Which of the following describes homeostasis?
a. Maintaining constant internal conditions
b. Capturing energy for metabolic functions
c. Inhabiting the same specific environment
d. Duplicating and distributing chromosomes
a. Maintaining constant internal conditions
Homeostasis is maintaining constant internal conditions.
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