Homeostasis GCSE questions
Cover the answers and try these Homeostasis checks first. The full quiz in the app includes hints.
How to use these
Write your answer, then check. If you miss one, open the Homeostasis lesson before you retry.
Practice questions
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Homeostasis is...
Which is a correct comparison of nervous and hormonal control?
The CNS is made of...
The correct order for a coordinated response is...
Common mistakes
- Homeostasis is not “keeping still”. It is constant conditions, often by lots of tiny adjustments.
- The brain is not a hormone. Coordination can be spinal (reflex) without thinking.
- Insulin is not produced in the liver. It is made in the pancreas and acts on liver (and muscle) to take up glucose.
- Insulin does not “break down sugar in the stomach”. It acts after glucose is in the blood.
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