muscles generate a lot of heat.

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 i. How does this affect the body temperature immediately?
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ii. If the body temperature is not brought back to normal what would
happen?

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iii. Name the 2 structures in the skin that help return the temperature back to
normal and explain how they do it.

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iv. What happens to the 2 structures if you walk into a cold room? Explain the
purpose of these effects you have stated.

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c.
i. What is the maintenance of a constant internal environment known as?
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ii. What is its control centre?
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iii. What organs will this center instruct to take corrective measures if the
blood flowing through it has too much water, too little glucose and too
much carbon dioxide?

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 d. Study the table below.
Temperature of Body temperature (° Ear size
environment (°C) C)
Arctic fox 0 37 Small
African bat-eared 25 37 Large
fox

i. How is the ear size of these animals adapted to suit their environment?
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ii. Your hands and feet feel colder than the rest of your body on a cold day
indicating that the skin temperature in these regions is lower than most
parts of the body. Why is this so?
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4. The following table shows 4 ways whereby water leaves through the body and the
amounts lost on a day in summer and in winter.
Water loss (cm3)
Winter Summer
Breath 350 The same as
Skin 450
Urine 1300
Faeces 140

a.
i. Fill in the table to show whether the amount of water lost in summer would
be lower, higher or the same as on a winter day. The first one has been
filled in.
ii. Name the process whereby water is lost from the skin.
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b. The body gains 2330 cm3 of water on a cool day, of which 1450 cm3 comes
directly from drinking. Give 2 other ways in which the body may gain water.

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