Question

is Equilibrium a homeostatic state ? and can you give an example please?

Answer 1

Equilibrium is a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
Example: the heat transferred from object 1 to object 2. O
bject 1 amount of heat loss=object 2 amount of heat gain
Homeostatic state is when a body maintain its equilibrium internally even with external factors
Ex: a body can remain at a temperature of 200 degrees Fahrenheit even the weather is 32 degrees Celsius

Answer 2

The temperature outside (external) would be transferred into the human body, but since the body temperature would not change, it does not remain in balance.
Therefore temperature externally has no effect on the temperature of the human body internally.

Now can you answer if equilibrium is a homeostatic state?

Answer 3

so Equilibrium is not homeostatic state, but homeostasis maintain equilibrium right?

Answer 4

You may be right.
Explain why you think homeostasis maintains equilibrium?

Answer 5

The thing is you are correct that equilibrium is not a homeostatic state, but homeostasis also does not maintain equilibrium..
If it did maintain equilibrium, then the external factor (weather) would make the human body cooler because it is 32 degrees.
Homeostasis made the body stay the way it is even with water.
Equilibrium is balance.
The heat transfer to the body would make it cooler, while the weather loses heat.
The body with homeostasis did not cool, therefore it did not balance out.

Answer 6

Shalante thanks for your explanation its really helping me understand more, so there is nothing wrong with the statement that says Equilibrium is a homoestaics state, because Equilibrium all what it does it balances and have no change, however, homeostasis is a constant condition with the internal environment
of the body?

Answer 7

What I think of this question is that the homeostatic state is an equilibrium. Because Homeostasis is all about maintaining an internal environment right?

Answer 8

If we increase the temperature of an equilibrium, the equilibrium point shifts to the side where the temperature decreases right? Thus it maintains the constant environment. That's the same process in homeostasis right? When the temperature of the body increases we start sweating thus releasing the internal heat. So What I think about this is that the homeostatic state is indeed an equilibrium .

Answer 9

No, equilibrium has to do with opposing forces also. The opposing forces are balanced through it
If your body temperature is warm, cold weather is the opposing force.
In homeostasis, the body temperature remains warm.

Answer 10

In equilibrium heat transfer is
Internal temperature+external temperature=0

Answer 11

Homeostasis has to do with body temperature and heat.

Answer 12

Homeostatic*

Answer 13

But even if I am wrong on that part, that is not what the question is asking.
I am more confident that equilibrium is not a homeostatic state than homeostatic maintains equilibrium.

Answer 14

Yeah But doesn't equilibrium help in homeostasis ?

Answer 15

@Gabby28 Did u check the answer given ?

Answer 16

She is saying homeostatic not homeostasis.
I made a typo and put homeostasis also.

Answer 17

They are different things.

Answer 18

yeah but isn't the words more alike because homeostatic means the tendency of controlling the internal environment/ That's what I have learned. The difference between the words are like reality and realistic

Answer 19

Either ways the external and internal factors are not in equilibrium.
The internal factors is though.

Answer 20

I am following both answers and trying to make sense of it, still quit bit confused, so to conclude , homeostatic state is an equilibrium ..right ?

Answer 21

As nouns the difference between equilibrium and homeostasis is that equilibrium is the condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change while homeostasis is (physiology) the ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a stable equilibrium; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a constant temperature.

Answer 22

What I meant by the 2 words was about homeostatic and homeostasis !

Answer 23

@Gabby28 I'm not that sure though. Since Salante is quiet sure with her answer will go with that. So the answer would be no.

Answer 24

The question should be better phrased imo.

Answer 25

Yeah it's quiet confusing

Answer 26

Oh you mean quite?

Answer 27

It is actually yes the other way around.
I was wrong on that.

Answer 28

Huh? Yeah I got it wrong quite*

Answer 29

I am a guy btw.
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Answer 30

ohh sorry I actually thought that you were a girl !

Answer 31

Lol, I do not even have a picture.

Answer 32

A picture of my face I mean.

Answer 33

Sorry didn't realize it !

Answer 34

Lol, no need to.
I get confused too.
Someone named tristanwhitmore is a girl.

Answer 35

Shouldn't have judged by names too.

Answer 36

Yeah but I didn't judge it by ur name. it just came out I guess ! Just forget it ! I'm sorry again.

Answer 37

Oh I mean I shouldn't have judged by names too.
Not you.
Forgot to put I -_-

Answer 38

http://openstudy.com/users/shalante#/updates/55dfbd36e4b022720610d5e3

Answer 39

ohkai

Answer 40

Now I am 50-50 on this question.
You may be correct....
(I suck at bio)

Answer 41

thank you Shalante and Rushar I will get the answer by this week from my instructor