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3.3 Maintaining internal environments

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An iguana is an ectotherm and cannot regulate its body temperature in the same physiological ways as a human. Which method can an iguana use to decrease its body temperature?

A

It can sweat.

B

It can move to a shaded area.

C

It can shiver.

D

Its blood vessels can dilate to lose heat.

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3.3 Maintaining internal environments Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /3.3 Maintaining internal environments

22 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Biology 3.3 Maintaining internal environments, covering 3.3.1 Importance of a constant internal environment, 3.3.2 The skin and body temperature, 3.3.3 Insulin and blood sugar, 3.3.4 Glucagon and blood sugar, 3.3.5 Type 1 and type 2 diabetes, 3.3.6 Osmotic changes in body fluids, 3.3.7 Kidneys and water balance, 3.3.8 Structure of the kidney and tubule, 3.3.9 ADH and kidney tubule permeability, and 3.3.10 Responses to temperature and osmotic challenges. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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