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Homeostasis is, at most times, is carried out at a subconscious level. Meaning that your body will automatically completely any nesasecary tasks regarding to regulating your internal environment. But other times your body will need to help maintain your internal environment buy making psychological adaptations at a conscious level such as moving into the shade, drinking water, or bundling up when its cold out.

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It's a dynamic equilibrium that is constantly working (and involving) different body parts

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It's a dynamic equilibrium that is constantly working (and involving) different body parts

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can be physiological and behavioural

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The internal conditions need to be regulated in order to keep the cells alive and function properly.

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conditions within the body must be controlled in order to keep the cells alive… if homeostasis does not occur, life-sustaining functions (such as osmosis or enzyme-controlled reactions) will not continue as normal, and the organism may die

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We need homeostasis because our enzymes and cells need to be kept at very specific conditions in order to function properly and sustain life. Deviation from the specific condition limits can be harmful or cause death. (e.g. enzymes/proteins denature at high temperatures, but the rate of reaction is far too low to sustain life at low temperatures. Therefore there is an optimum temperature at which our cells function). Whilst the external environment is constantly changing, we must maintain stable internal conditions.

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Homeostasis - What is the need for homeostasis?

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Homeostasis - What is the need for homeostasis?

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Homeostasis is maintaining a constant internal environment. Living organisms need homeostasis because they need their environment to be 'just right' in order for them to survive. To maintain this environment, these organisms need to self-regulate and make adjustments. This process of self-regulating is what homeostasis is. Homeostasis can be maintained when organisms stay alive, but if homeostasis cannot be maintained death may occur.

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Homeostasis helps to maintain stable states of the body. Homeostatic mechanisms prevent deviations from the steady state of the body to keep the body’s internal conditions within strict limits. Deviations from these limits can be harmful. 

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Homeostasis helps to maintain stable states of the body. Homeostatic mechanisms prevent deviations from the steady state of the body to keep the body’s internal conditions within strict limits. Deviations from these limits can be harmful. 

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Most of the time an organism's body systems are responding to changes at the subconscious level, but sometimes homeostasis is achieved by changing a behaviour.

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Homeostasis is the body's ability to maintain a constant internal environment despite a constantly changing external environment

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Negative feedback loops slow a process down while positive feedback escalates it

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Negative feedback loops slow a process down while positive feedback escalates it

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if body is not at the optimum range it can cause death

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is the constant physical state of the body that changes due to the environment

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homeostasis regulates the internal factors of the body while external factors fluctuate, like temperature etc.

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Maintains a stable internal environment for the body and allows it to function at optimum level despite external factors.

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Maintains a stable internal environment for the body and allows it to function at optimum level despite external factors.

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Homeostasis is any self-regulating process by which biological systems tend to maintain internal stability while adjusting to external conditions to maintain the optimal equilibrium to ensure survival.

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Homeostasis is any self-regulating process by which biological systems tend to maintain internal stability while adjusting to external conditions to maintain the optimal equilibrium to ensure survival.

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Enzymes need the correct temperature to optimize their function

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Maintenance of homeostasis usually involves negative feedback loops, which act to oppose the stimulus that triggers them.

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Homeostasis is often regulated to an internal balance within a cell or organism

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Homeostasis is often regulated to an internal balance within a cell or organism

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The normal balanced diet reduces blood sugar spikes

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The normal balanced diet reduces blood sugar spikes

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affects the cognitive function of the brain

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affects the cognitive function of the brain

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body too hot, will start sweating to cool down

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body too hot, will start sweating to cool down

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homeostasis describes the system that enables an organism to maintain a stable, unchanged internal environment, despite changes in the external environment. 

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homeostasis describes the system that enables an organism to maintain a stable, unchanged internal environment, despite changes in the external environment. 

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Most organisms have small ranges of several conditions. 

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Most organisms have small ranges of several conditions. 

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balanced diet reduces blood sugar levels

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balanced diet reduces blood sugar levels

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a dynamic equilibrium which is actively regulated to maintain a variable at a constant level.

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Carbs can be used as a food bank

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response times tend to slow down as the race went on and they made more errors on the complex tasks. 

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response times tend to slow down as the race went on and they made more errors on the complex tasks. 

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enzymes need the correct temperature to optimise their functions

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enzymes need the correct temperature to optimise their functions

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The body has an amazing ability to regulate itself, even in extreme conditions (e.g. Southern Traverse)

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When blood sugar rises (like after eating) the pancreas releases insulin to lower it. Diabetes is a disease which affects the body’s ability to maintain blood sugar homeostasis.

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it helps to regulate the temperature in our body at optimum temperature so that enzymes function properly

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it helps to regulate the temperature in our body at optimum temperature so that enzymes function properly

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Only a finite amount of sugar can be stored

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Only a finite amount of sugar can be stored

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Homeostasis is the regulation of your body's internal temperature due to the fluctuating external environment.

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glucose impacts our ability to make decisions and how fast we make them 

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glucose impacts our ability to make decisions and how fast we make them 

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glucose is the preferred food for the brain

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glucose is the preferred food for the brain

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Only a finite amount of sugar can be stored in the body.

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Helps to regulate body functions despite external factors

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Helps to regulate body functions despite external factors

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Thermoregulation is important to keep the desired core temperature of the body so that enzymes can function at their optimum level.

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there is only a limited amount of sugar the body can store 

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there is only a limited amount of sugar the body can store 

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Glucose is the preferred fuel for the body 

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Glucose is the preferred fuel for the body 

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too high a body temp above 37 will cause enzymes to denature and too low makes them work too slow

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too high a body temp above 37 will cause enzymes to denature and too low makes them work too slow