Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections, 9e, Access Code
Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections, 9e, Access Code
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ISBN: 9780134536262
Author: Taylor
Publisher: PEARSON
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To describe: The reason why the driver maintains a constant speed of 55 miles per hour while driving a car over a hilly terrain with reference to the concept of homeostasis.

Introduction: Homeostasis is a self-regulatory process; it is the tendency of an organism to seek and maintain the internal environment in response to external changes by maintenance of equilibrium and stability in the body or a system. The negative feedback mechanism of homeostasis reverses the unstable condition back to the normal condition and restores the stability or equilibrium. For example: When the salt concentration of blood goes up, the kidneys expel more salt.

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