Question

a) a mouse has a litter of babies

b) the nutrients from your lunch are absorbed into the blood

c) skeletal muscles are used to walk across the room

d) as you run, sweat forms on your forehead

e) glucose is combined to form glycogen for energy storage

f) you turn towards a sudden noise

g) bacteria from a door handle does not penetrate the skin

h) hormones increase the rate of mitosis, making you taller





Maintaining boundaries,
Movement
Responsiveness
Digestion
Metabolism
Excretion
Reproduction
Growth
match the words together

Answer 1

Here’s how each of your listed items corresponds to the biological processes:

a) **Reproduction** - a mouse has a litter of babies

b) **Digestion** - the nutrients from your lunch are absorbed into the blood

c) **Movement** - skeletal muscles are used to walk across the room

d) **Homeostasis (or Responsiveness)** - as you run, sweat forms on your forehead

e) **Metabolism** - glucose is combined to form glycogen for energy storage

f) **Responsiveness** - you turn towards a sudden noise

g) **Maintaining boundaries** - bacteria from a door handle does not penetrate the skin

h) **Growth** - hormones increase the rate of mitosis, making you taller

Let me know if you need any further explanations!