BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

Detailed explanation-1: -Homeostasis consists of the regulation of all of the options except for body weight, which depends on caloric consumption. E is the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Homeostatic mechanisms control feeding in response to general energy deficit or other types of metabolic need, whereas non-homeostatic mechanisms include learning, memory, and cognitive processes that can affect feeding based on previous learned experiences and hedonic aspects of food.

Detailed explanation-3: -Homeostasis is the regulation of the internal conditions within cells and whole organisms such as temperature, water, and sugar levels. This keeps cells and organisms functioning at optimal levels even when challenged by internal and external changes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of internal conditions maintained homeostatically are the level of blood glucose, body temperature, blood calcium level.