The maintenance of a constant internal environment is
A. positive feedback.
B. negative feedback.
C. homeostasis.
D. positive regulation.
C. homeostasis.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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If you breed heterozygous white cats together and produce 100 kittens, how many would you expect to be deaf if all the proportions came out perfectly? Assume that heterozygotes have an 8% chance of being deaf, and homozygotes a 60% chance of being deaf.
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A) transports deoxygenated blood. B) has lower resistance to blood flow. C) has an equal pressure gradient to drive blood flow. D) has lower blood flow. E) is under greater pressure.