Answer the following question given this paragraph: Homeostasis, or the maintenance of constant conditions in the body, is a fundamental property of all living things. In the human body, the substances that participate in chemical reactions must remain within narrows ranges of concentration. Too much or too little of a single substance can disrupt your bodily functions. Because metabolism relies on reactions that are all interconnected, any disruption might affect multiple organs or even organ systems. Water is the most ubiquitous substance in the chemical reactions of life. The interactions of various aqueous solutionssolutions in which water is the solventare continuously monitored and adjusted by a large suite of interconnected feedback systems in your body. Understanding the ways in which the body maintains these critical balances is key to understanding good health. Q: The maintenance of constant conditions in the body is also known as what? A:

OPTIONS:
- consciousness
- mononucleosis
- hypothesis
- homeostasis

Answer: homeostasis

Answer the following question given this paragraph: 85 million sperm per day are produced. per testicle. That's 170,000,000 every day. This means that a single male may produce more than a quadrillion (1,000,000,000,000) sperm cells in his lifetime! But it only takes one to fertilize an egg. Q: How many sperm does it take to fertilize an egg? A:

OPTIONS:
- ten
- five
- two
- one

Answer: one

Answer the following question given this paragraph: 2.2 Water Water has many properties that are critical to maintaining life. It is polar, allowing for the formation of hydrogen bonds, which allow ions and other polar molecules to dissolve in water. Therefore, water is an excellent solvent. The hydrogen bonds between water molecules give water the ability to hold heat better than many other substances. As the temperature rises, the hydrogen bonds between water continually break and reform, allowing for the overall temperature to remain stable, although increased energy is added to the system. Water's cohesive forces allow for the property of surface tension. All of these unique properties of water are important in the chemistry of living organisms. The pH of a solution is a measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions in the solution. A solution with a high number of hydrogen ions is acidic and has a low pH value. A solution with a high number of hydroxide ions is basic and has a high pH value. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14, with a pH of 7 being neutral. Buffers are solutions that moderate pH changes when an acid or base is added to the buffer system. Buffers are important in biological systems because of their ability to maintain constant pH conditions. Q: An excellent solvent that holds heat well and allows hydrogen bonds, what substance has many properties critical to life? A:

OPTIONS:
- liquid
- blood
- plasma
- water

Answer: water

Answer the following question given this paragraph: The ability to see is called vision. The brain and eyes work together to allow us to see. The eyes collect and focus visible light and change it to electrical signals that travel to the brain. The brain interprets the signals and "tells" us what we are seeing. Q: What are the organs work together to allow us to see? A:

OPTIONS:
- lungs
- heart
- nose
- brain and eyes

Answer:
brain and eyes