Living things share many basic characteristics and needs. One characteristic is the need to maintain the internal conditions of their bodies, even if outside conditions change. Maintaining ___________ involves controlling the balance of water and minerals in the body, responding to changes in the environment, and controlling metabolism.

Question 1 options:

heredity

metabolism

homeostasis

cellular organization

Question

Living things share many basic characteristics and needs. One characteristic is the need to maintain the internal conditions of their bodies, even if outside conditions change. Maintaining ___________ involves controlling the balance of water and minerals in the body, responding to changes in the environment, and controlling metabolism.

Question 1 options:

heredity

metabolism

homeostasis

cellular organization

mxddi3 · Answer

Welcome to QuestionCove (: 
To begin we can remove option B "metabolism" and this is because that term is already given in our question so it wouldn't make sense for it to be the word we are looking for. Next, we are going to remove option A and this is because heredity is focused on passing things down genetically, and that's not what the passage is about.

Now we are left with options C and D. Do you have any thoughts on which one could be the correct answer?

NotLeiland · Answer

Cellular organization has nothing to do with body heat btw