Which of the following terms is defined as the maintenance of an environment of body functions within a certain range (e.g., temperature, blood pressure)?
A. Homeorhesis
B. Osmosis
C. Homeostasis
D. Apoptosis
Answer: C
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A. Individual attitudes B. Low wages C. Public policy D. Automation E. Unemployment
Which of the following is an element of postcolonial thought?
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Which of the following is NOT one of the four means by which people resist efforts to reduce racial inequalities?
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