BIOLOGY:ESSENTIALS NSU- CONNECT
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ISBN: 9781265145125
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 1, Problem 3MCQ
The concentration of salts in blood remains relatively steady, regardless of a person’s diet. This situation best illustrates
a. homeostasis.
b. life’s organizational hierarchy.
c. autotrophy.
d. evolution.
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BIOLOGY:ESSENTIALS NSU- CONNECT
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