Negative feedback loops are __________.
a. activated only when a physiological variable rises above a set point
b. mechanisms that most commonly maintain homeostasis
c. analogous to a radiator that heats a room
d. involved in maintaining contractions during childbirth
e. found in endotherms but not in ectotherms
Answer: b. mechanisms that most commonly maintain homeostasis
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