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What term is used to describe animals that spend all or nearly all their entire adult life in one place?
Which type of locomotion does not require muscular effort from the animal?
Which of the following is a disadvantage of passive locomotion?
What is the primary means by which most animals generate the force required for active locomotion?
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Which of the following is an example of an animal that exhibits passive locomotion?
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What is the primary function of the nervous system in animal locomotion?
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What is the main purpose of the body's homeostatic mechanisms?
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How does the nervous system help maintain homeostasis?
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What is the role of the thyroid gland in maintaining homeostasis?
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What is the primary way the body eliminates substances that can be dangerous to homeostasis?
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What is the role of the parathyroid gland in maintaining homeostasis?
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What is the primary function of homeostasis in the body?
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What is the main difference between soaring and true flight?
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Which group of animals may have been capable of true flight or only soaring and gliding?
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Which type of skeleton is common in aquatic and burrowing animals with no solid 'bone' structure?
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Which animals possess true flight according to the text?
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What distinguishes an exoskeleton from an endoskeleton?
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Why are birds better gliders than gliding animals according to the text?
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What is the main difference between movement and locomotion?
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How do plants exhibit locomotion according to the text?
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In terms of locomotion, what is unique about some animals mentioned in the text?
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Which statement accurately describes animal locomotion?
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What is one characteristic of animal locomotion mentioned in the text?
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What sets apart animals that stay in one place for their entire adult life?
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What is an example of the body maintaining homeostasis?
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How does the body respond to high blood glucose levels?
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Which system helps to fight infections to maintain homeostasis?
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What happens if calcium levels in the blood are not maintained?
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How does the heart respond to low blood pressure as part of homeostasis?
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Why does the liver convert glycogen to glucose when blood sugar levels drop?
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