Compare negative and positive feedback and explain why negative feedback is important in homeostasis

What will be an ideal response?


Negative feedback is a process that restores a factor to normal by moving the factor in the opposite direction of the initial change. Negative feedback is the basis for homeostasis because it returns factors to normal values. Positive feedback, on the other hand, enhances or amplifies the initial change and continues to drive the system in the direction of the initial change.

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