Which of the following best defines homeostasis?
influence of an organism’s external environment on behavior
ability of an organism to find its own food
maintenance of an organism’s internal environment within certain limits
ability of an organism to find a mate

Question

Which of the following best defines homeostasis?
influence of an organism’s external environment on behavior
       ability of an organism to find its own food
       maintenance of an organism’s internal environment within certain limits
       ability of an organism to find a mate

anonymous · Answer

Maitnence of an organisms internal enviroment within certian limits-
Homeostasis is basically the ability and strive to stay regular/healthy. An animal does not want to go out of its way to acheive homeostasis, it just wants to acheive it using the least amount of energy possible.