Dynamic balance between systems and their parts is called
a. synergy.
b. homeostasis.
c. inertia. d.
suprasystems.
ANS: B
A
Synergy occurs when all parts of the system are working collaboratively.
B
The dynamic balance within and between open systems and their suprasystems is homeostasis.
C
"Inertia" is a term in physics that describes the tendency of matter to continue in its current state, whether moving or resting.
D
Suprasystems are the system and all of its subsystems.
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