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'''Homeostasis''' describes a self-regulating process by which a biological system makes adjustments to achieve a state optimal for survival.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/science/homeostasis | title = homeostasis {{!}} Definition, Examples, & Facts|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2019-01-09}}</ref> It is stability produced by dynamic equilibrium, i.e. continual change to produce a consistent condition.<ref name=":0" /> | '''Homeostasis''' describes a self-regulating process by which a biological system makes adjustments to achieve a state optimal for survival.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/science/homeostasis | title = homeostasis {{!}} Definition, Examples, & Facts|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2019-01-09}}</ref> It is stability produced by dynamic equilibrium, i.e. continual change to produce a consistent condition.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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Homeostasis describes a self-regulating process by which a biological system makes adjustments to achieve a state optimal for survival.[1] It is stability produced by dynamic equilibrium, i.e. continual change to produce a consistent condition.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "homeostasis | Definition, Examples, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
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