About 12 to 24 hours after the last meal, a person's blood sugar level normally varies from 60 to 90

milligrams per 100 milliliters of blood, though it may rise to 130 mg/100 ml after meals high in
carbohydrates. That the blood sugar level is maintained within a fairly narrow range despite uneven
intake of sugar is due to the body's ability to carry out
a. adaptation.
b. inheritance.
c. metabolism.
d. homeostasis.
e. hemostastis.


D

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