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What is homeostasis
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Steady state or internal balance. Animals maintain a relatively constant internal environment even when the external environment changes significantly
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What is negative feedback
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a response that reduces or damps the stimulus.
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what is positive feedback
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it triggers mechanisms that amplify rather than diminish the stimulus.
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what is metabolism
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the totality of an organisms chemical reactions, consisting of catabolic and anaobolic pathways, which manage the material and energy resources of the cell
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what is a catobolic pathway
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a metabolic pathway that releases energy by breaking down complex molecules to simpler compounds
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What is an anabolic pathway
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a metabolic pathway that consumes energy to synthesize a complex molecule from simpler compounds
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