The Living World Question 13

13. Homeostasis is organism’s

(a) tendency to change with change in environment

(b) tendency to resist change

(c) disturbance in regulatory control

(d) plants and animal extracts used in homeopathy

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Answer : b

Hints & Solutions

(b) Homoeostasis is the property of all living beings, which is a self regulatory mechanism of maintaining favourable internal condition for uninterrupted chemical reactions in the living system despite the changes in the external environment. E.g., in winter the skin contracts to conserve body heat.