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maintenance of stable conditions in an internal environment and efforts to maintain a metabolic goal correct answers What is homeostasis? homeostasis correct answers What is considered a goal at one point at one condition? feedback correct answers What is the mechanism used by homeostasis? information that weakens the response of the effector correct answers What is negative feedback? amplifies a response by an effector; increases deviation from a set point correct answers What is positive feedback? oxytocin is elevated past the normal set point during child birth correct answers What is an example of positive feedback? anticipation of a specific set point; prepares for potential homeostasis disruption correct answers What is feed-forward information? temperature correct answers Physiological processes are sensitive to what? source of body heat and stability of body heat correct answers What are the two ways in which animals regulate their thermoregulation? animals that only have external sources of heat (cold-blooded, ex. lizards need heat lamps) correct answers What are ectotherms? animals that regulate their temperature by cellular metabolism correct answers What are endotherms? ectotherms, endotherms correct answers What are the classifications by source of heat? homeotherms, poikilotherms correct answers What are the classifications by stability of heat? maintain constant body temperatures correct answers What are homeotherms? internal body temperatures varies over time correct answers What are poikilotherms? radiation, convection, conduction correct answers What are the sources of heat for ectotherms? their microhabitats (ex. some lizards go underground at night to keep warm) correct answers What is one way ectotherms can control their body heat?