BIOLOGY 101 TIDEWATER CC -W/ACCESS >IC
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Chapter 27.1, Problem 1MC
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The role of senses in maintaining the homeostasis.
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Homeostasis is the term which refers to the stable or equilibrium state of the body of an organism and its internal environment. It is the self-regulatory process in which an organism likely to maintain the stability in its internal environment when the external conditions are optimal to survive.
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