Homeostasis Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Define Homostasis?
A
the maintenance of a constant internal environment
2
Q
how does your body maintain temperature? when youre to hot?
A
3
Q
how does your body maintain temperature? when youre too cold?
A
4
Q
Explain how the balance between sweat and urine can depend on what your doing?
A
5
Q
Why is more pale urine produced on a cold day or when you’re not exercising?
A
on a cold day, or when you’re not exercising, you don’t sweat much. You produce more urine, which will be pale ( since the waste carried in the urine is more diluted)
6
Q
why organisms with a bigger surface area to volume ratios can gain (or lose) heat faster.
A
because there is more area for heat to transfer across
