Liza Mae D.

Laput
11-STEM 2

General Biology 2
Quarter 4: Week 5 & 6 – Module 2:
Internal Conditions of Organisms

LM 1: Homeostasis and Feedback Mechanism

Jumpstart
Activity 1: Make It Balance!

1.1. Stand up and balance yourself in one foot. After one minute, put your other foot down. Take
your resting pulse for 15 seconds. Multiply this by 4 to get your pulse rate in one minute(bpm).
How was your experienced?
28-resting pulse for 15 seconds.
112- pulse rate in one minute(bpm)
-My experience was good.

1.2. Jog in place for one minute then take your pulse rate again for 15 seconds and multiply it by
4 to get your pulse rate in one minute(bpm). How was your experienced? What happened to
your heart rate and breathing after the exercise?
What happened to your heart rate after taking a rest?
30-resting pulse for 15 seconds
120- pulse rate in one minute(bpm)
-My experience was tiring but fun.
-My heart rate increased and my breathing became fast after exercise
-After taking a rest,my heart rate slows down and becomes more calm.

Explore

Enrichment Activity 1: Blood Feedback Loop!

Fill in the blanks on the diagram below (refer on the information given above) then answer the
following questions.

1. What might cause the oxygen level to drop? It might be the cause of the hormone
erythropoietin, which is released from the kidneys and will stimulate the bone marrow to
produce more red blood cells. This process has something to do to our oxygen level.
2. Does this model represent positive or negative feedback? The model represents
negative feedback.
3. What would happen if the kidneys could not produce erythropoietin hormone? If the
kidneys could not produce erythropoietin hormone, it will not stimulate the bone marrow to
produce more red blood cells that could cause anemia.

Deepen
Enrichment Activity 2: Marathon Runner Problem

Marathon Runner Problem

Problem: A marathon is a 26.2-mile race. People often train for months leading up to the race
in order to successfully complete this type of long-distance running challenge. Sometimes,
runners aren’t able to finish the race or runners collapse and die shortly after the race. Your
challenge is to use your findings from research articles, data sets, and other class activities in
order to determine and explain what is causing marathon runners to collapse and sometimes
die.

Goal: To determine what is causing marathon runners to collapse.

Product: Your presentation of your findings will be in the form of a newspaper article, which will
explain the physiological issues involved.
1. List the information you think you will need to learn in order to solve this challenge
and successfully complete the product. (Example: information about the lungs and if
runners breathe a certain way)
a.Information about how exhaustion can affect oxygen level to the blood.
b.Information about the build-up of lactic acid in the blood during the run triggers abnormal heart
rhythms and also exhaustion, emotional stress, dehydration and heat stroke.

c.Information about how exhaustion can take the lungs and energy of our body.

2. Write a hypothesis that explains why the marathon runners are collapsing and
possibly dying. (I think the marathon runners are collapsing and dying because…)
a.Lack of oxygen level in their blood.
b.over fatigue.
c.Abnormal heart rate.

3. Complete the flowchart to explain your hypothesis.

1. First, people are training for and then attempting to run a 26.2 mile race
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2. Next, during the race something happens to their bodies that causes them to collapse and
possibly die. (In this box, explain what you think that is)

Most cases of collapse are benign in nature and occur after an athlete crosses the finish line
or stops exercising. The most common benign cause of collapse is low blood pressure due to
blood pooling in the legs after cessation of exercise.
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3. Finally, restate your hypothesis to explain the effect that step 2 is having on the runners.

It might cause the runners to have postural hypotension,heat exhaustion or syncope due to a
drop in the amount of blood that flows to the brain. IT can happen if you have a sudden drop
in blood pressure, a drop in heart rate, or changes in the amount of blood in areas of your
body.

Gauge
A 1. It refers to the relatively stable state inside the body of an animal.
A. Homeostasis B. Feedback C. Stimulus D. Regulation

B 2. A change in the internal or external environment is called ___________.

A. Homeostasis B. Feedback C. Stimulus D. Regulation

A 3. Which of the following are examples of being regulated homeostatically?

A. Temperature B. Water content C. Glucose level D. All of
these
 A 4. Which of the following is NOT an example of negative feedback?
A. Calcium level in the blood B. Glucose level in the blood
C. Blood clotting D. All of these

A 5. The processes of homeostasis and temperature control are centered on the ______ of
the brain.
A. Hypothalamus B. Brain stem C. Cerebrum D. Cerebellum

Homeotherm 6. Which type of animal maintains a constant internal body temperature?

A. Endotherm B. Ectotherm C. Coelomate D. Mesoderm

A 7. What happened when a cell is placed in a hypertonic environment?

A. Tend to shrink due to loss of water B. Tend to swell due to water intake
C. Neither shrink or swell D. All of these

C 8. Which of the following is TRUE about osmoregulation of fishes?

A. 90% of bony fishes are incapable of osmotic regulation in the opposite environment .
B. Few fishes have evolved osmoregulatory mechanisms to survive in all kinds of
aquatic environment like salmon.
C. Organism like goldfish can tolerate only a relatively narrow range of salinity.
D. All of the above

D 9. What could happen due to a failure in homeostasis?

A. The accumulation of waste products
B. The loss of excess water from the body
C. Maintaining excess levels of sugar in the body
D. All of the above are potential outcomes of failure of homeostasis.

B 10. Which of the following organ systems are the main responsible in regulating other organ
systems to maintain homeostasis, the maintenance of a stable internal environment.
A. digestive and urinary B. nervous and endocrine
C. muscular and endocrine D. digestive and respiratory

C 11. When faced with a sudden drop in environmental temperature, an endothermic animal
will __________.
A. experience a drop in its body temperature B. wait to see if it goes lower
C. increase muscle activity to generate heat D. add fur to increase insulation

A 12. Which of the following is an example of negative feedback?

A. Lowering of blood glucose level B. Blood clotting after an injury
C. lactation during nursing D. Uterine contraction during labor

A 13. Water moves via osmosis _____________.

A. throughout the cytoplasm
 B. from an area with a high concentration of other solutes to a lower one
C. from an area with a high concentration of water to one of lower concentration
D. from an area with low concentration of water to one of higher concentration

A 14. What problem is faced by organisms that live in fresh water?

A. Their bodies tend to take in too much water
B. They have no way of controlling their tonicity
C. Only saltwater poses problems for animals that live in it
D. Their bodies tend to lose to much water to their environment

D 15. Why fever is a “good thing” during bacterial infection?

A. It conserves iron which reduces nutrient needed by bacteria
B. It increases enzymatic activity of the protective body cells
C. It inhibits the activity of invading organisms and could kill them
D. All of the above