Which of the following statement about Homeostasis is incorrect?

Correct answer: B. Homeostatic mechanisms keep the internal environment fixed despite of wide changes in external environment

  • A. There is a definite control system that regulates the homeostatic activities
  • B. Homeostatic mechanisms keep the internal environment fixed despite of wide changes in external environment
  • C. Because of this the fluctuations of internal environment are of extremely narrow range as compared to that of external environment
  • D. All are correct

Explanation

Homeostasis does not keep the internal environment completely fixed; it maintains variables within a narrow range despite external changes. Therefore statement b is incorrect, while students may choose d by overlooking the word fixed and treating all three statements as accurate.

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