What is the process used by living things to maintain an internal environment within a tolerable range?

a. metabolism
b. homeostasis
c. development
d. physiology
e. thermoregulation


b

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How much heat must be removed from 456 g of water at 25.0°C to change it into ice at -10.0°C? The specific heat of ice is 2090 J/(kg K) and the latent heat of fusion of water is 33.5 × 104 J/kg

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a. no neutrinos are produced. b. energy is released because a helium nucleus has a greater mass than a hydrogen nucleus. c. no photons are produced. d. carbon serves as a catalyst for the nuclear reaction. e. energy is produced in the form of gamma rays and the velocity of the created nuclei.

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