AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

CELL COMMUNICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Failure to maintain homeostasis could result in:
A
lack of internal balance
B
eventual death
C
difficulty carrying on metabolism
D
all three
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Summary. All of the organ systems of the body work together to maintain homeostasis of the organism. If homeostasis fails, death or disease may result.

Detailed explanation-2: -Abstract. Three factors that influence homeostasis are discussed: fluids and electrolytes, energy and nutrition, and immune response mediators.

Detailed explanation-3: -To maintain homeostasis, unicellular organisms grow, respond to the environment, transform energy, and reproduce. The cells of multicellular organisms become specialized for particular tasks and communicate with one another to maintain homeostasis.

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