AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

CELL COMMUNICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which feedback mechanism involves homeostasis of a particular condition by regulating physiological processes?
A
Positive feedback
B
Negative feedback
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Homeostasis is generally maintained by a negative feedback loop that includes a stimulus, sensor, control centre, and effector . Negative feedback serves to reduce an excessive response and to keep a variable within the normal range. Negative feedback loops control body temperature and the blood glucose level.

Detailed explanation-2: -Maintenance of homeostasis usually involves negative feedback loops. These loops act to oppose the stimulus, or cue, that triggers them. For example, if your body temperature is too high, a negative feedback loop will act to bring it back down towards the set point, or target value, of 98.6 ∘ F

Detailed explanation-3: -Negative feedback loops are used to maintain homeostasis and achieve the set point within a system. Negative feedback loops are characterized by their ability to either increase or decrease a stimulus, inhibiting the ability of the stimulus to continue as it did prior to sensing of the receptor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Final Answer: Constriction of skin blood vessels and contraction of skeletal muscles when it is too cold is an example of a negative feedback loop in humans.

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